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Bakery style Home made curry bun recipe from scratch with a creamy paneer filling. With step by step pictures. Stuffed Bun. This recipe came into being during a contest conducted for Julia Child’s 100th birthday. And you all know who won. I did these buns for the contest and topped with Julia Child’s name printed in dough. After we moved back to India, I ran a baking and catering business for a couple of years and this recipe was the most ordered item for parties....

Boiled Egg Paratha Recipe A simple stuffed paratha recipe made with a filling of grated hard-boiled eggs, herbs, and spices. Perfect for breakfast or as an after-school snack. The […] Radish Chapati – Mullangi Masala Chapati Recipe for Mooli Chapati – Radish chapati made with shredded Radish and flavored with spices and herbs. With step by step pictures. When we were […] What is Atta and why its different from Western Wheat Flour Indian wheat is high in protein and belongs to the aestivum variety used by everyone in the world for making great bread....

Avarakkai Kuzhambu, Avarakkai Paruppu Curry, Broad Beans Curry Recipe for Avarakkai Kuzhambu, Avarakkai Paruppu Curry, Broad Beans Curry. Perfect South Indian Tamilnadu style lunch side dish for rice. With step by step pictures. […]

Recipe for Boiled Egg Pepper Fry – Dry Pepper Fry recipe with homemade masala. Chettinad Dry Egg Pepper fry made with boiled eggs roasted in homemade masala. Here is another easy side dish that can be put together in minutes. It goes perfectly well for sunday lunch or as a side dish for parties. Here is how to do Boiled Egg Pepper Fry. Here is the recipe for making perfect boiled eggs....

How to make Ceylon Tea, Srilankan style Plain Tea How to make Srilankan style plain tea. Ceylon black tea. Local Srilankans make their tea with low grade tea leaves called as fannings or dust. […]

Moong Dal Waffles Golden, crispy Moong Dal Waffles—packed with fiber and protein. One tasty way to keep healthy eating exciting. Moong dal (a legume) and rice (a grain) […] Peerkangai Paruppu Masiyal – Ridge Gourd Dal Recipe for Peerkangai Paruppu Masiyal – Ridge Gourd Dal. Everyday dal recipe made with mashed ridge gourd, tomatoes and spices. Recipe with step by step […] Kongunadu Kollu Paruppu Masiyal / Horse Gram Lentil Curry Horse Gram Lentil Curry / Kongunadu Kollu-Paruppu Masiyal....

Recipe for Tamilnadu style spicy Thattapayaru – Karamani Puli Kuzhambu – Black Eyed Pea in Tamarind curry. I love tamarind based curries, Puli Kuzhambu with rice. It makes for a tangy, yummy, spicy and delicious lunch. Black eyed peas is known as thattaipayaru or karamani in tamil. Karamani comes in different varieties. I have used the white karamani today for Puli Kuzhambu. I like the white ones as I find them creamy when cooked....

This is one of my go-to easy breakfast recipes that we make very often at home. I always make extra chapati’s and I am the happiest person to have leftover chapatis after dinner on the table. Wrap the leftover chapatis in an aluminium foil and leave it in the kitchen at room temperature. I never refrigerate the leftover chapatis. Use the chapatis the next day for making scrambled chapati upma....

Mint Butter Rice With Paneer Recipe for a quick and easy butter tossed rice made with the addition of paneer and herbs. Perfect for a quick meal or to pack […]

Mutton Pepper Curry Recipe. Recipe done with homemade masala paste and made in a pressure cooker. Recipe with video. Here is a perfect mutton curry that you can make for your Sunday lunch. This is a creamy and luscious curry made with a homemade spice paste from scratch. This mutton curry goes very well with rice and dosai. I have used Indian style sesame oil for making the curry today....

Neeraja is a friend of mine who is an amazing cook. She is the queen of Indian sweets and snacks. When we used to live in CA, there was a rule among us close friends. Parties strictly meant home cooked food. So if a friend’s son or daughter was having a birthday party, we would all be delegated work. So that day, it was a party at another friend Alli’s place....

