Southern Kitchen

Pacha Pattani Kurma

Pacha Pattani Kurma

//Dry Green Peas Kurma (or) Aloo Mattar Gravy// Ingredients: Dry green peas – 1 cup Potato – 1 (medium) Onion – 1 (large; finely chopped) Tomato – 1 (large; finely chopped) Ginger Garlic paste – 1 tblsp Turmeric powder – ½ tsp Plain red chili […]

Rava Paal Pongal

Rava Paal Pongal

//sooji milk pongal// Ingredients: Rava/ sooji – ½ cup Warm Whole milk – ¼ cup Hot water – ¾ cup Salt – to taste Cooking oil- 1 tblsp  Tempering: Ghee/ clarified butter – 1 tblsp Cooking oil – 1 tblsp Crushed black pepper – 1 […]

Neer Dosa

Neer Dosa

//NO FERMENT INSTANT Dosa Batter// Ingredients: Raw Rice – 1 cup Freshly grated coconut – 1/3 cup Salt – to taste Water – as req Procedure: Wash and soak the rice for about 4 hours Grind the rice along with the freshly grated coconut into […]

Instant Mor Kuzhambu

Instant Mor Kuzhambu

Ingredients: Cucumber – 2 cups (diced) Water – as req Fresh curd – 1/3 cup Salt – as req MASALA Grated coconut – ¼ cup Toor dhal -1 tblsp Coriander seeds – 1 tblsp Raw rice – 1 tsp Cumin seeds – 1 tsp Ginger […]

FoolProof Instant Idiyappam

FoolProof Instant Idiyappam

Ingredients: Store bought idiyappam flour – 1 cup Water – 2 ½ cups Salt – as req Coconut oil – 3 tsp   Procedure: In a sauce pan (non-stick/heavy bottomed pan preferable) add the idiyappam flour, salt, measured water and 3 tsp of coconut oil. […]

Cheesy Bread Cutlet

Cheesy Bread Cutlet

Ingredients: Bread slices – 5-6 nos (whole grain/white/wheat) Mozzarella cheese – ¼ cup Cheddar mild cheese – ½ cup Crushed black peppercorns – 2 tsp Crushed garlic – 2 cloves Dried rosemary leaves – 1 tsp (optional) Dried oregano – 1 tsp Salt – a […]

French cut Beans-Spicy Poriyal

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: […]

Instant Pacha payir Kuzhambu

Instant Pacha payir Kuzhambu

Instant Pacha payir/ green moong dhal Kuzhambu Ingredients: Pacha payir/ whole green moong dhal – ½ cup Small onion – 5 nos Garlic – 4-5 cloves (crushed) Tomato – 1 (medium) Mixed veggies (drumsticks, carrot, indian gooseberry) – 1 cup Kuzhambu podi – 1.5 tblsp […]

Aval pori-Potato Cutlet

Aval pori-Potato Cutlet

Ingredients: Boiled potatoes – 2 nos (medium) Aval pori – 1 cup Onion – 1 no (finely chopped) Coriander leaves – ¼ cup (finely chopped) Green chilies – 2 nos (finely chopped) Chaat masala – 1 tsp (optional) Crushed black peppercorns – 2 tsp Salt […]

Cluster Beans/ kothavarangai Pirattal

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 […]