Mochai and Kathirikkai Kuzhambu / Field Beans and Brinjal: Field beans in Tamil we call it as Mochai, delicious curry made out of this Mochai and brinjal combination is the traditional recipe from our ancestors, which gives fabulous taste to enjoy with plain cooked rice, idli dosa and kozhukkattai. Mochai is loaded with nutrition and…
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Omappodi
Omappodi: Mild and crispy snack with tea or coffee your choice can be Omappodi. Omam (Ajwain) contains numerous medicinal value with the wonderful aroma which makes this snack very special. Mild in taste, not so spicy or salty even a year old child will love nibble or munch it. This can be used to mix…
Thattai Murukku
Thattai Murukku: Famous Indian tea time snacks spicy Thattai murukku, delicious and crispy munch. It is easy and tasty anytime snack for snack lovers. This Diwali special thattai murukku try this and enjoy. Ingredients: 20 nos yield approximately Processed rice flour -1 cup Fried channa dal flour (Pottu kadali )- 1 1/2 tbsp Urad dal flour- 1 1/2…
Sweet Neivedhyam Navarathri
Sweet Treat: Festival special sweets, try these varieties of fresh sweets prepared every day from our kitchen to make this Navarathri a special event. Children enjoy sweets, this can play a special role in group prayers. Choice is yours 🙂 Click the link below every picture for the recipe. Video link provided below for your…
Paruppu Sadam / Dal rice
Paruppu Sadam: A wonderful meal for your lunch box, only a few minutes of effort to prepare this delicious and energetic meal. Paruppu sadam is itself a complete meal, matches with any vegetable stir fry, potato spicy fry or with simple papad and chips. Greatly agreeable during the shortage of vegetables. Ingredients to prepare: Yield for three…
Aval / Flatten Rice Pongal
Aval / Flatten Rice Pongal: Pongal is our south Indian special appetizing breakfast which keep us filling to proceed our long day work. Normally Pongal is made with raw rice and moong dal as main ingredients. Here alternatively we are using Poha or Aval and moong dal. This is very easy and made with simple…
Aval / Flattened rice Kesari
Aval / Flattened rice Kesari: Aval kesari delicious and mouth watering, Kesari is one of the famous sweet liked by all at any time. Very easy and quick recipe to prepare in few minutes. We have a different type of Kesari, made out of semolina, wheat rava, semiya with wonderful flavours of pineapple, banana, nuts and aromatic…
Sweet Seedai
Sweet Seedai: Sweet seedai will be very tasty and crunchy with the mild sweetness. We used to prepare this on the day of Krishna Jayanthi and karthigai deepam, as neivedhyam. This is very easy to prepare when these steps to followed with little care, otherwise, there are chances to dissolve in oil while frying. The method…
Mint Rice or Pudhina Sadham
Mint Rice or Pudina Sadham: Aromatic and flavourful rice with the crunchy bite of nuts enhances the taste of this green colored healthy pudina rice. We are well aware of the most popular herb mint leaves, it consists of innumerable of health benefits to all age people. I have added cooked rice to the prepared…
Uppukana Chops / Dry Meat Chops
Uppukana Chops / Dry Meat Chops This one of our delicious Chettinad traditional recipe “Uppukkana chops”, when we get a shortage of vegetables at home, the dried vegetables and dried meat support us in a great deal to cook a variety of lovely recipes. A meal with Uppukkanam and Rasam or Thanni kuzhambu, can have…
Chettinad Cookbook - Learn and Serve 