Tomato chutney

Another day-today chutney recipe from my kitchen! Chutney being a major part of our breakfast and dinners I usually blog-hop for some new chutney recipes. May be its the same ingredients, but the proportion and addition of certain things  differs in every kitchen!  :) Ingredients Tomato(big)-2 Onion-1 Garlic- 3 cloves Red chillies-5 (adjust to your taste) Pottu kdalai/ Daliya -1tablespoon Tiny piece of tamarind Salt Oil To temper Oil Musard seeds-1/2teaspoon Urad dhal-1teaspoon Red chilly-1 Few curry leaves Method Chop...

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Gujarati Kadi & Kichdi

This is a quick and delicious meal, does not include lot of time, cutting, frying etc! :) Saw this recipe recently and I could not resist to try it. Gujarati  Kichdi is almost like South Indian ven pongal, but has some different spices. It pairs well with the kadi. To add some crunch to the meal, I prepared a simple cauliflower stir-fry.  Ingredients for Kadi  Sour Yogurt - 1/4cup Besan/Chick pea flour/Kadala maavu -1teaspoon Turmeric powder-1/8teaspoon Chilli powder-1teaspoon Chopped Ginger-1/2teaspoon Sugar-1teaspoon Salt-to...

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Vettu Cake

To be frank, I have never ever tasted a vettu cake! :) But back home the small tea shops and the road side snack shops used to sell a "sweet bond" kind of snack. We use to call it as "Kajoor"(if I am right!!;)) Kajoor will be of the same size and shape as potato bonda. It has a crunchy outer skin and a mild and fluffy inner side, has a long shell life if you store it in airtight box. In fact, it tastes better the next day. So when I saw this vettu cake recipe in some the Kerala blogger's sites, I was too tempted to try it. So here...

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Chettinadu style pakoda kuzhambu

I have already posted a Paruppu urundai kuzhambu recipe long back. There are several methods of making this kuzhambu, you can steam the lentil balls and add it into the gravy, or directly add it in the gravy or deep fry the lentil balls and add it in the gravy. Either way it tastes so good! This recipe is inspired from this blog. :)  Ingredients For the pakoda  Dried split yellow peas/Vadai paruppu-1/4cup Red chilly-5(adjust to your taste) Fennel seeds-1teaspoon Chopped onion-3tablespoons Chopped cilantro and curry...

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இனிய தமிழ்ப்புத்தாண்டு வாழ்த்துக்கள்! - Happy Vishoo!

May this New Year Bring Happiness and Prosperity to Everyone! "விஜய" ஆண்டு அனைவருக்கும் விஜயத்தைக் கொடுக்க வாழ்த்துக்கள்...

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Paneer Burji/Paneer-Sweet Pepper Bhurji

Ingredients Grated Paneer -1cup Sweet peppers (or) Color capsicum - few Onion-1 Green chilly-1 Tomato-1 Cumin seeds-1/2teaspoon Chilli powder-1teaspoon Coriander powder-1teaspoon Cilantro- to garnish Salt - to taste Oil Method Grate the paneer and keep it aside. Chop the onions-green chilly-tomato and sweet peppers.  Heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds and let them splutter. Add in the ohio-green chilly and fry till onion becomes transparent. Then add in the tomato n cook till it becomes soft. Add the...

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Black eyed peas-Potato curry

Ingredients Black eyed peas - 1/4cup Potato-1 Bay leaf-1 Onion-1 Tomato-1 Green chilly-1 Turmeric powder-1/4teaspoon Chilly powder-11/2teaspoon Coriander powder-1teaspon Garam masala powder-1/2teaspoon Cilantro- to garnish Sugar-1/4teaspoon Half & Half milk/ cream - 2 tablespoons Salt Oil Method Wash and soak the black eyed peas for 2 hours. Pressure cook the beans along with potato and bay leaf. Open the cooker, discard the bay leaf. Peel and cut the potato into big chunks and keep them aside. Heat oil in a pan, add the chopped...

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Poondu podi/Chutney powder with Garlic

Ingredients Channa dal/ Kadalai paruppu -1/4cup Urad dal/Ulutham paruppu -1/4cup Garlic/Poondu - one bulb Red chillies- 8 (adjust to your taste) Hing/Asafoetida -1/4teaspoon Jaggery/Vellam- a tiny piece Salt Method Dry roast all the items (except garlic) separately. Take care not to burn any.. Let it cool completely. Add the red chillies-dal into a small jar of a mixer and grind it to a coarse powder. Then add in the salt, jaggery, and hing. Grind again for couple of minutes.   Meanwhile, peel and chop the garlic...

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