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Mango thokku is a tangy, spicy, chutney-like condiment similar to South Indian pickles. While thokku can be made with all sorts of things like onion, coriander, mint, and whatever else that catches your fancy, mango thokku has got to be the most popular choice. Pin Mango thokku recipe Ingredients Instructions To get your mango thokku going, peeling and grating the mangoes is a good start. I hate grating of any kind so get TH to do it for me....

Oats and dates ladoo with ghee, nuts, and some chia seeds for added crunch and to make it more fancy! If you want to make some healthier ladoos this Diwali, look no further because I got your back. Pin Oats and Dates Ladoo Recipe Ingredients Instructions I have to admit Diwali this year is going to be even more low-key than usual with minimal sweets and snacks being made. Since Sameera, life has taken a 360 degree turn and I have no time for anything!...

Pin Pin PARUPPU URUNDAI KUZHAMBU RECIPE Serves 4 How to make Paruppu Urundai Kuzhambu: Take a heavy-bottomed pan that’s preferably evenly shaped at the bottom (so that the dal balls cook evenly). Pour in the tamarind water and add turmeric and salt. Bring to a boil. Then add the hing, sambar powder and ground coconut and let it boil on low flame. Meanwhile, rinse the soaked toor dal completely and grind it with red chillies, hing and salt, without adding any water....

Pineapple upside down cake recipe : Machine-cut pineapples drenched in sugar syrup, how pretty and perfect! I used these babies in a pretty nice pineapple upside down cake recipe. I often end up baking with chocolate whenever I do bake and when I was asked to bring dessert for a potluck a few weeks back, I resolved not to let chocolate anywhere near the dish. Pin This recipe is slightly fansy-pansy....

PUMPKIN KOOTU RECIPE Ingredients: 3 cups of pumpkin, cut into small cubes 1 cup of yellow moong dal (I add more than normal, you can adjust per taste) ¼ teaspoon of turmeric powder A few of curry leaves To Grind ½ cup of grated coconut ½ teaspoon of red chilli powder 1 teaspoon of cumin seeds 1 clove of garlic 2 shallots, optional but recommended To Temper 2 teaspoon of oil ¼ teaspoon of black mustard seeds ¼ teaspoon of hing How to Make Pumpkin Kootu:...

If you like chutney recipes, do check out this onion tomato chutney (much quicker version), red capsicum chutney , or even this tomato thokku that has a more chunky consistency. My sis took the recipe from amma last summer and I took the picture. This Thakkali Chutney is really a family favourite and a keeper of a recipe which I keep referring to again and again when I need a chutney recipe with little or no coconut and has a longer shelf-life than regular chutneys....

Pin I can’t find the picture of the butter I took so imagine ½ cup butter here. At room temperature please. Pin Once the chocolate-butter mixture has slightly cooled, add 2 eggs, mixing well for a minute after each addition. Pin Now its time for the sugah. Throw in one cup after you are done with the eggs but please don’t be like me - use white sugar. Add add 1 teaspoon vanilla extract to this....

Learn how to use beetroot leaves in cooking this simple masoor dal recipe that’s a great side dish for roti, chapati, and pulao. Wondering if beetroot leaves are edible and if you can use them in cooking? Yes, you can! Check out this easy recipe with beetroot leaves and make a great vegetarian dish that’s healthy too! Sydney has a lot of great fresh product markets and I am lucky enough to live close to Orange Grove Markets which is a great Saturday morning farmers market that primarily focuses on fresh organic produce and food....

Pin Bottle gourd soup or lauki soup: a healthy and creamy soup made with lauki or bottle gourd, made Indian-style. Bottle gourd is known as lauki, dudhi, or ghia in Hindi, sorakai in Tamil, chorakka in Malayalam. Bottle gourd is commonly used in kootu and stir-fries in South India and lends itself really well for use as base in a soup. Like all good intentions, I started a middle-of-the-year resolution to make and drink more healthy homemade soups, especially for dinner....

