Thirunelveli Ulundhu Saadham
- 10
- March
- 2008
Thirunelveli Ulundhu Saadham: Ulundhu Saadham. Urad Dal Kitchedi/kitcheri. Ulundhu Pongal. This recipe was prepared by my family friend ‘Meena Aunty. Though she is from Palayamkottai, uncle is from Thirunelveli. Well…she made this Urad Dal Pongal on some special occasion and called this as ‘ Thirunelveli Ulundhu Saadham’! I thought urad dal will make the pongal […]
Noi Arisi Puliyodharai
- 10
- March
- 2008
Noi Arisi Puliyodarai: Cracked Rice Puliyodarai. Broken Rice Puliyodare. My Grandma’s Recipe! Hope you’ll know how I intensify the flavour of my Puliodari…(quick refresh – make it previous day night, pack tightly in a narrow vessel…serve minimum 7 hours later) The same thumb rule is followed here, only thing is we are using ‘cracked rice’ […]
Orange Crepes
- 27
- February
- 2008
Orange Crepes: Ingredients for Basic Crepes: Eggs (jumbo eggs) 3Whole milk 1 and 1/2 cupAll purpose flour 1/2 cupSalt pinchButter 4 cubes – melted. Ingredients for Filling: Orange Jam with orange rinds 1 cupMandarind Orange pulp(with syrup). Method: Blend all the basic crepe ingredients in a mixie/electric beater. Let it come without any lumps. Let […]
Milagai Kuzhambu – Feiry Hot
- 27
- February
- 2008
Capsaicin: Molaga Kuzhambu: Milagai Kuzhambu. Fresh Red Chili Curry. Red Pepper Gravy. Pandu Mirchi Pulusu. Sivappu Milagai Kuzhambu. Portuguese travelers introduced chilies to Indians…somewhere around 1400s. Tamilians(South Indians) used peppercorns for taste before that. When ever anyone say…Dutch settlers brought these, Arabs introduced that…..first question comes to mind is…what would have people used in time […]
Chicken Rice – Hot and Spicy
- 27
- February
- 2008
Chicken Rice: Chicken Rice – my way. There are 3-4 similar chicken rice recipes, I practiced back then….while in Hostel! Never mind if you’re missing most of the spices…just flip it, cook it, salt it…that was the motto then! Hmmmmm….most of the time, it tasted better! Beleive me! One pot meal(crock pot) is easy to […]
Vellore Kathirikai Kara Kuzhambu
- 27
- February
- 2008
ngrdients 1 pound eggplant (stalk trimmed, slit twice) 1 large onion – finely chopped 10-15 garlic beads, crushed 2 tomatoes, finely chopped salt to taste 1/4 tsp turmeric powder 1 tsp chili powder 1 tsp coriander powder 2 tsp tamarind paste 1/4 cup sesame oil 1/2 tsp mustard seeds 1/4 tsp cumin seeds 1/4 tsp […]
Chicken & Rice Noodles
- 27
- February
- 2008
Feiry Hot Chicken Rice Noodles: Fiery Hot Chicken in Rice Noodles.(my way) Ingredients: Chicken breast side – chopped/shredded/cubed 1 cupRice Noodles 300 gramsDry red chilies 10-15(grated into flakes)Lemon juice from 1 fruitSaltTurmeric powder 1 pinch(optional)Garlic 1 whole head – finely choppedScallion 1 finley choppedToamto 1 large – pureeSesame oil 1/4 cupGreen onions roughly chopped. Method: […]
Carrot Salad
- 23
- February
- 2008
Carrot Salad: Inredients: Carrots 4-6 shreddedJalapenos deseed & slicedSalt as pr tasteLemon juice few spoonsCilantro chopped. For Seasoning: Mustard seeds 1/4 spoonAsafoetida 1/4 spoonUrad dal 1/4 spoonOlive/sesame oil few spoons. Method: In a non-reactive bowl, bring all th eingredients togather. In a seperate pan, heat oil and splutter the seasoning items. Then run this seasoning […]
Chayote Dhall / Chow Chow Dhall
- 23
- February
- 2008
Chow Chow Dahl: Ingredients: Chow chow 2 – peeled & diced Thoor Dal 1 cupSaltTurmeric pinchGreen chilies 3 fienly choppedOnion 1 small finely choppedGarlic 6 clovs fienly choppedTomato 1 large choppedCumin seeds 1 spoonAsafoetida 1 pinchOil few spoonsCilantro leaves few. Method: In a pressure cooker, cook thoor with salt and pinch of turemric in it. […]
Eggplant Fritters – Bengali Style
- 23
- February
- 2008
Ingredients 5-7 eggplants – sliced salt turmeric 1 tsp chili powder 1/4 tsp garam masala 2 tsp rice flour oil for frying Method Mix all the ingredients with eggplant, except oil. Then deep fry it till crisp and nice. That’s it. Serve warm to go with your meals.
