Kalkandu Vadai / Sugar Candy Vadai: We scored a century in our blog postings with all your great support. We celebrate this success with Kalkandu vadai. Recipe origin Chettinad this sweet appetizer is a very very delicious and yummy. Which can be served as an appetizer or as a sweet. This sweet vada is a very famous chettinad…
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Vazhaithandu salad-Healthy recipes
Vazhaithandu is very good for health because it is full of fibre.Banana stem is known as Vazhaithandu in south India,has a lot of health benefits and having it regularly helps one prevent kidney stones,lower blood pressure and improve immunity. It is fibre rich and gives a feeling of fullness helping one in weight loss.We can…
Ginger salad for Digestion
Ginger is very good for digestion it controls cholesterol level, helps to reduce weight it can be used as dry Ginger,ginger oil and fresh ginger it has lot of medicinal values.A simple recipe to have as such is salad. Ingredients: Ginger-50 gms( Mango ginger also can be used) Lemon-1 Salt-1 tsp Oil-1 tsp Mustard…
Salads- healthy recipes
Salad-1 Mixed vegetable Raitha: Salads are a mixture containing specified ingredients served with different type of dressing according to our taste and climate.Dressings can be sauces, oil.fresh cream mayonnaise or as simple and healthy lemon juice and yoghurt. This Raitha can be served with Biryani or any variety rice. Capsicum-1 small Cucumber-1 no…
Indian Republic day – breakfast
Let us celebrate,Our Republic day with healthy breakfast, Dosa spread with mint chutney and grated carrot mixed with lemon juice and salt spread. Instant Mint Chutney: Wash hand full of Mint leaves or Coriander leaves grind with Salt-1/2 tsp Green chillies-2 nos Tamarind extract-2 tsp Garlic – pods 2 or onion shallots 3 nos,grind in…
Egg poriyal-scramble
Egg scramble: I feel Quick recipe can be done mostly with Eggs .When we feel hungry this can fill our hunger with ease.White rice with this and pickle is enough sometimes rasam makes good combination. Ingredients: Egg 3 nos Onion-1 chopped Green chilli-2 chopped Turmeric powder-1/4 tsp Salt 1/4 tsp oil-1 tsp Fennel seeds=1/4 tsp…
Kathirikkai stuffed Kuzhambu -Egg plant or Baby brinjal curry
Kathirikkai Stuffed Kuzhambu- Baby brinjal is used for this spicy tangy rich taste curry it is easily available in stores and markets, in villages we get fresh from farm in different colours purple,light green,white and purple with white lines on it.Purple coloured baby brinjal is good for this curry. 1..Brinjal is very nutritious. 2.Brinjal helps…
Raw Mango rice-variety rice
Raw mango rice: Nutritious Mango rice is one of the favourite rice preferred by all. During Mango season, we make pickle and some other kinds of stuff to enjoy the taste of mango. We feel to share more such varieties on mango cooking. Today we have mango rice, it is easy to pack your lunch…
Poondu Kuzhambu -Chettinad style
Poondu (Garlic) Kuzhambu: We all know that Poondu Garlic has lot of medicinal value. Garlic (Allium sativum), an herb used widely as a flavoring in cooking, has also been used as a medicine throughout ancient and modern history to prevent and treat a wide range of conditions and diseases.Garlic is a wonderful seasoning to add aroma,…
Vazhaippoo kootu / banana flower kootu
Vazhaippo Kootu: In olden days our grandparents use to instruct us to eat Vazhaipoo/Banana Blossom for its health benefits and Raktha Shuddi (meaning cleansing of blood) property. They knew how to use food as medicine , vegetable or herbal therapy for the prevention of various ailments Vazhaippoo is good in antibacterial and antioxidants too. Vazhaipoo…
Chettinad Cookbook - Learn and Serve 