Refreshing Salads

Refreshing saladsSalads are of many types.They are prepared with vegetables, fruits, legumes, grains, greens etc.They are filling and can be used as a side dish or main dish. Combination of sprouts with raw vegetables and fruits increases their nutritional value. Have a bowl of salad and pave way to better health.Fruits SaladPineapple, grapes and pomegranates with a dash of honeyVegetables Salad

Brinjal Rice/vangi bath/kattirikai sadam (Main course)

I love brinjal rice very much. It is very easy to prepare and tastes delicious. Usually my mother prepares this recipe with tamarind, instead of tamarind, I have substituted with tomatoes. I have not used much spices for this rice. Today we will learn how to make Brinjal rice-Kathirikkai sadam following this easy recipe.








Brinjal Rice-Vangi Bath-Kattirikai Sadam




 Prep Time : 10 mins

Lemon Rice

Lemon rice is very popular South Indian Variety rice and is simple and easy to make. Lemon rice goes well with roasted potatoes. It is a great travel food and can be used for packed lunch. Today we will learn how to make lemon rice/elumichai sadam following this easy recipe.
Lemon Rice-Elumichai sadam
 Prep Time : 10 mins
 Cook Time : 15 mins 
 Serves: 2
 Recipe Category: Main Course
 Recipe

Bottle gourd Kootu/Sorakkai kootu

Kootu is a South Indian dish made of vegetables and lentils. Kootu pairs well with any thogayal. You do not have to prepare rasam or samber. This kootu is very simple, easy to prepare and is also very healthy and light. It needs no oil except for seasoning.  It can be had with rice, roti/phulkas and chapati. Today we will learn how to make sorakkai kootu following this easy recipe.

Tomato Rice

Whenever I feel lazy to cook, my choice is usually Tomato rice. It is very simply to cook and tastes delicious.My children love this tomato rice a lot. Today we will learn how to make tomato rice following this easy recipe.








Tomato Rice-Easy Tomato Rice




 Prep Time : 10 mins

 Cook Time : 30 mins 
 Serves: 2
 Recipe Category: Rice Recipes-Lunch/Dinner
 Recipe Cuisine: South Indian

Capsicum Curry

This is a simple capsicum curry/sabji prepared along with tomato and potatoes.This dry curry can be packed for lunch with rotis. It also goes well with dal and chawal. Today we will learn how to make this simple bell pepper curry following this easy recipe.









Capsicum Sabji-Capsicum Curry




 Prep Time : 10 mins

 Cook Time : 20 mins 
 Serves: 2
 Recipe Category: Side Dish
 Recipe

Pudina/coriander leaves/curry leaves Thuvayal

This thuvayal is easy to make, very healthy and tastes great with rice. It can be prepared with coriander leaves or curry leaves or pudina/mint leaves or a mix of all the 3 greens. Here I have given the recipe using pudina leaves/mint leaves. 






Mint/Coriander/Curry Leaves Thuvaiyal




 Prep Time : 10 mins

 Cook Time : 7 mins 
 Serves: 2-3
 Recipe Category: Side Dish
 Recipe Cuisine: 

Pudina rice with Paneer

This is a very simple and flavorful rice prepared with mint leaves. It is very easy and quick to prepare  that you can put up for lunch or dinner in no-time. Today we will learn how to make easy, filling and flavorful mint rice following this simple recipe.








Mint rice-Pudina rice with Paneer




 Prep Time : 10 mins

 Cook Time : 20 mins 
 Serves: 2
 Recipe Category: Rice Recipes-Lunch

Ridge gourd Skin Tuvayal /Peerkangai tuvayal

Wondering if one can make tuvaiyal from ridge gourd skin. My grandmother used to make this tuvaiyal/thogayal. Not only it is tasty but it is also rich in fibre. It is found that including fibre in your diet prevents constipation and may lower the risk for heart diseases and some cancers. This thol/skin thuvaiyal goes well with hot steamed rice with a dash of ghee or sesame seed oil. I used the

Clusters Beans Parupu Usili

Paruppu Usili is a traditional South Indian (Tamil Brahmin) dish which is prepared with lentils. It is a very healthy dish as it has lentils and is steam cooked. Today we will learn how to make Cluster beans (kothavarangai) paruppu usili following this easy recipe.








Kothavarangai Paruppu Usili-Cluster Beans Usili




 Prep Time : 15 mins

 Cook Time : 30 mins 
 Serves: 3-5
 Recipe

How to make spongy idlys/idlis

Idly with coconut chutney


How to make spongy Idlis/idlys


I am posting this recipe "How to make spongy idlis" only for novice to kitchen.Idly has occupied a very important place as breakfast in all South Indian homes. It can be called the queen of breakfast. It is a

How to Prepare Sambar

Sambar is a very popular dish and occupies an important place in South Indian Cuisine. A South Indian meal can never be complete without sambar. This is basic sambar which I have made with ashgourd/poosanikai. Learn how to make Sambar (South Indian-Tamil style) by following this easy Sambar recipe. 








How to prepare Sambar-Pumpkin Sambar Recipe




 Prep Time : 10 mins

 Cook Time : 30

Idly Milagai Podi

In our house, we all need idli podi/ idly milagai podi even if there is chutney for idli. Those you have had this podi in my house will ask me the secret of my idly podi. It is so popular not only in my home but even among my friends.The secret is sesame seeds which gives a nice flavor to the podi. Today we will learn how to make idli dosa milagai podi following this easy recipe.








Idli

Sprout Salad

Sprouts are a storehouse of vitamins, minerals and amino acids. They are complete and rejuvenating food and have abundant goodness in them. It has lot of fiber and water, making it an ideal food for those who desire to lose weight. It prevents constipation, improves immunity and delays aging. Combined with fresh vegetables and fruits, it nutritional value further increases.




Seeds commonly