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Keerai Sambhar

Lunch Recipes

We use greens in Masiyal, Poriyal Mor Keerai. Another way to include greens is in sambhar. I have used Mullai keerai here. You can use, Vendheya keerai too INGREDIENTS Tuvar dal 1/4 cup(Soak in warm water for 10 mins) Tamarind marble sized(Soak in 1 cup of warm water) Greens 1...

Veena

February 11, 2016

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Pineapple Rasam

Lunch Recipes

Pineapple rasam is one of my favourites especially the one served in a tamilian wedding. The flavour of the pineapple and the tangy taste of the rasam is too hard to resist. INGREDIENTS Pineapple(cut into small cubes) 1/2 cup Tomato 2 Tuvar dal 1/4 cup Green chillies 2 Ginger 1/2”...

Veena

February 10, 2016

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Tomato Tovve

Lunch Recipes

A simple and a comforting dal from Karnataka. INGREDIENTS Toor dal 1/2 cup Garlic 2 cloves Red chilli powder 2tsp Jaggery 1/2 tsp To be roasted and ground Jeera 1tsp Mustard 1tsp Fenugreek seeds 1/2tsp Coriander seeds 3tsp SEASONING Oil 2tsp Mustard seeds 1tsp Cook toordal with enough water a...

Veena

February 7, 2016

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Tomato Shorba

Soups

When tomatoes are available in plenty in this season, It is time to try another avatar of tomato soup. Try this tangy little spicy shorba and you will love it. INGREDIENTS Tomato 6 Coconut Milk 1cup Gram flour 2tsp Butter 1tbsp Cumin seeds 1tsp Curry leaves Few Green chillies 2...

Veena

February 6, 2016

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Inji Thogayal

Lunch Recipes

The third of the roots that we will be using is this humble ginger. In our cuisine we use it in many recipes to enhance the flavour or for its medicinal properties. One such is this Inji Thogayal which helps in digestion. It is perfect when paired with curd rice...

Veena

February 5, 2016

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Beetroot Sambhar In a pressure cooker

Rice varieties

The next root vegetable in this BM is beetroot. We use beet in making curry, tuvayal, soup and now sambhar too. This sambhar is easily cooked in pressure cooker perfect for the fast life style that we tend to live. INGREDIENTS Tuvar dal 1/4 cup(Soak in warm water for 10...

Veena

February 4, 2016

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Carrot Potato Fry

Dry Curries

For this week of Blogging Marathon, the chosen theme is root vegetables and the first root vegatable to feature in that is carrot.Carrots are used in many dishes like Carrot Muthia, Carrot Paal Payasam, Carrot Halwa, Carrot Soup, Carrot Salad, Carrot Kheer and Carrot Pakora. Here is another recipe to add...

Veena

February 3, 2016

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Dal Tadka

Hi For the third day of Restaurant Menu we move from starter to main course. This is another flavourful dal, simple and very delicious. INGREDIENTS Tuvar dal 1/4 cup Masoor dal 1/4 cup Onion 1 Tomato 1 Green chillies 2 Cinnamon 1/2 inch Cloves 2 Ginger garlic paste 1tsp Coriander...

Veena

February 2, 2016

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Whole Lemon Pickle

Pickles

HI For the third day of lemon recipes it is another pickle variety. This can be consumed immediately. Can be refrigerated for 10 days only. INGREDIENTS Lemon 6 Salt 1 ½ tsp Chilli powder 2tsp Oil 1tbsp Mustard 1tsp Asafoetida 1/2-3/4tsp Fenugreek Powder 1/4Tsp Hot water 1/4cup PREPARATION Boil the...

Veena

February 1, 2016

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Pineapple Cucumber Salad

Salads

HI For this month of shhh cooking secrectly challenge, Mayuri is my pair and she challenged me to come up with a dish which features both pineapple and yogurt and what better way can it be other than this delicious salad. INGREDIENTS Pineapple(cut finely) 1/4 cup Cucumber(cut finely) 1/4 cup...