Homemade Ulundhu Appalam
//Lentil Pappad// Ingredients: Urad flour – ¼ cup (sieved) Baking soda – ¼ cup Salt – 2 pinches Asafetida – ¼ tsp Cumin powder – ¼ tsp Water – 2 tblsp Gingelly oil – 1 tsp All purpose flour/ wheat flour – ¼ cup (to […]
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Poriyal/Main side
Chena Kaya Erissery
Ingredients: Chena kaya / Elephant foot YAM – 1 cup (diced) Dry red chili – 2-4 nos Garlic – 3-5 cloves Fresh curd/yogurt – ½ cup Salt – to taste To grind: Freshly grated coconut – ½ cup Green chili – 1 no Cumin seeds […]
Kathirikai Varuval
Brinjal/Eggplant Fry with freshly grounded masala Ingredients: Baby Brinjal – 10-12 nos Onion – 1 (medium; sliced) Plain kashmiri chili powder – 1 tsp Turmeric powder – ½ tsp Curry leaves – few Mustard seeds – 1 tsp Gingelly oil – 3 tblsp Tamarind juice […]
Karunai Kizhangu Varuval
ELEPHANT FOOT YAM FRY Ingredients: Diced yam – 1 cup Ginger-garlic paste – 2 tsp Turmeric powder – 1 tsp Plain red chili powder – 1 tsp Sambar powder – 1 tblsp Fennel seed powder – 1 tsp Asafetida – ½ tsp Coconut oil – […]
Beans Idicha Curry
Ingredients: French cut beans – 1 cup Salt – to taste Cooking oil – 2-3 tblsp Water – 1-2 tblsp Spl masala: Coriander seeds – 1 tblsp Fresh ginger – 2 inches Fresh garlic – 6-8 cloves Black peppercorns – 1 tsp Cumin seeds – […]
French cut Beans-Spicy Poriyal
Ingredients: French cut beans – 2 cups (ref pic) Homemade Sambar powder – 2 tblsp Plain chili powder- ½ tsp Salt – to taste Coconut oil – 2 tblsp Mustard seeds – ½ tsp Grated coconut – 2 tbsp Cumin seeds – 1 tsp Procedure: […]
Cluster Beans/ kothavarangai Pirattal
Ingredients: Cluster beans – 2 cups (1 inch length chopped) Onion – 1 (chopped finely) Tomato – 1 (chopped finely) Plain chili powder –1 tsp Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp Salt – to taste Cooking oil – 2 tblsp Mustard seeds – ½ tsp Curry […]
Ennai Kovakkai/Ivy Gourd
//Ivy gourd/ tindora/ kovakkai// Ingredients: Wedged ivy gourd/kovakkai – 1 cup Coriander seeds – ¼ cup Channa dhal/ kadalaparuppu – 2 tblsp Byadagi chilli – 5-6 nos (depends on your spice level) Cumin seeds – 1.5 tsp Pepper – 1tsp Curry leaves – 1 sprig […]
Beet Greens Poriyal
//Beetroot Keerai Poriyal// Ingredients: Beet greens and stem – 3 cups (finely chopped) Onion – ¼ cup (finely chopped) Grated coconut – ¼ cup Cumin seeds – 1 tsp Salt – to taste Tempering: Mustard seeds – ½ tsp Cumin seeds – ½ tsp Red […]
Double Breaded Cauliflower
Ingredients: Par-Boiled Cauliflower – 2 cups Cooking oil – to deep fry Dry mixture: Bread crumbs – ¾ cup (or) as req Wet mixture: Corn flour – ¼ cup Soy sauce – 1 tblsp (less sodium) Freshly grounded pepper – 1 tsp Freshly […]
