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Mor Sambar
Mor Sambar or Sambar made with buttermilk is a nice variation to the usual sambar made for lunch. This is a very simple recipe and can be made within minutes. I have adapted this recipe from Mrs....
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Paruppu Thogayal – Lentil Chutney for Rice
Paruppu Thogayal Recipe. Easy to do and very tasty side dish, served with rice for lunch. Made with lentils – toor dal and coconut. With step by step pictures. Note: For Chutneys and masala powders, I...
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Vetrilai Poondu Sadam / Betel Leaves Rice with Garlic
Recipe for Vetrilai Poondu Sadam. Variety rice preparation flavoured with betel leaves and garlic. Betel leaves have a special place in every South Indian family. Mine ain’t different. All the gossips...
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Udaitha Muttai Kuzhambu – Odachi Oothina Muttai Kuzhambu – Eggs Poached in Curry
Udaitha Muttai Kuzhambu – Odachi Oothina Mutta Kuzhambu – Eggs Poached directly in Curry Sauce. Perfect for week night dinners and best served with idli, dosa or chapati. If you ask my husband about...
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Coffee Popsicles Recipe – 3 ingredient coffee pops
Easy recipe for Iced coffee pops. 3 ingredient recipe that can be put together in no time. Perfect dessert for summer heat. Refreshing coffee popsicles. We just arrived in India a couple of weeks back...
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Cold Coffee Shake – Easy Three Ingredient Recipe
Easy and quick recipe for cold coffee milk shake made with coffee, milk and vanilla ice-cream. Perfect recipe for hot summer. During my college days, there used to be this little snack bar near Stella...
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Nungu – Ice Apple
One of the true joys of the summer is eating Nungu நுங்கு – Ice Apple. It comes from the Palmyra Palm. Palm tree is the official tree of Tamilnadu. Its even called as the celestial tree or karpaga...
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Pudalangai Paal Kootu – Snake Gourd Milk Curry
Recipe for Pudalangai Paal Kootu made with snake gourd and toor dal. Easy everyday lentil recipe. The addition of milk gives a very nice creamy taste. I am not a milk person. I do not like milk. I do...
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Murungai Keerai Soup – Moringa Leaves Soup
Here is the recipe for traditional Tamilnadu style Murungai Keerai Soup made with dal and spices. Moringa Leaves Soup recipe. Murungai Ilai or Moringa Leaves is a staple in the South Indian kitchen....
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Radha Akka’s Mutton Biryani
Recipe for Tamilnadu style mutton biryani made in the pressure cooker. Easy recipe with biryani masala made from scratch. With step by step pictures. Vinodh’s sister Shree Vidhya got married about an...
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Mulai Kattiya Kollu Kuzhambu – Sprouted Horse Gram Curry
Recipe for sprouted horsegram curry. Karnatake style Horsegram Masala Saaru made with home made masala from scratch. With step by step pictures. My husband loves sprouted lentil curries. This dish came...
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Kongunad Vella Mutton Biryani
This recipe for Vella biryani is very famous in and around the Coimbatore region. The one thing that comes to mind when someone says vella biryani (white biryani) is the famous biryani from Angannan...
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Instant Millet Dosa – Instant Sorghum Dosa
Instant Millet Dosa prepared from dosa mix made at home from scratch. Video recipe. English – Sorghum , Hindi – Jowar, Tamil – Cholam, Telugu – Jonna, Kannada – Jola, Malayalam- Cholum The inspiration...
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Murungai Keerai Muttai Poriyal
Recipe for Murungai Keerai Muttai Poriyal – Moringa Leaves and Eggs Stir-Fry. With step by step pictures. Our very old staple in the Indian kitchen, the murungai ilai – moringa leaves has gained steam...
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Different varieties of quick and easy dosa for Breakfast
Every Southern State in India has a Dosa specialty which is unique in taste and texture. You may be familiar with the traditional dosa recipe that’s made from 1:4 portion of urad dal and rice. However,...
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Pepper Chicken Dry Recipe
Easy and spicy recipe for pepper chicken. Dry style pepper chicken recipe with step by step pictures. This is a very easy recipe made with cooked chicken and can be put together in minutes. This is an...
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Thai style stir fry vegetables
Easy Recipe for Thai style stir-fried vegetables. Vegetables stir fried in oyster and soy sauce. Popularly called as Pad pak ruam in Thailand. Recipe with step by step pictures. I fell in love with...
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Spring Onion Leaves Poriyal Recipe – Vengaya Thazhai Poriyal
Recipe for Spring Onion Leaves Poriyal. Spring onion poriyal / stir-fry is a very easy recipe to put together and is very nutritious. Spring onion is rich in Vitamin A, Vitamin C and also has a decent...
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Palak Pappu Recipe, How to make Spinach Dal
Recipe for Andhra style Palak Pappu. Lentil curry made with spinach, dal and spices. Perfect side dish for rice. With step by step pictures. This is my style of everyday comfort food. Palak dal /...
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Steamed Eggless Chocolate Cake Recipe – No Oven Required
Recipe for eggless chocolate cake – steamed chocolate cake with icing. Eggless chocolate cake recipe. No oven or pressure cooker required for this recipe. Easy beginners recipe with simple ingredients....
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