Kashayam for Cold and Cough, Home remedy

Kashayam for common cold and cough | கஷாயம் in tamil, with a video and step by step pictures, with clear explanations on how to make a Kashayam with easily available ingredients at home and home garden. Generally my mom never gives us any medicine for common cold and cough, as she always says it will last for a week and give us only home remedies. Being a nurse by profession, she never allow us to take medicine for common cold. Later when my kids started growing up i too followed the same practise. For the past few days me and husband are having cough and finally today i made a kashayam at home and i had some time at my disposal and so blogging it too. I am sure many homes follow different methods of kashayam, this is the common one we used to make at home. If you omit one or 2 ingredients also it is fine. I have given alternatives for that in the ingredient table itself.
I got the chitarathai from Sri Murugan stores, Singapore. They have got wide range of nattu marundu products in their shop in small packets. We can store this in the refrigerator for later use. I always buy my monthly grocery from Sri murugan stores and they do home delivery too. We can also order through their Android or iOs mobile app.
Also check out our Inji sorasam and Turmeric milk recipe 

Cauliflower kovakkai curry recipe, Tindora and cauliflower curry

Cauliflower kovakkai curry recipe, a simple south Indian version of curry made using Cauliflower and Kovakkai | tindora | ivy gourd and the home made sambar masala enhances the taste of this curry. This combo of cauliflower and Tindora i tasted for the first time in my sister's place last year. We all loved it and kids loved the most. Generally tindora| Kovakkai is not their favorite but still i make it a point to add in the menu once in 10 days. In this way of making, they never even realise that kovakkai is added in the curry. Once thing is it is quite laborious to chop them finely and the curry shrinks it's volume after it is cooked. But i can say it is worth the effort. The curry pairs well with  South Indian gravies like Rasam, Sambar, Vathakuzhambu, Mor kuzhambu..

Sambar Podi recipe, Home made sambar masala

Sambar powder recipe| How to make sambar masala at home, South Indian style Sambar masala made using coriander seeds, red chili and other spices used for making sambar, rasam and curries too. Usually we make Sambar powder in bulk and it is grind in mill back in India. I have posted the bulk version of Sambar powder recipe long back, but  is used to get mails for the recipe in small quantity, which can be made at home in small quantity. It was too difficult for me to work on the ratio and proportions and later i forgot. Last 2 weeks i got few messages in social media regarding the same. So i called my mom and we both discussed on the ratio for making sambar podi in small quantity and finally concluded with the measurements. I tried the same at home and it was quite flavourful too. For many readers who live in abroad, we run out of stock, those times this recipe will be handy. You can use the same podi for sambar, rasam, and curries like potato, cauliflower, ladies finger..

Onion Pakoda recipe , Vengaya pakoda

Onion Pakoda recipe | Vengaya pakoda in Tamil| ulli vada, a popular South Indian tea time deep fried snack made using Onions, gram flour, rice flour and other spices, recipe with step by step pictures and video. Onion pakoda not only pairs with tea or coffee, most of the houses we have it with rasam rice, curd rice and with any variety rice too. During my childhood days, appa used to but pakoda from a famous shop in Madurai, and we will look forward to it. Generally he gets it on a Saturday noon and we will wait for him to bring this pakoda and then will sit for lunch together. More than having it for snack, we love to have it along with our food. The crispy crunchy pakoda tastes so yum with meals. I have shared a Madurai famous Thool pakoda recipe, but this one is the Popular Vengaya pakoda. If you want to make any starter for potluck parties, then this pakoda is a perfect one. Also the cashew pakoda, aval pakoda and pattanam pakoda are the classic ones for a potluck party. Do try this Onion pakoda recipe and let me know how it turned out.

Rasam sadham recipe, Rasam rice

Rasam sadham recipe | Rasam recipe a simple and easy one pot meal, recipe with video and step by step pictures. Recently i attended my cousin's wedding in Chennai and the food served on all the 3 days was so awesome and a wide spread too. They served Rasam sadham in one of the dinner menu and it was totally yum. I was so attracted by the simplicity and taste of the dish. The next day i asked the caterer the method of how to make Rasam sadham. He was sweet enough to tell as how it was made. The caterers generally make in big open pot but i chose the pressure cooker method. It turned out so well and my son who never eats rasam, loved this rasam rice. The hot rasam rice and the Arbi fry| seppankizhangu fry on the side made a yummy lunch today. Do try this recipe at home and let me know how it turned out.
Also check out my

• Rasa vadai recipe
• Rasam powder recipe

Methi dal recipe, Easy dal recipes

Methi dal recipe| Methi dal fry, using toor dal, a simple, healthy  dal recipe with methi leaves pairs well with rice, chapati and pulaos. Dal is always a staple food at me place and it is quite comforting too. As Methi leaves are freshly available in the market i thought i will post this simple Methi dal recipe. I have already given this recipe in my Kuttis kitchen cook book. I was travelling for the past 3 days and after returning back home made this easy dal recipe and clicked the same for the post. If you are looking for easy and healthy recipes then you must try this Methi dal recipe.
Also check out my

• Palak dal recipe
• Masoor dal tadka

Spicy Corn chaat recipe

Spicy corn chaat is a simple and easy snack recipe with simple available ingredients. If you are looking for chatpata chaat recipe then you must try this Spicy corn chaat, You can make this using frozen sweet corn kernels or fresh sweet corn too. Since the sweet corn has a sweetish taste i made it little spicy to balance that. But you can reduce the spiciness according to your preference.
I have given some variations in the notes section, please scroll down to see those tips. Also do check out my Tandoori corn chaat and sweet corn pulao recipe.

