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Today I am sharing you delicious stuffed brinjal/eggplant fry with simple and readily available ingredients in no time.As I like brinjal a lot,weekly once brinjal aka eggplant appears in my kitchen.Last week I got a few tender small eggplants from Indian store and wanted to make something for the blog.I have already shared some brinjal recipes and one of my simple brinjal fry is popular in my blog. When I thinking something to make with whole eggplants suddenly I remembered the recipe which I noted down couple of months back.This recipe is a dry version and it doesn't need tomato also but if you want with gravy then go head and add one chopped tomato.It tastes great with rasam and curd rice,now lets move on to the recipe........................................ Basic Information Preparation Time 15 minutes Cooking Time 20 minutes Serves 2-3 Ingredients Ingredient Quantity Small round eggplant/kathirikkai 7-8 Onion(finely chopped) 1(medium size) Green ch...

When I was cleaning my pantry last week I found out a pack of whole masoor dhal which I bought couple of months back in Indian store.So wanted to try something out of it and finally ended up in making dhal fry along with mung beans. This recipe can be made in no time with pressure cooker and these lentils no need of any prior soaking.This dhal fry goes very well with rice as well as rotis.With no further delay lets move on to the recipe..................... Basic Information Preparation Time 10 minutes Cooking time 25 minutes Serves 3 Ingredients Ingredient Quantity Whole Masoor 1/3 cup Mung beans/paasipayaru 1/3 cup Onion(finely chopped) 1(medium size) Tomato(finely chopped) 2(small size) Garlic/poondu(finely chopped) 3 cloves Green chilly/pachamilagai 3(finely chopped) Red chilly powder/milagai podi 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder/manjal podi 1/8 tsp Salt 1 tsp Curry leaves/karivepillai few leaves Coriander leaves(chopped) 1 tbs Oil 1 tbs For the...

Today's post is a simple recipe with Chayote aka chow chow,in our households we make sambhar and kootu with chow chow.But this poriyal was new to me when I had in Saravana Bhavan lunch Thali.It tasted good and my son liked it a lot,so tried my version and came out delicious.Now off to the recipe................ Basic Information Preparation Time 10 minutes Cooking Time 15 minutes Serves 2-3 Ingredients Ingredient Quantity Chayote/chow chow 11/2 cups(chopped) Channadhal/kadalparuppu 2tbs Green chilly/pachamilagai 2 Coconut(grated) 2tbs Shallots/chinna vengayam 4(chopped) Salt 3/4tsp Oil 2tsp For the tempering Ingredient Quantity Mustard seeds/kadugu 1/2 tsp Urad dhal/uluthamparuppu 1tsp Red chilly/varamlagai 1(broken) Asafoeitda/perungayam a pinch Curry leaves/karivepillai few leaves Method Pressure cook the channa dhal for whistle in a pressure cooker and keep it aside. In a pan add the chopped chayote and green chilly.Sprin...

Most of our week days dinner would be either fluffy idly or crispy dosa or spongy uthappam.To accompany I have to make 2 different varieties of chutney according to each ones taste bud. The fresh mint leaves  attracted me to make some chutney,in our household we make mint chutney in a slightly different way with the urad dhal. After seeing a mint chutney recipe with roasted peanuts in one of my old cook book,wanted to try.The chutney came out delicious with the refreshing flavor of mint and the goodness of peanuts..We enjoyed with idly for our dinner,now off to the recipe.............................. Basic Information Preparation time 10 minutes Cooking Time 10 minutes Serves 2 Ingredients Ingredient Quantity Mint leaves/pudina 1cup(loosely packed) Peanut/verkadalai 1/3cup Shallots 5 Green chilly 6 Tamarind/puli small gooseberry size Coconut(grated) 2tbs Salt to taste Oil 2tsp For the Tempering Ingredient Quantity Mustard seeds/kadu...

Vegan Thursday,an event happening at 1st and last Thursday of every month started by Priya of Priya's Versatile Recipes.Being today the first Thursday,I am sharing you a vegan recipe. Coming to the recipe is a thokku/dip made with the key ingredient onion,tomato.Garlic is added to enhance the flavors which brings out a very nice taste also. This delicious dip/thokku goes very well with idly,dosa,roti and rice even can be used as a spread for sandwich.This thokku is perfect for travel and can be stored for 3-4 days without refrigeration and 10 days in the refrigerator.Off to the recipe................................... Basic Information Preparation time 10 minutes Cooking time 25 minutes Makes Around 11/2 cups Ingredients Ingredient Quantity Tomato(finely chopped) 7-8(medium size) Onion(finely chopped) 1(medium size) Garlic/poondu(chopped) 10-12 cloves Red chilly powder/milagai podi 11/2-2tsp Curry leaves 1 sprig Mustard seeds/kadugu ...

  I have already posted spinach kootu recipe with masoor dhal,we make spinach kootu with split mung beans(moon dhal).Last week when I chopped the spinach and other preparations to make kootu,then only realized that I ran out of  moong dhal.So without any second thought used whole mung beans and for my surprise the kootu turned out really very tasty.Here goes the recipe........................ Basic Information Preparation Time 10 minutes Cooking time   25 minutes Serves 3 Ingredients Ingredient Quantity Whole mung beans/paasipayaru 1/2cup Spinach/keerai(finely chopped) 21/2cups(tightly packed Tomato(medium size) 1 Turmeric powder/manjal podi 1/8tsp Salt to taste Oil 11/2tsp Grind to fine paste Ingredient Quantity Coconut(grated) 3tbs Cumin seeds/jeeragam 1/2tsp Red chilly/varamilgai 2 Shallots/chinna vengayam 3 For tempering Ingredient Quantity Mustard seeds/kadugu 1/2tsp Urad dhal/uluthamparuppu 1tsp Cumin seeds/jee...