Kothamalli thokku

                                       Generally in my home ,we prepare chutney a lot than thokku or thogayal. When i was in bangalore ,in andra restaurants they used to serve gongura thokku which goes well with rice. I like the taste of thokku and rice combination. Some used to have it as a side dish...

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Vegetable puffs ( without using puff pastry)

                                In US, though in some shops ,our hometown famous puffs are available. They are bit costlier and taste is not up to the mark.So i thought of preparing it in home. I heard making pastry sheet in home is not an easy one.The alternative way,buying pastry sheets and preparing it in home just...

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Vegetable gothumai adai

                           My mom used to prepare gothumai rotti ,which is my favorite one. She used to prepare it with wheat flour,chilli powder,salt and water. It will be thick like adai. Since my husband don't like i,t as it is thick and don't have any special taste. So i added chopped vegetables and some powder to make it make...

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Fried modak / fried kollukattai

                                   In my life i have tasted four types of kolukattai. kara kolukattai,sweet kolukattai,paal kolukattai and pidi kolukattai. As vinayagar chadurthi is few days away,I searched net for dishes which are prepared on this festival. There were different type of kolukkatai's ,one thing...

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Chatshop kaalan

                             This is one of the famous chat item specially prepared in and around coimbatore area,India. The main ingredient in this dish is mushroom. My husband and my brother who are staying out of coimbatore city, likes to have it whenever they come to hometown.From my childhood i don't eat mushroom,So i...

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Kadappa recipe

                                      This is a speciality dish around kumbakonam/tanjore  areas. It goes very well with idli,dosa and idiyappam. I came to know about this dish through my friend. When i heard the name, i thought it is andra dish and it will be spicy, but it is totally oppposite. It...

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