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Race Kuzhambu
Delicious Thanjavur special kuzhambu called race kuzhambu , basically using the spice box ingredients.Race kuzhambu holds a special place in our family's culinary tradition, cherished for generations. Its magic lies in its simplicity, created from the basic ingredients found in your everyday masala dabba. Despite its seemingly unconventional approach—skipping dal
rasam podi|Tamil rasam powder
The perfect rasam podi that is prepared the traditional way . Rasam holds a special place in Tamil cuisine, serving as the heart of any traditional meal and likely holding significance in other culinary traditions as well. A meal feels incomplete without the presence of rasam, which acts as a catalyst to our appetite.
Temple style sambar
Delicious 😋 temple style sambar with Mangalore cucumber made in a simple but tasty way without onions and garlic
Instant crispy millet dosa
Instant crispy miller dosa that can be prepared as soon as you have ground the batter without fermenting . These are just as delcious as the fermented batter dosa .
paneer butter masala without onion and garlic
A delcious paneer butter masala , a Jain recipe that uses no onion no garlic and no ginger and therefore perfect for fast , vrat , for festival days .
Tamrind rice Foxtail millets /Thinai
Tamrind Foxtail Millet is nothing but Tamrind rice preparation using millets.
Thinai is incidentally one of the most ancient food or grains used in olden days especially in traditional homes in Tamilnadu.
It ranks as one of the most preferred grain in traditional Tamil cooking households
Hotel sambar
This is the simplest easiest sambar recipe for beginners , bachelors and students away from home who love to have the taste of home but with limited ingredients and cooking methods
Kara Poli|Masala Poli
Khara Poli 😋😋 or spicy poli which is almost like the paratha but prepared differently by patting the soft pliant dough on a greased sheet or plantain lea
Ashada Ekadashi
Short cut idlis
quick idli batter without grinding rice . a time saver recipe for the busy people .
Set Dose/dosa
The name set dosa is explanatory, served in set of three identical rounds of thick soft dosas , alongside Saagu a very delicious , tad spicy gravy loaded with some vegetables and a fragrant concoction of masalas ground with coconut . Coconut chutney is also served but the perfect pair is Set dosa with Saagu.
Idli batter
Idlis are one of the most easily digestible foods as it is steamed and no oil is used in preparation and forms an excellent breakfast option. Typically Idlis are served with coconut chutneys or some other varieties of chutneys and sambar almost invariably is prepared for Idlis.
Little Millets Adai
Here I used little millets also called Samai in Tamil to prepare quick adais. Usually Adai is prepared by soaking rice and lentils and ground to a coarse batter. Protein rich, heavy and very filling, it makes a great lunch or breakfast idea.
Instant paper dosa
This recipe for quick paper dosa skips one step , saving almost. 8 hours of fermenting!
This recipe uses the usual ingredients of rice and udad dal ! So what is the secret?
Instant Thengai Thogayal/coconut chutney
Instant thengai thogayal with a premix .Now this is your basic thogayal podi/powder.
Store either in fridge or in an air tight container.
Evertime you want to make coconut thogayal/Thengai thogayal , use 2-3 tbsp of this powder , read more .
Oats Rava set dosa
Delicious healthy quick dosa without hours of soaking . The batter is so versatile you can make yummy paniyarams , uthappams or veg Adai .
Oats Millet flour Pita/Rotis
Delicious oatflour , millet Pita that can be baked easily or even baked on a tava .
Use tthes ehealthy options to fill the pitas with healthy fillings of choice . These pitas are healthy options for the refined flour bread sandwiches any day .
Kothavarangai Paruppu Usili | Cluster Beans lentil crumble
A classic protein rich South Indian Tam bram dish prepared usually with cluster beans (kothvarangai) bean varieties . quintessentially a South Indian dish nutritious and filling, paired with mor kuzhambu , the dish is a heavenly lunch menu choice .
Kumblakai majjige Huli
This is a very popular dish from South Karnataka, Mangalore Udupi regions somewhat closer to our own Mor Kuzhambu from Tamil Nadu.,
Majjige Kayi Huli with any vegetables like pumpkin, ladies fingers, beans is prepared more or less the same way we prepare the mor kuzhambu.
Majjige means buttermilk in Kannada, huli is tamrind and kayi means coconut.
This is a mildly spiced , coconut based dish made with green chillies and pinch of tamrind in the authentic version.
Paruppu Urundai Kuzhambu
Delicious paruppu urundai kuzhambu / dal koftas make a very healthy protein rich kuzhambu .
