"Vendaikkai Mandi"

"Vendaikkai Mandi"

Quantity:2-3 members

About this Food!

"Vendaikkai(Lady's Finger) Mandi" , is a traditional South Indian dish vareity made with the combination of lady's finger and tamarind juice, the flavor of tamaraind juice when mixed with the lady's finger gives out a wonderful sour taste and juicy consistency.

Best side dish with curd rice , dhal rice and chappati.

"Vendaikkai Mandi"

Recipe

Ingredients

1. Vendaikkai(Lady's Finger) - 150 gm

2. Onions (big) - 1 no

3. Ripe Tomato - 1 no 

4. Tamarind juice - 2 tblspn

5. Green chilly - 2 nos or to your taste

6. Salt & Oil  -To your taste

7. Mustard seeds , Bengal Gram(Ulunthum paruppu ) - 1/4 tsp each

8. Curry leaves - 4-5 nos

9. Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

10. Sugar or jaggery - 1 pinch


Method

1. Wash the lady's fingers and cut into small pieces and keep it ready.

2. Now in a frying pan add 2-3 tblspn of oil and when oil is heated up add mustard seeds , ulunthum paruppu , curry leaves and saute.

3. Then add chopped onions , turmeric powder and green chillies and cook till raw smell of onions goes off and now add chopped lady's finger  and chopped tomatoes to the pan and nicely cook for 5-7 mins and finally add salt a pinch  of sugar or jaggery  and tamarind juice to the pan and cook for 10 mins in medium flame with the lid of the pan being closed.

4.Finish your cooking and serve hot.

Note: Use non-stick pan while doing this dish or else if you use regular pan , you should be careful that the contents do not get stick to the frying pan and you should periodically stir the dish while cooking.

Try it and you will Love it!

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"Kos-Kadalai Paruppu Kootu"

"Kos-Kadalai Paruppu Kootu"

Quantity: 2-3 members

About this Foodie!

"(Cabbage)Kos- Kadalai Paruppu Kootu" , is a favorite and simple to prepare tasteful dish variety of South India made with cabbage , since cinnamon is added in this dish  it subsidizes the raw smell of cabbage and  this dish has a good flavor and consistency will be semi-gravy.

Best side dish with any Puzhikuzhambu rice , dosa and chappati.

"Kos-Kadalai Paruppu Kootu"

Recipe

Ingredients

1. Cabbage - 1/4 kg

2. Kadalai Paruppu(Split Chick peas)  - 1/4 cup

3. Coconut - 1/2 cup

4. Cinnamon - 1 inch sized 2nos

5. Saunf - 1/2 tsp

6. Green chilly - 2 nos

7. Big Onion - 1/2 no

8. Mustard seeds , ulunthum paruppu - 1/4 tsp each

9. Curry leaves - 4-5 nos

10. Oil and Salt - To your needs

Method

1. Now chop the cabbage into small pieces and put in cooker along with kadalai paruppu , chopped onions green chilly and little salt and cook for 3-4 whistles till kadalai paruppu gets nicely boiled up.

2. In a frying pan add little oil and saute mustard seeds , ulunthum paruppu , curry leaves and add them to the boiled cabbage mix in cooker .

3. Now in a mixer grinder add the coconut pieces , cinnamon , saunf  and grind them to smooth paste consistency with required water and add to the cabbage mix in cooker and nicely stir the contents and add some water and cook till water gets dried off  and serve it.

Try it and you will Love it!

Note:This recipe can be even made with "Snake Gourd"(Podalangai)

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"Chutney Kuzhambu"

"Chutney Kuzhambu"

Quantity:2-3 members

About this Food!

"Chutney Kuzhambu" , is a simple and easy to make dish influenced from French rulers in Karaikal district of Tamil Nadu during independence period as told by my grand mother and its famous dish till date,  in this same dish we can add cinnamon and cardamom to give extra flavor ...however if you like that taste, its optional only.It has a mild taste and its color looks mild French origin and its aroma will be pleasant .

Best side dish with Idly,Dosai and Chapati but real taste of this kuzhambu will be felt only when poured over your idly,dosai or chapatti while eating instead of just dipping and eating it, in tamil we say "Peratti Adichu Sappiduvadhu":-)

"Chutney Kuzhambu"

Recipe

Ingredients

1. Coconut - 1/2 cup

2. Roasted gram(Pottu Kadalai) - 2 tblspn

3. Green chilly - 2 nos

4. Salt - To taste

5. Onion - 1no

6. Oil- To saute

7. Mustard seeds , ulunthu - 1/4 tsp each

8. Curry leaves - 5-6 nos

Method

1. In a mixer grinder add coconut pieces , pottu kadalai, salt, green chillies and finely grind like our normal coconut chutney consistency.

2. Now  in a frying pan add some oil and saute mustard seeds , ulunthu , curry leaves and add chopped onions and cook till onions get cooked up and finally add the coconut chutney mix to this pan and add some water , nicely stir the contents and add salt if needed at this stage and then cook for 4-5 mins in medium flame (in Tamil:Kothivarumvarai) and finish your cooking and serve hot.

