Southern Kitchen

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 […]

Pottukadalai Podi

Pottukadalai Podi

Pottukadalai podi/ Roasted Gram Powder: Ingredients: Pottukadalai – 1 cup White sesame seeds/ vellai ellu – ¼ cup Dry red chili – 5 nos Asafetida – 1 tsp Tamarind pod – 1 inch Salt – to taste Procedure: Dry roast the pottukadalai for about 2-3 […]

Jeerana Podi

Jeerana Podi

Jeerana Podi/ coriander seed Podi: Ingredients: Coriander seeds – 1 cup Split channa dhal – ½ cup Urad dhal – ½ cup Whole pepper corns – 1 tsp Cumin seeds – 1 tsp Salt – to taste. Procedure: Dry roast the split channa dhal and […]

Black Sesame Seed Podi

Black Sesame Seed Podi

Ellu Podi/sesame seed powder: Ingredients: Black Sesame Seeds – ½ cup Split channa dhal – 1 tblsp Urad dhal – ¼ cup Dry red chili – 5 nos Asafetida – 1 tsp Salt – to taste. Procedure: Dry roast the split channa dhal and urad […]

Coconut Podi

Coconut Podi

Coconut/ Thengai Podi: Ingredients: Grated coconut – 1 cup Dry red chili – 5 nos Coriander seeds – 1 tblsp Split channa dhal – ½ cup Urad dhal – ¼ cup Dry Tamarind pod – 1 inch Asafetida – 1 tsp Jaggery – ½ tsp […]

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 […]