Ingredients: ● Dried Turkey Berries – 20. ● Grated coconut – half a small coconut. ● Bengal gram dal – 1 teaspoon ● Urad dal – 1 teaspoon ● Dried red chilies – 6 (adjust according to spice preference) ● Tamarind – gooseberry-sized amount. ● Rock salt – one teaspoon ● Asafoetida lump – halfContinue reading “Sundakkai Vathal Thuvaiyal (Dried Turkey Berry Chutney)”
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Tempeh Avocado Toast
This is a simple , healthy and quick to make breakfast . It is made with whole wheat bread, hummus, avacado and tempeh (soy beans). It has a good combination of all essential carbs, fats and protein. Ingredients: Bread – 2 slices Avocado -1/4 Th Tempeh -2 tblsp Hummus – 1 tblsp Oil – 1/2Continue reading “Tempeh Avocado Toast”
Sweet Potato rolls
Ingredients: Sweet potatoes : 3 Grated ginger : 1 tsp Green chillies : 1/2 tsp finely chopped chopped Maida ( refined flour ) : 1 small bowl Salt : to taste Oil : for deep frying Method : Peel the sweet potatoes and cut into big chunks . Pressure cook it for 2-3 whistles.Mash theContinue reading “Sweet Potato rolls”
Fresh turmeric pickle
Ingredients : Fresh turmeric : 3 small Green chillies: 2 Lemon : 2 Salt : to taste Sesame oil : 1 tsp Mustard seeds : 1tsp – take 1/2 tsp and dry roast and powder Fenugreek seeds : 1/2 tsp dry roast and powder Asafoetida : 1/2 tsp Method : Scrape the fresh turmeric andContinue reading “Fresh turmeric pickle”
Colocasia Masiyal.
Colocasia, also known as taro (arbi) is a tuber . We usually make stir-fries or curries with it. Today, for a change, we shall make a colocasia mash. This can be made in two ways – either using tur dal or moong dal Ingredients: 1. For tur dal version of kootu Colocasia: ¼ kg orContinue reading “Colocasia Masiyal.”
Crushed Chili Chutney
This is a special chutney from Tirunelveli, perfect to accompany any breakfast dish made with just salt, such as rice dosa, idli, or plain dosa. Ingredients: Finely chopped green chilies – 5 or 10 if they are less spicy. Rock salt – to taste. Turmeric powder – 1 teaspoon. Tamarind extract – made from soakingContinue reading “Crushed Chili Chutney”
Peas Soya Pulao
A piping hot, comforting bowl of this protein-rich vegetarian green pulao carries the quiet love of home cooking- a family recipe passed down, where nourishment and nostalgia come together in every spoonful. Ingredients: Basmati rice 2 cups (150mL each) 1 medium onion- finely chopped 1 medium tomato- chopped ¼ inch ginger- peeled and chopped 1Continue reading “Peas Soya Pulao”
Red lentil and drumstick soup
Ingredients: Red lentils ( masoor dal ) – 1 small cup soaked in 2 cups water for half hour Drumsticks – 3-4 cut into 2 inch pieces Onion – 1 chopped into small pieces Garlic- 4 Ginger -1/2 inch chopped Green chillies- 2 Turmeric powder – 1/4 Th tsp Salt – to taste Procedure: PutContinue reading “Red lentil and drumstick soup”
Beetroot bhaji (Maharashtrian style)
Ingredients: Beet root – 2 about 300 grams ( chopped ) Onion -1 medium (optional chopped ) Oil – 2 tsp Mustard seeds -1tsp Jeera – 1tsp Methi seeds – a pinch Asafetida ( hing) – 1/4 Th tsp Red chilli powder – 1 tsp Goda masala – 1 tsp Haldi powder – 1/4 ThContinue reading “Beetroot bhaji (Maharashtrian style)”
Sago and sweet potato kozukottai
Ingredients : Sago ( sabudana ) – 1 cup , dry roasted for 2-3 mins and then ground to a coarse powder Sweet potato -2 boiled and skinned . Then mashed completely Peanuts – 1/2 cup roasted and coarsely crushed 2-3 – green chillies chopped Ginger -1 inch grated Cumin seeds -1 tsp Mustard seedsContinue reading “Sago and sweet potato kozukottai”
