Pumpkin kuzhambu, Potato fry, lunch menu 16

This week's lunch menu is loaded with veggies. I have been experimenting with the Master chef jar of my new Preethi zodiac mixie. This week we have few of my favorits on the plate. Pumpkin is the veggie i used to hate during my childhood days, but later when i started cooking i developed a taste for it and now it is my favorite too. I love to add pumpkin in kuzhambu, Sambar and make soup out of it. I am yet to try the sweet version of the pumpkin curry which my mom makes quite often.

Puli pongal recipe

Puli pongal recipe with step by step pictures and video, a traditional recipe made using Broken rice and tamarind extract. This puli pongal is a no onion no garlic recipe. It tastes similar to puliyodarai but a one pot recipe made using broken rice | arisi kurunai. I haven't tried this but wanted to try it out for a long time. The recipe was shared by a reader of Jeyashri's kitchen, Mrs. Lakshmi, some time back. I used store bought arisi kurunai for making this puli pongal. If you want to make at home, was the rice and drain the water completely. Dry it in a shady place, inside the house for 10- 15 minutes. Pulse this in the mixie and use the kurunai for making puli pongal. Check out my arisi upma recipe to check how to make arisi kurunai at home. Traditionally puli pongal is made in a uruli (heavy bottomed brass vessel), but i made in pressure cooker to make it simple and easy.
Also check out

• Puli upma recipe
• Puli aval recipe

For my readers in Singapore, we get broken rice | arisi kurunai from Sri murugan stores outlets. We can use this kurunai for making puli pongal, arisi upma and pongal too. Sri Murugan stores has a wide range of grocery products, fresh vegetables and fruits. They do home delivery at your door steps. You can place your order through Sri Murugan iOs | android app.

Mushroom Biryani recipe

Mushroom Biryani  using seeraga samba rice, recipe step by step pictures and video, learn how to make Chettinad style Mushroom biryani in pressure cooker. Biryani is always a super hit in many houses. I wanted to try out Biryani using seeraga samba rice, a unique variety of rice used in South India for making Biryanis. Apart from making biryani, this seeraga samba rice can be used for making paal payasam, ven pongal, sakkarai pongal and curd rice too. I have tried Tomato biryani and Kuska biryani using this rice. The aromatic rice gives a nice flavour to the biryani and gives an authentic chettiand taste.
Check out other must try Biryani recipes

• Paneer Biryani recipe
• Chettinad Urulai Biryani

Milagu Kuzhambu, Paruppu Thogayal, Lunch menu 15

A popular Tamil brahmin style lunch combo is chosen for this lunch menu. Milagu Kuzhambu, fondly called as molagu kuzhambu, mixed with hot rice, accompanied with paruppu thogayal and sutta appalam(fire roasted papad), a divine combo in our house. But generally in addition to this we make one kootu or curry to include one vegetable in our meal. Generally Milagu kuzhambu is made on Saturdays or Sundays, the day we take oil bath. The reason is the pepper prevents us from getting cold after an oil bath. Also milagu kuzhambu is a must in post partum food. We include garlic in milagu kolambu when making for newly delivered moms. This spicy pepper gravy pairs beautifully with Aviyal and Seppankizhangu roast( arbi fry).

Vella dosai recipe, Jaggery dosai

Vella dosai | Jaggery dosai recipe, easy to make instant dosa recipe with step by step pictures. I love vella dosai, i tasted it for the first time after marriage at one our relatives house. Later when i moved to Singapore one day i suddenly remembered the vella dosai and attempted to make it at home. But it was a flop show. I couldn't get the perfect measurements and so the dosai got struck to the pan. Later i left that idea and moved on. I have posted Vella adai and it turned so well.
Few months back when our instagram friend Madhu posted about her grand mom's vella dosai with measurements, i noted down the measurements. Yesterday while going through the old notes in my phone, i saw this Lachu patti's version of Vella dosai. I want to share the recipe of no fail, instant vella dosai recipe today.

