Karamani Sundal recipe, Navaratri recipes

Karamani Sundal recipe, with video and step by step pictures.
 Karamani Sundal made using freshly ground spices, enhances the taste and flavour of the sundal, an easy Navaratri recipe. Navaratri 2018 is starting today. We make variety of Sundals for the Navaratri season and Jeyashri's Kitchen has a huge collection of Navaratri Sweets and Sundal recipes. This year also i planned to post few sundal and sweet recipes and got the Red eyed karamani to make sundal. I actually planned to make a simple basic sundal but some time back, one of my friend shared a Karamadhu podi recipe(the Iyengar style curry powder) with me and also shared his mom's recipe of the same. Though i got the recipe some time back, i didn't try it out. Suddenly after soaking the karamani sundal the idea of using the karamadhu podi in the sundal. We both discussed few other options of using the powder too.(see notes section) I am not a great fan of karamani, as even during my childhood days, whenever karamani sundal is made during navaratri, i will get so upset. I never like karamani, but the red one was still ok compared to the lobia beans. This podi was too flavourful and it took the lame karamani to a different level. Try this out with any variety of sundal and i am sure you will enjoy it as how we did.

Zucchini paratha recipe, Paratha recipes

Zucchini paratha with step by step picture, no onion no garlic paratha recipe, an easy to make Indian flat bread. I usually make it by squeezing the excess water from the vegetable and add it to the atta and make the dough. Recently when i visited my friend's place for lunch, she made lauki paratha. She told she made it just by adding the lauki into the flour, without squeezing the extra water. It was very soft and it tasted so yum. I just casually tried the same with zucchini last Sunday for breakfast. It turned out very well.
I realised the key is to just add very few drops of water to the dough, which helps in making a non sticky dough. Since it is a no onion no garlic paratha recipe, i thought i will share this during this time. Check out our Complete collection of No onion no garlic recipes.

Kaddu ki kheer recipe, Pumpkin payasam

Kaddu ki kheer | Pumpkin payasam | Gummadikaya payasam, kheer made with pumpkin, almonds and saffron compliments the richness. I always make pumpkin soup and it is a very common dish in our home. Mostly pumpkin i buy will be used for soup or i put them in Sambar. As Navaratri season is coming up i wanted to share some festival recipes and tried this Kaddu ki kheer and posting with step by step pictures and video. The payasam tasted so creamy and yum and it tasted just like the carrot kheer. Later i felt, i should have made the pumpkin payasam with jaggery as how i did for carrot payasam. As pumpkins are available in the market so easily now a days, try this kheer for the festival season and celebrate the joy of festivity. Check out the complete collection of Navaratri recipes. 

Veg Makhani recipe, Veg Makhanwala

Veg makhani | veg makhanwala, no onion no garlic version with step by step pictures, a rich creamy gravy, pairs well with roti, rice. Makhani gravy is a popular Indian gravy. I have tasted Veg makhani in restaurants, recently attempted Paneer makhani gravy and shared the recipe too. This post also uses the same base for makhani gravy, a no onion no garlic version, to suit this navaratri season. The gravy turned out so rich and yummy and the flavour of the simple spices complimented the Veg makhani. No fancy ingredients needed, just make the Veg makhanwala with the ingredients easily available at home and enjoy this finger licking gravy. I have posted No onion garlic version of Paneer butter masala recipe few years back.
Check out my complete collection of No onion no garlic recipes.

Kothamalli Thogayal recipe, Coriander Thogayal

Kothamalli Thogayal | Coriander thogayal is a simple recipe made using coriander leaves, red chili and coconut as main ingredients. We generally make pudina thogayal, kothamalli thogayal, paruppu thogayal, thengai thogayal at home. Yesterday while browsing through the Recipe index page of Jeyashri's Kitchen, i realised it never posted the recipe of kothamalli thogayal. I have posted kothamalli thokku recipe but not thogayal. This thogayal tastes great with plain rice and perfect combo for curd rice too. It goes well with dosa and  paratha too. Try out this simple South Indian style Kothamalli Thogayal and enjoy your meal.

