Vegetable Pulao: Delicious veg pulao is a comfort food as well as satisfying with mildly flavoured aromatic rice combination + Raitha In vegetable pulao rice should not stick each other to avoid this sticking nature we can either soak or fry rice before cooking . Spices like cinnamon, cloves and bay leaf is optional…
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Wheat rava payasam
Wheat rava payasam: We have lots and lots of Payasam variety for sweet lovers, this is one of my favourite Payasam made out of broken wheat,Jaggery and milk, instead of using sugar in payasam I prefer jaggery which is comparatively good for health.This consumes less preparation time we can make this for neivedyam in few…
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…
Pineapple Rasam
Pineapple Rasam : We know many fruits are used in cooking like Banana in Appam, fruit flavoured chappathi, Kesari, Mango sambar, Papaya kottu, and Pineapple kesari and in Rasam it has unique flavour and smell, which is liked commonly by all age group. I made this for first time today with Salmon fry really it…
vegetarian version/beaten egg cube curry
Vegetarian version for Beaten Egg cube curry: Ingredients making cubes: Basin flour-1/2 cup gives 9 to 12 cubes Rice flour-1 tsp Onion shallots-9 chopped finely Capsicum-3 tsp chopped Coriander 3 tsp chopped Salt-1 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder-1/4 tsp Preparation: Grease wide pan with 1 tsp of oil keep aside. Add basin flour and 1/2 cup…
Beaten Egg cube curry
Beaten Egg curry: Normally we make Egg curry with boiled eggs or Eggs directly in to boiling Gravy, This is different from both and never gives any stinky smell after meal.This observes gravy and gives complete taste of spices and salt added in gravy . Ingredients making Egg cubes: Egg-3 nos gives 9 to 12…
Chicken Thanni Kuzhambu/Rasam-chettinad style
Chicken Thanni Kuzhambu or Rasam: In olden days we get Nattukozhi as a common breed at every house in villages, This Nattu kozhi Rasam had been prepared especially on Sundays, Indian spice pepper added along with chicken cures a cough, fever, body pain and relax mood from tiredness, after long day work and also whose activities…
Vegetarian fish curry-Vazhaipoo Kuzhambu
Vazhaipoo Kuzhambu- Ayira Meen Kuzhambu: Vegetarian Ayira meen kulambu’ (Ayira meen – very tiny fish, vazhaipoo tend to look like tiny anchovies, appearance, and taste. Here we follow the same recipe with vazhaippoo. Tangy and spicy, delicious curry with numerable health benefits. Banana Flower/ Vazhaipoo health benefits, Banana flower or vazhaipoo one of the healthiest…
Chettinad Cookbook - Learn and Serve 