Vegetable Mani Kozhukattai | Savoury Rice Dumpling Balls With Lots of Veggies and Spices | Healthy Dinners Recipe for mani kozhukattai made with vegetables. Recipe for healthy Rice dumplings with mixed vegetables and spices. Here is my spin on the classic mani kozhukattai or the rice dumplings that are made across Tamilnadu. I added a lot of veggies and spices. It’s healthy and perfect for that guilt-free weekday dinners....

Recipe for vella ellurundai. White Sesame laddu made with roasted white sesame seeds, roasted peanuts and jaggery. Very healthy sweet that can be made in minutes. Recipe with step by step pictures. வெள்ளை எள்ளுருண்டை This recipe is a slight variation from the traditional ellu urundai / sesame seed laddu that is made with black sesame seeds. While black sesame seed laddu / karuppu ellu urundai involves prep work and is slightly difficult for beginners, this vella elluurundai made with white sesame seeds can be put together in minutes....

பொங்கல் Sakkarai Pongal / Sweet Pongal Recipe. Sweet Pongal / Sakkarai Pongal / South Indian Rice Pudding recipe made during the pongal festival of tamilnadu தை பொங்கல். Pongal is also served as prashad/neivedhyam – an offering to god. Sakkarai Pongal has to be the king of desserts for Tamil people all around the world. It is also considered as prasaadam, a religious offering to god. The word Pongal means “overflowing” which signifies prosperity....

Recipe for araithu vitta sambar. Sambar recipe made with home ground masala paste with coconut. Excellent for idli and dosa. With step by step pictures. This is a staple sambar in many of the households down south. This is a very simple sambar made with a ground spice paste. “Araithu” means to grind. Here is how to do Araithu vitta sambar recipe. For the Sambar Masala First we need to make a Sambar Masala....

Attukal Paya – Mutton Paya – Lamb Trotters Stew – ஆட்டுக்கால் பாயா. Recipe for spicy Mutton Paya. Serve with Idli , Kal Dosai , appam or idiyappam . The first time I had Mutton Paya (we call it kaal soup) was with my father in his home town during a “Keda Vettu”. Keda Vettu is a function where a goat is sacrificed at the temple and is cooked and served to the family / relatives usually for lunch on occasions....

Chicken Chinthamani Recipe is a very rustic style of chicken preparation in the Kongunadu region. There is even a place in Coimbatore called Chinthamani Pudur. But I am not sure if this dish originated there. Chinthamani literally means a precious stone. A pan roasted chicken recipe using very few ingredients, is sure a winner. Chicken thighs are preferred for this Chicken Chinthamani as it stays juicy after the long roasting in the pan....

Healthy recipe for chilli garlic fried rice made with garlic crisp from scratch. This recipe is made with brown rice. Recipe with step by step pictures and video. Here is the recipe video for Chilli Garlic Fried Rice – Made with Brown Rice Chilli Garlic Fried Rice – Made with Brown Rice The important thing about cooking brown rice is to cook the rice in lots of water and to drain the excess water after cooking....

Recipe for Coimbatore Hotel Annapoorna Sambar. Recipe as told by a cook who worked in the hotel for 27 years. With step by step pictures and video. I get at least a couple of mails a month asking for Annapoorna sambar recipe as I am from Coimbatore. Everyone in Coimbatore loves the food from this iconic Annapoorna hotel. I am no different. Their Sambar is one of the best. I had tried different recipes but could not nail it....

Vegetable Mani Kozhukattai Vegetable Mani Kozhukattai | Savoury Rice Dumpling Balls With Lots of Veggies and Spices | Healthy Dinners Recipe for mani kozhukattai made with vegetables. Recipe […] Ragi Idiyappam, Finger Millet Idiyappam, Idiyappam with Ragi Flour I have already shared the recipe for plain Idiyappam here. I used the same technique for doing Idiyappam using ragi flour. The texture was amazing […]

If you have a party at home and want to impress your guests, then go bake this. This is one of our family favorites and I have made it for almost all parties at home. For the pastry, place the flour, salt, and sugar in the bowl of a food processor (an Indian mixie works perfectly well too). Pulse for a few seconds to combine. Add the butter and pulse 10 to 12 times, until the butter is in small bits the size of peas....

