Mango Pulihora recipe, Raw mango pulihora

Raw mango pulihora| Mango pulihora| mamadikaya pulihora an easy no onion no garlic chitranna recipe, using raw mango and other freshly ground spices. This South Indian rice variety is a perfect lunch box recipe too. Generally the raw mango rice is called as Mango pulihora. I saw the name in an instagram page some time back and wanted to try this using the spices we use for the Iyengar puliyodarai. As tomorrow is Ugadi festival i thought i will try this Mango pulihora today and share the recipe of the same here.
  Raw mangoes are in season now and generally we make cut mango pickle or avakkai orugai using raw mango. For the Tamil new year and Telugu new year( ugadai pandigai) we make Chitranna| variety rice in the menu along with Mango pachadi and neem flower rasam. Also holige| Obbatu | poli is made in some houses for ugadi | tamil new year. Check out my complete collection of Ugadi |tamil new year festival recipes. 

Magali Kizhangu Urugaai, South Indian pickle

Magali kizhangu urgaai| mahali kizhangu pickle, is a popular tamil brahmin style, zero oil pickle recipe. The Mahali root has lots of health benefits, mainly it helps in purification of blood. When it comes to the taste of the pickle, it has 2 extremes, either people will love it the most or hate to the core. Many don't like even the smell of the magali root. But for the magali pickle lovers it's a heavenly combo with curd rice. Generally curd is added to this pickle and popularly known as Magali thayir oorugai. Though i don't like this magali pickle(yes 😉) i wanted to document this heirloom recipe in jeyashri's kitchen.
My brother in law got this magali kizhangu from West mambalam station road, Chennai.
This Magali pickle recipe comes with an amature video of my mom telling how to make the magali pickle. I was insisting her to tell her on the same day we made the pickle but she was too much tied with other chores and was reluctant to stand for a video. Also i stayed in her place for a day only. Yesterday my sister sent me this video, took from her mobile. Even the step by step pictures are taken by me using mobile as i didn't take my camera during this vacation.
Stay tuned to more pickle recipes coming up in Jeyashri's kitchen.

Ash gourd raita recipe, Poosanikai thayir pachadi

Ash gourd raita | Vellai poosanikkai thayir pachadi recipe, south Indian pachadi | raita variety made using white pumpkin, a perfect summer coolant. Raitas also called as Thayir pachadis in tamil, are a perfect accompaniment for a South Indian meal. We all love raitas and the most favorite among all is the Carrot capsicum pachadi. The same ash gourd raita can be done using cucumber, but you can add raw cucumber in the raita.
We generally make kootu or pitlai or mor kuzhambu or kasi halwa using white pumpkin in South Indian cuisine. This is the first time i tried poosanikai raita. We had this with puliyodarai and it tasted so yum. Check out Jeyashri's kitchen Instagram page to see the lunch menu updates. Do try this ash gourd raita and let me know how it turned out.

Kerala Mango pickle recipe,Instant Mango pickle

Kerala Mango pickle , Instant mango pickle |Kadumanga aachar an easy and quick mango pickle recipe, recipe with video and step by step pictures. I have heard about Kerala mango pickle  but never know what it is about. This is very similar to the Instant mango pickle which i posted earlier but with a small difference. Recently i met my friend's mom who is a native of Kerala, asked her the recipe of Kadumanga pickle and tried it the next day at home. It was quite tasty and we enjoyed with bisi bela bath. Check out my

1. Maavadu recipe
2. Avakkai pickle recipe

Chow chow thogayal, Chow chow chutney recipe

Chow chow thogyal recipe| Chow chow chutney is an easy South Indian recipe made using Chayote  squash also called as seema kathrikkai or bangalore kathrikkai. We usually make thengai thogayal at home, which is our family's favorite one. Recently my cousin was asking insisted me to post Chow chow thogayal, which her mom makes so often. I have posted Peerkangai chutney, which is similar to this chow chow chutney recipe. As i am travelling this week i want to share simple recipes, so tried the thogayal and sharing the recipe of the same. It tasted similar to the thengai thogayal.
Do check out the

