Thattu vadai set

                  One of the favorite roadside snacks around Salem. I haven't tried it , but my friends used to say about this snack often. I can imagine that it will be crunchy, spicy and tasty. I made this snack only through learning recipe from my friend who had it in the shop. After tasting it, I got addicted to it. Ingredients: Thattai: Rice...

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Kara chutney

                                There are different version of kara chutney. Some use to prepare it in raw version while others prepare like this one. Personally i like this version for idlies. If you prepare this chutney, everyone in home will have a extra idli . Idli is tasteless one, so most of the guys hate to have...

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Beetroot chutney

                          Do you like to surprise your kids with some attractive dishes, try this beetroot chutney. It is more colorful and tasty too. I heard kids used to avoid taking vegetables as poriyal, preparing chutney with vegetables in attractive way makes them to eat without hesitation. We can use this chutney as spread for...

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Thakkali dosai

                        One of my favorite dosai is thakkali dosai. The tangy taste in dosai makes me to eat extra dosai. Having a kid in home, we have to try different dish and experiment different ones. They feel bored if we feed same type of dish again and again. They wont say it in words, their expression say thousand words. My son loves...

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Tandoori chicken

          Tandoori chicken is most favorite dish for non-vegetarians. I have tried this dish many times but i am not satisfied by the texture . Either it will crispy out and not juicy inside. In conventional oven, i tried normal mode but the outer layer wont be that much crispier. Recently i tried broiler mode, tandoori chicken came out so so good, outside so crispy and inside...

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Mango lassi

                          What do you think when the climate is very hot? swimming or cold drink. I like to take some fruit juice or fruit smoothie or .....lassi. Now here in US, it is mango season. So i like to try mango lassi. My son love mango drinks. I love to see his bright huge eyes , when i say.. i prepared mango lassi. Ingredients...

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Vegetable rice

Some times we used to feel bored of having biryani and  normal variety rice, this vegetable rice is the right choice to have something non spicy and filling. Usually i prepare vegetable rice using only veggies but once my family fallen in love with meal maker, i try to add it in variety rices like biryani,vegatable rice,tomato biryani. My son who is eggetarian,likes having meal maker ,so i tried...

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Channa sundal

  There are different varieties of sundal which are prepared in south india. I love the white channa sundal. Ingredients : White channa - 1 cup Onion - 1 big Curry leaves - 3 Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp Red chilli - 4 no Coconut - 1/4 cup ( shredded) Recipe : * Soak channa for 3 hrs and pressure cook adding enough water,salt and turmeric powder. In a kadai  , add oil followed by...

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Microwave lady's finger fry

      I read this recipe from some book. It look intresting and simple. Pre preparation time is less but it take more time to prepare. It is worth to take time and prepare this dish. This fry will be crispy like vadagam. Best side dish for curd rice. Ingredients : Lady's finger - 15 no Turmerice powder - 1/4 tsp Chilli powder - 1 tsp Salt - 1 tsp Oil - 1 tsp Recipe : * Chop...

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Ven pongal

        In south india, ven pongal is famous dish in hotels in morning times. Basically they are prepared using ghee and enriched by adding fried cashew. The taste will be blond if we have it discarding the fried black pepper corns,jeera and cashew. Even i used to discard the pepper corns because of its spiciness, but my husband used say it taste yummy when we have ven pongal...

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Arishi paruppu sadam

     This is one of my favorite food. My mom and my MIL used to make it often. It is simple and easy to make.I love to prepare it little bit mushy but my husband like to have it like variety rice( non sticky). We can have this just adding some ghee or coconut oil on top ,mix and have it with vadagam or pickle. Ingredients : Rice - 1 1/2 cup Thur dhal - 1/2 cup Garlic - 10 no Small...

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Ginger chutney( Inji chutney)

I love the ginger pickle which is served in marriage's in south india. It has an unique taste. I thought of trying it ,but i know my kid cant have it because of its spiciness . So i planned to prepare ginger chutney which all my family members can have. I prepares this as one of the side dish for dosa , i also like to have it with ven pongal too. Sounds wierd, but i like that combination. Ingredients: Tamarind...

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Pavakkai puli kulambu

  This is one of my husband and my son favorite kulambu. Generally kids hesitate to have pavakkai but my son loves to have it. This is my amma way of preparing puli kulambu. Very simple one and tasty too. Ingredients: Pavakkai ( Bitter gourd) - 3 small Tomato - 1 Small onion - 5 Coconut - 1/2 cup Jeera - 1 tbsp Garlic - 3 Homemade sambar powder - 3 tbsp Tamarind - very small piece Curry leaves...

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