Ulundu kali recipe, How to make ulundu kali

Ulundu kali recipe, Ulundu kali in Tamil,video and step by step pictures,  it is a traditional dish made using rice, black urad dal and karupatti. It is an authentic Tirunelveli style recipe, made for breakfast and this is very high in protein too. Generally it is given for newly delivered mothers and girls who attained puberty, as it it strengthens the hip bones. I have heard about a lot from my friends and during my childhood days my neighbour autny makes it and send for us. My sister eats that but i never used to touch that. Very recently one of my friend share with me Ulundu kali sometime back and some how liked it too. I already have request from my friends to post this ulundu kali recipe in Jeyashri's kitchen. She clearly explained the recipe as her mom and mil are expert in making this kali. She shared with me the flour too, which she got from India. I am delighted to share this healthy recipe with you all today. Do try this at home and let me know how it turned out.
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• Vendhaya kali

Thinai maavu Nei appam recipe, Easy appam recipe

Millet flour nei appam recipe with video and step by step pictures. Easy and Instant Nei appam made using millet flour, over riped banana and brown sugar, easy recipe for bachelors and working women. Generally we make nei appam with rice or rice flour or wheat flour. I have posted many varieties of nei appam in Jeyashri's kitchen. We make nei appam for ganesh chaturthi, avani avittam, Karthigai deepam and Krishna jayanthi too. This version of nei appam is with Thinai mavu | foxtail millet flour. I got a pack of thinai maavu to try out some sweet. Among the millet flours, thinai is perfect for making sweets. I have given few sweet recipes using thinai maavu in my Millet cook book. Recently a friend shared with me this recipe of nei appam using brown sugar. It tasted so yum and she made with rice flour. I wanted to try the recipe using the Thinai maavu i got from Sri Murugan stores.
For my readers in Singapore
We get Thinai maavu in Sri Murugan stores. They have a wide range of millet flours in their outlets. You can place your order through Sri Murugan stores android or iOs app too. Check out their newly opened huge store at Yishun mall.
Check to see the full collection of Karthigai Deepam recipes in Jeyashri's Kitchen.

Millet Paal payasam recipe, Easy Payasam recipes

Millet Paal payasam, 3 ingredient payasam, creamy delicious, traditional payasam recipe using millet. Paal payasam is my most favorite sweet and my regular readers know that Paal payasam is the first post in Jeyashri's kitchen. We generally make it using raw rice or sometimes use basmati rice too. I tried even aval paal payasam too during Krishna jayanthi. This Millet payasam i tried for my Millet cook book and i thought i will post it here now during the Navaratri season. This payasam doesn't not need stirring continuously, a pressure cooker payasam gives a delicious creamy dessert. Check out our Complete collection of Navaratri Recipes

Kara Ammini Kozhakattai recipe, Ganesh Chathurthi recipes

Kara ammini kozhukattai using store bought rice flour with video and step by step pictures. We always use home made rice flour or idiyappam flour to make kozhukattai maavu. I have already posted the 4 ways of making kozhukattai maavu. I got few queries from readers regarding, making of kozhukattai dough using store bought rice flour. Though i have tried once, but vaguely remember about the output. So i wanted to try it once. Since i wanted to make a post, i chose the recipe of kara ammini kozhukattai recipe. I have already posted 2 spicy versions of ammini kozhukattai and aone sweet version of ammini kozhukattai. This one is one more version of spicy kozhukattai, where we mix red chili powder to the dough itself and steam them. They tasted so yum and it is a healthy snack too.
Check out my complete collection of Ganesh Chaturthi recipes 2018.

Sweet ammini kozhukattai recipe, Ganesh chaturthi recipes

Sweet ammini kozhukattai, mani kozhakattais made using left over kozhukattai dough and sweet poornam. We always make spicy version of ammini kozhukattai and it is my personal favorite too. I have posted 2 varieties of spicy ammini kozhukattai, but want to give it a try on sweet version too. This Ganesh Chaturthi 2018, i wanted to post some simple kozhakattai recipes. Recently i met a bachelor friend, who was telling that she wants to make modak as she loves it but don't have the patience or time to sit and do the shape. I told her to use the modakam mould which is quite easy. She immediately told that she doesn't have the mould too. After coming home, i was thinking about that then the idea of sweet ammini kozhukattai, which i have seen in many websites came to my mind. Definitely in no way it will match the traditional modakam, but to satiate the cravings of the kozhukattai, you can try this one. You can use store bought rice flour or idiyappam flour for making this. If you live in a place where you won't get fresh coconut, you follow the poornam recipe, following my modakam using desiccated coconut. Enjoy the festival without missing the festival food.

