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Thenga Thuvaiyal

Cooking Time: 15 mins

Indian

Thenga thuvaiyal is a type of chutney where the main ingredient is the coconut or thenga. Thuvaiyal is generally referred to as thogayal in most Iyengar homes. Thenga thuvaiyal is slightly different from the usual chutneys which are paired with idli and chutney. They differ in the use of ingredients...

Veena

May 24, 2020

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Instant Pot Spicy and Sweet Mango Chutney

Cooking Time: 10

Condiments

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Instant pot spicy and sweet mango chutney is one of my favourites. This is a yearly affair. I make them when I get the sour raw mangoes. That is typically in April in Chennai. We get good varieties of raw mangoes. Typically these are used to prepare the Mango avakkai...

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May 14, 2020

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Murungakkai Vathal Kuzhambu with Vatha Kuzhambu Podi

Cooking Time: 15 mins

Kuzhambu varieties

Indian

Murungakkai Vathal Kuzhambu Murungakkai vathal kuzhambu is a tangy kuzhambu using tamarind as the base. So in this kuzhambu I have used Murungakkai or drumsticks. Vathal generally refers to as the sun-dried vegetables. Mostly we use the vathal like manathakkali and sundakkai. Murungakkai or Moringa has numerous health benefits. I...

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May 7, 2020

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How to cook South Indian meals in just under 35 minutes

Cooking Time: 35 mins

South indian lunch thali

Indian

HOW TO COOK SOUTH INDIAN MEAL IN 35 MINUTES How to cook south Indian meals? In less time is the catch here.A little planning goes a long way. So does planning for a meal help us to prepare the south Indian meal in just under 30 minutes? I believe in...

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April 26, 2020

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Vangibath Powder

Cooking Time: 10 mins

Spice powders

Indian

Vangibath powder Vangibath powder is a spice powder. This spice powder has its roots in Kannada cuisine. Vangi translates to brinjal and bath translates to rice. When we make the brinjal rice, we use this powder. However, the use of this powder does not stop with brinjal rice. We use...

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April 18, 2020

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How To Make Hotel Style Tiffin Sambar

Cooking Time: 20 mins

Indian

Hotel style tiffin sambar makes its appearance regularly in our breakfast menu. Our breakfast generally has idli, dosai, uthappam, Pongal, upma. So the search for the perfect accompaniment for this is always on. Hence, there is always a variety of chutneys, milagai podi and sambar in combination. There are a...

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April 15, 2020

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Healthy Paruppu Vadai in Air Fryer-Tamil New Year Special

Cooking Time: 13 mins

Air-fried snacks

Indian

I have been on a fat loss journey and when I eat food that pertains to the macros that I am allowed, I see the result of fat loss. But then it is quite a meagre amount of fat that is allowed in my diet. Most of the times, I...

Veena

April 13, 2020

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Pulikaachal And Puliyogare-Iyengar Speciality

Cooking Time: 30 mins

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PULIKAACHAL-AN IYENGAR SPECIALITY Residents of Chennai especially the tambrahm ones will concur with the fact that when we say puliyogare, the immediate thought rushes to Parthasarathy Kovil puliyogare. Nothing can beat the taste and flavour of this kovil puliyogare. Pulikaachal the main ingredient of puliyogare is a regular in most...

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January 16, 2020

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Instant pot Sakkarai Pongal

Cooking Time: 22 mins

Pongal recipes

Indian

Pongal is a festival celebrated in Tamilnadu and Pondicherry. This festival celebrates the harvest of the year. Pongal is celebrated on the first day of Tamil month Thai. It is also known as Thai Pongal. This four-day-long harvest festival is a thanksgiving to sun-god and lord Indra for helping the...

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January 14, 2020

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Instant Pot Karamani Sundal-Navaratri sundal recipes

Cooking Time: Soaking overnight and cooking-15 minutes

Indian

Karamani Sundal Navaratri means celebration and festivities on those nine days. Here in Chennai, most of us have the display of dolls called Golu. The display is mostly thematic. Last year I had displayed dolls portraying our guru Vedanta Desika and his life story. The main puja on these nine...