Kongu nadu Paruppu sadam | Arisi paruppu sadam | Dal Rice

                        

Arisi paruppu sadam is one of the famous kongu style recipes. Very easy to prepare and no special side dish required. A simple vegetable fry, pappad or just pickle goes well with it. My whole family is big fan of this rice. We never get bored of this one. Always this recipe brings lot many memories in my mind. The love, time spent with my parents in my childhood, etc,.. This is not only recipe something more than that. I am sharing this recipe here as my 50^th post. Try this and let me know your comments.

Let us see how to prepare this simple dal rice in few mins.

Pavarkai Porial | Bitter gourd fry

Bitter gourd is loaded with vitamins and minerals. This is one of the common vegetables in south Indian cuisine. I like the bitter taste form this. If you don’t like the bitter taste then you can chop and soak the bitter gourd in sour curd for 20 mins and follow the below steps. You will get fry with nice texture with no bitterness.

 

 Let us see how to prepare this.

Ragi Puttu | Finger Millet/Kezhvaragu Puttu

In olden days, Ragi is one of the familiar foods consumed by people on daily basis. But nowadays this millet is totally disappeared in many houses. Many people don’t know what Ragi is. Ragi is a very rich source of minerals and high protein content. This helps to control diabetes and keeps you young. Finger millet is also rich in antioxidants. Today I prepared Ragi puttu out of ragi flour. This is very easy to cook. The procedure maybe bit lengthy but worth trying it.

Let us see how to make this protein rich healthy breakfast.

Homemade Peanut Butter Recipe

This post was in my draft for long time. Today only I could post it. I love peanuts and peanut butter very much. First I use this butter for sandwiches. Then I tried as a dip for apples after seeing this recipe from a blog...really it is awesome. My Chithi family cultivate peanuts. So we get fresh peanuts every year in bulk. And I make this butter very often. You also can try this easy recipe at your home. This would taste better than the store bought one. All you need is peanuts and jaggery to make this butter at your home. Peanut is very good for health. By this way you could make your kids to have peanuts.

Let us see how to make Peanut butter at home.

Coconut chutney with Coriander Leaves

Coconut chutney is a perfect side dish for idly, dosa, pongal, kichadi, bonda, vada, bajji... It can also be served with chapatti and variety rice. I prepared this for Rava kichadi. The blend of coconut with coriander leaves gives nice flavor.   

Let us see how to make this delightful chutney.

Sooji | Rava kichadi

Here is my all-time favorite Rava kichadi.  My family always prefers wheat upma so I rarely prepare this though I like it very much. This is a mix of rava and your favorite vegetables. The soft texture and color along with the coconut oil smell.. pppaaaa.. No words to explain that.

Let us see how to make this colorful South Indian breakfasts.

Kollu Rasam | Horse Gram Soup

                         Kollu rasam is good to have when you got cold. In my home, if anyone gets cold, the next day we prepare this rasam. I have already mentioned about the health benefits of Kollu in my previous post Kollu paruppu Masiyal.

Let us see how to make this tangy soup in step by step.