Patchai Thovayal or Avasara Thovayal: This recipe is simply 2 steps to follow and 2 minutes, like noodles, but this is really good for health and yummy too. When the dishes or done with proper concentration and perfect procedure, followed with correct measurement, no doubt it will vanish off by praising your effort, mainly side…
Category: Side dish / Palagaraththukku Thottuka
Ladies finger Pachadi
Ladies finger Pachadi: Pachadi origin chettinad,famous dish made with all type of vegetables like Tomato,Brinjal,Beans,Drumstick,sundakkai ,Ridge Guard etc..along with boiled Toor dal ,Tamarind extract and Tomato.This Pachadi alone satisfy our lunch with steam cooked rice or with Curd rice.Versatile method is followed in other states,in this name Pachadi. Ingredients: Ladies finger 100 gms Onion-chopped-1…
Urad dal chutney
Urad dal chutney : Side dishes make s your main dish fascinating.We like to have different type of chuneys to try with our regular healthy breakfast as Idly or Dosa.What is special today ! Yes try with many varieties of side dishes posted and enjoy your breakfast to spend whole day active.In that category today…
Green chutney or Kadhamba thovayal
Green Thovayal,Or Kadhamba Thovayal: Main Ingredients are with healthy green leaves, Mint leaves: Mint has one of the highest antioxidant capacities of any food. Learning how to use fresh herbs and spices like mint when cooking can also help to cut down on sodium intake.Allergies, Common cold, indigestion,Irritable bowel syndrome, Skin When applied topically in oil,…
Beetroot Kola
Beetroot Kola – origin Chettinad , Beetroot is an excellent source of folic acid and a very good source of fibre, manganese and potassium. A reduction in blood pressure is beneficial for the avoidance of heart disease and stroke.We can intake Beetroot in many ways as soup,stir fry salads,vada etc….. Kola is a delicious dish with…
Kathirikkai Therakkal
Kathirikkai Therakkal is also known by Kallaveettu Kathirikkai or Avial in Chettinad region, we follow the traditional method of preparation by our ancestors. This is named so because a specific group of people used to prepare this dish as common and very often for breakfast. Feeling more energetic and filled to spend their whole day…
Dal curry /Capsicum/Coconut flavoured
Dal curry: This is very famous in Northern part of India regular side dish for roti and chappathi which is rich in protein and they do in different methods in all type of dal is used like Toor dal, fried Urad dal , Moong dal ,Lentils etc….dal tadka is one of the most popular dal…
Peerkangai or Ridge guard chutney
Peerkangai chutney(Ridge guard): Side dishes of different taste and kind grab the attention to have more in the morning breakfast which keep us active the whole day.In this case we have many dishes in Chettinad menu, day starts with soft Idlies and crispy dosas but the side dishes vary as many to make good and…
Manathakali keerai Thovattal
Manathakkali keerai Thovattal: Manathakkali is an important ingredient in traditional Indian medicines. Infusions are used for treatment of dysentery, stomach complaints and fever. The juice of the leaves is used on ulcers and other skin diseases. The fruits are used as a tonic, laxative, appetite stimulant, and for treating asthma and excessive thirst. Traditionally the…
Boiled Egg masala
Egg Masala: Eggs are a useful source of protein, iodine and essential vitamins and are almost indispensable to the cook. Hens’ eggs are the type of egg most frequently used in cooking. Eggs combine well with many ingredients to create a huge variety of food – from simple omelettes, Scramble, simple boiled egg, Egg Masala,…
Chettinad Cookbook - Learn and Serve 