Kathirikai – Karamani Kara Kuzhambu / Brinjal n Fresh Kidney Beans Pulusu / Egg Plants – Yard Beans in Tamarind Based Curry
- 30
- January
- 2011
Kathirikai-Karamani Puli Kuzhambu: Ingredients: Brinjal/Eggplants 4-6 slicedFresh Yard Beans – Seeds 1 cupPearl Onions chopped 1 cupGarlic 5-7 cloves – crushedTomato 1 small – choppedSaltTurmericChili powderJaggery/brown sugar 1 spoonSesame oil 1 table spoonThalippu vadagamMustard seeds 1/4 spoonCumin seeds 1/4 spoonFenugreek seeds 1 pinchAsafoetida 1 pinchDry chili 1 mincedCurry leaves few. Method: In a wide iron […]
16 Bean Soup – Curried Legumes Soup
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- March
- 2010
Legume Soup: What is the advantage of being an omnivore? We can survive at any drastic conditions…if one type of food is depleted, we quickly change our menu plan, strive and flourish. Gathering or cultivating its a matter of life and death in pre-historic period. I believe that our ancestors kept a track of what […]
Pongal Special Kadhamba Kuzhambu
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- January
- 2009
Other Names Kadhamba Kuzhambu. Kadamba Curry. Kaikari Kuzhambu. Kodi-Kai Kuzhambu. Pongal Kuzhambu. Kaikari Mandi. Mixed Vegetable Curry. Navadhanya Curry. Makar Sankranthi (a.k.a Pongal, Lagori…and many different names all over India)is one of the most important festival celebrated by Hindus. Its a harvest festival dedicated to the Sun God. The four-day festival (according to the Tamil calendar) is usually […]
Nethili Karuvadu Mochai Kuzhambu
- 06
- October
- 2008
Nethili Mochai Kuzhambu:(Country Style) Nethili Karuvadu Kuzhambu. Karuvattu Kuzhambu. Dry Fish Curry totally Country Style. Sukka Machili Curry. Dry Anchovies in Tamarind Curry. There are several varieties of dry fish! I know just few of them Valai, Vanjiram and Nethili. You could use any dry fish for this curry. Ingredients: Dry Fish(Anchovies)1 cup Dry Snow […]
Bitter Gourd Fry:(Country Style)Paavakkai-Mochai kottai Poriyal. Kakkarkkai Koora. Karela Sabzi. This is an one unique dish, prepared in villages…using country bitter gourds(unlike store bought-hybrid ones)…these bitter gourds are small and called as ‘Merry Pavakai/Neri Pavakkai’ in Tamil. The dish has a right blend of ‘bitter-sour-sweet-hot’ all the four tastes in it. Here the gourd is […]
Pattaani Biriyani.
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- April
- 2006
Dry Peas Rice: Pattani Biriyani (Vegetarian’s Mutton Biriyani, he he). Pataani Masala Saadham. Kaintha Pattani Saadham. Peas Pulav. Yellow Peas Spicy Rice. Dry Peas Pulav. Dry Peas is widely used in Non-Vegetarian’s house on those strict ‘fasting months’…where we really feel hard to pass the days without meat. So just to tickle our taste buds…my […]
Val Beans Sundal / Val Beans Poriyal / Val Beans Subzi
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- February
- 2006
Mochai Sundal: Mochaikottai Sundal. Broad Beans Sundal. Ingredients: Dry Broad Beans (yellow/brown,small/large)SaltGinger 2″ gratedGarlic 6 beads with skin – semi crushedDry red chilies 6 tear and bruise themCurry leaves fewAsafoetida 1/4 spoonMustard seeds 1/4 spoonSesame oil few spoons. Method: Soak overnight the seeds in a large pot. It gets imbibed and swells….so leave enough room […]
