Cabbage Peas Stir Fry / Cabbage Peas Poriyal
The Cabbage Peas Poriyal is the one which is served in all the special occasions in Southern India. This is the easiest stir fry and adding peas to the cabbage gives extra taste to the dish. Time of Preparation : 20 minutes No of Servings : 3 to 4 Spice level : 2 Ingredients: Oil – 2 tsp Mustard Seeds – 1/2 tsp Asafoetida – a pinch Curry leaves – a few Split Urad dal – 1 tbsp Channa dal – 2 tsp Green Chillies – 4 (slitted lengthwise) Onions – 1/4 cup (finely chopped) Cabbage – 3 cups (thinly chopped) Peas – 1 cup (Ive used frozen peas) Salt – to taste Method of Preparation: Heat oil in a pan and add the mustard seeds. When it splits add the asafoetida, curry leaves, channa dal, urad dal and...
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Sorakaya Poriyal / Bottle Gourd Stir Fry
I generally make kootu with Bottle gourd. Today I enjoyed my meal with Vathakuzhambu, Paruppu Thuvayal and Sorakaya Poriyal. This stir fry is a very simple dish and it is tasty too. Generally it goes well with any spicy curry. Time of Preparation : 30 minutes Spice level : 3 No of Servings : 3 Ingredients: Bottle (small size) – 1 (chopped into small cubes) Onion – 1/4 cup (finely chopped) Green Chillies – 4 (slitted lengthwise) Channa dal – 4 tbsp Salt – to taste Mustard seeds – 1/4 tsp Oil – 1 tbsp Asafoetida – a pinch Urad dal split – 1 tsp Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp Coconut (grated) – 2 tbsp Method of Preparation: Soak the channa dal for 1 hour. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds followed by urad dal, asafoetida,...
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Soy Chunks Fry
My husband is a huge fan of Soy chunks. I had never tried any recipe with soy chunks until recently since I do not like them :). I tried this Soy Chunks fry for the first time and my husband liked it a lot. Time of Preparation : 30 minutes No of Servings : 2 Spice level : 4 Ingredients: Soy Chunks – 1 cup Onion – 1/2 cup (finely chopped) Tomatoes – 1/2 cup (chopped) Garlic – 2 tsp (grated) Ginger – 2 tsp (grated) Fennel seeds – 1 tsp Sambar powder – 1 tsp (according to spice level) Green chillies – 2 (finely chopped) Mutton masala powder – 1 tsp Garam masala – 1/2 tsp Salt – to taste Oil – 1 tbsp Method of Preparation: Put the Soy chunks in hot water for 20 minutes. Heat...
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Carrot Poriyal / Carrot fry
Generally I prefer to eat fresh carrots rather than making any fry. But my mom used to make this carrot fry for my lunch box. Even those who hates carrot fry will like this. Time of Preparation : 20 minutes Spice level : 3 No of servings : 2 Ingredients: Carrots – 3 (cut into very small cubes) Onions – 1/3 cup (finely chopped) Cumin seeds – 1 tsp Curry leaves – a few Asafoetida – a pinch Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp Sambar powder – 2 tsp (according to spice level) Salt – to tatse Oil – 2 tsp Besan flour – 1 1/2 tsp Method of Preparation: Heat oil in a pan and add the cumin seeds followed by asafotida and curry leaves. Then add the onions and fry till they become translucent. Add the turmeric powder,...
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Potato Stew
Potato stew is a typical Keralite dish and it is very easy to make. It will be very tasty and it goes well with Aapam and Idiyappam. In a typical stew, they wont add tomatoes. 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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Pepper Mushroom Fry
I adapted this recipe from a South Indian TV show. It’s very simple yet tasty. I love mushroom and this recipe is easy to cook and you don’t need a lot of ingredients. If you eat spicy food this is the perfect recipe for you. It goes well with fried rice or even with chapathi. Ingredients: Mushroom : 1 cup Olive oil : 5 tbsp Cumin seeds : 2 tsp Garlic : 7-8 (Finely chopped) Onion : 1 1/2 cup ( finely chopped) Whole Black pepper : 10-14 (Coarsely powdered)(according to your spice level) Salt : according to your taste Method of Preparation: Heat oil in a pan after that add cumin seeds fry them for a minute and chopped garlic . Fry them for 2 – 3 minutes. After that add the chopped onions sautee them till it...
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Egg Curry
Egg is a versatile cooking ingredient. Many people who dont eat meat like eggs. Eggs can be cooked in many ways. This time I have made Egg curry which goes well with chappathi or rice. Preparation time: 30 minutes No of Servings: 3 Spice level: 4 out of 5 Ingredients: Eggs : 4 Onion : 1(finely chopped) Tomatoes : 2(chopped) Ginger garlic paste : 2 tsp Cumin seeds : 1 tsp Red chilli powder : 2 tsp Coriander powder : 1 tsp Cumin powder : 1/2 tsp Garam masala powder : 1/2 tsp Chicken masala powder : 1/2 tsp(optional) Oil : 1 tbsp Salt : to taste Coriander leaves : 3 strings Method of Preparation Boil the eggs for 15 to 20 min. Peel the shells and cut them vertically into two halves. Heat oil in a pan and add cumin...