Bread Paneer Rolls are probably the easiest and quickest snack you can make with some bread slices and paneer filling. I make this often with different variations of the filling to make a nice snack for tea time. The bunch of you who wrote to me asking ‘post recipes that we can cook with kids’ or kid-friendly recipes, etc, I am looking right at you. I don’t have kids so I have never really tried this with them but I have a very good feeling about this, trust me you....

Chettinad Chicken Masala Recipe - a dry Chettinad-style chicken masala recipe that’s quick and easy since I use ground garam masala rather than fresh spices. If you like quick Chettinad recipes, this one’s for you! Pin Chettinad Chicken Masala Recipe Ingredients Instructions Notes I have always been partial towards the extra spicy and curry-leaf-rich Chettinad cuisine ever since I can remember and Anjappar is one of my favourite restaurants in Singapore to get spicy Chettinad food....

When making any ice-cream at home , one of the key things to keep in mind is that it shouldn’t have any water crystals as it freezes (unless you are making granita). The usual technique if you don’t have an ice-cream maker and still want to make ice-cream at home, is to use your blender and whip the ice-cream mixture 2-3 times as it freezes. Obviously, this is a bit of a pain to do and the process doesn’t appeal to me at all, mainly because I’d forget to do it....

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Pin After 15 mins of talking (of which 3 mins was dedicated to the recipe!), I started off. This is an easy snack for kids for their after-school hungry times. Its quite healthy too and can be easily made with the ingredients available in your pantry. Pin Looking for more easy evening snacks? Check out: Bread Paneer Rolls , Ethakka Appam , and Ghee Fried Bananas Godumai Adai / Godambu Ada Makes - 6...

Kerala appam or aappam is a thing of beauty. It’s the perfect embodiment of what Kerala breakfast recipes are all about - rice flour, some fermenting, light on the stomach, easily digestible, and also, a bit time-consuming to prepare than pouring cereal into a bowl. I rarely make appam at home and so, the different variations of appam recipes you see in here including this appam recipe without yeast are all from my mom’s kitchen....

So here’s the thing. If I sniff a piece raw ginger, I feel nauseous. It’s ironic because ginger is what people sniff when they feel nauseous. I can never eat a ginger candy. I hate biting into ginger pieces that are added to upma (I always grate and add it) and such. BUT. I love the flavour of it as long as it’s not dominating the dish - like ginger chicken, or adding it to coconut chutney , or even fresh lime juice with ginger....

Ingredients: For the omelettes: Eggs - 4 Ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp Red chilli powder - 1 tsp Turmeric powder - a pinch (optional) Shallots - 5, finely chopped Salt - 1 tsp, or to taste For the gravy: Tomatoes - 2 big, cubed Onions - 2 big, chopped Potato - 1, cubed Green chillies - 3 Jeera powder - 2 tsp Coriander powder - 2 tsp For tempering: Mustard seeds - 1 tsp Oil - 2 tbsp Curry leaves - a few...

You may also wish to check out this Mysore rasam recipe , my super quick tomato rasam , cumin rasam for a slightly sick day, and a good spinach kootu to serve with whatever rasam recipe you choose to make. PARUPPU RASAM RECIPE Ingredients: Toor dal/tuvar dal - ¼ cup Tamarind paste - 2 tbsp Rasam Powder - 2 tsp Red chillies - 4 Turmeric - ½ tsp Crushed garlic - 8 cloves Water - 1 ½ cups...

ried Chilly Nodles Chilli Noodles Recipe Ingredients: Plain noodles - 1 packet Crushed garlic - 4 cloves Coarsely ground red chillies - 4 Garam Masala - 1.5 tsp Turmeric - one pinch Coriander leaves - for garnishing Salt - to taste How I Made It: Cook the noodles in sufficient water with added salt. Adding a little oil to this makes the noodles not stick together. One done, drain the water and keep aside....

Tawa idli or tava idli is a delicious and quick snack - a medley of leftover idlis, some pav bhaji masala and basic spices, onion, tomato, and lemon juice. It takes all of 15 mins to make and tastes great as an evening snack with some tea or coffee. I also make a milder version of tawa idli for breakfast since it breaks the monotony of eating idli and chutney or idli upma , which is the usual recipe to use up leftover idli....