Southern Kitchen

Kanchipuram Idli (Temple Style)

Kanchipuram Idli (Temple Style)

Ingredients: Raw rice – 1.5 cups Urad dhal – 1 cup Fenugreek seeds – 1 tsp Salt – to taste Tempering: Ghee/ clarified butter – 1/3 cup Dry Ginger/ sukku powder – 2 tblsp Crushed peppercorns – 1.5 tblsp Cumin seeds – 1.5 tblsp Curry […]

Vada Curry

Vada Curry

Ingredients: Making masala Vada: Split Channa dhal – ½ cup Fennel seeds – ½ tsp Curry leaves – few Dry red chili – 2 no Garlic – 3 cloves Salt – to taste Asafetida – ½ tsp Cooking oil – to deep fry Vada curry: […]

Kanchipuram Dosa

Kanchipuram Dosa

Ingredients: Raw rice – 1 cup Idli rice – 1 cup Urad dhal – 1 cup Fenugreek seeds – 1 tsp Salt – to taste Water – as req Tempering: Ghee/ clarified butter – 1/3 cup Dry Ginger/ sukku powder – 2 tblsp Crushed peppercorns […]

Kanchipuram Idli -Home Style

Kanchipuram Idli -Home Style

Ingredients: Raw rice – 1 cup Idli rice – 1 cup Urad dhal – 1 cup Fenugreek seeds – 1 tsp Salt – to taste Water – as req  Tempering: Ghee/ clarified butter – 1/3 cup Dry Ginger/ sukku powder – 2 tblsp Crushed peppercorns […]

Cauliflower Paneer Butter Masala

Cauliflower Paneer Butter Masala

Ingredients: Blanched cauliflower – 1 cup Paneer – 1 cup Butter – 1/4 cup Kasuri methi – 1 tblsp Onion – 1 medium Tomatoes – 3 nos Ginger garlic paste – 1 ½ tsp Turmeric powder – ½ tsp Red chili powder – ½ tsp […]

Beet Greens Poriyal

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

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 […]

Mixed Veggie Milagu Kootu

Mixed Veggie Milagu Kootu

Ingredients: Zucchini – 1 cup (chopped) Carrot – 1 cup (Chopped) Pumpkin – ½ (diced) Moong dhal – 1/3 cup turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp Water – as req Salt – to taste Cold pressed coconut oil – 1 tblsp Mustard seeds – ½ tsp […]

Kadai Pepper Potato

Kadai Pepper Potato

Ingredients: Diced boiled potato – 1 (large) Diced Sweet peppers – 1 cup Diced onion – 1 (medium) Ginger-Garlic Paste – ½ tsp Salt – to taste Cooking oil – 2 tblsp To grind: Coriander seeds – 1 tblsp Cinnamon stick – 1 inch Cardamom […]

Cucumber Mor Kuzhambu

Cucumber Mor Kuzhambu

//Vellarikkai Mor Kuzhambu// Ingredients: Cucumber – 2 cups Fresh curd – 1.5 cups Toor dhal – 1.5 tsp Coriander seeds – 2 tsp Raw rice – ½ tsp Cumin seeds – 1 tsp Fresh Ginger – 1-1 ½ inch Grated coconut – ½ cup Green […]