Coconut thogayal recipe-Coconut thuvaiyal recipe-How to make coconut thuvaiyal-thengai thuvayal

Coconut thogayal / thuvaiyal is different from Coconut chutney.  Coconut chutney can be had as a side dish for idly, dosa, pongal and chapati but does not go well with rice. But coconut thuvaiyal can be had with all the above and with plain rice also. Mix coconut thogayal with hot steaming rice topped with a tsp of ghee or sesame seed oil - it will taste heavenly. All you need is some papads/

Navratan Korma -Navratan Korma recipe -Navaratna Kurma

Navratan Korma is a delicious and a very popular Mughlai dish. Navratan means nine gems. As nine different ingredients which includes fruits, vegetables, nuts and paneer are used to prepare this korma, it gets the name Navratan korma. Navratan Korma is less spicy and has a slightly sweet taste because of the fruits and nuts used. Today we will learn how to make Navratan Korma (white gravy)

Beans Carrot Curry-Carrot Beans stir fry recipe(Poriyal)

This is a very simple low fat, stir fry recipe which is very healthy, simple and also colorful. Learn how to make Tamil Brahmin style beans carrot curry following this easy recipe.







Beans Carrot Stir fry-Beans Carrot Poriyal




 Prep Time : 15 mins

 Cook Time : 15 mins 
 Serves: 2
 Recipe Category: Side Dish
 Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
 Author:Padhu Sankar

   Ingredients needed

Bagara Baingan - Bagara Baingan Recipe

Brinjal is my family's favorite vegetable and we all love this Hyderabadi Special Bagara Baingan very much. It goes well with simple vegetable rice, pulao, jeera rice, veg biryani, ghee rice and roti. Today let us learn how to make Bagara Baingan following this easy recipe.
Bagara Baingan
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Bagara Baingan
 Prep Time : 15 mins
 Cook Time : 30 mins 
 Serves: 3-4
 Recipe Category:

Vegetable Biryani -Vegetable Biryani Recipe - How to prepare vegetable biryani

A very simple and easy Biryani recipe without much spices .This goes well with raitha, papads and chips. If you have all the vegetables cut and kept ready, then it hardly takes 10 minutes to prepare this. Even bachelors can prepare this as it requires no elaborate grinding of masalas etc. So bachelors out there, do not spoil your health by eating outside often, here is a simple and yummy

Pesarattu Dosa recipe - Pesarattu recipe - Green gram dosa

Pesarattu is not only easy to prepare but also very nutritious as we are using green gram to make this dosa . A delicacy from Andhra Pradesh, it is sometimes served with plain upma (pesarattu with upma is know as MLA pesarattu) and ginger chutney. Today we will learn how to make pesarattu following this easy recipe.


Pesarattu with ginger chutney




Pesarattu Dosa recipe-Andhra Pesarattu

Cauliflower Kurma - Cauliflower Korma -Cauliflower recipe Indian

Cauliflower kurma is very simple to prepare and goes well with chapati, parathas, poori and other rice dishes like peas pulao, jeera pulao, vegetable pulao, vegetable rice etc. We had it with rotis and my family loved it very much. Today let us learn how to make South Indian style cauliflower kurma following this easy recipe.


Cauliflower Kurma Recipe
 Prep Time : 15 mins
 Cook Time : 30 mins
 

Onion Tomato Gravy - Side dish for Idly dosa and chapati

Onion Tomato Gravy - Side dish for Idly dosa and chapatiJust replace the eyes with small carrot rounds, I bet your kids will not say "no" to this tortoise idlyThis is one of the simplest, easiest gravy which goes well with idly ,dosa and roti. All you need is just 10 minutes to prepare this .So let us go to this quick and easy side dish for idly, dosa and roti.Ingredients neededOnion - 1 finely

Kootu varieties and Stir fry vegetable recipes

Here are a few Kootu and Stir fry recipes which are simple and healthy. Try it and enjoy!


Plantain flower puli kootu

Ladiesfinger Kootu

Keerai masiyal

Bottle gourd kootu

Plantain stem Yogurt kootu/vazhaithandu mor kootu

Spinach with garlic and lentils

Amaranth leaves kootu/keerai kootu

Radish greens stir fry /mullangi keerai

Snake gourd kootu/pudalangai kootu

Avial

Cluster Beans/

Sambar recipes-sambar varieties-South Indian Sambar recipes

Sambar is very popular in South Indian meals.A South Indian meal is never complete without sambar. Here are a few sambar recipes which you will love very much.





