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View ArticleKummayam
Ingredients:Green Gram Dhal - 1 cup Urad Dhal - 2 tablespoons Rice - 4 tablespoons Jaggery powdered - 2 cups Ghee - 1/4 cup Water - 6 cups "Kummayam" also known as "Aadi Kummayam" is a sweet dish...
View ArticleKara (Spicy) Puttu
Ingredients:Puttu flour – 1 cup Hot Water – 1 cup Oil – 2 tablespoon Mustard – ½ teaspoon Bengal Gram Dal – 1 teaspoon Urad dal – 1 teaspoon Asafoetida Powder – a pinch Onion Chopped – 2 tablespoons...
View ArticleBrinjal Gojju
Ingredients:Big size plumpy violet colour brinjal - 1 (Or 2 medium size) Big onion - 1 Green chillies - 3 or 4 1 small size ginger grated 1 Lijjath pappad or ambika appalam Peatnuts roasted – 1...
View ArticleParangi Kai (Yellow pumpkin) Jaggery Halwa
Ingredients:Yellow Pumpkin gratings - 2 cups (tightly packed) Jaggery Powdered - 3/4 cup Milk - 3/4 cup Ghee - 3 to 4 teaspoons Cashew Nuts - few Pumpkin seeds - few (optional) Raisins - a handful...
View ArticleRajma Pakoda
Ingredients:Rajma - 1 cup Besan - 2 tablespoons Rice Flour - 1 tablespoon Fennel seeds (Sombu) - 1 teaspoon Cumin Seends - 1/2 teaspoon Red Chillies - 2 Green Chilli - 1 Fresh Ginger - a small piece...
View ArticleSago (Javvarisi) Dal Payasam
Ingredients:Green Gram (Moong) Dal - 1/2 cup Sago (Javvarisi) - 1/4 cup Jaggery Powdered - 1/2 cup Milk - 1/2 cup Cashew Nuts - few Raisins - few Cardamom Powder - Two pinches Ghee - 1 teaspoon Method:...
View ArticleThinai (Foxtail Millet) Dosai
Ingredients:Thinai (Foxtail Millet) Flour - 1 cup Wheat Flour - 1 cup Rice flour - 1 or 2 tablespoons Oil - 3 to 4 teaspoons Salt - 3/4 teaspoon or as per taste Method: Put Thinai (Foxtail Millet)...
View ArticlePea Nut (Verkadalai) Rice
Ingredients:Cooked Rice - 1 big bowl (to serve 2) Peanut Podi - 2 to 3 tablespoons Peanut - 1 tablespoon Curry leaves - few Method: Just add the .Pea Nut Podi to the cooked rice and mix it well....
View ArticlePea Nut (Verkadalai) Podi
Ingredients:Peanut (Verkadalai) - 1 cup White Til seeds - 1/4 cup Red Chillies - 6 to 7 Asafotida - A small piece Salt - 3/4 teaspoon or as per taste Method: In a kadai put the peanuts (you can use it...
View ArticleRajma Kuzhambu
Ingredients:Rajma – 1 cup Tamarind – Lemon size Tomato - 1 big size Sambar Onion - 10 Garlic flakes - 10 Sambar Powder – 1 heaped tablespoon Turmeric powder – ½ teaspoon Coconut gratings – 2 tablespoon...
View ArticleQuick Onion Pakoda
Ingredients:Instant Bajji/Bonda Mix - 100 gram Onion - 2 Fresh ginger - a small piece Garlic flakes - 2 Aniseeds/fennel - 1/2 teaspoon Curry leaves - few Oil - for deep frying Method: Chop onion into...
View ArticleKarpooravalli Leaves Curd Pachadi
Ingredients:Karpooravalli Leaves – 5 to 6 Green Chilli – 1 Fresh Ginger – a small piece Black Pepper – 5 to 6 Jeeragam (Cumin) – ¼ teaspoon Coconut gratings – 1 tablespoon Curd – 1 cup For seasoning:...
View ArticleBrinjal Paruppu (Dal) Kuzhambu
Ingredients:Brinjal - 2 Nos Tamarind - A small lemon size Turmeric Powder - Two pinches Sambar Powder - 1 teaspoon To fry and grind: Red Chillies - 4 Coriander Seeds - 1 tablespoon Bengal Gram Dal -...
View ArticlePoondu (Garlic) Podi
Ingredients:Garlic flakes (small size) - 15 to 20 Nos Pea Nuts - a handful Pottukadalai (Chutney Dal) - a handful Red Chilli Powder - 1 teaspoon Salt - 3/4 teaspoon or as per taste Method: Peel the...
View ArticlePavakaai (Bitter gourd) Puzhi Kuzhambu
Ingredients:Tiny bittergourds (Mithi Pavakai) - 1 cup Sambar Onion - 15 to 20 Nos Garlic flakes - 10 to 15 Nos Tomato - 1 Tamarind - a small lemon size Sambar Powder - 1 tablespoon (heaped) Turmeric...
View ArticleGreen Gram (Moong) Adai
Ingredients:Green Gram (Whole Moong with skin) - 1 cup Wheat Flour - 2 cups Red Chilli Powder - 1 teaspoon Turmeric Powder - 1/4 teaspoon Asafoetida Powder - 1/4 teaspoon Jeeragam (Cumin) - 1/2...
View ArticleVegetable Pakoda with Jamun Mix
Ingredients:Jamun Mix - 1 cup Besan Flour - 2 tablespoons Rice Flour - 2 teaspoons Carrot (Medium size) - 1 Beans - 4 to 5 Nos Cabbagew - a small piece Green Peas - a handful Spinach or any greens -...
View ArticleCarrot Puliyodharai (Tamarind Rice)
Ingredients:Raw Rice – 1 cup Carrot gratings - 1 cup Puli Kaichal (Tamaring paste) or Instant Pulihora Powder - 2 tablespoons Oil - 2 tablespoons (preferably gingelly oil) Mustard - 1/2 teaspoon Bengal...
View ArticleAval (Poha) Vadai
Ingredients:Mother's Recipe - Poha Instant Mix - 1 packet (160 gm) - 2 cups approx Besan (Kadalai Mavu) flour - 2 tablespoons Rice flour - 1 teaspoon Onion - 1 Green Chillies - 2 Fresh Ginger - a small...
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