Green Moong dal vada recipe, no onion no garlic recipes

Green moong dal vada recipe, using split green moong dal, crispy no onion no garlic recipe, perfect snack during navaratri days. Few months back when i called my friends for Varalakshmi pooja, this  green moong dal  vada is a part of the menu. I have already posted moong dal bhajiya | pakora but that recipe includes potato and onion. This split green moong vada was a super hit and i served it with coconut chutney. Do try this during this festival season and let me know how it turned out.

Sundakkai Kara Kuzhambu recipe, South Indian gravy

South Indian style Kara kuzhambu recipe using fresh sundakkai | turkey berry. Sundakkai | turkey berry, generally we make Sundakkai vatha kuzhambu using dried turkey berries. But this Kara kuzhambu recipe is using fresh sundakkai, we call it as pachai sundakkai. Sundakkai i have used in Sambar and also tasted in bisibelabath too. I still remember plucking fresh sundakkai from the garden in my uncle's house and my chitti used to put that in sambar and bisibelabath. As kids we are not a big fan of sundakkai but later when i started cooking on my own, i started to eat all tastes of food. I have seen fresh turkey berries in the market these days and thought will post a recipe using sundakkai. And coincidentally a follower of Jeyashri's kitchen on Instagram, sent me the recipe of Sundakkai kara kuzhambu few days back. I picked fresh Sundakkai from the nearby Sri Murugan stores and made this kara kuzhambu for Sunday lunch. We all loved it and i didn't the feel much bitterness of the sundakkai and it was quite comfortable for me to eat that too. Do try this recipe at home and let me know how it turned out.
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Paneer Masala recipe, Dhaba style paneer masala

Dhaba style Paneer Masala with video

Paneer Masala recipe, a Dhaba style paneer masala an aromatic paneer gravy prepared by marinating paneer in basic spices and cooked in an onion tomato based semi gravy. I have noted this Dhaba style Paneer recipe from Chef Venkatesh Bhat show, 2 years back. I very rarely note down recipes, and this is one is among them. I tweaked the recipe to suit our taste buds. Yesterday while i was checking for something in my old note book, happened to see this recipe. I have a pack of fresh paneer at home and wanted to try out this paneer masala recipe. It was a super duper hit at home and kids loved it a lot. Do try this Dhaba style paneer masala at home and I am sure you will love it.

Jackfruit seed Cutlet recipe| Palakottai cutlet

Jackfruit seed| Kathal seeds| Chakkakuru| Palakottai, is the seed inside the jackfruit, which many people discard after eating jackfruit. Jackfruit seed cutlet recipe with step by step pictures, made using left over palakottai. This recipe also includes how the instruction of how to remove the skin of jackfruit seed. During our childhood days, we used to get boiled jackfruit seeds in a road side shop nearby our school. I don't know how they make, but they taste so yum. Amma always scold us not to eat from there and say it is just boiled one which i can make it at home. But it will never taste the same. Sometimes amma puts the palakottai in Sambar or in kootu too. But i hate that in all other forms, the one they sell outside the school tops among all. Recently i came across this cutlet using jack fruit seeds. Here in Singapore, we get bunch of jackfruit seeds in Indian shops. I have seen this many times, but never bought them. Few days back i picked it up from Sri Murugan trading, and tried out this Jackfruit cutlet. It was a super duper hit at home and no one can make out the taste of the seeds.
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Kollu kara chutney recipe, Chutney recipes

Kollu kara chutney, recipe with step by step pictures and video. Kara chutney made using kollu| horsegram, shallots, tomato and red chili as main ingredients, pairs well with idli, dosa. I came across this interesting Kara chutney recipe with kollu in a tamil magazine and saved it long time back. While i was searching was something in my mobile, this chutney caught my attention. I tried the chutney and it was very tasty. No one can find out that kollu is added in this kara chutney. We had it with dosa and it was quite delicious. Do try this chutney at home and i am sure you will love it. Also check out

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