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.

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.

Kollu Paruppu | Horse gram Kadaiyal

Kollu kadaiyal is one of my favorite lentils. This is Kongu cuisine. Weekly once Kollu (horse gram) or paasi payir (green gram) is must in my home from my childhood. So mostly on Friday we prepare this. Not only in my home also in many of my friends home. Kollu is very good for people who are trying to reduce weight. There is a saying in Tamil, “Elachavanuku Ellu, Koluthavanuku Kollu” – sesame seeds for thin person to gain weight and horse gram for Fat person to lose weight. If you don’t like to use plain Kollu then you can make powder and keep. Use a tsp of Kollu powder in all your curries and gravies. It won’t change the taste of your gravy. Kollu helps to maintain body temperature as well.

Let see how to make this healthy and tasty lentil.

Senaikizhangu porial | Elephant Foot Yam fry

Elephant Yam is Senai Kizhangu in Tamil, Kanda gaddha in Telugu, Chenath-thanda/chand in Malayalam and Suvarna gadde in Hindi. Before going to the preparation method, let us see some of the health benefits of this veggie. Yam is used as a slimming food as it is a low-fat food and lowers the cholesterol level and promotes in weight loss. It is rich in magnesium, phosphorus, calcium, potassium and many trace metals. These metals are responsible for sharp memory and concentration power. It also contains carbohydrates and protein equivalent to potatoes. It provides you instant energy. Its regular consumption keeps you fit and healthy. Yam lowers the Insulin level thus aiding in blood sugar. Its adequate consumption lowers the diabetes.

First time I tried to prepare this porial. It came out really well and we liked it very much. Let us see the how to prepare this porial

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.

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.

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.

Beetroot Chutney

For many of my friends in Chennai/Bangalore Beetroot Chutney is very new. But in my place this chutney is very common and most of the people like it and I am also one among them. It has mix of 4 different tastes (sweet, salty, tangy and spicy). The advantage of this chutney is you can make this in a jiffy. Just you need time to peel the skin.

Let see how to prepare this colorful and tasty beetroot chutney.

Baby potato fry

Potato is favorite one for many people. This is so versatile vegetable and you can make uncountable no. of dishes out of this. Today I have used baby potatoes to make this fry. I bought this baby potato first time and tried. It came out really well and tasty.

Let see how to make this fry.

Pusanikai/Parangikai Poriyal | Yellow Pumpkin fry

Pusanikai/Parangikai Poriyal | Yellow Pumpkin fry

I like to have Pumpkin along with curd rice. This also goes well with plain hot rice. Pumpkin is good for health. This is one of the very low calorie vegetables with no saturated fats or cholesterol; however, it is rich in dietary fiber, anti-oxidants, minerals, vitamins. The vegetable is one of the food items recommended by dieticians in cholesterol controlling and weight reduction programs. Pumpkin is a storehouse of many anti-oxidant vitamins such as vitamin-A, vitamin-C and vitamin-E.  The fruit is a good source of B-complex group of vitamins like folates, niacin, vitamin B-6 (pyridoxine), thiamin and pantothenic acid.  It is also rich source of minerals like copper, calcium, potassium and phosphorus.

Let see the ingredients list and the method to prepare this heathly porial.

Ingredients:

Yellow Pumpkin | Parangikai – 2 cups chopped

Onion – 1

Red chilly – 2

Chilly powder – 2 tsp

Salt

Coconut – ½ cup grated

Jagery/sugar/palm sugar – 1 tbsp

Mango Patchadi | Mangai Patchadi with Coconut



Mango patchadi

This is one of my favorite side dishes. My Amma used to make this very tasty. Amma is always great and we won’t get that exact taste as how she prepares. This Mango Patchadi is also not as good as my Amma’s kai pakkuvam. But still it tastes good.