Theeyal literally means “burnt dish”, a kerala recipe which is typically made out of roasted coconut and other masala ingredients. Every community has their own recipes and there are many variants of Theeyal dishes that differs with the various ingredients used but the base ingredient of all theeyal remains the roasted coconut and tamarind...
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Chukku kaapi is a traditional herbal decoction brewed in southern Indian states of Kerala and Tamil nadu. It is quiet invigorating for health and makes a good daily beverage. It also acts as an excellent healthy, medicinal cup of brew especially when you are down with fever, cold or throat pain. Also it has...
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Here’s a fantastic dinner for two! Pan seared tomatoes: Get your non-stick frying pan (preferably one with a thick bottom) screaming hot but not smoking. Drizzle some olive oil (extra virgin preferably as that does have a rather nice flavour) and once hot enough, just add tomatoes which are smallish in size (I used...
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Think South India cuisine and what springs in most people’s mind is Idly, Vada, Sambar & Dosa. In reality South Indian cuisine varied in flavor and sheer variety and each region and sub-region has its own flavor and specialties. Today we are going to see a recipe that brings together the rasam and vada...
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Payasam (பாயசம்) is the tamil word for Kheer and no traditional celebration/festive food is complete without one of the many varieties of Payasam. One of the very popular payasam recipe is Pasi Paruppu payasam. Pasi paruppu is the Tamil word for moong dal. Let’s see visual recipe of this delicious kheer. Ingredients: Pasi paruppu...
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Recipe contributed by Purba Ray, who in her own words “A woman who can’t make up her mind, change has been a constant factor in her life” She blogs at A-Musing - a blog that is a little sweet, a little tangy and very very spicy. Ingredients: I cup of rice – soaked for...
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In one our previous health article we read about Health Benefits of Pepper, So I decided why not have a pepper based recipe today. When you are down with cough and cold, having “pepper rasam” is a popular home remedy and also relaxes and soothens you. Popularly known as ‘Milagu rasam’ in Tamil, even...
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The fruits and leaves of Drumstick (called Murungai in Tamil) are used to make variety of culinary dishes in various parts of India especially south India. Today, lets try out one such recipe with the leaves – drumstick leaves fry, also called Murungai keerai poriyal in Tamil. It is easy to make, tastes great...
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Pala pazham paniyaram (in Tamil language) or Chakka pazha paniyaram as known in Malayalam language is a traditional, regional delicacy made from ripened jack fruit. Let’s see how this dish is made in our step by step visual method. Ingredients: Jackfruit (ripe) – 25-30 pieces Jaggery (shredded) – 1 and 1/2 cups Rice flour...
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Come mango season, this is yet another mango recipe that I indulge on. Try it and enjoy your lunch! It is easy to cook and simply mango-licious! Ingredients to make Mambazha kozhambu: Sweet ripened mango – 1 (big) Grated coconut – 1/2 cup Garlic – 2 pods (optional) Jeera – 1/4 tbsp Turmeric...
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