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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 […]

Zucchini Sambar

Zucchini Sambar

Ingredients: Zucchini – 2 cups Shallots – 5 nos Toor Dhal – ½ cup Cumin seeds – ½ tsp Asafetida – ½ tsp Turmeric powder – ½ tsp Tamarind puree – 2 tblsp Salt – to taste Water – as req Jaggery – ½ tsp […]

Beans Paruppu Usili

Beans Paruppu Usili

Ingredients: Chopped Fresh Beans – 1 cup Salt – to taste To Soak and Grind: Split channa Dhal – ½ cup Toor dhal – 1 tblsp Dry red chili – 1 no Green chili – 1 no Cumin seeds – 1 tsp Tempering: Mild cooking […]

Potato Sausage

Potato Sausage

Ingredients: Butter – 2 tblsp Chopped onion – ¼ cup Mashed potatoes – ½ cup / 2 medium potatoes Bread crumbs – ¾ cup Crushed garlic – 1 tsp White cheddar cheese – ½ cup Oregano – 1 tsp Freshly ground black pepper – 1 […]