Puliyodarai Podi recipe, How to make puliyodarai podi

Puliyodarai podi,with step by step pictures, a dry podi made using dhaniya, channa dal, red chili and tamarind as main ingredients, to make the popular South Indian Puliyodarai. I have seen MTR Puliyodarai podi and tasted too in my friend's house too. Few months back, i got to taste it in a friend's house. Her mil got it from a wedding caterer, but it was not like a dry powder. Roughly she gave an idea of the recipe, i noted it down but didn't attempt it. Later, during Navaratri, when i visited my neighbour's house, she made super spicy puliyodarai and while i was talking to her, she told that she made it using puliyodarai podi. I somehow mistook that as store bought podi, as i had a  feeling that it can't be made at home. I always pre assume many things like this. Few years back i thought, Pav Bhaji can only be made in restaurants and we can't make at home😆.  She then clarified that it is home made and her mother in law makes it quite often and it is a super hit recipe. I felt that it is perfect for working moms and perfect for travel too. I was bit skeptical about the grinding of tamarind, as it will be wet, but when i tried it few weeks back, it turned so well. I tweaked the recipe as per the ingredients i used for Iyengar puliyodarai recipe, but followed her method. You can use this puliyodarai podi for making Puli sevai and puli aval too.

Garlic ribbon pakoda recipe

Garlic ribbon pakoda| Garlic seeval recipe, spicy garlic flavored ribbon murukku recipe with step by step pictures, a perfect savory for diwali. I have posted 3 varieties of Ribbon pakoda | ola pakoda recipe with video. I have posted garlic sev recipe too. Yesterday Varsha was telling me to make garlic flavored ribbon pakoda for Diwali. That brought me so many childhood memories. Those days garlic in cooking was so rare at home so once when i asked my grandmother to make garlic flavored ribbon pakoda, she gave a weird look and told me that we don't make those stuff at home. My friends at school bring Garlic sev and Garlic Ribbon pakoda and i used to enjoy it. We lived in Madurai and so we used to get the famous Sattur seeval, Arupukottai seeval from friends who travel to these places quite often. These cities are quite closer to Madurai and the snacks taste so yummy. They use a traditional seeval kattai for making this ribbon pakoda. But since we don't have it at home, i used the achu which i used for making the Coconut ribbon pakoda. Do try this Garlic ribbon pakoda recipe at home and let me know how you liked it. Check out our full Collection of Diwali recipes. 
I followed my masala murukku | poondu murukku recipe procedure for making this garlic ribbon murukku, you can grind garlic only and add red chili powder to the flour and make the dough.

Wheat flakes chivda recipe, Healthy Diwali snacks

Wheat flakes chivda recipe, with video and step by step pictures, a healthy diwali snack recipe using Wheat flakes. Diwali is a time to indulge in varieties of sweets of snacks. Generally we make lots of sweets and savories for diwali but some people who  really can't eat oily food prefer some healthy recipes for diwali. I have already posted Healthy Poha chivda, Corn flakes mixture in Jeyashri's kitchen. Check out our Complete collection of Diwali recipes.
For my readers in Singapore
I have seen this Wheat flakes Chivda in Sri Murugan Stores, in East point mall Simei. I just grabbed the packet from there and then found out it is just like our regular cornflakes made with wheat. Staying in abroad we always miss the celebrations back home in India. But Sri Murugan Stores, Simei brings all the festivity just nearby our home and once you enter there you feel like you are in India. I have shared some pictures from there in Jeyashri's Kitchen Instagram during Ganesh Chaturthi. Also stay tuned to our Instagram page to see more pictures from Sri Murugan stores for Deepavali too. Buy your groceries for this Diwali through Sri Murugan online app, available on iOS and Android.

Rava Gulab Jamun recipe, Diwali Sweets

Gulab jamun recipe using Rava| sooji, soaked in sugar syrup a perfect dessert for diwali, Recipe with Video and step by step pictures.  Gulab jamuns are a must in most of the Indian families for Diwali. We always make Gulab jamun using Instant Gulab Jamun mix available in stores. We also make Khoya Gulab Jamun, Milk powder Gulab jamun, Paneer gulab jamun too. This Gulab Jamun is made using Rava| sooji| semolina. It is super easy to make and tasted so delicious too. So if you don't get any Gulab jamun mix in your place or running out of time in the last minute, just go ahead and make this Easy Rava gulab jamun.
I planned to post this recipe of sooji ka gulab jamun during Janmastami but then postponed to Diwali festival . Bookmarked the recipe from here and altered it suit my preference.
Go ahead and try out this Rava Gulab jamun for this Deepavali and celebrate the festival. Check out the Complete Collection of Diwali Sweets and Savory recipes from Jeyashri's kitchen

