Rava Kozhukkattai

Rava Kozhukkattai: Wish You all Happy Ganesh Chathurthi, Glad to note that we have achieved 350 posts in our blog – http://www.Chettinadcookbook.org . To celebrate both Ganesh Chaturthi and our achievement we have a treat with the unique recipe Rava Kozhukkattai. easy to prepare in few minutes of effort. Rava has the quality of easiest and…

Pidi Kozhukkattai

Pidi Kozhukkattai: Red rice is usually eaten unhulled or partially hulled and has a red husk, rather than the more common brown. Red rice has a nutty flavor. Compared to polished rice, it has a higher nutritional value of rice eaten with the germ intact. Kozhukkattai made out of healthy red rice will be soft and…

Mixed nuts Kozhukkattai

Mixed nuts Kozhukkattai: Healthiest Innovation in our traditional recipe. Kozhukkattai is traditionally made with rice flour as a base and filling prepared in various combinations to stuff inside the Kolukkattai, including spice and sweet. Here, I thought to prepare something healthier to consume and without any artificial sweet or sweets like sugar and jaggery. Dates…

Bitter Gourd Golden Fry / Chips

Bitter Gourd Golden Fry / Chips: The name is enough to make kids run away,  I am sure there are still some people who hate this vegetable. This type of fried recipes will grab their attention, it is really awesome to match with plain cooked rice and sambar. My mother used to crush this fried…

Coconut Burfi

Coconut Burfi: Coconut Burfi can be prepared within few minutes, with minimal effort, time and ingredients. It is interesting, isn’t it? Yes, only two main ingredients Coconut, sugar, and a little milk are added to improve the texture and soft bite of burfi. This is a traditional sweet recipe made often for festivals and functions….

Aval Upma / Poha

Aval Upma / Poha:Method -2 Aval upma is otherwise known as Poha popular breakfast in India. Iron-rich poha is an all-time favourite breakfast recipe, especially in Maharashtra. In fact, poha can be had any time – packed in a box, a snack on the move, or a tea-time accompaniment.We Indians love our poha (or beaten rice…

Beetroot Puri

Beetroot Puri: Mind-blowing puri with innovative ideas of mixing healthy vegetables or greens has a fantastic fusion and gives an attractive colour which decorates the festive table or the children’s lunch box with more appeal as mini puri’s. It has a soft texture and delicious taste. Add more dark coloured vegetables in your diet, that…

Asoka Halwa

Asoka Halwa: Thiruvaiyaru special Asoka Halwa treats and satisfies the sweet lovers in a great way. No harm in having such delicious dish once in a while, heavenly taste to enjoy. Main Ingredients are moong dal and sugar ghee can be adjusted according to our interest. Ingredients: Moong dal-1 cup Wheat flour – 2 tablespoon…

Sweet seeyam / Susiyam

Sweet seeyam / Susiyam This special sweet has the different name  as Sweet Seeyam , Susiyam and Munthiri kothu. Although it carries different names in our region, recipe followed is more or less same and ingredients. Seeyam will be delicious when dipped in fresh ground batter and deep fried. If you are health conscious, this can…

Pineapple Kesari

Pineapple Kesari: Kesari is the easiest sweet in all to prepare and delicious to eat, we can make this method of preparation in Semiya, Varagu rice, Aval (flatten rice) and much more to enjoy the taste of this kesari in a different base ingredient. We never bored to taste it. Here we have fruit flavoured…