Salt and Spice

Ingredients Frozen Corn – 3/4 cup Methi leaves / Menthi keerai – a bunch (take only the leaves) Basmati Rice – 2 cups Water – 4 cups Cardamom – 4 Cinnamon – 2″ piece Cloves – 4 Bay leaf -1 Onion – 1 sliced Green chillies – 2 slit Ginger Garlic paste – 1 tsp [...]

Ingredients Toor dal – 1/2 cup Mixed Vegetables – 2 cups Tomatoes – 2 diced Onion – 1 medium sliced Green chillies – slit Curry leaves – 2 sprigs Dry red chillies – 4 broken Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp Sambar powder – 3 1/2 tsp Coriander powder – 1 tsp Chilly powder – 1 [...]

Ingredients Avarakkai – 250 gm thinly sliced Onion – 1 medium sliced Curry leaves – 1 sprig Green chilly – 1 slit Chilly powder – 1 tsp Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp Tomato – 1 chopped Salt – to taste Oil – 1 1/2 tbsp Method Heat oil in a non-stick pan and add onions, [...]

Ingredients Tomatoes – 5 chopped Onion – 1 chopped Green chillies – 2 chopped Curry leaves – 2 sprigs Chilly powder – 1 tsp Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp Salt – to taste Oil – 1 1/2 tbsp Method Heat oil in a non-stick pan and splutter mustard seeds.  Add [...]

Ingredients Toor Dal – 1/2 cup Potatoes – 1 cup diced Carrot – 1/2 cup diced Cabbage – 1/2 cup shredded Cauliflower florets- 1 cup Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp Green chillies – 7 slit Water -  2 cups Salt – to taste Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds – 1/4 tsp Dry red [...]

I saw ‘Bitter Gourd with Yogurt’ curry in Mallugirl’s blog and wanted to try it out.  I made a few changes to my liking and made this delectable ‘Bitter Gourd Curry with Coconut Milk’.  It was so tasty and quite easy to prepare.  Moreover, there was absolutely no bitterness at all!  So this curry is [...]

Ingredients Small Brinjals – 7  sliced Onions – 2 medium sliced Garlic – 2 big chopped Curry leaves – 2 sprigs Tomatoes – 2 chopped Green chillies – 2 chopped Turmeric powder – 1 tsp Chilly powder – 1 1/2 tsp Salt – to taste Oil – 2 tbsp Method Heat oil in a non-stick [...]

‘Curd Rice is a comfort food for sure!  It is a quick fix dish which can be made using left over cooked rice.  And also a light meal, especially good for the sick.  ‘Curd Rice’ is best served chilled, garnished with grated carrots, seedless green grapes or pomegranate arils. Yummy ‘Curd Rice’ is off to [...]

‘Pudina Chutney’ is a South Indian recipe which has Mint as the main ingredient.  Mint along with other spices makes this a very healthy and nutritious Chutney.  Pudina Chutney is a very good side dish for Idly, Dosa, Rice and even Rotis! This Spicy Chutney is off to Srivalli for the event “Spicy Fiery Chutneys” [...]

‘Uzhunnu Vada’ was my Mom’s favorite snack!  From her I started getting a liking for this crispy outside but soft inside snack.  Now it has become a comfort food for me!  So here is my version of the recipe.  You will love the flavor of peppercorns and the tiny bits of coconut while munching on [...]