Sambar Powder recipe

How to prepare sambar /Basic sambar recipe

Arachuvitta sambar

Bitter gourd pitlai

Sambar for idly/dosa/pongal

Mango Sambar

Instant sambar for idli

Mixed Vegetable Sambar recipe (step wise pictures for

Chutney recipes - Chutney varieties - Thuvaiyal- thogayal varieties

Chutney recipes - Chutney varieties - Thuvaiyal- thogayal varieties


Here are a few Chutney and thuvaiyal recipes which goes well with idly, dosa, roti, chappati, parathas etc.



Coconut Thuvaiyal

Coconut Thogayal

Curry leaves and coriander leaves thuvaiyal

Coriander Chutney

Gongura Chutney

Coconut Chutney (with coriander flavor)

Onion Tomato Chutney

Tomato Chutney without onions

Curry Recipes-Vegetable Curry Recipes- Vegetable curries

What is a meal without a curry !! Here are a few Indian Vegetable curry recipes to choose from-




Stuffed Brinjals

Capsicum curry

Butter beans/Lima Beans Curry

Stuffed Capsicums

Cauliflower Curry

Bitter Gourd Curry

Potato Spinach Recipe

Potato Curry

Yam masiyal /Karunaikilangu mash

Aloo Matar Dry Curry

Plantain Curry

Drumstick leaves Curry

Arbi roast/colocasia roat (seppankizhangu

Podi Recipes -Podi varieties

When you run out of time or do not have the mood to cook or feel lazy to cook, then these podi recipes will come handy. You can prepare it when you find time and store it in a dry bottle and use it whenever you want. Find a good collection of different podi recipes below-




Ingredients for sambar podi 

Sambar and Rasam powder

Vegetable Curry Powder ( used for fried curries)

Idly podi /Idli

Pickle Recipes - Pickle Varieties

Pickles are a very important part of an Indian meal and is served as a condiment with meals or Indian breads or sandwiches. Some delicious pickle varieties are  listed below-


Gooseberry Pickle

Lemon Ginger Pickle

Onion Thokku/pickle

Mixed Vegetable Pickle

Lemon Pickle

Oil Free lemon Pickle

Garlic Pickle

Sun Dried Tomato Pickle

Instant Mango Pickle (Easy mango pickle)

Curry leaves

Side dish for chapati,roti -Veg side dish for chapati-Easy side dish

Side dish for chapati - Easy side dish for chapathi- Veg side dish for chapati/roti





Moong dal -Cucumber raita and roti 



Peas Masala


Are you wondering what side dish to prepare for chapati, roti and parathas, here you will find more than 100 side dishes for chapati, roti and pooris both gravy and dry version (South Indian and North Indian Recipes).







Side dishes (gravy)

Poha recipe - Aval recipe - Aloo poha- Batata poha

This is a quick breakfast recipe which can be prepared in just 5-10 minutes. It is also quite filling.I prepare this often as my children love this very much. Guess why?? because it has potatoes in it. You can prepare this even with leftover potato curry.



Aloo Poha and a glass of mosambi juice -Quick Breakfast Menu

How to make Aloo Poha 

Prep time - under 10 mins
Cook time - under 10 mins

Rice Recipes-Rice dishes-Rice recipe Vegetarian Indian

Rice Recipes-Rice dishes-Rice recipe Vegetarian-Indian

You will find collection of Rice Recipes in this section. To make it more healthy, you can substitute with brown rice also. 





Curd rice with pomegranates 

Mint Pulao with paneer

Tomato Rice

Coconut rice

Lemon rice

Special Curd Rice

Brinjal rice /Vangibath

Peas Pulao

Vegetable Pulao


Vegetable Rice -2 ( with tomato and

Breakfast recipes Indian -Breakfast Ideas -Vegetarian Breakfast recipes

Here are a few Indian Vegetarian Breakfast recipes and some serving ideas for kids





Soft Idlis

Moong dal dosa
Soft Rotis -step by step pics
Aloo Parathas -step by step pics 
Adai Recipe - step by step pics 
Vegetable Upma 
Upma kuzhakattai recipe with brinjal gosthu
Basic Dosa Recipe 
Instant Wheat dosa 
Medhu Vada- vada (ulundu vadai- South Indian) 
Vegetable Uthappam
Idiyappam /

Kozhukattai recipe-Modak recipe-how to make Kolukattai-Ganesh Chaturthi recipe

Kolukattai recipe - Modak recipe - How to make Kozhukattai - Ganesh Chaturthi recipe


Yummy kolukattai is ready


Vinayaga Chaturti /Ganesh Chaturti is the birthday of Lord Ganesha which is celebrated in a grand manner in India. It is a Hindu festival and also my favourite festival and Lord Ganesha is my favorite god. I love him so much that I have a wide collection of Vinayagar idols in