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 […]
Kaima Kanjji
- 06
- October
- 2008
Kaima Spicy Kanji:(Version 2) Ramadhaan Soup. Meat-Basmati Soup recipe. Kaima/Kyma/Keema Kanji. Kaima/Kyma/Keema Soup. When it comes to Solo Cooking! I am King(okay queen)! I don’t know I like the fact of solo cooking…unlike my friends! I could toss anything in minutes. I also do some elaborte cooking during weakends! But sometimes…..if I am bored to […]
Nellikkai Oorugai
- 06
- October
- 2008
Nellikkai Instant Pickle: Gooseberries Pickle. Amla ki Achaar. Ingredients: Gooseberries 1 cup crushedsaltTurmeric powder 1/4 spoonFreshly ground chili powder 1 spoonsAsafoetida 1/2 spoonMustard seeds 1 spoonsCurry leaves fewSesame oil few spoons. Method: Crush these berries. Oh yeah….discard the seeds if you don’t like them! Set them aside in a display bowl. In a pan, heat […]
Duck Fry
- 03
- October
- 2008
Duck Fry: Duck Pepper Fry. Duck Garlic Fry. Vaathu Varuval. Ingredients: Duck Meat 1/2 kiloGarlic 1 whole head-peeled & slicedGinger 1″ gratedOnion 1 bulb gratedTomatoes 1-2 choppedSaltTurmeric 1/4 spoonChili powder 1/2 spoonPepper powder 2 spoonsMustard 1/4 spoonCumin seeds 1-2 spoonsChana+Urad dal 1 spoonCurry leaves crisply fried to garnishSesame oil 1/4 cup. Method: In a wok, […]
Figs Milk Shake
- 02
- October
- 2008
Figs Milk Shake: Athi Pazham Shake. Athi Pazham Milk Shake. Figs are known as fertility tree!! Although it does’nt have anything to with it! Since it grows in clusters! Probably antient fore-fathers thought it would have contributed something in that sphere! The botanical name of this cluster fig is Ficus racemosa, It is called Higo […]
Plantain Flower Usili
- 01
- October
- 2008
Vazhaipoo Usili: Plantain Flower Subzi. Vazhai-Poo Usili. Attipoo/ arattipoo Usili. Kela ka Fool Usili. When I visited my hometown…..we have palntain tree in the house! I happen to cook palntain flower all the time! We either make ‘kootu’ or ‘vadai’ generally! So…for a change…I was going thro’ local magazines and came up with this idea […]
Vegetable Keema Curry
- 01
- October
- 2008
Veg Keema Curry: Veg-Kheema Curry. Minced Veggies Curry. Kai Kothu Kari Kuzhambu. When pantry is full with lots of veggies….some of us will have hard time….deciding which one to cook first! My idea is….take little bit of everything throw into one dish! I prefer making veg-biriyani or vegetable korma….after a heavy shopping day! So on […]
Vazhaithandu Soup / Plantain Stem Soup
- 01
- October
- 2008
Vazhaithandu Soup: Plantain Stem Soup. Plantain stem is full of fibres! Tamilians use it as vegetable…only when it is tender. The bottom most stem is bit hard…with this tuff fibre, where it makes cooking hard! Sometimes….when you leave these stem for couple of days in fridge…there you go! Most of the moisture dries up! Only […]
Chettinad Meen Kuzhambu / Vanjiram Kuzhambu
- 01
- October
- 2008
Vajjiram Chettinad: King Fish in Rich Indian Spices. Super Hot Fish in spicy-tangy Curry. Chettinadu Meen Kuzhambu. Chapalu Pulusu – Chettinadu Cooking. Machili Curry in Chettinad Style. Araithu Vitta Meen Kuzhambu. Meen Masala Kuzhambu. Vanjiram Masala Kuzhambu. Vanjiram Meen Kuzhambu. I don’t know how many of you’ll will agree….when it comes to dicing the veggies […]
Vazhaikai Varuval / Plantain Roast
- 27
- September
- 2008
Vazhakkai Varuval:(Version 2) Plantain Fry. Vazhaikkai Varuval. Attikkai Koora/Fried Kacha Kela. Ingredients:Plantain 1 largeGarlic 1 whole head cut into tiny pieces/mincedTamarind paste 1/4 spoonRed chili powder 1 spoonSaltTurmeric powder 1/2 spoonMustard seeds 1 spoonCumin seeds 1 spoonAsafoetida 1/4 spoonCurry leaves 1 cupOil 1-2 cup Method:1. In a deep bottomed vessel add 1/2 cup of water. […]
