Category - Tamil Nadu Recipes

Ingredients (Serves 8) 1. Potato – 1 medium-small, chopped     Cauliflower – 1/2 small, cut into medium-small florets     Carrot – 1 medium, cut into small cubes     Green beans – 10 – 12, chopped 2. Ghee /oil – 1...

Ingredients (Serves 3) 1. Vazhakka / banana saba – 2 (You can use raw ethakka instead) 2. Oil – 1 tbsp 3. Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp     Dried red chilies- 2, broken     Curry leaves – A few 4. Urad dal – 1 tsp 5. Turmeric powder – 1/2tsp...

Ingredients (Serves 4  – 5) 1. Tomato – 2 medium-large, cubed      Green chilies – 2, slit      Rasam powder – 1 tsp heaped      Salt – To taste      Water – 1 – 1.5 cups     ...

        I have yet another Easter special today – Ambur mutton biriyani. Ever heard of it? Well, Ambur is a town in Vellore District of Tamil Nadu that’s really famous for its biriyani. As I have mentioned here before, I am a sucker for...

Ingredients (Serves 4) 1. Radish – 1 large, chopped 2. Mung dal – 2.5 tbsp (soaked in enough water for 15 mts) 3.  Oil – 1 tbsp 4. Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp     Dried red chilly – 2, broken     Curry leaves – A few 5. Urad dal – 1/2 tsp    ...

Brinjal Curry Recipe  Ingredients (Serves 3) 1. Indian eggplant – 3 – 4 (I used 4 Indian eggplants) 2. Oil – 1.5 tbsp 3. Mustard seeds – 1/4 tsp     Urad dal – 1/2 tsp     Chana dal – 1/2 tsp 4. Onion – 3/4 cup, thinly sliced 5. Turmeric powder –...

Here’s a yummy Tamil Nadu style chicken kuzhambu recipe. It goes well with idiyppam, idli, dosa, rice and chapathis. Hope you give this a try.. Chicken Kuzhambu Recipe Ingredients 1. Chicken – 1/2 kg ( I used 5 – 6 chicken drumsticks, halved) 2. Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp...

Ingredients(Serves 4) 1. White chana/chickpeas – 1 cup      Salt – To taste      Water – As required Soak chickpeas in enough water for 8 – 10 hours. Rinse well and place in a pressure cooker with enough water, salt and 1/2 tsp oil. Pressure-cook...