As they say, Idli is a word. Podi Idli is an emotion. This was my school lunch box favorite when I was young and it is becoming one of the staple snack for my son in school. He just loves it. Mini idlies coated in a rich podi or lentil masala. Who doesn’t love it? Its so comforting. It travels well too. I know many families who wont travel without packing podi idlies for a long travel....

Recipe for Prawn Pepper fry with Curry Leaves, Karuveppilai Iral milagu varuval. கருவேப்பிலை இறால் மிளகு வறுவல். Recipe with step by step pictures. This simple recipe of Prawn pepper fry comes together in minutes. This recipe is usually done with small prawns or what we call it as podi Iral in Tamil. Prawns are roasted along with freshly cracked black pepper and finely chopped curry leaves. It is finally finished with a dollop of ghee....

Seeralam is a very traditional tamil style recipe and there are a lot of variations found across Tamilnadu. While some recipes do not use rice, some vary on the type of lentils used. This is my aunt’s recipe and this is how we make at home. We use equal quantity of chana dal, toor dal, moong dal and rice for this recipe. Me and my son named this dish as lentil nuggets to make it interesting when he was young....

Being in college and studying hard can be exhausting. If you’re not taking care of yourself, you might not do so well academically. Making sure that you eat well every day and get in all the necessary nutrients is absolutely essential. On top of that, you should exercise regularly and get plenty of sleep. Of course, drinking enough water to stay hydrated is another must-do. Before we dig into the superfoods that will boost your brain, let’s see why eating healthy is so important....

Tamilnadu Thalappakatti Biriyani. Dindigul Thalappakatti Biriyani Recipe. Authentic South Indian Tamilnadu Biryani. Adapted from Chef Nagendran of Thalapakatttu Hotel. We need garlic. Like lots of garlic. Indian garlic is ridiculously small. Peel the garlic. Crush the garlic in a mixie without adding any water. Set aside. Peel shallots. We call it as chinna vengayam – small onions. Crush the shallots in a mixie without adding any water. Set aside....

Recipe for easy and tasty tomato dosai made with rice, lentils, tomatoes, and spices. No fermentation is required. This is a very easy recipe perfect for that quick breakfast or dinner and ideal to break the monotony of the regular plain idli or dosai we make at home. Let’s say that you are planning to make this recipe for dinner. If you soak everything at around 4 or 5 O’clock in the evening, the batter will be ready by around 7 pm....

Home style Urulai Pattani Kurma – Potato peas kurma made with home ground masala paste and spices. Recipe with step by step pictures and video. There is something very satisfying about the combination of potatoes and peas in curries. Here is an everyday potato and peas curry that goes well with dosa or chapati. The addition of cashews gives the curry a very nice flavour and a thick gravy. A spice paste is made from scratch and then added to the gravy....

Chettinad Veg Kola Urundai Kuzhambu. Tamilnadu Chettinad Style Veg Kola Paruppu Urundai Kuzhambu recipe. Lentil kofta curry. Urundai kuzhmabu / Lentil dumplings curry is a very traditional Tamilnadu dish served for lunch in the weddings, during celebration times and festival days. I have already shared a variation of this Urundai kuzhmabu curry here . The juicy Urundai kuzhmabu dumplings soaked in tamarind gravy makes lunch divine. Here is how to do Urundai kuzhmabu....

Recipe for a very healthy chutney made with vazhaithandu – banana stem. Recipe with step by step pictures. வாழைத்தண்டு சட்னி Banana stem is loaded with fibre and is even used to treat kidney stones and urinary tract infection. Including banana stem regularly in one’s diet helps with acidity and gastric problems. It also provides relief from a lot of common problems including constipation. Here is an excellent recipe made with Vazhaithandu Chutney – Banana Stem....