Delightful Southern Menu

Ivy gourd/ Kovakkai Podi Curry

Ivy gourd/ Kovakkai Podi Curry

Ingredients: Diced kovakkai – 2 cups Chopped onion – 1 (medium) Chopped tomato – 1 (medium) Crushed garlic – 1.5 tblsp Plain red chili powder – 1 tsp Turmeric powder – ½ tsp Coconut podi – 2 tblsp Jeerana podi – 1 tblsp Garam masala […]

Cauliflower Coconut fry

Cauliflower Coconut fry

Ingredients: Cauliflower – 2 cups Grated coconut – ½ cup Green chili- 2 nos Cumin seeds – 1 tsp Curry leaves – 1 sprig Ginger – 1 inch Salt – to taste Tempering: Coconut oil – 1 tblsp Cumin seeds – ½ tsp Procedure: Par […]

Onion Green Chutney

Onion Green Chutney

Ingredients: Yellow onion – 2 nos (big) Green chilies – 3 nos( medium) Ginger – 1 inch Curry leaves – 2 sprig Grated coconut – ½ cup Salt – to taste Gingelly oil – 3 tblsp Procedure: In a pan, heat some gingelly oil, add […]

Bitter gourd Podi Curry

Bitter gourd Podi Curry

Ingredients: Thinly sliced bitter Gourd – 1 cup Chopped onion – ¼ cup Chopped tomato – ¼ cup Ellu podi -1 tblsp Thengai podi – 1 tblsp Jeerna podi – 1 tsp Tamarind puree – 3 tblsp Salt – to taste Turmeric powder – 1 […]

Beetroot Upma

Beetroot Upma

Ingredients: Rava – 1 cup Chopped Beetroot – ¼ cup Chopped onion – ¼ cup Slitted green chili – 2 Curry leaves – few Salt – to taste Water – 1.5 to 2 cups Tempering: Mild cooking oil – 2tblsp Mustard seeds – 1 tsp […]

Corn-peas Upma

Corn-peas Upma

Ingredients: Rava – 1 cup Sweet corn – ¼ cup Fresh/ frozen peas – ¼ cup Chopped onion – ¼ cup Slitted green chili – 2 Curry leaves – few Salt – to taste Water – 1.5 to 2 cups Tempering: Mild cooking oil – […]

Coconut Potato Fry

Coconut Potato Fry

Ingredients: Diced Boiled potato – 2 cups Finely grated coconut – ½ cup Plain red chili powder – 1 tsp Turmeric powder – ½ tsp Chopped coriander leaves – 1 tbslp Salt – to taste Mild cooking oil – 2-3 tblsp Procedure: In a heavy […]

Brussel Sprout Poriyal

Brussel Sprout Poriyal

Ingredients: Brussel Sprouts –1 cup (thinly sliced) Grated coconut – ¼ cup Cumin seeds – 1 tsp Curry leaves – few Green chili – 1 no Salt – to taste Tempering: Mustard seeds – ½ tsp Cumin seeds – ½ tsp Coconut oil – 2 […]

Kollu soup

Kollu soup

Kollu/ Horse gram Soup: Ingredients: Kollu – ½ cup Chopped onion – 1 (medium size) Chopped Tomato – 2 (medium Size) Garlic – 3 pods Cumin seeds – 1 tsp Pepper corns – 1tsp Turmeric powder – ½ tsp Salt – to taste Tempering: Gingelly […]

Zucchini Poondu Kuzhambu

Zucchini Poondu Kuzhambu

Ingredients: Zucchini – 1 cup Garlic/poondu – 15 pods shallots/ small onion – 5 nos curry leaves – few kuzhambu/ sambar powder – 2 tblsp puli karasal/ tamarind puree – ¼ cup salt – to taste jaggery – 1 tsp water – as req gingelly […]