Vengaya Sambar | Arachuvitta Sambar | Tamil Brahmin Style!

Vengaya/Small Onion Sambar is very tasty sambar, this is very popular in South India. Remembring back at my home in India, they used not use onion often and garlic no entry in my house. After marriage am knowing the benefits of onion and garlic so started using them in my cooking. Occasionally they used to prepare this only with Ragi Mudde/Millet balls and it would be very tasty. I have previously posted a...

Puli Inji(Ginger Tamarind mix)

Puli Inji is a very spicy and tangy sidedish for Kootu rice. It can also be mixed with hot steamed rice and ghee or oil. This is my MIL speciality and she taught me. Puli Inji is also one of the dish in Palakad Iyer/Tamil Brahmin wedding menu. Ingredients Ginger/Inji - 1/2 cup(chopped or thinly sliced) Green Chilli - 1/2 cup (chopped) Tamarind water - 2 cups Turmeric - a pinch White Sesame powder/Ellu Podi -...

Murungakai Vatha Kuzhambu/Kolambu

Murungakai Vatha Kozhambu is a gravy prepared with tamarind and spice. This is popular in South India. Ingredients Murungakai/Drumstick - 2 nos Chinna Vengayam/Small onions - 10 nos Nalla Yennai/Gingely Oil - 4 tspns Kadag/Mustard - 1/2 tspn Curry leaves - few Toor Dal - 1/2 tspn Methi seeds - a pinch Sambar Powder - 2 tspns(As per your taste) Dhaniya Powder - 1/2 tspn Vellam/Jaggery - a small piece Manjal/Karuvepillai...

Pachai Payaru and Karamani Sambar

Pachai Payaru (Green gram) and Karamani (Black eyed beans) sambar is very tasty. It is very good for health. Its rich in proteins, so I make sure to use these once a week in my kitchen. Ingredients Pachai Payaru - 1 cupKaramani (Brown or white) - 1cupCurry leaves - 2 tspns Oil - 2 tspns Tamarind - 1 lemon size Asafotida - 1 pinchSalt For masala(grinding) Coriander seeds (daniya) - 1/4 cup Dry red chilli - 4 nos Kadala...