Sambar Milagai Podi: South Indian special Sambar plays an important role in our regular meal. Aromatic Indian spices blend together in perfect proportion gives a wonderful taste to the sambar. This secret recipe of Chettinad sambar podi enhances the taste of sambar with a nice flavor and natural color. Store-bought sambar podi will be a…
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Pirandai Kuzhambu / Adamant creeper gravy
Pirandai Kuzhambu / Adamant creeper gravy: Pirandai is a creeper that has wonderful medicinal valiues and health benefits. It is called “Adamant Creeper | Devil’s Back Bone | Veldt Grape” in English.This creeper grows easily everywhere and can be very easily grown in pots at home. I tried this recipe first time with some hesitation…
Rava Upma
Rava Upma: Leaners Guide Many of us are not clear to make this simple Rava upma, this simple and delicious upma can be prepared with sooji or wheat rava.The Main thing is to concentrate on roasting rava before preparing upma which gives you a nice flavour, aroma and perfect consistency. Rava upma goes well with onion sambar and…
Mochai and Brinjal gravy
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…
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…
Badam Burfi
Badam Burfi: Are you working women? Here is the instant preparation method of Badam Burfi. Not more than 30 minutes. Burfi is commonly made out of Coconut or Nuts, with the same recipe, we do with ground badam (Almond) with milk paste. Badam burfi is a delicious, creamy sweet, this can be made easily, the only effort…
Navarathri Sundal
Navarathri Sundal: Dushera is a festival celebrated for 10 days by performing pooja to goddess Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswathi. During these days, we chant mantras to bring the divine and positive energy in and around us. We make the different type of Sundal on these nine days as Neivedhyam to please the goddess. Here we…
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…
Chettinad Cookbook - Learn and Serve 