Peanut Chutney / Verkadalai Chutney
Here wherever we go to Indian Restaurants, there will be Peanut chutney instead of coconut chutney. But the taste will be equally good as coconut chutney. Also since the coconut is little expensive we often make this Peanut Chutney. 🙂 Time of Preparation : 10 to 15 minutes Spice level : 3 No of Servings : 3 Ingredients: Peanuts – 1 Cup Red Chillies – 5 (according to spice level) Garlic – 2 cloves Tamarind – small marble size Coconut – 2 tbsp (optional) Salt – to taste Oil – 1/2 tsp For Seasoning: Oil – 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp Curry leaves – a few Method of Preparation: Dry roast the peanuts and remove the skin. Heat oil in a pan and fry the red chillies. Toss the garlic for a minute and add the coconut....
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Kuzhi Paniyaram(Sweet)
Kuzhi Paniyaram is one of the most popular South Indian festival delicacies. I still remember those childhood days my mother used to make this as an evening snack for us. It’s a perfect evening snack with some hot tea. Paniyaram can be made in different types. There are two types of panityaram one is Kara kuzhi paniyaram and other one is sweet kuzhi paniyaram. If you have a  sweet tooth try this recipe you will love it. Prepration Time : 30 minutes No of servings : 7-8 Ingredients: Maida : 2 cups (You can also use rice flour instead of this) Ripe Banana : 2 (Mashed) Baking soda : 1 tsp Powdered Jaggery : 1 cup water : 11/2 cups Cashews : 7 to 8 Coconut : 1/2 cup (optional) Ghee : 2 tbsp cardamom pods : 8 nos...
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Thakkali Kuzhambu for Idly / Tomato Curry
My mom got this recipe from one of our family friends in Salem and then she used to make this Tomato Curry often. I love this Thakkali Kuzhambu especially with dosa and Kuzhipaniyaram. This is very simple to make and will be different from regular chutneys. Time of Preparation : 20 minutes Spice level : 3 No of Servings : 3 to 4 Ingredients: Roma tomatoes – 6 (chopped) Pearl Onions – 15 Red Chillies – 8 to 10 (according to spice level) Garlic – 6 cloves (pressed) Coconut – 1/4 cup (grated) Split dalia – 1 tbsp Oil – 2 tbsp Salt – to taste Coriander leaves – for garnishing For Seasoning: Mustard seeds – 1 tsp Cinnamon stick – 1″ Cloves – 2 Curry leaves – a few Method of Preparation: Heat oil in a pan and...
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Kuzhipaniyaram / Rice Doughnut
Kuzhipaniyaram or Paniyaram is a South Indian dish made by steaming dosa batter. There are two types, Sweet and Spicy Kuzhipaniyaram. Here is the recipe for Spicy Kuzhipaniyaram. For making Kuzhipaniyaram we need Kuzhipanyaram pan. It generally has 7 holes in which we get doughnut shaped paniyarams. Time of Preparation : 15 minutes Spice level : 2 Ingredients: Dosa batter (Indian crepe mixture) – 4 cups Onion (medium size) – 1 (finely chopped) (optional) Green chillies – 3 (very finely chopped) Mustard seeds – 1 tbsp Split urad dal – 2 tbsp Curry leaves – a few Coriander leaves – 2 tbsp (finely chopped) Oil – 3 tbsp Method of Preparation: Heat 2 tsp of oil in a small kadai, add mustard seeds followed by curry leaves, green chillies and split urad dal. After they become golden brown, add them...
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Puri Masala / Indian Puffed Flat Bread with Potato Curry
In general everyone loves puri. When I was a kid I love to have puri on every sunday. The best combo is puri and potato masala. Potato masala is very easy to make and still I like to have it for sunday breakfast :). Time of Preparation : 45 minutes (for poori and masala) No of Servings : 3 Spice level : 3 Ingredients: For Puri: Wheat flour – 2 cups Rava – 1 tbsp (optional) Salt – 1/2 tsp Water – 1/2 cup (aprroximately) Oil – For frying For Masala: Potatoes (boiled) – 3 Onion (thinly sliced lengthwise) – 1 Tomato (small roma tomato) – 1 (finely chopped) Green chillies (slitted lengthwise) – 3 (according to spice level) Ginger – 1 tbsp (grated) Garlic – 2 cloves (pressed) Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp Channa dal – 2 tbsp...
