Onion Tomato Gojju | Thokku!

Onion Tomato Gojju is a simple and delicious sidedish for rice or chapathi. Do follow me on instagram for my instastories. Ingredients Onion - 2 nos(finely chopped) Tomato - 4 nos(finely chopped) Red chilli powder - 1/2 tspn(as per your taste) Sambar powder - 1 tblspn(As per your taste) Oil - 2 tbslpn Jaggery/sugar 1/2 tspn Mustard - 1/2 tspn Salt Preparation method Heat a kadai, add oil, mustard, once its splutters,...

Mor Kuzhu | Breakfast | Tiffin | Tamil Brahmin Recipes!

Mor Kuzhu is a very delicious tangy breakfast or tiffin. This is one of the favourite tiffin at Brahmin home. I learnt it from my mother in law, I have not had this in Bangalore, after marriage when looking for tiffin ideas, my Mother in law taught me this. Mor Kuzhu is very delicious rice cake. Iyengar's call it as Mor kizhi. They also add tamarind water. Now going to the recipe. Ingredients Rice flour - 3 cups Curds/Plain...

Kathirikkai Roast | Crispy Eggplant/Aubergine| South Indian Curry Recipe!

Kathirikkai Roast | Crispy Eggplant/Aubergine is very easy and delicious sidedish. This goes well with sambar rice, rasam rice or curd rice.   Ingredients Kathirikkai/Eggplant - 2 nos Curry powder - as required(For recipe click here) Turmeric powder - 1/4 tspn Asafoetida - a pinch Salt Olive Oil as required Preparation method Wash and cut the  kathirikkai/eggplant to medium size round shape. In a plate,...

Kathirikai Gothsu | Brinjal/Aubergine Sambar| Sidedish for Pongal/Idli!

Gothsu is a south indian gravy, like sambar for Pongal or Idli. For this we use split green gram/siruparuppu. I never knew until I got married to a Chennaiate. Many dishes are different from Karnataka.Tamilnadu dishes are prepared and enjoyed with combinations. I have prepared many times and today posting it. Ingredients Kathirikai/Brinjal -  2nos(Medium size chopped) Tamarind water - 1 cup Paasiparuppu/Split...

Kollu Rasam/Horsegram Soup | Healthy Soup!

Kollu Rasam /Horsegram Soup is a very healthy dish or to mix with steamed rice. Checkout my previous post for Kollu Sundal here. Ingredients Kolluthanni/Water - 3 to 4 cups(As you get while steaming the kollu/horsegram for sundal) Garlic - 2 nos(Optional) Whole Black Pepper - 1 tblspn(As per your taste) Jeera - 2 tspns Tamarind water - 1 cup Tomato - 1/2 no Seasoning/Talipu Oil - 1 tspn Ghee - 1/4 tspn Mustard...

Soya Bean Idlis | Breakfast Recipes!

I have already posted recipes for Idlis here, this time when my Mother in law told about this, I have been adding soya bean to batter. Its very healthy and perfect for breakfast and dinner. Ingredients Idli Rice - 5 cups Whole Urad dal- 1 cup Fenugreek seeds - 1 tblspn Soya Bean - 1/2 cup Salt Preparation Method Soak rice separately and dals separately except salt for 5 to 6 hrs. Grind it to coarse...

Vazhakkai Roast | Crispy Raw Plantain!

Crispy flavoured Vazhakkai/Raw Plantain Roast is a popular in Tamil Nadu non-brahmin homes. Its very tasty and flavoured. This recipe was taught by my MIL and she told it will be very nice. I tasted it for the first time and like it. Here goes the recipe. Ingredients Vazhakkai/Raw Plantain - 1 no (medium size slice) Rice flour - 1 tablespoon Red chilli powder - 1 tspn(As per your spice taste) Turmeric...

Moong Dal | Pasi Paruppu Halwa and Awards!

Moong Dal/Pasi Paruppu Halwa is a easy and tasty Halwa. I tried this yesterday for Akshaya Thrithiya. Ingredients Moong Dal/Pasi Paruppu - 1cup Sugar - 1.5 cups(Adjust accordingly) Ghee/Nei - 1 cup(You can lessen if required) Elachi / Cardamom powder - 1/4 tspn Atta/Wheat Flour - 2 tablespoon Cashews and Raisins for garnish Preparation Method Dry roast the dal in kadai, till slightly brown. Allow it to cool...

Thakalli Thokku | Tomato Pickle!

Thakalli Thokku | Tomato Pickle is very tangy and tasty recipe. This is a traditional dish taught by my Mother-in-law who makes this to her perfection,  as in Bangalore we used to do Gojjus. It was new to me and I loved it a lot. Its also my family favourite sidedish. A good timesaver and accompany many dishes. I always prepare and store it in my place, when I find really red tomatoes in...

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...

Beans Paruppu Usli!

Beans Paruppu Usli is very healthy and nice sidedish combi for sambar rice, vatha kolambu and Mor kolambu. It is popular in Tamilnadu. Ingredients Beans/French beans - 1/2 kg Kadalai Paruppu/Channa Dal - 1 cup Tavaram Paruppu/Toor dal - 1/2 cup Dry Red Chilli - 2nos(Adjust as per your spice taste) Curry leaves - few Oil - 1/2 cup Mustard -  1/2 tspn Jeera - a pinch Asafotida/hing - a pinch Turmeric - 1/4...

Nellikai Sadam | Amla | Gooseberry Rice Recipe!!!

Nellikai Sadam | Amla Rice Recipe is a Kalandha/mixed variety rice. This is a very tasty rice and is prepared without onion and garlic. I usually cook many other vegetable rice like Vangibath, Capsicum rice, Capsicum Bath using curry powder etc adding of Nellikai/Amla/Gooseberry was told by my friend in SG. It is also healthy to eat Nellikai/Amla as it is rich in Vitamin C. Serves : 2 persons Ingredients Rice...

Manga Thenga Chammanthi | Raw Mango Coconut Chutney

Manga Thenga Chamanthi | Raw Mango Coconut Chutney is a Kerala dish. Its simple and tasty. I ngredients Raw Mango - 1/2 no Fresh Grated Coconut - 1 cup Green Chilli - 2 nos Salt Seasoning Coconut Oil or Cooking oil - 1 tspn Mustard - 1/2 tspn Venthayam/Fenugreek Seeds - 1/2 tspn Dry Red chlli - 1 no Preparation Method Grind all the ingredients above to coarse paste. Then season it with the above. Manga Thenga...

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...

Mangai Pachadi and methods!!!

Wish you all a very Happy Vishu!!! Mangai/Raw Mango Pachadi is a traditional South Indian side dish prepared for the New Year. Ingredients Mangai/Raw Mango - 1/2 no Vellam/Jaggery - lemon size Water -1 cup + little more Sambar Powder or Chilli powder - 1/2 tspn(As per your taste) Green Chilli - 1no(slit) Salt Talipu/Seasoning Oil - 1 tablespoon Mustard - 1/2 tspn Peringayam/Hing/Asafotida- a...