Manjal Kozhukattai is a peculiar dish that is not common in many kitchen. It is a traditional dish of a particular one community in the southern part of Tamil nadu. The dish has a very soothing and cooling effect on the body.
Ingredients:
Urad dal (black gram) – 1 measure
Rice – 3 measure
Fenugreek seeds (methi seeds/...
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Maladu or Pottu kadalai urundai is an easy to make laddu variety.
Ingredients:
Bhuna Channa (roasted gram / pottu kadalai)
Sugar
Ghee
Step 1:
Take a measure of bhuna channa (pottu kadalai) and sugar as per your choice.
Step 2:
Grind bhuna channa (pottu kadalai) and sugar together into powder form.
Step 3:
Add ghee to the grinded flour.
Step 4:
Mix well to the consistency...
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Ingredients:
3 1/2 cups of all purpose flour(maida),
2 cups warm water,
1 packet(2 teaspoons) of dry yeast
1 teaspoon sugar,
1 to 1 1/2 teaspoon salt,
2 Tbsp Olive oil,
1 cup Pizza sauce,
1 cup shredded cheese(mozzarella)
Cut Vegetables of your choice
Method for preparing dough:
Step 1: Add sugar and dry yeast to warm water and set it aside for 5 mins...
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This is a simple, easy to make , healthy traditional snack made with black sesame seeds ( black til seeds) . In Tamil the dish is called Ellu urundai.
Ingredients:
Black Til (black sesame seeds)
Jaggery
Step 1: Roast the til (sesame seeds) in low flame till they crackle.
Step 2: Grind the roasted til in mixie grinder to...
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Ingredients:
Wheat flour
Salt as per taste
Sugar as per taste (optional)
Grated Coconut
Step 1: Roast the wheat flour in low flame in a kadai.
Step 2: Add salt to the flour . You can also add little sugar (optional) Sprinkle little water into the roasted flour. If it gets very coarse and rough, grind it once in mixer...
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Ingredients:
Kerala Banana (Nentran pazham)
Maida
Sugar
A pinch of salt
Oil to fry
Step 1: Cut banana into slices. You can make it round slices or long slices.
Step 2: Mix maida, sugar and a pinch of salt with water to make the batter.
Step 3: Add the cut banana slices in the batter and coat it well.
Step 4: Heat oil...
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Ingredients:
Kerala Banana (nentran vazha -the variety used to make banana chips)
Sugar (as per taste)
Ghee
Step 1: Cut the banana into round pieces. Semi ripe bananas are preferable for this dish.
Step 2: Add the cut pieces into a frying pan.
Step 3: Add desired quantity of sugar and keep the flame in low. (if the banana is...
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Aval Urundai (அவல் உருண்டை) or Poha laddu is an easy to make sweet dish. Believe me it just takes less than 10 minutes to make! Not just that it also makes a healthy indulgence.
Ingredients:
Poha (flattened rice) – 3 Cups
Grated Coconut – 1 cup
Sugar – Half cup or as per taste (you...
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Well, to start with I am not much of a foodie or rather I was not one until marriage. After marriage I became one in the sense that I started trying out the new dishes and new eateries otherwise I am still one of them who follow “stick to regulars rather than lament...
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It has been over a year since I moved to Shanghai to study. And the thing I miss the most is Indian Food. I belong to the group of people who try to seek for Indian food regardless of the country. I enjoy cuisines of numerous countries, but the end of the day...
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