Article contributed by Sheena Behera India is the land of spices, and here & there, every Indian kitchen needs a mixer grinder. A mixer grinder is a great versatile tool for every kitchen as you can prepare a ton of things, mix them and grind them to your leisure. There are many practical uses of a mixer grinder in every kitchen and if you cannot reckon them, don’t you worry....

Creating a welcoming and functional kitchen or dining area is an art in its own right. One of the elements that can dramatically transform the look and feel of your space is the bar table set. These furniture items not only provide a stylish focal point but also offer practical seating solutions for casual meals drinks and gatherings with friends and family. Choosing the right bar table set requires careful thought about style size function and quality....

Iced coffee is considered the most significant for coffee lovers, especially during the summer times. Its popularity stems from its refreshing and invigorating features, offering a cooling alternative to warm coffee at the same time as retaining the loved rich flavors and caffeine kick. Iced coffee can be made with the use of an ice machine and is considered flexible, catering to diverse possibilities whether or not black, sweetened, with milk, or as a part of innovative concoctions like iced lattes....

Hyderabadi Chicken Dum Biryani Recipe made from scratch. Home style Hyderabadi Chicken Dum Biryani Recipe with step by step pictures / images and video made with homemade biryani masala. This recipe is from one of my best friends Ramya @ramy. We have known each other for twenty years now. We met in college and the things we did those days are some of the best days of our lives just like anybody else....

Vendakkai Sambar | Ladies Finger Sambar Recipe Simple and tasty vendakkai sambar recipe made with the addition of store-bought sambar powder. Simple everyday South Indian Tamil-style sambar recipe. We are making a […]

Recipe for spicy, crispy masal vadai – Moonu paruppu masal vadai tamil style with step by step pictures. This recipe for moonu paruppu vadai (Three lentil fritters) is very easy to make and very different from the traditional paruppu vadai we make at Tamil homes. Toor dal, chana dal and urad dal is used in making the vadai batter. It is crispy on the outside and soft of the inside....

Sweet Corn Payasam Recipe for delicious payasam made with sweet corn and nuts. Recipe with step by step pictures and video Here are things you will need for […]

Easy recipe for pancakes made with homemade oat flour, ripe bananas and eggs. Flavoured with cardamom. Recipe with step by step pictures. Over ripe bananas is always a thing at my place as my banana obsessed husband always buys more than we need. I usually make banana bread , unniyappam or kongunad style pazha kajjayam. Most of the time I freeze it for using later. This time, I tried glutenfree banana pancakes made with oatmeal....

Whole grain dosai recipe made with rolled oats and brown rice. A healthy south Indian breakfast recipe. Here are the things you can buy online for making this recipe Rolled Oats https://amzn.to/3ZIXh0t Brown Rice https://amzn.to/3ZLyLfm Dosa Griddle https://amzn.to/3bFt1jf Heavy Duty Indian Mixie https://amzn.to/3GptNKD Oats Dosai | Oats And Brown Rice Dosai Batter Recipe | Healthy Whole Grain Breakfast Recipe 1 cup rolled oats 1 cup brown rice 1/2 cup whole unpolished urad dal 1/2 teaspoon fenugreek seeds 1/2 cup aval / poha 1 teaspoon salt 3 cups water...

Peerkangai Thol Chutney Recipe. Ridgegourd Peel is often discarded but can be made into a very delicious chutney. Recipe with step by step pictures. Ridgegourd Peel is often discarded at home. By peeling away the veggies, we are peeling away the rich nutrients too! The peels and skin is usually the most rich and colorful part of the vegetable. The colorful peels and skin are concentrated with pigments and super healthy phytochemicals....