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Beetroot Poriyal/Curry
I was not very fond of Beetroot for a long time. But when I was in India recently, my mother-in-law made this easy and yummy Beetroot curry and after that I got hooked on to it. It’s very easy to make and healthy too. It goes well with white rice and chapathi. Just mix it with white rice, voila! you have Beetroot rice ready for lunch with some crisp papad or potato curry. Ingredients: Beetroot : 2 cups (grated) Onion : 1 (finely chopped) Oil : 2 tbsp Green chilies : 4-5 (according to your spice level) Mustard seeds : 2 tsp Urad dal : 2 tsp Curry leaves : 4-5 Shredded coconut : 1/4 cup Method of Preparation: Heat oil in a pan add mustard seeds and urad dal after it sputters add onion. Fry them till it...
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Sai Bhaji/Spinach and Mixed Vegetable Curry
Sai Bhaji is a typical Sindhi food. The greens and veggies in it make it a healthy meal choice. I went to my cousin’s place for the vacation. She made this sai bhaji for me and it was very tasty… It is also very nutritious and it is easy to make. So I tried it and it has come out really well. Preparation time: 30 minutes No of Servings: 6-7 Spice level: 3 Ingridients: Channa dal : 200g Cumin seeds : 1 tsp Garlic : 5 cloves Methi leaves : 1/2 bunch Onions : 2(medium size) chopped Tomatoes : 2 chopped Carrot : 1(small cube size) Beans : 10(chopped) Potato : 1(large cube size) Bottle gourd : 200g(large cube size)(optional) Spinach :1/2 bunch Oil : 2 tsp Masala: Turmeric powder : 1/2 tsp Chilli powder : 2 tsp Coriander powder...
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Podalangai kootu(Snake Gourd with Lentils)
My mom made this kootu yesterday and it tasted really good and yummy. Kootu is a combo of vegetables and lentils. It’s very easy to make and goes well with rice, vathakuzhambhu, rasam and sambhar. You can make kootu with any kind of vegetables with the same recipe only substituting the main vegetable. After I go home I think this easy recipe is going to make me cook this kootu often. I am learning a lot of new recipes from my mom. Ingredients: Snake Gourd: 2 cups(clean up the seeds inside and chopped into slices) Channa dal : 1/4 cup oil: 2tbsp Onion: 1/2 (medium) Tomato : 1 Ginger : 1/2 tsp Green chilies : 5 Turmeric powder: 1/4 tsp Salt: required to taste Coconut : 1/2(shredded) For Seasonings: Mustard seeds : 1 tsp Urad dal : 1 tsp Curry leaves...
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Crab Curry
 Crab is one of my most favorite non vegetarian dishes. Growing up in a town close to the Bay of Bengal, we had no shortage of fresh seafood. In fact, my mom used to make crab atleast once in every 2 weeks.Crab can be made into delightful dishes in various forms and recipes. Crab Curry has to rank amongst the top contenders there. And this is another one of my sister’s (Suja) recipe and as usual it turned out to be a mind blowing entree. If you have a love for crab meat, I welcome you to try this recipe and let me know how it turned out. If you made your own modifications to it, also share it with me. After all cooking is part experimentation + part personalization (kai pakkuvam in Tamil). Ingredients: Crab : 2...
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Potato Fry
This is one of the easiest potato fry recipe. When I got married and started to learn cooking Potato fry was one of the few recipes that I’ve mastered. I’ve learned this recipe from my husband. He used to make this all the time when he was a bachelor as it is something very quick to make as well as tasty. Also it goes as a great side for plenty of dishes like sambhar rice, Porichakuzhambhu rice. Ingredients : Potatoes : 2 (medium) OIl: 1/4 cup Chili powder : 4 tbsp ( According to your spice level) Mustard seeds : 2 tsp Urad dal : 2 tsp Curry leaves : 5 to 6 Salt : required to taste Turmeric powder : 1/4 tsp Method of Preparation : Cut the potatoes in  half and pressure cook them for 2 whistles...
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Stuffed Bell Peppers
Stuffed Bell Peppers is another Indian curry which is made by stuffing the bell peppers with vegetables and spices and served with a gravy along with chapathy or paratha. This is one of my favorite dish. I always wanted to try this at home and I finally made it. The output was really good. My husband and all my friends loved it. Hope you will also love it. Here you go… Ingredients: Tomato – 2 Ginger garlic paste – 1 tbsp Tamarind paste – 2 tsp Red chilly powder – 1 tsp Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp Garam masala – 1 tsp Cumin powder – 1/2 tsp Cloves – 2 Bay leaf – 1 Oil- 1 tbsp Yogurt – 2 cups Salt to taste Lemon juice – 1 tbsp For stuffing Bell peppers – 5 Onion chopped – 1...
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Bottle Gourd Koottu – Bottle Gourd Curry
This yet another recipe from my mother inlaw’s kitchen. I have never tried bottle gourd before and didn’t know it was so easy to cook. It’s very healthy and makes for a tasty side dish for chapathies and rice. Besides its healthy properties, there is a little known fun fact about this vegetable. Its dried and cored skin is used to make traditional musical instruments like Tambura and Veena. 🙂 I am sending this recipe to Pooja of My Creative ideas who is hosting  “Vegetable of the Week ” – Bottle gourd Event And I am submitting this recipe to Srivalli of Cooking 4 all seasons Who is hosting Curry Mela Event. Thanks for reminding me srivalli. Ingredients: Bottle Gourd : 1 no Channa dal : 1/4 cup Onion : 1/2 Tomato : 1 Water : 3/4 cup...
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