 
Try it and you will Love it!

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"Kollu Gravy"

"Kollu Gravy"

Quantity:2-3 members

About this Food!

"Kollu Gravy", is a typical South Indian dish variety rich in giving a good stamina for our health condition, so only its name as "Horse gram" in English since its the food variety mainly given for horse, however humans can also take part as we all know it already:-)

Best side dish with  rice .

"Kollu Gravy"

Recipe

Ingredients

1. Kollu(Horse gram) - 1 1/2 cup

2. Dry coriander seeds - 1/2 tsp

3. Green chilly - 2 nos or to your taste

4. Salt - To taste

5. Mustard seeds , ulunthu - 1/4 tsp each

6. Curry leaves - 4-5 nos

7. Coriander leaves - To your taste or 1/4 cup

8. Oil - To saute

Method

1. Boil kollu with water in cooker and keep it aside.

2. Now in a mixer grinder add the boiled kollu, coriander seeds , green chilly , coriander leaves and grind to coarse consistency and add some water stir it well and keep it aside.

"In Mixer Grinder"

3. Now in a frying pan add some oil and saute mustard seeds, ulunthu , curry leaves and add to kollu and finish your cooking and serve hot.

Try it and you will Love it!

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"Malai Kofta"

"Malai Kofta"

 Quantity:2-3 members

About this Foodie!

"Malai Kofta", is special dish originated in Middle Eastern countries and widespread across the world eventually this dish is made with vegetables with the touch of Indian spices here,which gives us a replacement for meatballs type of dish specially for vegetarians. Its aroma and thick consistency will really shoot up our taste buds.Here sweet potato is used as main ingredient than our regular potato for better health point of view.

Best side dish with parathas, naan and even with jeera rice.

"Malai Kofta"

Recipe

Ingredients for Kofta

1. Sweet Potato and carrots  - 1 cup each

2. Grated Paneer - 1 cup

3. Coriander powder - 2 tblspn

4. Red chilly powder - 1 tsp or to your taste

5. Cumin powder - 1 tsp

6. Chopped coriander - 1 tblspn

7. Chopped green chillies - 1 tblspn or to your taste

8. Salt - To taste

9. Corn flour or Maida - 1 to 2 cups just for binding koftas

10. Cashew nuts , pista or any nuts of your taste - 1/2  cup chopped

11. Oil - To brush

Method for Kofta

1. Boil the carrots and potatoes  smash them well and mix together and completly drain the excess water if any using a neat thin cloth or strainer and keep it aside.

2. Now in a bowl add grated paneer, boiled vegetables, coriander powder, cumin powder, red chilly powder , chopped green chillies , chopped coriander leaves, salt , nuts and nicely mix them all and shape it to small balls(Koftas) and brush with little oil on the surface of  balls made and roll in corn flour for final binding and keep it ready to fry. 

3. Fry in Oven: In an oven set temperature to 450 deg centigrade and cook the ball sized koftas for 30 mins and keep it ready.

 (OR)

4. Fry in Oil: Take pan add 1/4 ltr cooking oil and golden fry the balls and keep it ready.

"Kofta - Oven Made"

Ingredients for Gravy :

1. Big onions - 2 nos

2. Tomatoes - 2 nos 

3. Ginger garlic paste - 2 tblspn

4. Cumin seeds powder - 1 tsp

5. Black jeera  - 1 tsp

6. Cashew nut powder - 1/2 cup

7. Cream - 1/2 cup

8. Coriander powder - 2 tblspn 

9. Red chilly powder - 1 tsp or to your taste 

9. Chopped coriander - 1/2 cup

10. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

11.  Salt - To taste

12. Grated paneer - 1/4 cup

13. Oil - To Fry

Method for Gravy

1. Take a frying pan and add some oil and add chopped onions and fry till it becomes golden brown color and then add ginger garlic paste and cook till raw smell goes off , then add turmeric powder , chopped tomatoes , coriander powder , cumin powder , red chilly powder and cook for 2 mins and some water if your gravy is little dry and cook till contents become tender and allow them to cool little bit and using a blender make them into a smooth paste and keep it aside.

2. Now in a frying pan add some oil and add black jeera and wait till it crackles and then pour the blended smooth paste of gravy to the pan and add some water and cook till it gets bubbles(in Tamil:Kothikavaipathu)

and then add cream and cook for sometime and add cashew nut powder and cook for 2 mins and finally and gently add the fried koftas to this gravy and finish your cooking.

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"Avial"

"Avial"

Quantity:2-3 members

About this Foodie!

"Avial", is a famous South Indian dish variety made from variuos vegetables of our choice and its also one of the famous dish of Kerala, its taste and flavor will be very mild and the colors of vegetables gives us a pleasant look and feel.

Best side dish with sambar rice and rasam rice.

