Stuffed Brinjal curry/Stuffed kathrikkai fry

Stuffed Brinjal curry is a famous dish and is cooked with special powder stuffed inside each brinjal. You can make this stuffed brinjal curry only with small brinjals and usually called as "Aathur kathrikkai".You might be wondering why we have to use only these varieties, here is the answer this kathrikkai has less seeds, less bitter taste and cooks fast. 

Seppankizhangu poriyal

This Seppankzhangu poriyal is a tasty recipe which my mom makes for us. This poriyal consumes less oil comparing to seppankizhangu fry. I have never heard of planting these colocasia but I when to my friends house in Bangalore I saw these plants. My friend told me that its leaves are used to prepare many traditional dishes in Karnataka. I am yet to try those recipes but she warned me that these leaves might create itchiness and gave me tips on how to use them. Also she told me the kannada name for these leaves as Kesuvina soppu.

Cucumber raita

Cooling Cucumber raita/vellarikka pachadi is a great dish for summer. This raita goes well with sambar rice.

Thinai Saamai Kuzhi paniyaram (Sweet)

Thinai Saamai sweet kuzhi paniyaram is made with millets and jaggery and I am sure you can not resist your self from munching this healthy snack. 
Thanks all for your great response for my Kara kuzhi paniyaram/Masala kuzhi paniyaram recipe and I am happy that many are giving importance to millets and started using them.

White vegetable kurma

This Mixed vegetable kurma goes well with Idiyappam, Roti, Dosa, Pulavs, parottas. Also it tastes similar to Stew but with less coconut. I have added Pumpkin seeds instead of cashews for a diet friendly recipe. This kurma is big treat for weight watchers who wants to taste the restaurant style kurma with less fat.

Avarekalu Huli

When the season starts we can hear the voice of local vendors shouting "Avarekalu" (Hyacinth bean) daily. These green beans acquires lots of importance in Karnataka and is a seasonal one. 

Instant sweet appam

Sweet Appam is the tasty Festival dish. A highlight about this appam is No soda added but still you will get nice puffed Appams. 

Thinai Saamai kuzhipaniyaram (Karam)

Yummy chettinadu special Kuzhipaniyaram is turned more nutritious with millets and veggies. This is one of the best evening time snack for kids which is tasty and healthy as well. I have used Saamai/Samai (Little millet) and Thinai arisi (Foxtail millet) to prepare this paniyaram. Lets get started....

How to make Ghee at home

Ghee is an essential part of Indian food. Adding ghee to hot rice, adding ghee on top of hot rotis and the list goes on and on. Ghee gives both nice aroma and taste to any dish that we make. My preference is always Homemade ghee than the store bought ones because you can find the freshness, great taste and nice fragrance in the ghee.

Manathakkali keerai kootu

Manathakkali keerai (Tamil)/Black nightshade (English)/Kaashi soppu (Kannada) is one of the wonderful keerai with many nutrients but was least used by all because of its bitter taste. If any one tells you to include lots of greens/keerai in your food, immediately what green comes to our mind?........YES it is Palak. Using other keerais like arakeerai, sirukeerai, manathakkali keerai are slowly deteriorating mainly because of their taste. Each keerai/green has its own health benefits so it is better to include variety of keerais for better health. This kootu is so tasty that you wouldn't find a hint that it is made of manathakkali leaves. Interested to know about its health benefits, click here.

Gooseberry Rice/Nellikai sadam/Amla Rice

Gooseberry/Amla/Periya Nellikai is a Vitamin C rich fruit which should be consumed regularly. This Nellikai sadam is easy to make and full of Vitamin C. This helps you to stay away from common cold and cough. For more health benefits of Amla, click here

Vellai poosanikai kootu

Vellai poosanikai/white pumpkin/Ash gourd kootu is a tasty recipe and grabs its place in lunch menu of South Indian (Tamil) weddings.

Thinai Thattai/Foxtail millet thattai

Thattai is a traditional south Indian recipe which is made out of rice flour. I have been thinking for a while to make thattai with siruthaniyangal/millets and so started off with Thinai (Foxtail millet) flour. To my surprise I got crispy tasty thattais. It was so yummy that we couldn't control ourselves from munching more and more thattaisssssss.

Pudalangai poriyal/Snakegourd Curry

Pudalangai/Snake gourd is one of the veggie which contains loads of fibre and water substance. It is also low in calorie and hence allowed in pathiya samyal (post-partum diet) also garbs its position in weight loss diet.  

This poriyal is tasty and easy to make as well. Interested in pudalangai poriyal without coconut, click here.