Chicken White Korma
- 17
- November
- 2009
Kozhi Vella Korma: Chicken White Korma. Kodi Kuruma, Kozhi Vella Kuruma. Vegetables in White Korma is mostly prefered with plain Nei Saadham in my home. My Grandma used to make it, to go with her speciality Thengai Birinji Saadham. Vegetarians Choice: Plain Onion-Tomato KormaEggs White KormaBrussels Sprouts White Korma Though neither my mother or grandmother […]
Restaurant Style Rawa Dosa
- 09
- November
- 2009
Hotel Style Rawa Dosai: Saravanaa Bhavan Hotel Style Rawa Dosai. Restaurant Style Rawa Dosa. Paper Thin Rawa Dosa. Rava Dose. Sooji Dosa. Semolina Crepes. Though I claim here, its Restaurant style but I have to admit that mine isn’t that perfect after all! But I am glad that I tried. I am not a big […]
Thengai Poli
- 04
- November
- 2009
Ingredients: All purpose flour 2 cups Salt – pinch Grated coconut 2 cups Jaggery Cardamom pods 6 crushed Ghee Method: Knead the all purpose flour, using warm water and bring it to a smooth dough. Now in a skillet, heat jaggery and add coconuts and cardamom to it, bring this to halwa consistency. Now make […]
Jack Fruit – Sweet Dumplings
- 01
- November
- 2009
Pala Pazha Kozhukattai: Pala Pazha Kozhukattai, Palapazha Kozhukkattai. Inippu Kozhukattai. Sweet Dumplings. Jack Fruit – Rice Dumplings. Botanical name of Jack fruit is Artocarpus heterophyllus. It belongs to mulberry trees family. The fruits are extra large, that one can practically hug it. Interestingly the fruits are found on the trunks and not on the branches […]
Jack Fruit Jam
- 01
- November
- 2009
Jack Fruit Jam: Chakka Varati. Pala Pazha Halwa. Palapazham Halwa/Jam. Chakka Varattiyadhu. My Mommy learnt this recipe from her friend Geetha (whose native is Palakkad). Mommy learnt bunch of Kerala specialities from her(will share with you’ll in future). Both my Mother and Geetha Auntie are excellent singers, all they do is sing and cook together. […]
Brussels Sprouts Korma
- 21
- October
- 2009
Honestly I have never seen this vegetable in Chennai or any other places, I lived in(India). But my Coimbatore friends often used to boast about one particular vegetable…that I didn’t knew. Yes, that is Brussels sprouts! Or simply ‘Kilai Koss’(in native tongue). Maybe the hilly terrain produces it a lot…Ooty, Coonoor and Kothagiri. So like […]
Nilgiri Mutton Korma
- 07
- October
- 2009
Nilgiri Mutton Korma: Nilagiri Mutton Kurma. Green colour Mutton Korma. Mutton Nilgiri’s. Got bored of the usual curries…gave a new look to my regular korma! Added bunch of herbs to the dish…made it really refreshing today. Yes, though I have mentioned about coconut in the recipe…I didnt add any…just squeezed some lemon juice to finish. […]
Mampazha Payasam
- 06
- October
- 2009
Mango Payasam: Mampazham Payasam. Mango Pudding?!. I am glad that I visited home(India) during mango season. I haven’t had this ‘Wonder Fruit’ for a long time. Oh, gosh…I can never relate these Walmart/Kroger mangoes with that of those Selam breeds. Alphonsa (Golden Yellow), Kallalpad in Madras or simply Chakarakutti in Selam (small, very sweet with […]
Eggplants Masala
- 24
- September
- 2009
Stuffed Eggplants Masala: Stuffed Brinjal Masala. Baingan Subzi. Whenever I talk about egg-plants(brinjal), I really long for that ‘spiny wild variety’. Yeah…pretty much still resembling the old world species. Anyway, ancient eggplants were all white in color, though! Constant selection and breeding made them to appear in different colors now. Hmmm, eggplants are one of […]
Chettinad Chicken Biriyani
- 20
- September
- 2009
Chettinad Biriyani: Hmmm, can’t help it…yet another biriyani recipe from my Kitchen!:) Though all the biriyani recipe sound the same, one small teeny deviation…make them special. Yep, that goes to this HOT, hot, Super Hot Chettinad Biriyani. Ingredients: Spices: Cinnamon 1 stickCloves 5Black cardamom 3Green cardamom 3Nutmeg 1 crushedBirinji flower 1Marati mokku 1Green chilies 6 […]