Thengai Palkova recipe, Coconut thiratipaal

Palkova is a milk based sweet, made by boiling the milk, addition of adding the coconut makes it more delicious. Thengai thiratipaal is a traditional milk sweet, we generally make palkova or theiratipaal for janmastami but this one is with the addition of coconut. I made the stove top method but you can try the Instant Microwave palkova version by adding the coconut in the last. A quick and easy recipe to do in the last minute for Krishna jayanthi neivedyam. Check out my complete collection of Janmashtami neivedhyam recipes.

Dry fruits poli, How to make poli easy method

No sugar added poli

Dry fruits poli, a no sugar less oil Indian dessert recipe, a healthy version of poli, recipe with step by step pictures. Poli also called as Obattu, Holige, puran poli, vermi in different languages, is a sweet loaded with ghee. The stuffing inside the polis varies from place to place as South Indians, Maharastrians use chana dal and gujaratis use Toor dal. Apart from these traditional polis we also make different varieties of poli with our own creative ideas. I have posted carrot poli, thenga poli apart from the traditional ones with chana dal and the Maharastrian style puran poli. I still remember the way amma and patti makes poli loaded with oil and a super delicious soft polis. They make in huge batches and even distribute to our neighbors too. I don't claim an expert in making polis like the same way she makes, but i can make decent polis. It is more you gain mastery over it by practice. As i do it only once a year for aavani avittam and that too in a very small quantity, my output will not match her level of excellence.
As we all are becoming health conscious and running out of time when any festival falls on a week day. But still we want to follow the traditions too and i am seeing many young girls around the world are so enthusiastic in doing all the delicacies on a festival day.
I am no sure whether diabetic patients can consume dates and nuts, so i don't claim this diabetic friendly sweets but you can call no sugar added sweet. Try this relatively healthy version of poli and enjoy the festival. Also check out my

• Carrot poli - With video
• Paruppu poli

Pachai payaru payasam, Green gram dal payasam

Pachai payaru payasam | green gram dal payasam a simple rich jaggery based payasam made using green gram dal. We generally make payasam with yellow moong dal and channa dal, but this is the first time i made payasam with green moong dal. I remember amma makes kanji with pachai payaru and adds milk and sugar or jaggery to this, on fasting days. Today being aadi velli i thought i will make a payasam and made this pachai payaru payasam. This payasam can be made for any festival neivedyams. Try it out and let me know how it turned out.
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• Channa dal payasam

Angaya podi recipe, Postpartum recipes

    Angaya podi recipe, with video and step by pictures. Angaya podi is a traditional recipe made using many healthy ingredients and an important one in postpartum delivery. I adapted this recipe from my athai and my friend's mother law too. This angaya podi can be consumed not only by newly delivered moms but also by anyone in the family. This healthy podi aids in digestion and also a  very good remedy for amebiasis as it has neem flower, sundakkai and manathakkali. I still remember my patti used to make this during the time my sister came to our house for delivery. I used to study in college and my mom and grandmother will force me to eat this angaya podi with rice weekly once. I hate this like anything and will shout at them and move away from that place. Even after i delivered my 2 kids i refused to eat this for more than a week. After making this i started liking it very much and now i am including a tsp of thsi angaya podi in my food daily.I have been receiving reader requests for this angaya podi but somehow i avoid due to the lack of availability of all the ingredients here in Singapore.
    Recently found all the ingredients here in Sri Murugan stores Singapore and ordered them and made this angaya podi. Sri Murugan stores has their mobile app and you can download in your Android or iOs phone to order your grocery. They have varieties  of Indian groceries and fresh Indian vegetables too available at reasonable price. The recently opened Sri Murugan Plus is my one stop shop for my monthly Grocery.
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• Kandatippili rasam 

Vendakkai Sambar recipe,Ladies finger sambar

Vendakkai sambar, ladies finger sambar recipe, with fresh ground sambar masala. We make Sambar with onion, drumstick, capsicum, yellow pumpkin, brinjal and other veggies. But Vendakkai Sambar is the family's favorite and Suresh loves it the most. Also we use home made sambar powder for making sambar, even it is arachuvitta sambar, we use sambar podi. But i have seen many of my relatives make arachivitta sambar without using sambar podi. I wanted to give this a try for a long time and my co sister's mom clarified my silly doubts and this sambar is a super hit at my place. This recipe is a keeper, you can make this for festivals as it is a no onion no garlic recipe and also doesn't use any mill ground  sambar powder. I was totally hooked by the aroma of the Vendakkai sambar.
Varuthuaracha sambar and udipi sambar  also uses only fresh masala but the coconut is dominant in the sambar masala for one and for the other we add sesame seeds. The taste is completely different for both the sambar.  Even the quantity of one ingredient changes the taste of the entire recipe.

