Radish masala recipe | Side dish for chapathi

Radish masala | mullangi masala is a easy and delicious gravy made with radish and serves as a perfect side dish for chapathi | roti and even for dosa too. It even goes will with jeera rice too. I learnt this recipe from my friend's mom. When i went to her house to learn the triangle samosa recipe, i saw her cooking this radish masala. I noted down the masala recipe and this recipe i have given in the Aval vikatan Supplement magazine which i gave in 2014. We always make make radish sambar, radish paratha and sometimes add in salads but this side dish for roti is quite simple and yum too. I have slightly altered the recipe given by aunty. Enjoy this radish masala and let me know how it turned out.

Parangikai kuzhambu | Pumpkin kuzhambu recipe

South Indian gravy recipes

Parangikaai | pumpkin we used to put in sambar or vatha kuzhambu and personally i love parangikaai vatha kuzhambu very much. The natural sweetness of the parangikaai gives a delicious taste to the spicy south indian gravy. Recently when i was chatting with my friends, one of them shared the recipe of parangikai getti kuzhambu (thick gravy). The recipe sounded so easy and i have all the ingredients in hand and tried it on the same day. It was a super hit at home. I have shared this in jeyashris kitchen instagram too. Follow me on instagram and get daily updates on what's happening in my kitchen.

Orange rasam recipe| Rasam recipe

Orange rasam recipe is similar to the Kalyana rasam which i posted long back. Rasam is a staple food in the main course in every south Indian home. I have tried the Mountbatten Mani iyer's rasam, which was introduced to me through Rakesh of puliyogare travels, when we did the cookery show together in Singapore last year. I recently attended Mount mani iyer's cookery show in Chennai, in that he taught the same rasam replacing water melon with ilaneer(tender coconut water). The ilaneer rasam tasted very well too. As oranges are in season now, wanted to try the same rasam with orange juice. Believe me, the house was filled with awesome aroma of freshly ground rasam powder . When i posted the eeya chombu rasam in instagram yesterday, everyone was asking for the recipe of orange rasam. So today i am sharing the recipe of orange rasam, try this at home and let me know how it turned out.

Schezwan Soya chunks Manchurian | Indo Chinese Recipes

Soya chunks rarely takes entry in my kitchen but i ensure to cook in a best way so that it will be consumed by all. Schezwan sauce | Sichuan sauce recipe i have posted long back. I used the sauce in fried rice and pineapple fried rice too. I wanted to make schezwan paneer manchurian but finally ended up in making soya chunks manchurian with schezwan sauce. It paired up well with veg fried rice and we had a hearty Indo Chinese meal for lunch.
Check out my other soya chunks recipes

• Soya chunks biryani
• Soya chunks cutlet
• Soya chunks pepper fry

Garlic rasam recipe with coconut milk| Rasam recipes

Poondu rasam with coconut milk

Garlic rasam with coconut milk, an aromatic south Indian rasam recipe, even can be had as a soup. Few weeks back we have my cousins here and  we roamed around the city crazily and had loads of fun with them. As we all are foodies, while talking about rasam, my cousin shared with me this recipe of garlic rasam with coconut milk, which she learnt from her mil. Though i make garlic rasam regularly and also posted the recipe long back, this version sounds so different and interesting. I tried the garlic rasam yesterday and it turned out very well. The rasam accompanied by hot rice and potato curry was totally out of the world. Try this rasam for this cool weather and let me know how it turned out.

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Sukku Milagu Kuzhambu | South Indian gravy recipes

Sukku Milagu kuzhambu - Recipe With video

Sukku Milagu kuzhambu is a south Indian gravy, made with freshly roasted pepper, dry ginger(sukku) and few other Indian spices. We make Milagu kuzhambu but this is one is slightly different form that. Few days ago, while i was cleaning  my cupboard, found a collection of old cookbooks which i had bought few years back. While i was going through the few books, i saw this sukku milagu kuzhambu and tried this today at home. From the morning it was raining here badly and so i thought this would be perfect for the rainy weather. I made Vazhaithandu (banana stem) paruppu usili to pair with this sukku milagu kuzhambu.

