Sorakai | Bottle Gourd Kootu | Post Natal Recipes!

I am back after a short break and a good news! I am blessed with baby boy Sushanth. This is one of dish I have been eating all these days and love the flavour. A post natal recipe, which is good for the health. It warms the body and Bottle gourd is good for producing breast milk. Ingredients Sorakkai/Bottle Gourd - 1/2 no(med) Pasi paruppu/Split green gram - 1/2 cup Pepper powder - 1 tblspn Curry leaves...

Mathan Pachadi | Sweet Yellow Pumpkin | Authentic Kerala Recipe!

Mathan/ Sweet Yellow Pumpkin Pachadi is an authentic Kerala Recipe. Ingredients Mathan Sweet Yellow Pumpkin - 250gms Tamarind water - 1 cup Fresh grated coconut - 1/2 cup Mustard - 1/2 tspn Green chilli - 1 no(as per your taste) Coconut oil - 1/2 tspn Mustard - 1/2 tspn Fenugreek seeds/Venthayam - 1/4 tspn Dry red chilli - 1 no Curry leaves - few Salt Preparation Method Wash, deseed, remove skin and cut...

Chowchow Kadale Paruppu Kootu!!!

Chow chow kadale paruppu kootu is a traditional authentic Kerala and Tamil Brahmin recipe. This is prepared for festivals and occastions. I prepared this for Avani Avittam Festival on Saturday. I have posted previously one more version of Chow chow kootu here. Ingredients Chow Chow/Chayote - 1 no Kadale Paruppu/Channa Dal - 1/2 cup Fresh Scraped coconut - 1/2 cup Green chilli - 1 no(As per your taste) Turmeric...

Vazhai Thandu/Banana Tree Stem Kootu

Vazhai Thandu/Banana Tree Stem is very good for health. Its raw juice is good for Kidney stones and for kidney related problems. Ingredients Vazhai Thandu/Banana Tree Stem - 1 no Pasi Paruppu/Moong Dal/Split green gram - 1 cup (soaked in water for 1 hour) Grated coconut - 1 cup Green Chilli  3 nos (As per your taste) Jeera/Cumin Seeds - 1 tspn Black Peppercons - 4-5 nos(Optional) Salt Buttermilk - 1/2 cup Water...

Keerai Kootu with Moong Dal

Keerai Kootu is a traditional recipe of Tamil Brahmin. You can use any type of greens. The Kootu which I posted before is also different from this. Ingredients Spinach/Greens - 1 bunch Paasi Paruppu/Moong Dal - 1 cup Fresh Grated Coconut - 1 cup Dry Red Chilli - 3 nos (As per your taste) Jeera/Cumin seeds - 1 tspn Salt For Seasoning/Tempering Oil - 1 tspn Mustard - 1/4 tspn Urad Dal - 1/2 tspn Dry Red chilli - 1no Preparation...

Chowchow Carrot Kootu

Chowchow is also called Seemakathrika in tamil and Chayote in Spanish is been a routine vegetable in my house. So thought of this kootu with carrot. This combination learnt from my mother in law. Its apopular in Tamilnadu and Kerala.Ingredients Chowchow (medium size) - 1no Carrot - 1 no Toor dal - 3/4 cup Grated coconut - 1 cup Green chilli - 3 nos(as per ur taste) Jeeragam(Cumin) - 1 tspn Curry leaves - 1o nos Salt For...

Cabbage with Jackfruit seed Kootu

A different style of cabbage kootu with Jackfruit seeds tastes very delicious. IngredientsCabbage - 1 no(medium)Jackfruit seeds - 10 nosToor Dal - 1 cupGrated Coconut - 2 cupsDry red chilli - 4 nosCumin (Jeera) - 2 tspnsCurry leaves - 15nosTurmeric - 1 pinchOil - 2 tspnsMustard - 1 tspnUrad dal - 1 tspnSalt Preparation MethodCook toor dal in pressure cooker and keep separately.Chop cabbage into small pieces.Wash jackfruit...

KEERAI KOOTU

KEERAI KOOTU(SPINACH MIXED WITH SPICES N DHAL)From my mom's kitchenIngredientsKeerai(spinach) chopped – 4 cupsDhal – 1 cupRed Chilli – 2 nosGrated Coconut – 1 cupJeera – 2 tspnsPepper – ½ tspnSalt to taste Preparation MethodWash Keerai (spinach), rinse off thoroughly and drain in strainer.Chop the Keerai (spinach) in small piecesCook Keerai (spinach)with water, salt and turmericCook dhal and keep separatelyGrind Red...