ADAI RECIPE

Adai recipe with video.
Adai-  Adai is a popular dosa in the South Indian cuisine made using rice and lentils.
 Adai, however is made slightly thicker and is made using a coarsely ground rice and lentils batter. Unlike dosa, you do not have to ferment the Adai batter. Adai is usually made in many Tamil Brahmin households during Karthikai Deepam. This dish always brings back fond memories of my grandmother who used to make delicious Adais and we used to savour them with jaggery. Adai also pairs well with Avial or coconut chutney. I usually add generous amounts of finely chopped shallots (small onions) while making adais as it enhances the taste. Moving on to my grandmother’s recipe of Adai.

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• Maravalli kizhangu adai
• Vella adai recipe

STRAWBERRY YOGURT SMOOTHIE

        Strawberry yogurt smoothie using fresh strawberry.  I wanted to try a smoothie for a longtime and when i saw fresh strawberries in the market yesterday i picked up a box and tried smoothie with  that. I tried with greek style yogurt and you can make with homemade thick curds too.
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• Dry fruits lassi
• Rose lassi

INGREDIENTS:

STRAWBERRY	7-8 NO
THICK YOGURT	1 CUP
LOW FAT MILK	1 CUP
SUGAR	4 TBLSP

METHOD:

• Wash and hull the strawberries and chop them roughly.
• Put them in a mixer with all the ingredients.

• Run the mixer for 5 minutes in high speed till it becomes frothy.
• Pour them in tall glasses and enjoy.
• This can be kept in the refrigerator and can be served .

Note:

• Adjust the amount of sugar according the sweetness of the strawberry.

Sabudana vada recipe | Sago vada

Sabudana vada with step by step pictures and video. It's a popular street style food in Maharastra, made using Sago, potato and peanuts. I learnt this recipe of sabudana vada from my from my friend who makes this so yummy and consistently perfect too. Whenever we meet for any tea/potluck we insist her to make this and she happily makes this in bulk . I wanted to share this recipe of sabudana vada |javarisi vada with you all.
Here comes the recipe of perfect no onion no garlic snack, sabudana vada

CHANNA PULAO RECIPE

PULAO MADE WITH CHICK PEAS.

A very simplest way of making pulao, which i started making for my daughter when she was 3 years old. She is a big fan of chick peas. Now a days, though i make this once  a week  for her lunch box, in the morning hurry i never had a chance to take stepwise pictures. Somehow i managed to click this today and here comes the recipe for a Simple and Delicious Channa Pulao.
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• Palak pulao recipe
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INGREDIENTS:

BASMATI RICE	1 CUP
CHICK PEAS(KABULI CHANNA)	1/2 CUP
MINT LEAVES	10-12 LEAVES
ONION	1 NO
TOMATO	2 NO
POTATO	1 NO(OPTIONAL)
BIRYANI MASALA	1 AND 1/2 TSP
REDCHILLI POWDER	1/4 TSP
TURMERIC POWDER	A PINCH
OIL	1 TBLSP
GHEE	1TSP
CORIANDER LEAVES	FEW TO GARNISH

METHOD:

• Soak the channa  for 6-8 hours

• Wash the rice and soak it in 1 and 1/2 cup of water for 20 minutes.

• Cut the onions and tomatoes finely.
• Cut the potatoes into cubes.

• In a pressure cooker, add oil and ghee.
• Add the mint leaves.
• Saute it for few minutes.
• Now add the onions and saute till it turns pink.

• Add the tomato and saute till they becomes mushy.

• Now add the potatoes and fry them for a minute.
• Drain the water from the chickpeas and add it to the onion tomato mix.

• Now add the rice with water.
• Add the biryani masala,turmeric powder ,redchilli powder and salt to this.
• I used SHAN biryani masala. You can use anything of your choice.

• Close the lid of the cooker and pressure cook till 3 whistles.

• Mix it gently without mashing the grains.
• Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with raitha.

BABY CORN MASALA , SIDE DISH FOR ROTI

BABY CORN COOKED IN RICH TOMATO GRAVY.

Recipe updated with video

Last week when we all went to a North Indian restaurant  for lunch we ordered a Baby Corn Masala which we have never tried before in that place. We all liked it very much and we went for veggies shopping and my daughter picked the cute baby corns in the vegetable section and asked me to make a masala with that.
I tried to recreate the same taste but i almost it was like that(my daughter said) and we had a great dinner with rotis and a salad.
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• Baby corn kurma
• Baby corn pulao

Raw mango pickle,Instant mango pickle recipe

Instant mango pickle

    Instant mango pickle recipe,raw mango oorugai,a  simple mango pickle recipe that goes well with curd rice and I love to eat this with  to have them with Bisibelabath. We call it as venthaya maangai or kalyana maanga oorugai. The crunchiness of the maanga with the fresh spices gives a nice taste to this pickle. Even we used to have a spoon of raw mango pickle with our evening coffee or tea. In our home we all are a big fan of this Instant pickle. In Singapore, we get Raw mango throughout the year. Now comes the recipe for the RAW MANGO PICKLE.
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• Instant Lemon pickle recipe
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Instant mango pickle

Recipe Cuisine: Indian|  Recipe Category: Pickle
Prep Time: 10 mins   |  Cook time: 2 mins |  serves: 4-6 | Author: Jeyashri 
Instant mango pickle,raw mango oorugai,a quick pickle pairs well with curd rice.