Carrot payasam recipe, with jaggery

Carrot payasam with milk and jaggery as main ingredients makes a perfect dessert and apt for festivals too. We generally make carrot kheer with milk,sugar and condensed milk. I wanted to try this carrot payasam with jaggery,as Tamil New Year 2018,is tomorrow,14th April, i thought i will share the recipe today. I first thought i will make the carrot payasam using coconut milk,then finally made this payasam with milk and jaggery. I loved the taste of the payasam and the family to loved it. For a change from the usual paruppu payasam or paal payasam try this carrot payasam for the upcoming festival and delight your family. Check out my complete collection of Tamil new year recipes.

Kothamalli podi recipe | Coriander leaves podi

Kothamalli podi | Coriander leaves podi recipe with step by step pictures and tips. This is an easy South Indian podi recipe, which can be mixed with rice and served for lunch or dinner. I have heard about this a lot but never tried this at home. Few weeks back i made this kothamalli podi at home. As today i am too busy with other work,i didn't have time to click new post. So thought of posting this coriander leaves podi which was lying in my drafts. I made it slightly spicy to suit my family's taste buds,especially my daughter,who loves spicy podi varieties. Check out my other podi varieties

• Garlic paruppu podi
• Thengai podi recipe

Kalyana Sweet pachadi recipe | Mixed fruits pachadi

Kalyana Sweet pachadi recipe | Mixed fruits pachadi| Pazha pachadi is generally served in Tamil Brahmin weddings. We also serve this during festivals at home. As today is Ugadi festival, i thought i will share this recipe in Jeyashri's Kitchen. I learnt this from a cook mami, who came to our house for cooking, during the time of my son Varun's upanayanam. She used only apple for this pachadi. I have already posted a tomato Sweet pachadi, which is my mom's signature dish. Generally in weddings they add a pinch of food colour, but since i don't want to add the food colour, i didn't add. Check out my other Wedding style recipes:

• Kalyana sambar
• Kalyana gotsu
• Channa dal kosumalli

Millet Bisi bele bath recipe | Millet Recipes

Bisi bele bath, using millets with step by step pictures. Bisi bele bath is a popular Karnataka dish, made usingMillets and toor dal and other freshly ground Sambar masala. I have already posted my version of Bisi bele bath recipe with video, but i don't claim it as authentic Karnataka recipe. This Millet Bisi bele bath recipe i have already given in my First cook book on Millets, Neengalum Samaikalam Sirudhaniyam. Recently i tried a slightly different version of bisi bele bath, which i learnt from my co sister.  I have tried this some time back using rice and shared in Jeyashris kitchen Instagram too. I generally use home made sambar powder and fresh spices for making bisi bele bath, but she always uses only fresh masala. I generally don't add cinnamom or clove in Bisi bele bath as my family don't like it that way. Kids love this version too, but today when i made this recipe by replacing millets with rice, i was not sure as how they will respond. They enjoyed the Millet Bisi bele bath and we had Yam Tawa fry and cut mango pickle to pair with this hot hot bisi bela bath | sambar rice.

Narthangai Kuzhambu | Narthangai Pachadi recipe

Narthangai Kuzhambu | Narthangai pachadi is made with Citron, a seasonal fruit. Some people call it as kedarangai too. It is also called as Kaffir lime. This is widely available in South east asia and we South Indians make narthangai rice,Narthangai oorugai(both wet and dry version),Narthangai rasam and this pachadi too. Two weeks back when I went to Chennai for a family function,my mom packed few Narthangai for me. I made pachadi after coming back. The recipe is similar to the Orange peel pachadi recipe. 
During my childhood days i somehow don't like this pachadi. My mom,paati and my sister used to love this and me and appa never enjoy this. But somehow after marriage things changed and i started eating this pachadi. My mil's house they don't make this one but she makes the dry narthangai oorugai. I love the way she cuts the fruit using the aruvaalmanai,the traditional cutter. I used up the remaining citron for making panagam,by replacing lemon with narthangai.