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Potato Stew
Potato stew is a typical Keralite dish and it is very easy to make. Â It will be very tasty and it goes well with Aapam and Idiyappam. In a typical stew, they wont add tomatoes. Â My husband is not a big fan of stew. So I tried making the stew by adding tomatoes. It came out well and now he likes to have it. Preparation time: 15 minutes No of Servings : 3-4 Spice level: 2 out of 5 Ingredients: Coconut milk-1 1/2 cup Potato-1(boiled) Green chillies-5(according to spice level) Garlic-6 cloves Onion-1(finely chopped) Tomato(small size)-1(finely chopped)(optional) Cinnamon-1/2″ Cloves-2 Curry leaves Oil-2 tsp Salt-to taste Method of Preparation: Heat oil in a pan and add cinnamon, cloves,curry leaves, garlic, green chillies followed by the chopped onions and salt. Fry them till they become translucent and add the chopped tomatoes....
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Sweet Pongal for Makara Shankranthi
Sweet Pongal is one of the signature dishes made on Makara Shankranthi or Pongal festival. I got to spend this Pongal with my parents after a few years and it was lovely to have hot sweet pongal served on a banana leaf. Heavenly! Pongal is the Hindu festival that follows a solar calendar and is celebrated on the fourteenth of January every year. Pongal has astronomical significance: it marks the beginning of Uttarayana, the Sun’s movement northward for a six month period. In Hinduism, Uttarayana is considered auspicious, as opposed to Dakshinaayana, or the southern movement of the sun. All important events are scheduled during this period. Makara Sankranthi refers to the event of the Sun entering the zodiac sign of Makara or Capricorn. Here is how you can make it too.. Ingredients: Raw Rice:  1cup Moong dal: 1/2...
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Bread Upma
Sometimes we want to cook a quick meal for dinner or lunch and we expect it to be delicious too. Bread Upma is that kind of dish which is easy to make and yummy too. And it sometime helps you to get rid of your bread which is sitting in your kitchen for a long time. Here you go… Ingredients: Bread – 8 slices Chopped onion – 3/4 cup Tomato – 1 Chilly powder – 3/4 tsp Turmeric powder – a pinch Butter milk – 1 cup Green Chilly – 2 Minced garlic – 1 tsp Butter – 1 tbsp Oil – 1 tbsp Mustard seeds – 1 tsp Lemon juice – 1/2 tsp Coriander leaves for garnishing Salt to taste Method of Preparation: Cut the bread slices into 6 pieces each or according to your preference. Take butter...
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Vadakari – Lentil Curry
When I was in India Vadakari used to be in our breakfast menu atleast twice in a month. It is one of my favorite sides with idli . But I never got a chance to get the recipe and live demo from my mom. After I got married I came to know it is my hubby’s favorite too. I tried it a few times but it wasn’t even anywhere close to my moms recipe. My mother-in-law is in town and now she made this last month for us and I was like this is it! It was just my moms recipe and the same restaurant style taste that I used to crave for. And now I got the recipe and tried it last week by myself and it came out really good. It is again one of the famous...
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Aapam – Rice Pancakes Recipe
Aapam is another one of those unique south Indian breakfast dishes. It will come under the same family of “Dosas” except aapam will have a thick spongy center and thin and crispy edges. It’s usually made in a special “Aapam pan/Kadai”. You might find this in the breakfast section of a south Indian restaurant menu. Aapam is my husband’s favorite breakfast of all time. He kept asking me to make this for a long time. But as with many other dishes, I thought this is hard to make. After my mother-in-law showed me once, I found out it isn’t that hard to make. You will find out why in a minute. “Wish you all a Happy Independence Day” Ingredients: Parboiled Rice : 1cup Raw rice : 1 cup Urad dal : 1/4 cup Fenugreek seeds : 2 tsp Coconut...
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