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As Vinayagar Chaturthi is around the corner wanted to share some kozhukattai recipes which we make. Upma kozhukkatai can be made in two ways,one with the processed rice rava/cream of rice and the recipe is here . But today's recipe is with freshly ground rice and dhal mixture,now off to the recipe...... Ingredients Ingredient Quantity Raw rice/pacharisi 1cup Toor dhal/thuvaram paruppu 1tbs Coconut(grated) 3tbs Coconut bits 1tbs(optional) Red chilly/varamilagai 3-4(break into pieces) Curry leaves/karivepillai 1sprig Salt 11/4tsp Oil 1tbs For the tempering Ingredient Quantity Mustard seeds/kadugu 1tsp Urad dhal/ulutham paruppu 11/2tsp Channa dhal/kadalparuppu 11/2tsp Asafoetida/perungayam a pinch Method Soak the rice and dhal for an hour then completely drain the water.Now put it in a blender and pulse it to 15 seconds.The consistency should be bit coarse like wheat rava. Heat a pan with oil and crackle the mustard seeds,then add in ...

Kondakadalai aka Chickpeas Pirattali  an accopmaniment for variety rice or sambhar and rasam rice rice in our house holds.The same recipe can be followed for other legumes such as green peas,black eye peas and soya,double beans. This pirattal tastes better with the dried legumes,so it needs to be soaked over night and cooked.Here goes the recipe................... Ingredients Ingredient Quantity Chick peas/kondakadalai 11/2 cup(soaked) Onion(chopped) 1(medium size) Coriander powder 1tsp Garam masala powder 1/8tsp Turmeric powder 1/8tsp Salt 1tsp Fennel seeds 1/8tsp Cloves/lavangam 3nos. Cinnamon 1 inch piece Star anise 1no. Curry leaves 1sprig Coriander leaves to garnish Oil 1tbs To grind Ingredient Quantity Coconut(grated) 4tbs Fennel seeds 1/2tsp Red chilly/varamilgai 3-4 Tomato(chopped) 1(medium size) Garlic 1clove Ginger a small piece Method Cook the chick peas in the pressure cooker with a pinch of salt.Grind the ingredients g...

September is my blog's second anniversary,to celebrate this I asked few of my friends to do guest post. Today's post is by my blogger friend Virunthuna Vaanga Viji who I came to know in the blogging world through Sangeetha of Spicy Treats.She is one such lovable,kind and calm person,talked her few times over the phone and chat everyday.When I asked her to do a guest post she humbly accepted to do it. Coming to  her blog its filled with traditional and baking recipes.Today's recipe is a colorful rawa kesari with beet root which is a vegan and low calorie version. Now present you Viji in her own words Hello dear friends, am really very happy to present my guest post for one of my lovely friend aka akka Nalini Suresh. We don’t know each other before 5-6 months; we introduced through sangee akka in FB chat. Thanks sangee akka. Even I didn’t know her space before we introduce each other, when I visited her space only, I realised that how come I missed the great co...

As I already promised in Kulambhu Milagai Thool post,today I am sharing you a simple chicken kulambhu made in pressure cooker. This is an easy to make chicken kulambhu,doesn't need any marination and can be prepared in less than 30 minutes. This kulambhu tastes great with rice,parotta and idlys,we usually make slightly thinner for parotas and idly.Now on to the recipe................................ Ingredients Ingredient Quantity Chicken 2lbs Onions(chopped) 2( medium size) Tomato(chopped) 2(medium size) Ginger&garlic paste 1tbs Green chilly(slit lengthy) 4-5 Kulambhu milagai powder 11/2tbs Curry leaves 2 sprigs Coriander leaves as needed Oil 3tbs Salt to taste Grind to a paste Ingredient Quantity Coconut 4tbs Fennel seeds 1/2tsp For the tempering Ingredient Quantity Cloves/lavangam 2 Cinnamaom 1/2 'inch Fennel seeds/sombhu 1/4tsp Method  Clean and cut the chicken to bite sized pieces,grind the given ingredients to a ...

We group of friends started a new event Tamizhar Samayal Tuesday which is going to happen in 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month. Tamilnadu cuisine is famous for its flavor and spices,each district has their own signature recipes. We know very well that Tamilians have many delicious foods, for example Kanchipuram is famous for idlis, while Tirunelveli is famous for halwa, needless to say much about the famous Chettinad cuisine and another well known is Kongu cuisine. Yes we are proud to be Tamilians and we love to share our knowledge of this famous foods, thus we planned this event. In this event you can cook and show case the food which is very popular and traditional in any region of Tamilnadu.Both veg and non-veg recipes are allowed. This event doesn't have any specific themes or ingredients,cook anything popular in the region of Tamilnadu.The main motto of the event is to know the food cultures followed in each region especially in village sides. Want to be a p...