
Beetroot thogayal
Easy Vegan/Vegeterian Recipe with Beetroot that goes well with rice, idli and dosai. Could be used as a dip too. Continue reading Beetroot thogayal
Easy Vegan/Vegeterian Recipe with Beetroot that goes well with rice, idli and dosai. Could be used as a dip too. Continue reading Beetroot thogayal
Kothamalli / Fresh Coriander leaves thokku is a pickle like chutney that will stay good for a week or two when refrigerated. The thokku goes well with all tiffin items like Idli, dosai, paniyaram,etc. It requires a handful of ingredients that are regularly available in the kitchen. This is our family favorite and Amma makes it whenever fresh coriander is in season. Whenever she makes … Continue reading Kothamalli Thokku
Ragi Pakoda is one of my favorite tea time snacks. Tastes good and comparatively easy to make when compared to bajji/bonda. Doesn’t need a side dish and perfect for rainy evenings with cup of cardamom/ginger tea! What you need Ragi flour – 1.5 cups OnionsĀ – 1 thinly sliced Dry chilies – 2 Curry leaves Fried Chana dhal/Potukadalai – 1 tbsp Jeera/ Seeragam – 1 … Continue reading Ragi Pakoda
Pottukadalai Urundai is one of the easiest sweets that you can make within no time. This is very commonly known in our family as Minuku Urundai which translates as glittering balls. The sugar adds a glitter to the balls and hence the name. The recipe uses simple ingredients and very less or no cooking time. You can make this and store it for a week … Continue reading Pottukadalai Urundai
In the famous Tamil movie Roja, there is a scene where the hero Arvindsamy goes to see the elder sister for marriage and says he likes her younger sister ! Not to forget that “Enaku intha ponna pidichiruku!” dialogue. Same is the story for my last post, where Parupu Thogayal is the elder sister and the side Vendakai/Okra sukka is the younger sister. I got … Continue reading Vendakai / Okra Sukka
Parupu Thogayal is one of the easiest thing to make for lunch. It’s an ideal option when you have an almost empty fridge and very basic pantry. With very few ingredients it tastes well with hot rice and nallennai/gingely oil. You can also add ghee instead. Fry a papad or make an omelette, lunch is sorted. What you need Toor dhal / Thuavaram Parupu – … Continue reading Parupu Thogayal
Potato Fry with a ground masala of shallots, giner and garlic. Continue reading Urulaikizhangu Varuval / Potato Fry
Murungakeerai and Ragi (Moringa Leaves and Finger Millet) is a great combination. We get Murungakeerai almost all through the year in Kuwait. It is locally grown I hear. So whenever I see a fresh bunch in the store, I pick one. I make soup or add it to Adai or Ragi dosai. This can be made for breakfast, evening snack or even as a healthy … Continue reading Murungakeerai Ragi Roti
It is that time of the year when the sun goes home early and the evenings are longer, darker and colder. We spend to get more time indoors and go for an additional round of coffee, tea or any hot beverage demanded by the weather. Biting into something nice along with a cuppa would not harm anyone! I have picked a few easy snacking options that … Continue reading Easy Snack Ideas for Cold Winter Evenings
Past – There was once a girl who would starve than having to eat in the office cafeteria alone! Then slowly she realized there is no point in starving and have a bad headache. Soon she was found having food alone at the cafeteria, belting HP1 thaali at Mast Kalandar, Adyar, Chinna Vengaya Othappam at Murugan Idly Besant Nagar, Saravana Bhavan at the Central Railway Station – all … Continue reading Dining Solo at Udupi