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Ven Pongal is a favourite breakfast dish of South Indian’s. It’s a rice & lentil preparation served along with coconut chutney and sambar.  Ingredients: • Raw rice 1 cup• Green gram ( Moong dal) 1 cup• Black pepper corn 1 tsp• Cumin seeds 1 tsp• Ginger fine julienne cut 1 inch length• Cashew nut 6Continue reading “Ven Pongal”

Basically a South Indian favorite Rice preparation. As this is popular for its attributes, there have been continues modifications unto this and dished out to individual pallet.  Ingredients & Method: • Cooked rice 3 cups• Fresh curd 2 cups• Channa dal 1tspGLAS• Urad dal 1 tsp• Mustard seed 1/2 tsp• Asafoetida 1/2 tsp• Dried redContinue reading “Thayir Saatham / Curd Rice”

A Rice preparation from South India, commonly served during breakfast as well as during other meal hours too.  Ingredients & Method:• Urad dal 1 tsp• Channa dal 1 tsp• Groundnut (Peanut) 1 tsp• Mustard seeds 1/2 tsp• Turmeric powder 1 tsp• Dried Red chilly 3 nos cut in halves• Chopped Ginger 1″ length• Curry leavesContinue reading “Lemon Rice (Chitranna)”

Ingredients & method: • Tamarind  2 large lemon size ball and soak it in hot water for about an hour. • Coriander seeds 4 tbs. Dry roast it brown in low flame and keep to cool. • Channa dal 4 tbs. Dry roGlast and allow to cool. • Peanut (ground nut) 3 tbs. Dry roasted• Cumin seeds 2Continue reading “Puliyogara (Tamarind Rice)”

A delicious South Indian breakfast dish. Its made from fermented batter of rice and lentil. The toppings could be of your choice and even grated cheese could be applied. Batter for Uthappam. • Urad dal 1/2 cup• Par boiled rice 1 1/2 cup• Fenugreek 1/2 tsp• Salt to taste. Soak rice, urad dal, fenugreek andContinue reading “Masala Uthappam”

A very simple one pot cooking using Amaranth leaves which is rich in Carbohydrates,Vitamins,Proteins and Minerals. It’s widely used in South India and its delicious too.  Ingredients: • Raw rice 3 cups• Amaranth leaves 1 bundle weighing approximately 250 gms• Chopped onions 3 medium sized• Green chili slit 4 nos• Black peppercorn 1/2 tsp• Garlic peeled Continue reading “Keera Saatham (Palak Rice / Spinach Rice)”

A delicious South Indian breakfast dish prepared out of Rice and lentil batter steaming in a specific mould. Ingredients: • Idly rice 1 cup• Raw rice 2 cup• Urad dal 1/2 cup• Fenugreek 1 tsp• Mustard seed 1tsp• Finely chopped onion 1 medium• Green chili chopped 2 nos• Curry leaves chopped 1 sprig• Urad dalContinue reading “Kuzhipaniyaram (Paddu)”

It’s an Yamani dish made out of special blend of spices and it’s cooking process is entirely different from any Biriyani.  Ingredients for Mandi spice mixture. • Coriander seeds 2 tbs• Cloves 8 buds• Cinnamon stick 2″ Length• Cardamom green 8 pods• Cumin 1 tsp• Black pepper whole  1tsp• Dried lemon peel 1 full lemon• SaffronContinue reading “Chicken Mandi”

Ancient grains, known to then inhabitants and cultivated thereafter since Neolithic era, Millets Nutritional benefits and it’s gluten free properties make it popular across the globe.Here I have used 5 assorted millets to make masala upma.  Ingredients:• Foxtail millet 50 gms• Barnyard millet 50 gms• Little millet 50 gms• Proso millet 50 gms• Pearl milletContinue reading “Millet Masala Upma”

An all time favorite of the common, which was found in most of all restaurant menu.  Ingredients:• Bread slice 10 slices• Butter 100 gms• Sultanas 50 gms• Milk 1 litre• Eggs 3 nos• Sugar 100 gms• Cinnamon powder 1 tsp• Nutmeg powder 1/2 tspCut and remove the crust from bread slices, apply butter on oneContinue reading “Bread Butter Pudding”