   Raw mango  2 cups (cut into small)
   Red chili powder  2 tsp
   Mustard seeds  1 tsp + 1/2 tsp
   Methi seeds| Venthayam  1 tsp
   Sesame oil | nallenai  3 tblsp
   Salt  as needed
   Asafoetida  a generous pinch 

Method with step wise pictures: (updated)

• Cut the mangoes into small bite size pieces.
• Dry roast the fenugreek seeds,1 tsp mustard seeds for 3 minutes.

• Allow it to cool and finely powder it in the mixie.

• We use only 1/2 tsp of this powder. You can store the remaining for the next time use.
• Add the red chilli powder, salt and 1/2 tsp dry roasted powder to the cut mango.
• Heat up the oil and throw in the mustard seeds and asafoetida.

• Pour the oil over the cut mango and mix nicely.
• Mango pickle is ready to serve.

• It can be stored  in the fridge for 3-5 days.
• Always use a clean dry spoon to take the pickle.

JEERA RASAM RECIPE AND KOVAKKAI(TINDORA) CURRY

Jeera rasam is a simple one which i make on a lazy weekends or sometimes when i make Parrupu usili i make this simple rasam. Jeera rasam is a traditional rasam which is made with jeera and cumin seeds as the main ingredients. This rasam doest not include any cooked dal.
  Last weekend  i made jeera rasam and kovakkai curry for lunch. Check out my Kalyana rasam and Pineapple rasam recipe.

SWEET CORN VEGETABLE SOUP RECIPE

MADE WITH CREAM STYLE CORN.

    We all are very fond of soup and i make it very frequently . Though i  have made sweet corn soup many times, i never attempted  with store bought cream style corn. When i saw the cream style corn in the shop, without any second thought i bought that and tried making soup with that. It came out very well and trust me it tasted so well as we get in restaurants.
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• Sweet corn soup
• Spinach soup

    Here comes the recipe for  a simple and healthy sweet corn soup.

TAMIL NEW YEAR RECIPES | TAMIL VARUSHA PIRAPPU RECIPES

Tamil New year falls on 13 th or 14th of April every year. Here are the list of recipes we generally make on Tamil Varuda pirappu or Vishu. Click on the image to get Tamil New year recipes | Vishu recipes. You can follow the same recipes for Ugadi too | telugu new year. 

இனிய தமிழ் புத்தாண்டு வாழ்த்துக்கள் 

WISH ALL MY READERS A VERY HAPPY TAMIL NEW YEAR.
I have given a list of recipes under different category. Plan your Tamil New year menu as per your family tradition and celebrate the New year.
Traditionally we make Neem flower rasam, mango pachadi on this occasion. It is a must in all the homes. These two dishes has all the 6 tastes of food. We do not add onion or garlic in the menu on festival days as we offer neivedyam for God.
Check out my Tamil new year lunch menu.

List of payasam recipes

• Paal payasam
• Samba Godhumai payasam
• Mango payasam | Mambazha payasam
• Arisi thengai payasam
• Aval payasam
• Palada payasam
• Kerala paal payasam
• Jackfruit payasam
• Thinai payasam
• Rava payasam
• Paruppu payasam
• Besan kheer
• Sakkarai pongal
• Kerala paal payasam
• Chana dal payasam
• Sago moong dal payasam
• Carrot jaggery payasam
• Pachai payaru payasam
• Pumpkin payasam
• Millet paal payasam

South Indian Rice varieties 

• Coconut rice
• Lemon rice
• Raw mango rice
• Gooseberry rice
• Temple style curd rice
• Puliyodarai
• Mango pulihora

South Indian Sambar | Kuzhambu Recipes

• Poosanikaai puli kootu
• Mambazha mor kootan
• Kalyana mor kuzhambu
• Kalyana Sambar
• Udipi Sambar
• Vendakkai sambar with fresh masala
• Varuthu aracha kuzhambu

Rasam recipes

• Vepampoo rasam
• Pineapple rasam
• Ginger lemon rasam
• Orange rasam
• Neem flower rasam
• Raw mango rasam
• Mor rasam

Curries | Accompaniments

• Beans curry
• Cabbage curry
• Beans usili
• Raw banana podimas
• Potato curry
• Vazhakkai curry
• Ladies finger curry
• Aviyal
• Kerala aviyal
• Cabbage paruppu usili

Pachadi varieties

• Raw mango pachadi
• Ripe mango pachadi
• Tomato sweet pachadi
• Carrot capsicum raita
• Vendakkai thayir pachadi- Ladies finger raita
• Ash gourd raita

Vadai varieties

• Ulundu vadai | Medhu vadai
• Thayir vadai
• Rasa vadai
• Paruppu vadai
• Cabbage vadai
• Vegetable vadai
• Aamai vadai | Paruppu vadai

Pickle varieties

• Puli inji
• Raw mango pickle - Instant
• Kerala mango pickle

Poli recipes

• Paruppu poli
• Thengai poli
• Carrot poli
• Dry fruits poli

Other recipes

• Neer mor
• Kosumalli
• Channa dal sweet kosumalli
• Kalyana sweet pachadi

 Wish you all a very happy Tamil New year. இனிய தமிழ் புத்தாண்டு வாழ்த்துக்கள் 

BREAD PIZZA RECIPE

Pizza on tawa with bread

         I always love to eat to pizza , but now a days since i am so conscious about my diet i am avoiding pizza. Another thing is we don’t get more choice for vegetarians  here in pizza hut also. I always love pizza with paneer toppings.  Since i don’t have an oven, i wanted to try the pizza on tawa with bread .
     I just made 3 slices and eat that for my lunch. I didn’t add more cheese as we add for pizza. Check out my Microwave bread pizza and tortilla pizza recipe too.