If you are from Coimbatore and around, arisi paruppu sadam would be a home favorite. Arisi Paruppu Sadam is a one pot dish made with rice and lentils and flavored with spices and masala. I have already shared the regular recipe here. Pavithara Rathinavel, one of our...
Methi Dal Recipe, How to make Methi Dal – Fenugreek Leaves Dal
Methi Dal recipe made with fresh methi - fenugreek leaves and moong dal. Methi dal recipe. Serve with rice or roti / chapati. with step by step pictures and video. Here is the video of Methi Dal Recipe, How to make Methi Dal - Fenugreek Leaves Dal Here is how to make...
Pudina Rasam, Mint Rasam Recipe, How to make Mint Rasam / Broth
Recipe for Mint Rasam / Pudina Rasam. Mint Broth recipe. South Indian style mint rasam. Excellent home remedy for cold and flu. I love making Pudina Rasam. I always make this rasam whenever we prepare a heavy meal. Mint has got a lot of digestive properties. I even...
Mysore Rasam Recipe , How to make Mysore Rasam
How to make Mysore Rasam. Rasam preparation with tomatoes, dal and coconut. Using home made rasam podi / powder. Mysore rasam is a very popular recipe in the Tamil brahmin households. Its also called as araithu vitta rasam as coconut is ground and added. I will be...
Udupi Sambar, How to make Udupi Style Sambar
Recipe for Udupi style sambar. Udupi Mangalorean style sambar recipe. It goes very well for dosa and rice. This recipe here is made without coconut. Karnataka / Kannada Special! Sambar made using home made sambar powder masala. Hotel style sambar! The cuisine of Udupi...
Sambar Sadam, Sambar Rice Recipe
I love Tamilnadu style sambar sadam. Its the perfect comfort food for lunch. I love both bisi bele bath as well as sambar sadam. Here is the recipe for Bisi Bele Bath. This is Chef.Palanisamy's recipe for sambar sadam. His sambar sadam is legendary. Here it is....
Seeralam, Lentil Idli Fry Recipe, Lentil Nuggets
Seeralam is a very traditional tamil style recipe and there are a lot of variations found across Tamilnadu. While some recipes do not use rice, some vary on the type of lentils used. This is my aunt's recipe and this is how we make at home. We use equal quantity of...
Chettinad Kara Adai Recipe, Spicy Adai Dosai Recipe
This recipe was shared by my good friend Bavani Ganesan. She got this recipe from a keeper at the famous Athangudi tiles factory in the chettinad region. Its a very interesting recipe and the addition of tamarind and fennel seed heightens the flavor of the kara adai....
Bisi Bele Bath Recipe, bisi bele huli anna
Recipe for Bisi bele bath. Bisi bele huli anna. Karnataka style recipe for spiced lentils and rice. With step by step pictures and video. When I was in my high school, my mom sent me to tuition everyday. 10th grade was like "THE" most important grade on earth for her...
Ratna Cafe Style Sambar – How to make Ratna Cafe sambar
Ratna Cafe Style Sambar - How to make Ratna Cafe sambar - Video Recipe This recipe is purely a genius from my friend Bhavani Ganesan. She shared this recipe in a forum and I had to immediately try it. Everyone who has lived in Chennai for sometime would love the...
Arisi Paruppu Sadam, Coimbatore Style Arisi Paruppu Sadam
If there is one recipe that is so proudly kongunad, then it has to be arisiyum paruppum saadham. Actor Sivakumar is from Coimbatore and in his autobiography idhu raaja paatai alla, he writes his love for arisiyum paruppum saadham. I am a great fan of his writing more...
Dal Fry Recipe / Easy Tamilnadu Style Dal Fry
As a typical south Indian, nothing satisfies me during lunch like lentils and rice. Whenever I used to return back home during my hostel days, I would ask my mom to make lentils. As they say "The journey home is never too long, Your heart arrives before the train."...