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Kootu is a dhal based gravy with veggies which goes very well with both rice and roti.Today's recipe is a simple yet healthy and delicious kootu with spinach and black eye beans.Usually I cook spinach at least weekly once for lunch and make kootu or spinach sambhar .Sometimes I make this kottu as a accompaniment for rice along with poondu kuzhambhu or karivepillai kuzhambhu .Veggies such as chayote,snake gourd,brinjal and bottle gourd/squash can be used.Now to the recipe..... Ingredients Ingredient Quantity Masoor dhal 1/2cup Black eye beans/Vellaikaaramani 1/3cup Spinach/Mullaikeerai(finely chopped) 4-5cups Onion(chopped) 1no. Tomato(finely chopped) 1no. Sambhar powder 1tsp Turmeric powder/manjal podi 1/8tsp Oil 11/2tsp Salt to taste To grind  Ingredient Quantity Coconut(grated) 1/4cup Cumin seeds/jeeragam 1/2tsp For the Seasoning  Ingredient Quantity Mustard seeds/kadugu 1/2tsp Cumin seeds/jeeragam 1/2tsp Urad dhal/ulutham paruppu 1tsp Re

I have posted my tomato and green peas pulao with coconut milk but today's recipe is a simple yet quick version of tomato rice. As we liked the flavor and taste of this rice,my mom used to make this pulao for our lunch box atleast weekly twice along with some simple potato fry or raw banana fry.Now my son is a great fan of this rice and likes to have it with chicken fry.Here is the recipe for simple and flavorful rice.......... Ingredients Ingredient Quantity Basmathi rice 1cup Onion 1no.(medium size) Tomato 3nos.(medium size) Green chilly 5nos. Curry leaves 1sprig Garlic(thinly sliced) 3-4 cloves Mint leaves 10nos. Coriander leaves as needed Chilly powder 1/2tsp Coriander powder 3/4tsp Gram masala powder 1/8tsp Oil+ghee 11/2tbs Salt to taste For the seasoning Ingredient Quantity Cloves 3nos. Cinnamon 1inch piece Cardamom 1no. Bay leaf 1no. Fennel seeds 1/2tsp Star anise 1no. Method                              Soak the basmathi rice in

Today's recipe is a healthy,protein rich and simple to make parathas which can be made with the left over cooked dhal. I usually make this paratha for dinner and use the dhal which I cooked for lunch.To make it more flavorful I add the kasoori methi to the dhal and mix it with the flour. This paratha is a healthy option for lunch which doesn't need any special side dish,yogurt and pickle tastes awesome with this paratha.Now to the recipe.............. Ingredients Ingredient Quantity Wheat flour/kothumai maavu 2cups Masoor dhal 1/4cup Onion(chopped) 1no.(medium size) Green chilly(chopped) 3-4nos. Curry leaves(karivepillai) 1sprig(chopped) Coriander leaves/kothamalli 2tsp(chopped) Kasoori methi 3-4tsp Turmeric powder/manjal podi 1/8tsp Cumin seeds/jeeragam 1/2tsp Asafoetida/perunayam a pinch Oil to cook Salt to taste Aamchur powder 1/4tsp Salt a pinch Method                                   Pressure cook the dhal with enough water and co

Murukku vathal is also called as koozh vathal and we make it every summer and stored.In my grandparents place every summer vacation my mom,her sister and aunts make this vadam in a large quantity.When we were kids my cousins,sister and myself used to help them in spreading the vadam in the terrace.This vadam needs a lot of sunlight and it takes 3 days atleast to dry. As the temperature reaches 100 degrees Fahrenheit here I wanted to try the vadam this year for first time as per my mom's method.I scaled down the measurement as the space for me to spread the vadam is less.It came out very nice and here goes the recipe........ Ingredients Ingredient Quantity Rice Flour/Arisi maavu 2cups Sago/javvarisi 1/2cup Green chilly 10-12nos. Asafoetida/perungayam 1/8tsp Cumin seeds/jeeragam 2tsp Salt 2tsp or as needed Water 9-10cups Method                             Soak the sago for 1-2 hours and grind it in a blender along with green chillies to a fine paste.In a wide bo

Last week was my kiddo's 7th birthday,I made this mango kesari and he was so happy to eat his favorite mango flavored sweet.Here is the recipe for tempting sweet............ Ingredients Ingredient Quantity Semolina/rava 1cup Sugar 11/4cups Condensed milk 4tbs Mango pulp 3/4cup Ghee/nei 6tbs Cashews(finely chopped) 2tbs Almonds(finely chopped) 1tbs Cardamom powder/ellakai podi 1/4tsp Water 21/2cups Salt a pinch Method                      Heat a pan with 1tbs of ghee and roast the rava in a medium flame till it turns pink and a nice aroma comes.Meanwhile boil the hot water and add the hot water to the roasted rawa,cook it till it becomes thick. Now add the sugar and condensed milk and mix it well till the sugar melts and incorporates well.Add the remaining ghee and mix it well. Add the mango pulp and mix it well till everything gets blend. Now add the fried cashews,almonds and finally cardamom powder and mix it well. Delicious mango kesari i