Chettinad Kara ChutneyIngredients:1 Tomato: Ripe and flavorful, it forms the base of the chutney. 1 Onion (medium size): Adds sweetness and texture to the chutney. 10 Dried Red Chillies: Provides the chutney with its spicy kick. 10 Garlic Pods: Enhances the chutney’s flavor with its pungency. Pinch of Asafoetida: Adds …
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Butter beans masala is an easy to make, tasty side dish, serves as a perfect accompaniment with rice and curry. This can be served with rotis or chappathis too. Rich in protein, B vitamins, iron and fiber, butter beans are a great source of nutrition. Half cup of butter beans has …
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Coconut rice – South Indian stylE, is a yummy, tasty, rice recipe with grated coconut as the main ingredient. Ingredients Cooked Rice – 2 cups Coconut – 1/2 coconut (6oz or 3/4 cup) Freshly grated Mustard seed – 1 tsp Urad dal – 1 tsp seeds, urad dal, bengal gram dal, …
Read More »Vengaya Venthaya Kulambu
Vengaya Vendhaya Kulambu is a traditional South Indian curry recipe. It is healthy and very helpful in flushing away the toxins in the digestive system, while reducing body heat. Trust me, this recipe isn’t bitter as you imagine.:) Ingredients: Coriander – 2 tablespoon Cumin/Jeera seeds – 2 teaspoon Peppercorns – …
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Easy and step by step recipe to make tomato pulao Ingredients: Basmati Rive – 250 ml ( 1 cup ) Tomatoes – 400 gm (3 to 4 Nos medium sized) Onions – 1 no (thinly sliced) Ginger garlic paste – 1 tbsp Green Chillies – 4 nos. ( slit) …
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Ingredients ————— To grind ———- Gingelly Oil -2 tbsp Fenugreek (Methi) seeds – 1/4 tsp Cumin seeds- 1 tsp Black pepper corns – 2 tbsp Garlic cloves – 8 to 10 Onion – 1 (chopped) Tomatoes 2 (chopped) Kulambu milagai thool or Sambar podi – 1.5 tbsp Shredded coconut – …
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Ingredients Basmati Rice – 1 cup Chopped and cubed carrot, green peas, corn, green beans – 1 cup cubed potato pieces – 1/2 cup caulifower florets – 1/2 cup cinnamon – 1 piece Cardamom/Elaichi – 2 Fennel seeds – 1/2 tsp Cloves – 4 Oil and sal – as required …
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Ingredients Kale greens- 1 bunch (Finely chopped) Apple (diced to 1/4 inch) – 1 no. Cheddar cheese (diced to 1/4 inch)- 2 tbsp Almonds – 2 tbsp (whole or coarsely chopped) Virgin Olive oil – 2 tbsp Lemon juice – 2 tbsp Garlic herb seasoning (as per requirement) Grated Parmesan …
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Instant snack alert! My new found passion in food photograpy and the ever existing taste for good food drives me to jump into action to try out variety in cooking. Yesterday when my kids demanded a quick snack, my eyes fell on this left over dosa flour and pat came …
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Recipe and Photo by Swathi Ganeshkumar This is yet another delicious snack recipe recipe from my friend’s kitchen. She has a great passion towards cooking and in trying out novel recipes apart from being a very creative person who has expertise in quilling and jewellery making. Ingredients: 1/2 cup left …
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