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Mor Keerai

Lunch Recipes

Another healthy dish which features in many tamilian homes is this mor keerai. The greens that I have used is spinach, we can use aria keerai or mulai keerai too. INGREDIENTS Spinach 2 bunches Coconut 1/4 cup Curds 1/2cup Green chillies 2 Cumin seeds 1tsp Rice flour 1tbsp Oil 1tsp...

Veena

January 30, 2016

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Vaazhai Thandu Kootu / Plaintain stem kootu

Vaazhai Thandu or plaintain stem has numerous benefits.We use it in kootu, Mor kootu, Pachadi and curry. The only difficulty people find in using this is the removal of the fibres.To use a plaintain stem, first remove the outer thick fibrous part peels off easily. Next you get to the...

Veena

January 29, 2016

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Lemon Pickle / Elumichai Urugai

Pickles

Pickle season again. This is a recipe given by my mother and is a no fail recipe. Perfect combination with curd riceJ INGREDIENTS Lemon pieces 5cups Salt 1cup Chilli powder 1 cup Turmeric powder 1tbsp Fenugreek powder 1tsp PREPARATION Cut the lemon into 8 pieces. Measure it Mix everything in...

Veena

January 28, 2016

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Naarthangai Kara Urugai / Citron instant pickle

Pickles

HI We saw these narthangai in heaps during our recent temple visit to Tiruvadandhai. When enquired, it was quite cheap too. Hence bought some to make the slated preserve and used some for this instant pickle INGREDIENTS Narthangai/Citron 4 Tamarind 1 lemon sized Water 1 cup Jaggery 2-3tbsp Gingelly oil...

Veena

January 27, 2016

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Mutter Ka Nimona

Vegetable side dishes

Winter is here and we can see loads of green peas in most of the vegetable shops. Yes you heard me right J…we are experiencing a tinge of winter in Chennai too. Anyway with so much of peas everywhere, it was time to cook a new dish and I had...

Veena

January 26, 2016

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Akki Tari Upittu

Akki tari or rice rava upma with avarekalu or mochai paruppu is quite famous in Bangalore. Now that fresh mochai paruppu is available in the market, we make this upma quite often INGREDIENTS Recipe Source: Mysoorean Avarekalu 1cup Rice rava 1cup Water 1cup Oil 1tbsp Mustard seeds 1tsp Black gram...

Veena

January 25, 2016

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Vazhakai Podi

Here is another comfort south Indian food which pairs perfectly with hot steaming rice and a little bit of ghee to enhance the taste and of course with some appalam. INGREDIENTS Raw Plantain 1 Black gram Dal 1 ½ Tbsp Tuvar Dal 1 ½ Tbsp Red chillies 3 White sesame...

Veena

January 22, 2016

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Varagu Arisi Manakombu / Kodo Millet Murukku

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Want to cook some crunchy snack which is comparatively healthier then try this murukku which is basically made from a millet flour and not rice flour. INGREDIENTS Varagu arisi flour 4 cups Green gram dhal 1 1/2 cup Bengal gram dhal 3/4 cup TO PREPARE MANOPU/MAGIZHAMBU THENKUZHAL Varaagu arisi flour...

Veena

January 21, 2016

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Creamy Sweet Corn Soup

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I love sweet corn dishes. I love the mild sweetness and the crunchy texture that it add to any dish. This sweet corn soup is creamy and rich unlike the ones which we get in most restuarants. INGREDIENTS Sweet corn 2 Milk 1/4cup Pepper powder To taste Salt To taste...

Veena

January 19, 2016

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Black Forest Cake

Cakes

I am sure most of us who like to bake have tried this cake atleast once. If you have not yet tried this ultra light super moist cake, do try out this recipe. This was taught to me by Mrs. Chandri Bhat . Those were the days when the teacher...