Pidi Kozhukattai – Vinayaga Chathurthi Special
- 20
- February
- 2007
Pidi Kozhukkattai:(Country Style)Pidi Kozhukattai. Rice Dumplings. Modhak. Simple Rice Modhak. Ganesh Chathurti Sweet Recipe. Vinayaga Chathurthi Sweet Recipe.There are sure wide varieties of ‘Kozhukkattai’ in Tamil Nadu. Generally they prepare with lots of varied fillings, like semolina, sesame, peanuts, cashew nuts, grated coconut…..etc. This ‘Modhak’ is completely different. You can shape it down by pressing […]
Ratha Poriyal
- 09
- February
- 2007
Ratha Poriyal:(Country Style) Goat’s Blood Recipe. Blood Poriyal. Lamb’s Blood Recipe. Fried Goat’s Blood. Fried Lamb’s Blood. Bakra Ka Koon Sabzi. Aatin Ratham Varuval. Hmmmm…..scared by the ‘recipe title’ ! if you feel really disgusting, don’t read further. Forget it here. Can I categorize this under ‘Weird Food From India’, or just ‘Organ Food’. Is […]
Sugiyan / Sithurundai / Inippu Paniyaram
- 19
- December
- 2006
Suyyam:(Country Style)Sweet Bonda. Inippu Bonda. Suyya Urundai. Inippu Suyyam. Ingredients:Rice 1 cupChana dal 1/2 cupJaggery 1/2 + 1/4 cupGrated coconut 1/4 cupCardamon seeds powder 1 spoonBaking soda 1/4 spoonOil for deep frying. Method:For Batter:Soak rice for 2-5 hours. Then wet grind it into thick batter. Add baking soda and 1/4 cup of jaggery to this. […]
Peanut Pakoda
- 06
- December
- 2006
Peanuts Pakoda: (Country Style) Groundnut’s Pakoda. Phalli Ki Pakodi. Peanuts Pakoda. Verkadalai Pakoda. Nilakkadalai Pakoda. Ingredients:Groundnuts/Peanuts – dry 1 bowl fullChana flour – 1 fistfulRice flour – 1 fistfulSaltBaking soda – 1/4 spoonGhee/Dalda/ Clarified butter/Vanaspathi – few spoonsGinger paste 2 spoonsGarlic paste 2 spoonsCorsiander seeds – toasted and powdered 2 spoonsCurry leaves – toasted & […]
Kamarkat – India’s Own Hard Candy!
- 06
- December
- 2006
Also Known As: Hard caramelized Candy. Home-Made Candy. Coconut Candy. India’s own hard-candy. Childhood treats – Kamarkat, Kamarkattu. Old Fashioned Candy. Country Style Candies. Olden days Candies from 70′s & 80′s. During my childhood, late 80′s & early 90′s…all those children’s treats were evolving ( candies, chocolates and biscuits). So, I never had a chance […]
Bizzare Cooking – Goat’s Intestine & Stomach
- 26
- November
- 2006
Boti Varuval:(Country Style) Bizzare Cooking! Caution….beep…beep…beep! Goat’s Stomach and Intestine Fried Recipe. I have a way to tell goats spare parts actually…to make it little appealing! Goat’s Head – Crown Goat’s Stomach – Turkey Towel Well….goat’s stomach comes with intestine! Hmmmmmm pretty weird cooking, huh! Actually after Bakrid Qurbani….my next door aunty(Rasiya’s Mother) cooks all […]
Ragi Kali – Old Fashioned Recipe
- 26
- November
- 2006
Other Names: Raagi Kali. Ragi Kali. Kezhvaragu Kali. Changatti. Finger-Millet Recipe. Raagi changati. Ragi Mudde. Traditional Indian medicine identifies finger millet as one of the wonder grain. Folklore claims its goodness and wholesomeness! Modern medicine keeps raving all about its complex carbs! So, what is it? How are we going to fix it in our […]
Panangkizhangu
- 26
- November
- 2006
Panangkizhangu:(Contry Style) Palm Tree Pods – Boiled Recipe! Yeah its damn simple as it is! Most of the country snacks are so natural, rare and unique(weird sometimes) Like the roots/pods of this palm tree! I am aint sure…how I should classify this under root/pod! All I knew is its from Palm tree! ‘kizhangu’ means ‘rhizome’ […]
Mullu-Murungai Dosai / Kalyana Murungai Dosai
- 26
- November
- 2006
Mullu-Murunghai Dosai:(Country Style) Kalyana-Murunghai Dosai.Mullu-Murunghai or Kalyana-Munghai in Tamil. Erithrina indica/orientalis/variegata – Botanical name of this tree. In Hindi they call this as ‘pangara’ hopefully(if I am not wrong!) Its commonly called as ‘coral tree’. It has ‘trifoliate leaves’ with rich red/scarlet red-bright flowers and dark brown seeds. The leaves are helpful in promoting milk […]
Meen Mutta Varuthadhu / Fish Roe Stir-Fry
- 27
- October
- 2006
Fried Fish Eggs:(Country Style) Meen Muttai Varuval. Meen Sinai Porichadhu. Ingredients: Rohu fish eggs 1/4 kilo(the eggs should be intact and fine quality) Bengal gram flour 2 spoons Rice flour 1 spoon Salt Chili powder 1-2 spoons Turmeric powder 1/2 + 1 spoon Tamarind paste 1/4 spoon Oil for frying. Method: In a bowl add […]
