If you like this recipe kindly share ❤️Every month during Ammavasai(no moonday) cooking with RawBanana is mandatory at home. So Amma prepares different recipes each time. For our school lunchbox…
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Angaya Podi/அங்காய பொடி (Post Partum Diet)
September 6, 2017If you like this recipe kindly share ❤️1ShareAngayaPodi is a medicinal powder that is usually consumed by lactating mothers.. The recipe was passed on to us by our elders in…
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Koottu (SouthIndian Style vegetable+dal gravy)
July 28, 2016This is such a versatile healthy side dish that can be served with Rice ,Roti or even with Dosai too ☺️ The basic ‘koottu’ (கூட்டு) recipe contains 3 important components 1. Veggies – Pumpkin, Carrot,Eggplant,Drumstick, Snakegourd,Spinach,Chow Chow,Cabbage are the most commonly used vegetables. 2. Daal (lentils) – A cup of pressure cooked daal. It could be either a mix of moongdal and channa dal or just moongdal or toordal 3. Coconut Paste – This paste is essential. All you need is fresh coconut, green chilli & jeera. However if you want you can add peppercorns, ginger & garlic too Once…
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Milagu Kuzhambu (Black Peppercorn Curry)
June 14, 2016My mom makes this spicy,tangy ‘Milagu kuzhambu’ whenever we come back home from a trip or vacation. The reason behind this is that we used to be tired from travel & from all those restaurant foods, this ‘kuzhambu’ is considered as a cleansing food. There are no vegetables involved, no onion/garlic , no extra spices. A very simple south indian style ‘pachadi’ (similar to yogurt based Raita with a Tadka) & a pappad (preferrably sutta appalam) are served as side dishes. This kuzhambu is a very common recipe in Tamil Brahmin community. Especially for nursing mothers we serve this kuzhambu…
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Pagarkkai Pitlai (Bittergourd Curry)
May 28, 2016‘Pitlai’ (பிட்ளை) is a traditional tamil brahmin dish which is prepared using either bittergourd or brinjal along with chickpeas. Unlike sambar, consistency of pitlai is very thick and can be served as a side dish to Idli/Dosa too. The recipe given below is exactly how my maternal grandmother and my mother makes it. However you could try few variations as mentioned below : – Kabuli channa or brown chickpeas is ideally used while making pitlai – You could substitue it with white chickpeas or green peas – Generally coconut paste is only used to spice the ‘pitlai’.However we do add…
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RamaNavami Nevedhyam[Panakam,Neer Mor,Kosumalli]
April 15, 2016Rama Navami is a traditional Hindu Festival to celebrate the birth of Lord Shri Rama. Lord Rama is the sixth reincarnation of Lord Vishnu himself and in Tamil Nadu temples we celebrate “Shri Rama Navami Utsavam” for nine days. It is firmly believed that mere chanting of His name ‘Rama’ burns ignorance, passion and sin. With or without knowledge, correctly or incorrectly, when the word “Rama” is pronounced it showers a rain of good upon the devotees. My mom usually reads Samkshepa Ramayan and she performs a simple pooja by reciting Shri Rama Ashtothram and then finish the pooja with…
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Karadaiyan Nombu (காரடையான் நோன்பு) Adai
March 14, 2016Significance of Nonbu (நோன்பு): Karadaiyan Nonbu is a traditional tamil festival which is celebrated by married woman for the well being of her partner. This nonbu is also called as Savitri Viratam. It is similar to the Gowri Vratam of Andhra Pradesh&Karantaka, Jyeshta Gauri Vrat of Maharashtra,Jiti
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Boondi Laddu/ Boondhi Laddoo| How to make South Indian style Laddu
November 6, 2015பூந்தி லட்டு :
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Panagam/Panakam (பானகம்)
October 23, 2015‘Panagam’ is a sweet drink that is prepare mainly during Shri Rama Navami festival. However it is believed that preparing ‘Panagam’ during Navarathri and distributing it to the women,children is good too. My mom makes it a point to make this drink everyday at home and she will distribute it to the l
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Curd Rice/ Thayir Sadham
October 23, 2015Curd Rice (தயிர் சாதம்) is one the most popular items of Tamil Nadu. This rice is considered as the ultimate comfort food by most of the people. Adding tadka (தாளிச்சு கொட்டிய தயிர்சாதம்) to the rice enhances the flavor. Few people add a tbsp of butter to the rice and it is believed that adding butt