Zucchini dal/ Zucchini pappu is a delicious and very easy to make lentil based side dish usually served alongside roti/ rice. We all know that dal is almost everyone’s favorite and we usually make simple dal like this: DAL FRY CABBAGE PAPPU LAUKI PAPPU/ DAL SORREL LEAVES DAL/ GONGURA PAPPU […]
Yellow pumpkin kuzhambu/ Parangikai puli kuzhambu is basically a spicy and tangy tamarind based gravy known as vatha/ Puli kuzhambu super popular in Tamil Nadu. Puli kuzhambu/ vatha kuzhambu can be prepared with variety of fresh and dry veggies like turkey beery, manathakkali, potato, brinjal, garlic, drumstick, cluster beans and […]
Parippu curry/ Cherupayar parippu curry is a simple and quick to make comforting dal recipe prepared by adding mashed moong dal/ cherupayar along with coconut mixture to the tempering and cooked to perfection. This flavorful and delicious parippu curry always holds a place in “Onam Sadhya”as well apart from regular […]
Mambazha pulissery/ Mango pulissery is a sweet and sour side dish prepared with mango, curd and coconut in just 15 to 20 minutes. Super simple right? However simple it is to make this dish is unbelievably delicious and you wouldn’t regret trying it out. This pulissery is a traditional Kerala […]
Gongura pappu/ Sorrel leaves dal is a delicious, flavorful and tangy dish prepared with toor dal and gongura leaves originating from Andhra Cuisine. Its tanginess from gongura leaves/ sorrel leaves makes it stand out among other dal recipes. Gongura pappu/ Sorrel leaves dal / Pulicha keerai paruppu goes well with […]
Dal fry is an easy and quick to make comforting side dish prepared by adding mashed dal to flavorful tempered onion tomato mixture. Dal fry is traditionally made with toor dal/ tuvar dal and sometimes mixed with moong dal and masoor dal, but I have prepared this dal fry with moong […]
Vendakkai mor kuzhambu is simple and easy to make coconut based kuzhambu/ stew prepared with buttermilk and ladies finger/ vendakkai. Its taste and flavors are very distinct from the regular kuzhambu and can be prepared without much effort. Mor kuzhambu can be prepared with variety of vegetables and this recipe […]
Peerkangai sambar/ Ridge gourd sambar is a very easy and quick to make side dish/ stew prepared with toor dal, veggies snd tamarind extract. This sambar goes very well with idli, dosa and rice. We can prepare sambar with a variety of veggies like carrot, brinjal, pumpkin, drumstick, small onion […]
Lauki dal/ Bottle gourd lentil curry/ Sorakaya pappu is a delicious and easy to make dal/ lentil based curry prepared with bottle gourd as the name goes. I was extremely bored to prepare that same old sorkaya milk curry/ kootu (a coconut based curry) all the time with bottle gourd […]
Bottle gourd and shrimp kootu/ Sorakkai kootu is a thick gravy with a combination of bottle gourd / sorrakkai, lentil, shrimp/ prawn. It is a very delicious and very nutritious dish that goes well with rice and dosa. Though it has many steps in its making the output is a […]