Madras mixture recipe, Diwali recipes

Sri Krishna sweets style Madras mota mixture recipe, with step by step pictures.
Madras mixture recipe with kara boondi, plain sev, maida biscuits, cashew nuts and peanuts as main ingredients, gives a classic sweet stall style mixture. Deepavali is incomplete without making mixture in a South Indian family. We always buy Mixture from Sri Krishna sweets, a popular sweet shop in Chennai. They have outlet in Chennai airport and so it is always convenient for us to buy from there before we board the flight. My kids are a huge fan of their Madras mixture, now they renamed this as Mota mixture. Though they have wide variety of sweets and snacks we buy only this mixture from them. So this year for deepavali i attempted to replicate the recipe, just with the taste and the ingredients i have seen in their packets. I slightly customised to suit my kids taste too. Celebrate this Diwali with Jeyashri's kitchen by choosing from our wide range of Diwali Sweets and Savory recipes.  

Ragi Butter Murukku recipe,Murukku recipes

Ragi butter murukku| Finger millet murukku, crispy murukku using ragi| finger millet flour, perfect for Deepavali. I have tried savory recipes using ragi flour. Though they turn out crispy, somehow i feel the slight bitter taste after tasting the murukku. Even i have tried murukku using millet flour like samai, thinai and varagu. I have never tried the traditional way of making flour, using the store bought flour only. Today i tried Ragi butter murukku by adding some rice flour to it. It was very crunchy and bitter taste was not there in this murukku. I don't say it is a healthy version of murukku, as we add millet flour to this, but i am sure, it is definitely a different version to try out for this Deepavali.
Check out my video for Butter murukku recipe.

Kaju Katli recipe using Karupatti, Diwali recipes

Kaju katli using palm jaggery| karupatti, detailed recipe with step by step pictures and video. Kaju Katli is a popular Diwali sweet recipe. I have posted kaju katli recipe and kaju pista roll recipe too in jeyashri's kitchen. Few months back i tried Mysore pak by replacing sugar with Karupatti| Palm jaggery and shared in Jeyashris kitchen Instagram. It turned out well, but i still didn't get it perfect. The taste was too good only it was bit chewy. I wanted to try out Kaju katli using karupatti. I have seen this in Sri Krishna sweets as Karupatti cake. So i wanted to give it a try. Kaju katli turned out so well with karupatti. Try out this easy sweet for this Diwali and enjoy the festive season. Stay tuned for more recipes coming up. Please do see out wide range of Diwali Sweets and savory recipes.

Rajma murukku recipe, Diwali recipes

Rajma murukku recipe, Red kidney bean murukku, crispy murukku recipe using cooked rajma(red kidney beans) and rice flour as the main ingredients, recipe with video and step by step pictures. Generally we make murukku using urad dal, besan flour and we south indians make many varieties of murukku too. Recently i came across Channa murukku recipe in a cookbook. I tried the same 2 weeks back using replacing rajma with channa. It turned out very well and i shared with my friends and they loved it too. As Diwali 2018 is nearing,  i thought i will post the recipe here. I am sure you will like this crispy, easy to make Rajma murukku| red kidney bean murukku. Check out our collection of Diwali recipes.
Video coming up shortly. Thanks for your kind understanding. 

Omavalli leaves Rasam recipe

Omavalli leaves rasam | Karpooravalli rasam with video and step by step pictures.
Omavalli leaves rasam| ajwain leaves rasam recipe, a soothing comfortable easy rasam recipe made using freshly ground spices and omavalli leaves. This rasam can be had as a soup too. I followed my Kalyana rasam recipe. So i didn't use tamarind for this rasam. Traditionally rasam is made using tamarind, but we South Indians make different varieties of rasam, so for this rasam no tamarind juice is added. After the 9 days of festival food, we really need a comfortable food. Rasam rice is a super comfortable food and i can have it any time of the day. As the weather is also getting cold and raining most of the days, this omavalli rasam is a best one to control common cold and throat pain. Generally omavalli or karpooravalli leaves is added in homemade kashayams to treat common cold. Try this rasam and enjoy the weather. Stay tuned for Deepavali recipes from next week.

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