Mango Ginger Thokku recipe | Maa inji thokku

Mango ginger thokku recipe | Maa inji is a seasonal root vegetable,which is generally used to make pickle. I have already posted a very simple version of no cook maa inji pickle. During my childhood days i never liked this mango ginger, but some how when i started making this after marriage, i started liking the pickle slowly. Though we make the simple version of the maa inji pickle, never tried the thokku version. I got a bunch of maa inji from little India market last week. I some how vaguely remember that my friend makes this thokku and pinged her for the recipe. She told me that it is similar to the mango thokku and gave me few tips too. Try this at home and let me know how you liked it.

Sevai using Sevai nazhi | Idiyappam recipe

Sevai using Sevai Nazhi (சேவை நாழி ,in tamil)Sevai | Idiyappam |String hoppers, is a popular South Indian breakfast or tiffin recipe. During my childhood days amma always makes sevai for tiffin and also it will be extended for dinner too. We never had idiyappam for breakfast. Sevai will always be done using sevai nazhi at out place. It is quite laborious but i still amaze at my mom as how she manages to do this tiring work even at this age with so much of enthusiasm. Though she was a working women, she used to make this sevai,after coming back from her work. Both mom and paati will sit together in the kitchen and do this 'Project Sevai'. this sevai takes place in my mom's kitchen especially when we have guests. Since many will not do sevai using sevai nazhi, she loves to serve them this rare tiffin for them. Recently my mom visited me and her 40 years old sevai nazhi is passed on to me. We are not a big fan of idiyappam or sevai but i wanted to try my hands on making this. Amma makes different varieties of sevai such as Lemon sevai, Thenga sevai, ulundu sevai, Thayir sevai and Vella sevai. When ever i wanted to make sevai, i use the instant ones available in the market.
 Though i helped my mom in making this many times, never tried on my own. I don't know how many of you will try this at home, but i want to post this recipe just for my memory and also to kindle the memories of many people reading this post.
  Please share your experience in the comments section, if you have seen your mom or grandmother using this sevai nazhi at home.

Samba Wheat sakkarai pongal recipe| Wheat rava sweet pongal

Samba wheat rava Sakkarai pongal, Pongal festival is around the corner, and i have Collection of Pongal festival recipes in Jeyashri's Kitchen. Few days back when i was cleaning my bookshelf, i came across a old Aval Kitchen book, Jan 2015,where my picture of Sakkarai Pongal was published as a cover page. When i saw inside the book, there was a collection of Pongal recipes by Madam Menu rani Chellam and this samba wheat sakkarai pongal was also there. I wanted to try this for the pongal festival 2018. You can make this for navaratri, aadi velli neivedyam, thai velli neivedyam and any other festivals too.

Inji sorasam recipe | Ginger lemon drink

Inji Sorasam, is a drink made with ginger, coriander seeds and cumin seeds, generally given to aid digestion, after a heavy meal. I have posted Ginger ale recipe some time back and mentioned about inji sorasam in that post. We can find this Inji sorasam in our refrigerator always, as my patti always stocks this up. As she was aging, she feels discomfort in her tummy after a heavy food. Especially after festival food it is a must for her. Yesterday, after hogging on the pori urundais and verkadalai urundai a lot i had a bad headache. While talking to amma, she told, pori and kadalai is Pitham and told me to have this inji sorasam. I made that yesterday according to her instructions and i found my headache had drastically come down after that. So wanted to share the recipe of inji sorasam with you all.

Millet Nei appam recipe | Karthigai deepam recipes

Nei appam | Unniyappam is a traditional sweet generally prepared in our homes for Karthigai deepam, Janmashtami,Ganesha chaturthi, Onam and avani avittam. I have already posted nei appam, wheat appam and many more Karthigai deepam recipes. Two years back, when i learnt the recipe of Traditional Mysore pak from my friend's mom, she told me the recipe of Nei appam too.Though i noted down the measurement of rice:jaggery, i didn't note down anything else. But i remember the way she was explaining to me. So i tried the same using millets instead of rice. Varagu and Thinai will work out very well for sweet appams. I used Samai(little Millet) for making this nei appams and they turned out very well. Check out my full collection of Karthigai deepam recipes.