Pulinkari/ Puli curry

Pulinkari/ Puli curry Nothing can beat this recipe… I got this pulinkari for rice from my aunt and at home no one encourages it.  This is actually a hurry burry recipe and MIL’s favorite one. What all she has for lunch pulinkari will empties her plate. Best combination...

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Tomato fry

Tomato fry The taste of my first outing with my friends to Narmada restaurant… Chapati and Tomato fry… umm. Tomato fry is easy to cook and reddish tomatoes tempt me to cook this delicious recipe. It clubs well with dosa, naan and rice varieties. It takes just 10 minutes. Ingredients: Tomato...

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Simple curry with coconut for rice/ Ozhichukootan curry

Simple curry with coconut for rice/ Ozhichukootan curry  A curry without coconut is unbelievable for papa... he carries a Nair tag wherever he goes… with his “any curry with coconut” except his “chaya” J Ozhichukootan can be easily made without veggies and...

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Aviyal

Aviyal After a short break! Probably a reasonable break… in my role as daughter-in law. Now back with my cam for aviyal. A traditional side dish of Malayalees… wherever we are, an inevitable side dish for sadya. Be it onam / wedding sadya or any occasion it is served at the...

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Irumban Puli/ Pulichika/Bilimbi Pickle

Irumban Puli/ Pulichika/Bilimbi Pickle Our great great grand mothers had a seasonal cooking, well planned, authentic and ayurvedic prescribed balanced diet. Irumban puli, kudampuli, valan puli and the star shaped puliinchi are used for the sour taste in curries according...

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Ragi Idli / Finger Millet Idli

Ragi Idli / Finger Millet Idli Hunt after diet foods dragged me to this recipe. Apart from dosa and puttu in ragi I never attempted idli. Probably the whitish idli in the mindset prevented me from a trial. But not disappointing ragi idlis are soft, spongy and tasty.   Ingredients: Idli...

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Chola Puttu/ Corn flour Steamed cake

Chola Puttu/ Corn flour Steamed cake After a short break with achu’s exams and after a health checkup back to iron age again. Mental calculations on calorie value...ohhh MG! my grade exams were better :) . Dietician preferred varities of steamed cake @ puttu as...

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SemiyaPayasam/ Vermicelli Kheer

SemiyaPayasam/ Vermicelli Kheer The third option for onam/ wedding sadya – Semiya Payasam. But always served with Boli. If possible I do pick the boil out so that semiyapayasam don't get mixed with boli. I love both .... ummm My craving to have quick sweet ends up in...

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