Tomato Sesame Chutney recipe, Andhra style Chutney

Tomato Sesame Chutney recipe| Tomato Nuvvula pachadi is a spicy Andhra style chutney recipe made using tomatoes, red chili, sesame seeds and green chili. I wanted to post the tomato sesame chutney recipe with video but i could do with step by step pictures for this recipe. This Andhra style tomato chutney pairs well with Idli, dosa and tastes well with Curd rice too. I have tasted this chutney in Hyderabad few times, but this time i somehow could make out the other ingredients in the chutney. I tried this today and it tasted so similar to the restaurant style chutney | pachadi. The one i made is not too spicy, but you can increase the chilis to make it more spicy.
Check out my other Andhra style recipes.

• Tomato ginger chutney
• Andhra pulihora
• Gutti Vankaya kura

Tomato Sesame Chutney recipe

• Recipe Cusine: Indian
• Prep Time: 10 Minutes
• Cook time: 15 Minutes
• Serves: 4
• Author: Jeyashri
• Recipe Category:Breakfast | Dinner
• Description: Tomato Sesame Chutney recipe| Tomato Nuvvula pachadi is a spicy Andhra style chutney recipe made using tomatoes, red chili, sesame seeds and green chili.

    Tomato  2 (ripe, big ones)
    Red chili    5-6
    Green chili  1
    Tamarind   a small piece
    Garlic  4 cloves
    Sesame seeds  2 tblsp
    Salt  as needed
    Oil  1 tbslp
    Mustard  seeds  1/4 tsp
    Urad dal  1/4 tsp
    Curry leaves   few 

Method :

• Chop the tomatoes finely.
• In a pan add oil(reserve 1 tsp for tempering) and add the sesame seeds, tamarind, red chili, green chili and garlic cloves. 
• Saute in a medium low flame. 
• Once the sesame seeds changing brown color, simmer the flame and transfer this to a plate.
• Add in the chopped tomatoes and cook till they turn mushy. 
• Add salt to this.
• Cool this completely and grind into a fine paste.
• Add water to adjust the consistency. 
• In a pan add 1 tsp oil and temper with mustard seeds, urad dal and curry leaves. 
• Tomato Sesame Chutney is ready to serve. 
• This can be packed for travel too. 

Notes:

1. You can add few curry leaves while grinding to enhance the taste. 
2. Tomato Sesame Chutney goes well with idli, dosa, chapathi and also with curd rice too.

Method with step by step pictures :

• Chop the tomatoes finely.
• In a pan add oil(reserve 1 tsp for tempering) and add the sesame seeds, tamarind, red chili, green chili and garlic cloves. 
• Saute in a medium low flame. 

• Once the sesame seeds changing brown color, simmer the flame and transfer this to a plate.
• Add in the chopped tomatoes and cook till they turn mushy. 

• Add salt to this.
• Cool this completely and grind into a fine paste.
• Add water to adjust the consistency. 

• In a pan add 1 tsp oil and temper with mustard seeds, urad dal and curry leaves. 
• Tomato Sesame Chutney is ready to serve. 
• This can be packed for travel too. 

Notes:

1. You can add few curry leaves while grinding to enhance the taste. 
2. Tomato Sesame Chutney goes well with idli, dosa, chapathi and also with curd rice too. 

Kadugu sadam recipe, South Indian rice varieties

Kadugu sadam | mustard seeds rice, is a traditional no onion no garlic South Indian rice variety, can be prepared during festivals like kannu pongal or aadi perukku. The recipe of kadugu sadam comes with step by step pictures and video too. I have posted many South Indian rice varieties like Karuvepillai sadam, kothamalli sadam, Iyengar puliyodarai and more. This kadugu sadam is very easy and simple to make, you can make the spice powder mix in advance and mix it with rice whenever needed. Check out my complete collection of Pongal festival recipes. 

Millet Kalkandu bath, Pongal special recipes

Millet Kalkandu bath recipe with video and step by step pictures, a popular sweet made during Pongal festival in Tamilnadu. Traditionally we make Sakkarai pongal for pongal festival in Tamilnadu. Sakkarai pongal and Ven pongal is also given as one of the prasadams in temples in most of the places in South India. Kalkandu bath | kalkandu sadam, is a creamy sweet | dessert, made using rice, milk and sugar candy. I have posted kalkandu pongal but this one is with Millets. Varagu gives an excellent replacement of Raw rice. I wanted to make it using panakarkandu| palm candy, but ended up by making millet kalkandu bath. I will try to post the panakalkandu version of pongal too. Though we don't kalkandu pongal on the Pongal festival day, this can me made on the kannu pongal day. Needless to say this is the best neivedyam for Navarati and other traditional festivals.
The addition of milk in this sweet candy pongal makes it more creamier and delicious. You can add some condensed milk in the last to enhance the richness and taste.
I got the Sugar candy | Kalkandu from Sri Murugan stores Singapore. They have both the small and big variety of Kalkandu. Since i used the big variety for making my kalakandu pongal with rice, i chose the small diamond kalkandu. Sri murugan stores has a wide range of Indian grocery and even the millet i used for this pongal is got from there. They deliver island wide and order can be placed through Sri Murugan Android and iOs app too.
Check out my Complete collection of Pongal festival recipes.