Monthly Indian Grocery list planner

Monthly grocery list planner| Indian Pantry essentials, i have been planning to share this for a long time. I have seen my mom who always meticulously plan everything. Not only the grocery but be it the veggies shopping, budget planning, wedding planning.. she does everything so well. And she maintains a record of everything for her own reference. I always order Monthly grocery for my family. Only vegetables i buy weekly once. But how much ever i plan i somehow miss few items and finally go to the shop for the missed items. Last time when i was talking to my mom i was telling her this and she told, keep a list of all grocery items and then check your pantry every month and place the order. The idea sounded brilliant and thought i will share with you all the list of Grocery items. Of course the quantity depends on the number of family members and the usage. This list contains the grocery list for a South Indian family, any things if i had missed out please mention in the comments section.
Also my Instagram friend Arch shared her list of Grocery in our common group few days back. I added few items to my list after seeing her list.

For my friends in Singapore, i order my Monthly grocery from Sri Murugan stores Singapore. Though they have the convenient option of ordering over phone, i still love to go to the shop and select my own grocery. I will make the bill and they will do the home delivery. We can order through Sri Murugan  iOs app and android app too. All the items mentioned in the list are available in Sri Murugan stores.

Vendakkai Sambar, Pineapple rasam, lunch menu 14

After 2 weeks of vacation and generous flow of food in weddings and family functions, finally cooked up a meal for our lunch menu post. Since i didn't cook for the past 2 weeks i am so enthusiastic to enter into the kitchen. I had some frozen chickpeas and i decided to make sundal using that.

This week's lunch menu has

• Varagu rice (Kodo millet)
• Vendakkai sambar (with freshly ground sambar masala)
• Pineapple rasam
• Cabbage, carrot, peas poriyal (must try)
• Chickpeas sundal
• Store bought mixture- I bought the mixture from Sri krishna sweets, i have posted the recipe of similar madras mixture

If you want to know how i cooked the millet, do mention it in the comment box, i will make a detailed post on it. 

Stay tuned for interesting posts coming up in Jeyashri's kitchen. Great weekend ahead. 

Medhu bonda recipe, medhu pakoda

Medhu bonda | மெது போண்டா 
Medhu bonda recipe| medhu pakoda recipe with video and step by step pictures, deep fried tea time snack served in local tea shops in Tamil nadu. Pakoda | bonda are always a super hit accompaniment with tea. Generally we make crispy onion pakoda | vengaya pakoda at home for tea time snacks. This medhu bonda recipe is a softer one and we can see this on the road side tea shops around Tamil nadu. For the past 2 weeks i was on a vacation and traveled to my home town Madurai, for a couple of days and to Trichy for 2 days. The trip brought back memories of  child hood. Inspired by the tea shop bondas in the local shops, i came up with the recipe of Medhu bonda recipe. Do check out my

• Tea kadai masala vadai
• Vengaya pakoda
• Pattanam pakoda

Tomato Coriander chutney recipe

Tomato coriander chutney| Kothamalli thakkali chutney recipe with step by step pictures, a simple and chutney recipe made using tomato and coriander leaves, pairs well with idli| dosa. Most of the South Indian houses w make Idli | dosa for breakfast and dinner. Everyone look forward for interesting Chutney | sambar varieties for the idli, dosa. I have posted many varieties of chutney and sambar recipes in Jeyashri's kitchen. This tomato coriander chutney is a simple and tasty chutney, i made it little spicy to suit my taste buds. The addition of green and red chili gives a nice unique taste to the chutney. Check out the Complete collection of Chutney recipes from Jeyashri's Kitchen

Keerai molagootal, kurkuri bhindi Lunch menu 13

A simple South Indian lunch meal accompanied with a payasam is for this week's lunch menu. We all love Keerai molagootal and thengai thogayal combo. I planned to make ladies finger curry but kids asked for kurkure bhindi. Generally they don't ask anything much, so i decided to make it for this week's lunch menu. 

This week's lunch menu has

• Keerai molagootal
• Plain rice
• Thengai thogayal
• Kurkuri bhindi
• Mixed veg raita
• Sago carrot kheer

I have scheduled posts for the past 2 weeks as i was on a vacation to Chennai. I will be back with new recipes and interesting lunch menu ideas in the coming up weeks. Stay tuned.