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Veg Makhanwala
Veg makhanwala is a popular vegetarian dish in Indian cuisine. It is a creamy and rich curry made with mixed vegetables cooked in a buttery tomato-based gravy.
Dahi Tadka | Tadka Dahi | Dahi Tikhari
Dahi tadka is a popular Indian dish made with yogurt (dahi) that is tempered with various spices and sometimes garnished with herbs like coriander. The tempering typically includes ingredients like mustard seeds, cumin seeds, garlic, dried red chilies, and curry leaves, which are fried in oil or ghee until fragrant and then poured over the yogurt.
Vazhakkai Puzhukku
Puzhukku is a traditional South Indian dish made with a variety of vegetables like pumpkin, yam, or raw plantain, cooked with coconut, spices, and sometimes lentils. It's typically served with rice or as an accompaniment to meals. It's hearty, flavorful, and a staple in many households in Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
Saagu
A delicious popular side dish from Karnataka of mixed vegetables with a spice coconut paste imparting a fresh aroma and most fragrant dish to accompany with dosa, chapati or pooris .
Methi Matar malai
A delicious healthy combination of methi ngreens /fenugreek leaves with green peas with a creamy gravy .
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
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.