Coriander chutney with coconut is a great combination with Dosa, Idly and it goes even very good with lemon rice or tamarind rice also. I like any chutney with coriander or curry leaves. It tastes great. Another Coriander Chutney that is in the blog is just ground without any cooking. But this Chutney is done … More Coriander Chutney with Coconut
Butter Beans is a fresh beans which used to be available in Chennai. It is so much bonded with me and my childhood. I just love these yummy buttery beans. Am a great fan of any kind of fresh beans. I missed these fresh varieties when we were in Malaysia and Cairo as we get … More Butter Beans Kurma(Coimbatore Style)
Brinjal Chutney, its another way to make dishes using brinjal. I am sure many don’t use them in lot of recipes as it might not be the favourite vegetable. So here is another chutney recipe using brinjal. There is a story for this recipe. Actually I followed the recipe here. I used to make this chutney … More Brinjal Chutney/Kathirikai Thovayal
Vada Curry – This is a dish I have always heard off a lot many times than I have made or even eaten that much. Yes we don’t make them at home. Once I have tried in a restaurant and didn’t like it that much as the cinnamon flavor was overpowering. Actually I never knew … More Vada Curry
Carrot chutney is just the same kind of the onion tomato chutney but it has an extra healthy ingredient – carrots. It doesn’t have any extra taste. Some kids may not like carrots. This is an easier way to make them eat carrots. Actually mom’s have a great task in giving nutritious food for their children. … More Carrot Chutney/Thovayal
Hope all of you had a great Valentine’s Day. Ok now for normal days recipes. I am going to give a very versatile dish with drumstick which is so yumm with dosa/idly or rice. Am a great fan of this. This is my mom’s recipe. After moving to Cairo I used to try to reproduce the same … More Murungakkai Pachadi/Drumstick Gravy
Making sambar for idly/dosa is just an art. Born and bought up in a South Indian Chettinad family the art of making this sambar has become easy. No excuse in that. Just like how North Indians make roti, they will never face any problem in doing it as it is their integral part of cooking. … More Sambar for Breakfast/Dinner
Mini Idly is an all time favorite in my family. My little one loves these. He eats by himself, so when I make these little mini idly’s I don’t need to feed him. When we shifted to Cairo, Egypt my mom passed me a rack of these mini idly stand and this triggered me to … More Mini Idly Sambar
Another authentic Chettinad Recipe is this Kosu Malli(its generally called Pachadi also). This is also another side dish that is made for Idly/Dosa frequently in every chettinad homes. This is something like sambar but the dal used is moong dal instead of toor dal. The other difference is the chopping of the veggies, for sambar they are chopped … More Kosu Malli/Sambar with Moong Dal
Adai is a relished food at my place. We all love to eat adai. It is very easy to prepare and requires no fermentation and it is healthier also. It has two dals in it and so it is supposed to be a healthier option. Adai has various variations, this recipe is from my mom’s … More Adai
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