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Kayum Chenayum Erissery – Easy Sadya Recipes
Erissery is a very popular and traditional dish. No feast of Sadya is complete without this dish. Erissery is a delicious blend of vegetables simmered in a ground coconut paste with the flavors of...
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Vazhakkai Podi Curry
Vazhakkai can be cooked in many different ways. You could prepare a simple thoran, or use it in combination with yam or use it in kootu or kuzhambu. But this vegetable is not liked much by my kids, so...
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Sambar Sadam
I was never a fan of Sambar Sadam and rarely prepared it at home. But after tasting the Sambar Sadam which was given as prasadam in the Guruvayoorappan temple in Nanganallur, I started liking it. The...
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Vazhakkai Karamani Pulingari
Pulingari is tamarind based gravy that is served along steamed rice and thoran/poriyal. I have already posted 2 variations of this pulingari which I prepare regularly at home – the Podi Podicha...
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Badam Halwa / Almond Halwa – Celebrating 5 Years of Blogging
It has been 5 years since I started blogging, and it has been a wonderful experience. Blogging, which started as a hobby is now a passion. Though, I have taken quite a few breaks, few long ones too,...
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Sambar Powder/ Homemade Sambar Podi
Sambar is a quintessential dish in any South Indian household. Sambar to me is almost always the arachutvitta sambar. It is very rarely that I prepare the Podi potta Sambar, so I usually get a packet...
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Mullangi Podi Potta Sambar
I don’t know why it has taken me so long to post this simple recipe! I guess it is because I hardly prepare sambar using the sambar powder. I almost always prepare the arachuvitta sambar. The Podi...
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Adai Kozhukattai
Adai Kozhukattai, a very traditional, age old almost forgotten recipe. While talking to my grandmother, about old forgotten recipes, she mentioned this to me. A recipe which was prepared often till the...
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Vellarikka Kichadi/Thayir Pachadi - Easy Vishu Sadya Recipes
We are into April already. The weather in Pune is very hot. It is our first summer here. I had heard so much about the pleasant weather of Pune that this heat took me by surprise. The temperatures have...
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Nendran Chips|Ethakka Upperi|Varatha Upperi|Kerala Banana Chips
I have been wanting to post this for a very long time now. But something or the other came my way and it took me so long to post it on the blog. Initially, I was not very confident of making the chips,...
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Ada Pradhaman - Kerala Style Ada Pradhaman
Vishu is almost here. It is one of my favorite festivals. I love keeping the Vishu Kani. A typical Vishu Kani consists of an Uruli filled with rice, the Kani Vellari or Malabar Vellarikai, other...
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Mambazha Sambar |Ripe Mango Sambar
It is Mango time!!! Yes..markets are flooded with different varieties of mangoes. Once the mango season starts, I can’t think of even single day, when we don’t have our dose of mango in some form or...
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Payathangai Paruppu Thoran
Thoran is a very common and popular stir fry served usually as an accompaniment with steamed rice and Sambar. It can be prepared with almost all the vegetables, like raw bananas, pumpkin, all the...
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Porulvilangai/Porivilangai Uruandai
Poruvilangi or Porulvilangi Uruandai is a healthy and nutritious sweet ball. The name Porulvilangai literally means that the ingredients are a mystery. Though it resembles any other laddu in...
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Thayir Vadai - A Guest Post for Rafeeda of The Big Sweet Tooth
Today’s post is a guest post for a wonderful blogger friend Rafeeda. Rafeeda’s blog The Big Sweet Tooth is a treasure trove of recipes, from mouthwatering biriyanis to delicious bakes and puddings, you...
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Karuveppilai Kuzhambu / Curry Leaves Kuzhambu
I am back after a very long break. Things have become very busy all of a sudden at the personal front. It feels good to be back to blogging. I really hope I can be regular with my posting. Now that I...
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Kadala Paruppu Pradhaman
Wishing all readers a very Happy New Year!!It has been a really long time since I last posted a recipe on the blog. Life has become very busy and blog just took a back seat without me even realizing...
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Vendhaya Keerai Paruppu Usili
Here I am, with the next recipe in the New Year. I love paruppu usili period. I have already posted 2-3 usili recipes using different vegetables like Kothavarangai, Cabbage and Vazhapoo. Among these...
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Lemon Oorugai | Lemon Pickle without Oil
Pickles are an integral part of Indian households and so it is at our home. A proper South Indian meal is incomplete without the customary Thayir Sadam (curd rice) and oorugai. My MIL is an expert when...
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Koozh Dosai
Koozh dosai is a very old and traditional recipe, which I feel is slowly fading away from most households, including mine. Whenever it comes to grinding batter, I end up grinding for the regular idly...
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