Karuveppilai podi/Curry leaf powder is an ever present thing in our home.Love to have it with piping hot rice drizzled with a tablespoon of ghee.The ingredients and the quantities used vary through each household.This is my moms recipe. You need: Curry leaves / Karuveppilai leaves-4 cups Gram dhal/Kadalai Paruppu- 1 cup Urad dhal[White]/Uluththam paruppu-1 cup…
You Need: Coriander leaves – 1 bunch Cocount[grated] – ¼ cup Green chillies – 4 [adjust to taste] Tamarind – gooseberry size Salt to taste Seasoning: Oil – 1 tsp Mustard – ¼ tsp Split white urad dhal – ¼ tsp 1.Clean the coriander leaves and chop them and keep it aside. 2.Grind these coriander…
There are plenty of basil shrubs in my garden and I really don’t know how they spread so much that I sometimes feel I have a mini basil garden!! So,when herb mania-basil was announced,I was happy I had the herb in plenty but unfortunately,I could not send my entry.But my ‘lucky’ basil has now found…
This is an another recipe which I am sending to FLOWER POWER – JFI event This is quite simple and will be a sure hit among kids who don’t like to taste Banana blossoms stir-fry. PREPARING THE BLOSSOM FOR COOKING : The stamen is non-edible and has to be removed from each flower.…
I nearly jumped with joy when I saw this month’s ingredient for JFI!! Flower power – What a beautiful and innovative theme!!!!Soooo many flowers danced in my mind all except the humble banana blossom.It was not until the local veggie vendor called out “Vaazhapoo” did i realise that I had a very easy recipe to…