1. Kovakkai thogayal
2. Raw mango thogayal
3. Kothamalli thogayal

How to season iron tawa, Dosa kallu seasoning

How to season iron tawa, procedure to season iron tawa, with detailed video. This method does not require the usage of rice kanji, seasoning made with simple ingredients. I always have a mind block that seasoning iron pan is a difficult and time consuming thing. Two years back when i bought an iron dosa tawa in Srirangam temple shop, Trichy, the shop keeper told me few easy tips for seasoning it. This method  of seasoning the dosa tawa does not need any arisi kanji. But after i came back to Singapore, i got a Lodge pre seasoned Cast iron tawa from my friend in US. Since it was a pre seasoned one, i started using that from that time and completely forgot about this iron tawa which i bought from Srirangam. Recently, when i met a friend, he was telling that he was looking for iron tawa and it flashed me of the one which i had. I told him that i will do the seasoning and give that iron tawa. Also i planned that i will take a video of How to season iron tawa to document my work. So let's go into the detailed post on How to season iron tawa. Scroll down to see the notes section to find the tips.

Instant Malpua recipe, Malpua rabdi

Malpua rabdi with step by step pictures, a popular Indian sweet, ghee fried pancakes served with chilled thickened milk, topped with nuts. I have posted Malpua rabdi few back for holi festival. Recently i tried an Instant Malpua using Gulab jamun mix. Generally we make Gulab jamuns using the instant mix, but after making pakoras i thought will try some sweets out of it too. I made gajar ka halwa using gulab jamun mix for a cookery demo here for the promotion of a popular brand. I wanted to try out Malpua using Instant gulab jamun mix and it turned out pretty good. I had no plans of making rabdi, but finally made Kesar rabdi and made it malpua rabdi. If are looking for some easy recipes for Holi festival ,then this instant malpua rabdi is a must try one. Also check out my complete collection Holi festival recipes. You can make this Instant malpua for a potluck party, get to gethers or for Janmashtami too.

I am not posting the Kesar rabdi recipe here as i have made a separate post already. . So please check the link mentioned in the Ingredients table to find the recipe of Kesar Rabdi. Also the time mentioned is only for making instant malpuas.

Gulab Jamun mix pakora recipe

Gulab jamun mix pakoras, crispy pakoras made using left over gulab jamun mix, recipe with video and step by step pictures. Recently i made a cookery show for the promotion of a popular brand of gulab jamun mix. I was instructed to make Gulab jamun using the mix but i suggested instead of making that, which is very common, some interesting recipes with gulab jamun mix. The team was excited and i curated 3 recipes using Gulab jamun mix. The cookery demo was a super hit and the team was overwhelmed with the response. This pakora using gulab jamun mix was a super hit, i will share the others in the coming up posts.

I got the idea of making pakora using from here, just experienced with my own measurements. Also there few sweet and savory recipes which i tried using gulab jamun mix. Everything turned out so well and gained a good response. I will share the dessert recipes using gulab jamun mix in the coming up posts.

Check out my

• Onion pakoda recipe
• Mundiri pakoda recipe 

Drumstick masala recipe, Murungakkai masala

Murungakkai masala recipe| Drumstick masala, recipe with step by step pictures, popular South Indian dry curry using drumstick pairs up well with plain rice. I grew up eating Murungakkai in sambar and poricha kootu . Sometimes it is added in aviyal too. But never knew we can make curry with Murungakkai. We have a neighbour aunty during our childhood days. Aunty is a good cook and i have posted few recipes of her here too ( kurunai vadai, kuska biryani) The very first time i tasted Murungakai masala was at her house only. Somehow loved the blend of aromatic spices. We have a Murungai maram(tree) in our house and it used to yield loads of drumstick during the season. Amma always distribute it to the entire street. Aunty makes this drumstick masala for us. And some delicious murungakkai sambar by patti will be sent to them. I just randomnly recalled the recipe and made it, but the first bite of it gave me loads of memories of my childhood.

Cabbage Paruppu usili recipe

Cabbage paruppu usili, a traditional tamil brahmin recipe, made with lentils and veggies, a perfect accompaniment for rice. Generally we make paruppu usili with beans, broad beans and cluster beans. My mother in law is an expert in making Paruppu usili and she makes Vazhaipoo paruppu usili always. Also i learnt to cook paruppu usili from her only. We always make the steamed version of paruppu usili in our house. Never tasted the non steamed version also never tried at home too. The non steamed version involves little extra oil, so i always prefer the steamed version. But last week i casually tried this version of paruppu usili with beans. It was quite good and shared the picture in Jeyashri's kitchen instagram too. Many asked me for the recipe and here comes the recipe of cabbage paruppu usili with step by step pictures and video.

Do not forget to check the notes section at the end of the post to see the tips.