"Avial"

Recipe

Ingredients

1. Carrot - 3-4 nos chopped finger like pieces

2. Butter beans - 5 -6 nos

3. White pumpkin - 50 gms

4. Raw banana - 1no

5. Yam - 8- 10 small pieces

6. Curry leaves - 7-8 nos

7. Coconut scraps - 1/2 cup

8. Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

9. Green chilly - 1 no

10. Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

11. Curd - 1/2 cup

12. Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp

13. Salt - To taste

14. Coconut oil or Cooking oil - 2 tblspn or to your taste

15. Red chilly - 1 no

Method

1. Chop all the vegetables to your desired shapes preferably finger shaped cuts would be better and boil in cooker for 1-2 whistles with little amount of water and salt.

2. Now add coconut scraps,cumin seeds and green chilly to a mixer grinder and nicely grind it to smooth paste and keep it aside.

3. Now add the boiled vegetables to a cooking vessel and add 1-2 cups of water and allow to cook for 3-4 mins and then add the coconut paste and nicely stir it and cook for 2-3 mins and add turmeric powder and cook again for 2 mins then add curd and finally add salt to required taste.

4. Now in a frying pan add 1 tsp of  oil and saute mustard seeds and red chilly and add to the vegetable contents in the cooking vessel and cook for 2- 3mins and finish your cooking.

 Try it and you will love it!

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"Pachai Payir Kuzhambu"

Pachai Payir Kuzhambu

Quantity:2-3 members

About this Foodie!

"Pachai Payir Kuzhambu", is a traditional South Indian dish made from Green gram/Pachai Payir(in Tamil) which by nature rich in protein and its flavor willbe very good and can be taken all season.

Best side dish with white rice, dosai , idly and taking lime pickle and appalam as side dish for pachai payir kuzhambu rice is the best combination of my taste.

"Pachai Payir Kuzhambu"

Recipe

Ingredients

1. Green gram / Pachai Payir - 1 cup

2. Big Onion - 2 no

3. Tomato - 1 no

4. Chilly powder - 1/2 tsp or to your taste

5. Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

6. Coriander  powder - 2 tbspn

7. Mustard seeds and Ulunthum paruppu - 1/4 tsp each

8. Curry leaves - 6-7 nos

9. Oil and Salt - To your taste

10. Tamarind water (semi thick) - 1/2 cup

11. Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp

12. Garlic -  3 Tooth

13. Green chilly - 2 nos

14. Red chilly - 2 nos

Method

1. In a cooker add 1 tsp oil , pachai payir, chopped onion , chopped tomato , chilly powder , turmeric powder , coriander powder, garlic , green chillies and salt and pour some water ( 3/4 cup ) and allow to pressure cook for 4-5 whistles.

2. Then open the cooker after whistle settles down and add tamarind water and cook for sometime till the kuzhambu gets boiled up (in tamil : Kothikavaikavum).

3. While the kuzhambu is getting boiled up , side by side in a frying pan saute mustard seeds, uluntham paruppu , cumin seeds, red chilly and curry leaves and add them to the boiling kuzhambu in open cooker and finish your cooking and serve hot.

Try it and you will love it!

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"Puzhi Kuzhambu with Kathirikai and Thatta Payir(Cow pea/Black Eyed Bean)"

"Puzhi Kuzhambu with Kathirikai and Thata Payir"

Quantity: 2-3 members

About this Foodie!

"Puzhi Kuzhambu with Kathirikai and Thata Payir", is one traditional South Indian dish variety which is famous for its flavor from both Thatta Payir and Brinjal(Kathirikai). Even drumstick can be added along to increase the flavor.Its flavor will be very good and has its own special aroma.

Best side dish with white rice, dosai, idly.

"Puzhi Kuzhambu with Kathirikai and Thatta Payir"

Recipe

Ingredients

1. Onion - 1 no medium sized

2. Tomato - 2 nos medium sized

3. Sambar powder - 1/2 tsp

4. Kuzhambu Muzhagai Powder - 1/2 tsp

5. Roasted gram(in Tamil:Pottu Kadalai) - 1 tsp

6. Tamarind purie - Extract from 1 lemon sized

7. Gingely Oil  - 2 tsp

8. Cooking oil - 1/2 tsp

9. Salt - To taste

10. Mustard seeds , Ulunthum paruppu ( White split gram) - 1/4 tsp each

11. Curry leaves - 5 nos

12. Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp

13. Fenugreek - 1 pinch

14. Asafoetida powder - 1 pinch

15. Birnjal - 2-3 nos sliced

16. Thatta Payir(Cow pea) - 1 cup

17. Garlic - 4-5 tooth.

Method

1. In a frying pan add 1/2 tsp oil chopped onion , tomatoes and nicely cook(Tamil: Vathakuvathu) and then allow them to cool for few mins and then grind well in a mixer grinder and add sambar powder, kuzhambu muzhagai powder , pottu kadalai and again nicely grind in the mixer grinder.


2. In another pan add 2 tsp of gingely oil and saute mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves , chopped garlic , fenugreek and sliced brinjal and cook(Tamil: Vathaki) and now add the mix mentioned in point 1 saute and add salt , tamarind purie, turmeric powder with little water.

3. Soak cow pea in water before night and cook for 2 whistles in a cooker and now add that mix with thatta payir and cook(Tamil:Kothika vaithu) and now add asafoetida powder (1 pinch)  and finish your cooking.

Try it and you will Love it!

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