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Avarai-Mullangi Kuzhambu

Avarai-Mullangi Kuzhambu

GARDEN FRESH AVARAI/ BROAD BEANS & RADDISH Ingredients: Avaraikai – 1 cup Raddish – ½ cup Small onion – 10 nos Tomato – 1 no Puli karasal – ½ cup Kuzhambu podi – ¼ cup (or) Plain chilli powder – 2 tsp Coriander powder – […]

How to store the moringa leaves

How to store the moringa leaves

How to store the moringa leaves or murungai keerai: Take off the leaves as shown in the pic Store it in a clean and dry plastic container You can hold this fresh leaves for a week. Wash before cook  METHOD 2: If you forgot to […]

How to freeze chapathi’s

How to freeze chapathi’s

How to freeze homemade chapathi: Roll out chapathis that you are planned to freeze. In between take parchment or butter papers respectively. Place the chapathi over the parchment and place another parchment- place another chapathi. Repeat the same process as much you required. Finally fold […]

Javvarisi payasam

Javvarisi payasam

Sabudhana kheer/ sago kheer Ingredients: Javvarisi – ½ cup Whole milk – 1 cup Granulated sugar – ½ cup Salt – a pinch Water – ½ cup Cashews – 5nos Dry grapes – 5-8 nos Cardamom powder – generous pinch Ghee – 1 tsp Procedure: […]

Traditional Palkova

Traditional Palkova

Palkova/ koya/ sweetened kova Ingredients: Whole milk – 4 cups Granulated sugar – 1.5 cups Cardamom powder – a generous pinch Procedure: In a heavy bottomed pan pour the whole milk and bring it to boil in a medium flame. Scrap the edges Stir constantly […]

Mini Jangri

Mini Jangri

One of the healthiest pulses, we south Indians use to have this on our regular diet in terms of medhu-vadai/ idli/ dosai/ uttappam/ bonda/ kali. This is mainly given during pregnancy and puberty to this will strengthen your child pelvic bones and muscles .ulundhu/urad dhal […]

Dry Jamun

Dry Jamun

Dry jamun is my all-time favorite sweet. You won’t find this in all local bakeries. This is an exclusive sweet from KUMBAKONAM MURARI SWEET. My dad used to buy this whenever he came from this area without fail. Still my mom used to pack this […]

Ashoka Halwa

Ashoka Halwa

Ashoka halwa is the luscious sweet served in most of the weddings, especially in thanjavur district. This is one of the most favorite sweet for my sister. We all in our home love this halwa very much. From my PARENTS Marriage to MY-MARRIAGE this sweet […]

Mayavaram Mixture

Mayavaram Mixture

Ingredients: Kadalamavu/ chick pea flour – 3 cups Rice flour – ½ cup Poha – 1 cup Roasted gram/ pottu kadali – 1 cup Peanut/ verkadalai – 1 cup Curry leaves – 3 sprigs Baking soda – 1 tsp Cumin powder – 1 tblsp Red […]

Medhu vadai

Medhu vadai

ULUNDHU VADAI/ URAD DHAL VADAI/ MEDHU VADAI: One of the healthiest pulses, we south Indians use to have this on our regular diet in terms of medhu-vadai/ idli/ dosai/ uttappam/ bonda/ kali. This is mainly given during pregnancy and puberty to this will strengthen your […]