Keerai Molagootal recipe | Palakkad recipes

Keerai Molagootal is a traditional Palakkad recipe, which i wanted to post here for a very long time. Many readers asked me to post this molagootal recipe and even i have seen readers seraching for Keerai molagootal jeyashri's kitchen. This is nothing but a poricha kootu made with keerai. Though the name has molagu in this, we don't have molagu | pepper in this recipe. This kootu is a simple yet healthy South Indian gravy made with spinach and served with hot rice. Try out this palakkad speical keerai molagootal at home.  Check out my Vazhaipoo kootu , Mambazha pulissery.

Tomato Gojju recipe | Side dish for idli | dosa

Tomato Gojju is a simple yet tasty recipe and a perfect side dish for idli | dosa | ven pongal. Gojju | gotsu recipe is a typical karnataka recipe which i learnt from my friend some time back. When i was running out of ideas as what side dish to make for Ven pongal, suddenly this idea of making tomato gojju came to my mind. It tasted very yum with pongal. Then later i made it again to make this tomato gojju post. Traditionally it is made with rasam powder, but since i don't have in stock i used home made sambar powder. Check out my collection of side dish for idli |dosa. 

Hotel sambar recipe | Sambar recipe

Sambar is the staple in the main coruse menu in all South Indian homes. I have already posted murungakkai sambar, arachuvitta sambar, kalyana sambar and many more in jeyashris kitchen. This sambar recipe is the same recipe in my sambar rice recipe. During my interaction with a marriage caterer for the recipe of vendakkai puli mandi, he told me few tips also and one among them is cooking the spices for the sambar in ghee. I have tried out few times after and it was a super duper hit at home. Varun, my little one who always eats idli | dosa with molagapodi loves this sambar a lot and he drank the remaining sambar in the bowl. Since this sambar is with toor dal, it goes well with rice and tiffin items too.  This exactly tasted like the hotel sambar. If you skip the onions it will taste more like kalyana sambar. Try it out at home and let me know how it turned out. I added mullangi | radish to the sambar.
Check out
Instant tiffin sambar                          Kalyana Sambar

 

Kalyana Mor kuzhambu | Bonda morkuzhambu

Kalyana mor kuzhambu | wedding style mor kuzhambu, also called as bonda morkuzhambu , is a popular recipe served in Tamil brahmin weddings. I have posted my mom's version of mor kuzhambu long back and mambazha mor kuzhambu recently. Though i have heard from many relatives in the family adding coriander seeds to morkuzhambu, never tried that in my version. During my trichy trip 2 months back, my perimma was explaining me this Iyengar bonda morkuzhambu ( she told me this name) recipe to me. the way she explained made me to try this at home soon, but some how it got delayed. Finally i tired this last week and we all loved it very much. It tasted the same morkuzhambu which are served in weddings. Try this kalyana morkuzhambu at home and let me know how it turned out.  We also make paruppu urundai morkuzhambu, with the same style but for that the dal miture will be steamed. Will post that version latter. Check out my

• Kalyana rasam
• Kalyana sambar

Ginger Lemon Rasam | South Indian Rasam recipes

Ginger lemon rasam | Inji elumichai rasam, is a simple south indian rasam with lemon, ginger and tomato as a major ingredient. This rasam did not include tamarind or sambar powder. So you can try this easy and simple South Indian lemon ginger rasam at home. Also this rasam can  be had as a soup too. Overall i can say it is a perfect one for Rasam lovers. Though we make lemon rasam at home, this varition of lemon rasam is quite interesting. I learnt this from my mom's sister(my perimma), recently. She didn't mention to add ginger but i wanted to make a slight variation so i added ginger to this rasam. Check out my

• Kalyana rasam
• Pineapple rasam 

Vendakkai puli mandi recipe | South Indian gravies

Vendakkai puli mandi , is basically a chettinad recipe, with vendakkai | ladies finger based gravy, pairs well with plain rice. Though i have heard this, happened to taste this in my neice wedding, i recently attended in India. Me and my sister got hooked up by its taste and asked the person who was serving, the name of the dish. Then we both went straight into the kitchen and looked for the chief cook and asked him the recipe. He was bit busy that time and gave his phone number and asked me to contact him the next day. So after the wedding got over, the next day i called the chief cook (Mr. Janakiraman)  and he patiently explained the recipe and also clarified my queries on few other authentic recipes too.
Check out my other south Indian gravy recipes

• Vendaya keerai kara kuzhambu
• Arai puli kuzhambu 

Vazhaipoo kootu recipe | Banana flower kootu

Vazhaipoo kootu | banana flower kootu is a traditional south Indian gravy made with vazhaipoo. We generally make it for sumangali prarthanai. Especially mom's side they make this very often. When i was small i never eat this and amma force me to take atleast one spoon. But later after marriage developed lot of interest towards traditional food items and started liking this kootu. Oncewhen i went to my mom's house during a vacation, i asked amma to make this  kootu  for me. Amma was super surprised and happily made for me. We call it as vazhaipoo thani kootu. Check my vazhaipoo vadai and vazhaipoo paruppu usili.

