Bombay Chutney / Besan Chutney
- 25
- August
- 2008
Kadalai Maavu Chutney: This is quick fix dip in most of the house. Just for a change! Ingredients: Bengal gram flour 1 small cup Green chilies slitted Curry leaves Onion 1 chopped Tomato 1 chopped Salt Turmeric 1 pinch Mustard seeds 1/4 spoon Oil fw spoons. Method: In a bowl, add gram flour. By adding luke […]
Mutton Kofta Omlette
- 25
- August
- 2008
Mutton Kofta Omlette: Mutton Kola Urundai. Mutton Kolaurundai. Mutton Kofta. I happen to taste this recipe in Narmada Rasoi(a small Restaurant – Hyderabad). It was good! They topped 3-4 koftas on the omlette. So felt like trying it today! Ingredients: For Kofta: Minced Mutton 100 gramsGinger-garlic pasteCoriander leavesSaltTurmeric 1/4 spoonChili 1/2 spoonCumin seeds powder 1/4 […]
Murungai Poo Soup / Moringa Flower Soup
- 25
- August
- 2008
Murungai Poo Soup: Ingredients: Moringha flowers 1 small cupGinger 1 inch choppedPeppercorns 1/4 spoonCumin 1 pinchSalt to tasteOlive oil 1 spoon. Method: Heat oil, add pepper and cumin….let it splutter well. Add ginger, fowers and a cup of water. Bring this to boil. Remove from heat. Serve warm.
Fish Sambal
- 25
- August
- 2008
Fried Fish Curry: (Restaurant Style) Meen Sambal Recipe. Machchili Sambal. Chapalu Sambal. Srilanka, Malaysia and Kerala style Sambal Recipe. Ingredients: For Fry: King Fish/ Varal Fish 1/4 kilo(cubed & without bones would be a good idea)SaltTurmeric 1/4 spoonChili powder 1 spoonLemon juice from a fruitEgg whites 1Oil for Shallow frying. For Curry: Green chilis 3 […]
Sweet Idly / Vellam Idly
- 25
- August
- 2008
Vellam Idly: Sweetened Idlies. Sweet Idly. I happen to taste this idly…..when I was a little kid….at my aunt’s house. She prepared this with leftover batter….to go with her picknick menu. Besides puliyodarai, lemon rice, toamto and curd rice…..this was a big hit that day! I think its a clever idea….to make kids eat! Hope…this […]
Naatu kozhi Biriyani / Country Chicken Biriyani
- 10
- August
- 2008
Country Chicken Biriyani:(Chettinad Style)These days Biriyani has become ‘Kudisai Thozhil’ in Tamil Nadu. Anyone who has a ‘Deksha’…..can start up a business. Biriyani eating population also has significantly raised. It was not the same scenario few years ago…..we used to wait for that authentic Biriyani(Ramzaan / Bakrid). Sometimes….during family get-to gathers and Birthday’s Pappa used […]
Raagi – Murungai Keerai Adai
- 09
- August
- 2008
Murungai Keerai Adai:Greens Adai. Raagi Adai. Today’s Special : Raagi (Finger Millet) Our brain’s primary fuel is Glucose and its a glutton for it! It uses up to 25% of the body’s total resources. So if you rigorously diet(or over exercise) as your muscles get fatigued….and so does the brain too! Only thing is muscle […]
Methi Paratha – Fenugreek Greens Flat Bread
- 08
- August
- 2008
Methi Roti: Frenugreek Greens in Indian Bread. Menthilu Rotiya’nh. Venthiya Keerai Chappathi. Vitamin-K: Dark green, leafy vegetables are rich in Vitamin-K. This vitamin is needed to make clot-building compounds in the blood. Thus reduces loss of blood by promoting clotting effect (in wounded/inflammatory area). Greens like fenugreek and spinach are rich in this vitamin. It […]
Mutton Soup
- 06
- August
- 2008
Meat – Lemon Soup: To Boost Calcium in the Diet: I always liked the idea of vinegar and tomato based soups at Chinese Restaurants(Hot and Sour Chicken Soup). The acid in this Soup dissolves maximum bone’s calcium into the broth. When in comes to Home-made Soup….I try to pop-in more tomatoes. For a change…I chose […]
Curry Leaves Curry
- 01
- August
- 2008
Power Foods: Curry Leaves Curry: Karivepilai Kuzhambu. Karivepagu Pulusu. Kari-Patha ka Salan. To Boost Iron: Few weeks ago….I went to donate blood. They rejected my blood….as it had very low platelets count. Generally Haemoglobin counts should be around 12%….but I had just 7. I felt very bad on the other day. We all think we’re […]
