Peerkangkai Thogayal with skin | Ridge gourd skin chutney

Ridge gourd skin contains number of health benefits. Many people don’t use Ridge gourd with its skin as they don’t like. Here is an easy way to make chutney out of this vegetable’s skin. So hereafter don’t throw away the scrapped skin. Just make this chutney.

Let’s see how to make this chutney.

Ridge gourd with Tomato gravy

This simple gravy with ridge gourd and tomato can be served with steamed rice or dosa. This is easy to cook and yet healthy and delicious. You can also make delicious chutney with the rough skin peeled from the ridge gourd.

Let’s see how to prepare this easy gravy with ridge gourd and tomato.

Dal fry - Dal Tadka

                        

Dal fry is another comfort recipe you can make in jiffy. A tasty and healthy food liked by everyone. This goes well with hot steamed rice, pulao, jeera rice, pulkha,.. You can cook this whenever you are running out of time.

Let us see the how to prepare this simple yet delicious dal fry.

Creamy Sweet Corn Soup

                I like only tomato soup and sweet corn soup. At home I always prepare tomato soup but whenever we go out I prefer to order sweet corn soup only. This is because I am such a lazy person just to remove corn kernels. Today seeing the beautiful corn I wanted to have sweet corn soup. So immediately I bought this and tried first time. It came out delicious.  Here the recipe for you to make this tasty sweet corn soup. You also try to prepare this and enjoy.

Now let’s see the method to prepare Creamy Sweet Corn Soup.

Thinai Arisi Pongal | Sweet Pongal with Fox millet

         For this Puratasi Saturday I have decided to prepare sweet pongal for neivedyam. Then I thought of preparing pongal with Thinai arisi (Fox millet). I tried this first time and it came out really well. I offered it to my neighborhood aunty. She liked it and asked the recipe. So thought of sharing with you all. This pongal is healthy one and good for heart as it is a mix of millet and jaggery.

Let us see how to prepare this healthy pongal.

Pachai Sundaikai Kara Kulambu | Fresh Turkey berry spicy gravy

           Sundaikai has enormous number of health benefits. Sundaikai kulambu is an authentic south indian gravy very famous at my place. This spicy kulambu tastes better the next day similar to Ennai Kathiriakai Kulambu. So you can prepare night itself for next day lunch. It does not require refrigerating also. Just need to boil once again for 5 mins the next morning and just before serving. Before boiling add ¼ cup water if the gravy is very thick. Do not add water after boiling.

Let’s see how to prepare this yummy Kulambu.

Kathirikai puli kulambu | Eggplant tamarind gravy

Kathirikai puli kulambu is also an authentic South India recipe. This curry is easy to cook. This is my second attempt to make my hubby to have eggplant. He gave thumps up after tasting this. I like the chopped garlic in this tangy gravy. Please give a try and let me know your feedback.

Let us see how to make this yummy gravy using tamarind.

Masal vadai | Channa dal vadai

Masal vadai is a very popular snack in South India. I like masal vadai more than medu vadai my all-time favorite. I like the flavor of fennel seeds in this. If the channa dal is soaked and the other ingredients are in handy, then masal vadai is so easy. First time I prepared and it came out really well more than what I expected. 

Let us see the method to prepare the masal vadai.

Pudalangai Moor Kootu | Snake gourd gravy with curd

Moor Kootu is traditional Iyengar recipe. This delicious kootu can be prepared in a jiffy. You can use various types of vegetables like Okra, carrot, beans, drumstick, Ash gourd, etc. You can also use mixed vegetables to prepare this. My Amma makes moor kootu only with Ash gourd. Today I tried Moor kootu with snake gourd. Please do try this and let me know your comments.

Let’s see how to prepare this easy moor kootu.

Mochai and Murungaikai kara Kulambu | Field bean and Drumstick spicy gravy

Whenever my Chithi family cultivates this field beans, we will get our share. This one will be cultivated just before Pongal. So for every “Maattu” Pongal, using fresh field beans, this spicy gravy will be prepared to serve for everyone. This gravy is special for “Maattu” Pongal in our place. We use to dry fresh field beans under the sun and preserve it in dry container for the whole year till the next cultivation. I have seen fresh field beans in many departmental stores in Chennai. Today I have used dried beans for this gravy. Dried beans have to be soaked overnight to cook. If you are using fresh field beans then just skip only the step to soak.

Let’s see how to prepare this traditional Kulambu.

Carrot Beans porial

I like this porial only if the carrot and beans and chopped finely. Carrot is good source of vitamin and beans contain fiber. So try to include these 2 vegetables in your diet.

Let us see how to prepare this colorful porial.

Mullangi Thogayal | Raddish Chutney

                          Andra people make different types of chutneys. This Radish chutney is one among those chutneys. I got this recipe from my office friend. Her native place is Andra. I tried it today and it came out very well. This chutney is healthy and easy to cook.

                       Let’s see the steps to grind this healthy and tasty chutney.

Aval Kesari | Kesari with flattened rice | Poha Kesari

 

             

                Aval kesari is easy neivedhyam you can prepare for Friday Pooja or Pournami Pooja. Very few ingredients required. It tastes fantastic when it is hot. Try this kesari for this Friday Pooja.

                 Let’s see how to prepare this tasty kesari for neivedhyam.