Mambazha moru kootan | Mambazha Pulissery

Mambazha mor kuzhambu - Palakkad special

Mambazha pulissery | mambazha moru kootan is a Palakad special dish, made with ripe mangoes. Though i have heard about this recipe through my friend's mil, but never was bit skeptical to try this at home, as i am not sure about the taste. But after hearing very good reviews about this morkootan, finaly i tried this mambazha morkootan. It tasted very nice and  went well with plain rice and spicy potato masala.

Ulli Theeyal recipe | Kerala Ulli theeyal

Ulli theeyal is a popular Kerala gravy | South Indian gravy for rice, made with shallots(chinna vengayam) and coconut as the main ingredients and other flavourful spices. I am a big fan of vengaya vathal kuzhambhu, so i wanted to try this for a long time. Few months back one of my friend's mom while casually talking told me the recipe of ulli theeyal and i recorded the same in my mobile. I got a good bunch of small onion during my little india trip and finally made this ulli theeyal. It was a huge hit among all in the family. Try this at home and share your feedback with me.

Vendhaya keerai kara kuzhambu | Methi leaves gravy

South Indian kuzhambhu recipes

Last weekend when i went to the nearby Indian shop, found a fresh bunch of methi leaves there. After that made the vendaya keerai sambar and also methi thepla too. Just casualy looking for some methi leaves recipes around the net and found this vendaya keerai kara kuzhambu here. So i tried this yesterday and it tasted out of the world. I slightly tweaked the recipe according to my preference. The aroma of the kuzhambhu is filled around the house and enjoyed it very much.

Erissery recipe | How to make erissery

Erissery is a kerala special dish made for Onam, and made mostly with yellow pumpkin,called as Mathanga erissery. I remember my mom makes this but i have never made tried this on my own or tasted it after marriage. As my athai is very fond of this erissery, she makes this more when she comes to our house for summer vacation. I asked my mom for the recipe and she sent me a voice note in What's app about how to make erissery. I am so happy that she started learning to operate smart phones. This version of erissery is my mom's way of making it and i am not sure the authentic kerala erissery recipe. It tasted so yum and i had it with rice and vendakkai curry.

Kerala Kadala Curry | Kadala curry recipe

When i posted the Kerala Puttu recipe i promised that i will post the kadala curry recipe too. Again this recipe recipe also told by the same friends and it turned out very well. It even tasted very well with Roti and plain rice too. Though they said coconut bits is optional, it added an extra flavour and crunchy texture of  the coconut made the curry more tastier. Check out my kala channa masala too.

Chettinad Karuveppilai Kuzhambu | South Indian kuzhambu recipes

After all festive food and work, it took little time for me to come back to routine. So today i will be sharing the recipe of Chettinad style Karuveppillai Kuzhambu| Curry leaves kulambu. This authentic South Indian gravy recipe, was passed to me by a reader Ceyizhai Pari, sometime back. so i thought i will try it and post this today. So after the festive food this simple karuveppillai kuzhambu with hot rice and beans curry was totally a bliss for me. Check out my other version of karuvepillai kuzhambu too which i posted long back.

Dal Dhokli recipe | Gujarathi dal dhokli

no onion no garlic recipe- jain recipe

Dal dhokli, i have heard about this many times from a friend but never tried or tasted it. Basically it is a a mix of roti and dal which i always considered as a comforting one pot meal by itself. This recipe was in my to do list for a long time. Since i am posting  jain recipes | no onion no garlic recipes, i thought i will post this. Though i roughly know how to make Dal dhokli, this video helped me to know about the exact recipe of dal dhokli. I had this piping hot dal dhokli with crunchy peanuts on a rainy day afternoon for lunch. Check out my other no onion no garlic recipes.