Kollu / Horse Gram Sundal!

Kollu/Horsegram is very good for health. Its good for lowering cholestrol. Ingredients Kollu/Horsegram - 2 cups Yennai/Oil - 1 tblspn Kadag/Mustard - 1/4 tspn Onion - 2 nos Karuvepillai/Curry leaves - few Kanja Milagai/Dry Red Chilli - 2 nos Thengai/Fresh Grated Coconut - 2 -3 tspns(Optional) Uzhatham Paruppu/Urad Dal - 1/2 tspn Salt Preparation Method Soak  kollu/horsegram for 4-5 hours or...

Pasi Paruppu | Moong Dal Sundal!

Today I have prepared Pasi Paruppu/Moong Dal Sundal for Navaratri Prasadam. Ingredients Pasi Paruppu/Moong Dal - 2 cups Fresh Grated Coconut - 1/2 cup Oil - 1 tblspn Mustard - 1/4 tspn Asafotida - 1/4 tspn Urad Dal - 1/2 tspn Green Chilli - 2nos Salt Curry leaves Preparation Method Wash, rinse and soak dal for 10 mins and pressure cook for 1 whistle. Heat a kadai, add oil, mustard, urad dal, chilli and curry...

Patani /Dry Peas Sundal | Navarathri Specials!!!

Patani Sundal is a simple and easty to prepare. Ingredients Dry Green Peas/Patani  - 2 cups  Cooking oil -  2 tspns Mustard - 1/2 tspn Urad dal - 1/2 tspn Asafotida/hing - a pinch Green Chilli - 2nos (As per your taste) Curry leaves - few Fresh Grated coconut - 1 cup Salt as per taste Preparation Method Soak green peas overnite for 8 hrs. Pressure cook it about 4 whistles...

Sweet Karamani/Black Eyed Bean Sundal | Navarathri Special!!!

Hi Friends, Hope you are having great time this Navarathri. Have been quite busy with the festive season and couldnot blog. Just posting this recipe I prepared today. This sundal is special for Navarathri as it is a sweet one. Sweet Karamani Sundal is a sundal prepared with vellam/jaggery and this is very tasty. Tomorrow is Saraswathi Pooja, Kondakadalai/Chickpea/Garbanzo Sundal is prepared and offered to God with...

Soya Bean Sundal | Navarathri Recipes!!!

Soya Bean Sundal is very healthy. This time I have not added coconut. Its good for lowering cholestrol. Ingredients Soya Bean - 2 cups (Available at supermarket in Dried Food section) Olive oil - 2 tspns Mustard - 1/2 tspn Urad dal - 1/2 tspn Jeera - a pinch Curry powder - 1/2 tspn(As per your taste) Asafotida/hing - a pinch Dry Red Chilli - 1no (As per your taste) Curry leaves - few Salt...

Rajma, Soya, Green, Red Bean | Mixed Legume Sundal | Navarathri Specials!!!

Navarathri is coming, this month end and this Mixed Legume Sundal is a different recipe and healthy one. Ingredients Soya Bean, Green Gram, Rajma, Red Gram  - 1 cup each  Cooking oil - 1 to 2 tspns Mustard - 1/2 tspn Urad dal - 1/2 tspn Asafotida/hing - a pinch Green Chilli - 2nos (As per your taste) Jeera powder - 1/2 tspn Curry leaves - few Fresh Grated coconut - 1 cup Salt as per taste Preparation...

Pacha Payir Karamani Sundal

Pacha Payir and Karamani Sundal for Navarathri. Its is healthy and tasty. Ingredients Pacha Payir/Green Gram - 1 cup Karamani/Black Eyed Bean(White or Brown) - 1 cup Yennai/Oil - 1 tspn Kadag/Mustard - 1/2 tspn Peringayam/Asafotida/Hing - a pinch Karuvepillai/Curry leaves - few Kanja Milagai/Dry Red Chilli - 2 nos Thengai/Fresh Grated Coconut - 2 -3 tspns Uzhatham Paruppu/Urad Dal - 1/2 tspn Salt Preparation Method Soak...

Verkadalai/Peanut Sundal Back to Back Recipes

Verkadalai/Peanut or Groundnuts are steamed and mixed with mild spice n coconut. This is very tasty and easy to prepare. Recipe - 1 This one is my Mother-in-law's recipe. IngredientsVerkadalai - 2 cups (Steamed or cooked in pressure cooker) Cooking oil - 1 to 2 tspns Mustard - 1/2 tspn Asafotida/hing - a pinch Red Chilli powder - 1/2 tspn (As per your taste) Curry leaves - few Salt as per taste Preparation MethodHeat...

Happy Vinayaga(Ganesh) Chathurthi!!!

Wishing you all a very Happy Vinayagar (Ganesh) Chathurthi. This festival is very popular in India. Lord Ganesh is elephant faced Hindu God. In Karnataka its celebrated with Goddess Gowri mother of Lord Ganesh. Idol of Gowri on the previous day and puja is performed. They also do mangala Gowri vratham on every tuesday before this festival and invite ladies for kumkum. Its called Gowri-Ganesha Habba (Festival) in Karnataka. Clay...