I am sure that all of us[or at least most of us] have gone through the ‘I-hate-greens’ phase in spite of hearing the advice -“Eat your greens”! .Looking back now,I can understand why mom used to emphasize on the addition of greens in the diet. The nutritive value of green leafy vegetables[Keerai/Soppu] cannot be undermined.Though…
Sambar
A south Indian specialitiy that goes with breakfast items like idli,dosa,vadai and with rice. You need: Pearl onions- 1 cup Drumstick – 1 cut into 1″ pieces Toor dhal-1 1/2 cups Sambar powder-3 teaspoons Tomato -1 Red chillies-2 Mustard-1 teaspoon Curry leaves- a few Fenugreek seeds-1/4 teaspoon Salt-To taste Oil-2 teaspoons 1.Soak tamarind in a…
Poondu Kuzhambu [Garlic Gravy]
You need: Garlic – ½ cup ,chopped Shallots /pearl onions– 1 cup ,chopped Tamarind extract – 1 ½ cups [thick] Salt -to taste Chilli powder – 1tsp Turmeric powder -a pinch Gingelly /sesame seed oil – ½ cup For seasoning Mustard – 1 teaspoon Asafetida – a pinch Red chillies – 2 Curry leaves 1.…
More Kuzhambu Recipe
More Kuzhambu Recipe – This is a south Indian version of ‘khadi’,usually prepared with sour curds.Any vegetable can be used in this preparation and it is so easy to prepare. Served with rice it gives a variation from the routine rice –sambar combination. Let us see how to prepare this More Kuzhambu Recipe You need:…