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Vada recipe (Garelu)

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Vada recipe – Garelu, uddina vade, ulundhu vadai, medu vada are the other South Indian names to these round disc shaped fritters. These are one of the very popular South Indian foods served for Breakfast or Snack not only in most traditional South Indian homes but also in street stalls and tiffin centers. What is vada? Read More

Sambar recipe | How to make sambar recipe

sambar recipe – sambar is a delicious thick vegetable lentil soup from South Indian cuisine. This recipe gives you the best sambar you can make at home with what ever veggies you have in hand. The recipe includes making your own sambar powder good enough for this recipe. You can serve this with rice or any other breakfasts.

Rasam recipe without rasam powder | How to make rasam

Rasam recipe – Simple, easy & quick recipe to make delicious rasam at home. This South Indian rasam recipe needs no rasam powder & no dal. Rasam means “juice” in tamil and telugu. It can mean any juice, but in south Indian cuisine Rasam is a thin soup made with tamarind, tomatoes and other spices Read More

Idli sambar (Tiffin sambar)

idli sambar also known as tiffin sambar is a healthy & delicious mix vegetable dal soup served with South Indian breakfast foods. This idli sambar is a super fast recipe that uses only quick cook veggies. It is very delicious and can be served with idli, dosa, vada, pongal and even with rice.

Veg kurma recipe | Vegetable kurma recipe | How to make veg kurma

Veg kurma or Vegetable kurma recipe – Learn to make delicious south Indian style mix veg kurma with step by step photos. Kurma or korma is a curry made using veggies or meat along with yogurt, coconut, spices and nut or seed paste. Based on the regions, the ingredients used to make a korma recipe Read More

Dosa recipe | How to make dosa batter

Dosa recipe, Learn how to make dosa batter at home. This is a detailed post that will guide you to make dosas of all kinds – soft, crispy, restaurant style, home style and healthy dosas. No matter you are a beginner or an experienced cook the tips & tricks mentioned in this post will help Read More

Tomato rice recipe

Tomato rice is a simple, spicy, flavorful & delicious one pot dish made with rice, tomatoes, spices & herbs. This tomato rice can be made in a pressure cooker or a pot. If you are looking to use up left over or precooked white rice, then you can make tomato rice just under 20 mins Read More

Ribbon pakoda recipe | Ribbon murukku recipe | Aaku pakodi

Ribbon pakoda recipe – Sharing one more South Indian snack for the upcoming festive season. This ribbon pakoda or ribbon murukku recipe needs rice flour, besan, fried gram and mild spices like chili powder and cumin. As with most other murukku recipes even these are made with different ratios of besan, rice flour and fried Read More

Dal vada recipe | How to make mixed dal vada recipe | Chana dal vada

Dal vada recipe – How to make mixed dal vada in South Indian style using moong dal, chana dal and urad dal. To make festive time fun-filled and special, most of us prepare toothsome foods. Mixed dal vada can be made during any festivals or even as a tea time snack during the monsoon. I Read More

Tomato pappu recipe | Tomato dal recipe | Andhra pappu recipe

Tomato pappu – Andhra pappu recipe. Tomato pappu is one of the basic dal dishes from Andhra cuisine. An Andhra meal is incomplete without a dal dish cooked with some veggie. Tomato pappu is eaten with plain rice, ghee and Avakaya (Andhra style hot mango pickle). This is the only recipe you will ever need Read More

Mushroom biryani recipe | How to make easy mushroom biryani recipe

Mushroom biryani recipe – learn how to make mushroom biryani with step by step photos. Mushroom biryani is a delicious one pot dish made with rice, mushrooms, masala powder & herbs. Traditionally a biryani is made with meat, marinated in yogurt and then layered with parboiled basmati rice & herbs. It is then dum cooked Read More

Murukku recipe | How to make murukku | Murukulu | Jantikalu

Murukku recipe – Murukulu or murukku is a deep fried Snack made with rice flour and dal flour. Chakli, chakuli, chakralu and jantikalu are the other Indian names to these. There are so many varieties of murukku, the one I am sharing here is a basic, very old and standard recipe that is followed by Read More

Coconut rice recipe | Thengai sadam

Coconut rice recipe – Coconut rice is a easy and flavorful rice dish made using fresh grated coconut, tempering spices and rice. It is one of the most basic South Indian foods made for a meal during festivals and occasions. The aroma & taste of this simple coconut rice comes from the key ingredients like Read More

Idli recipe (Soft idli batter recipe)

Idli recipe, Learn to make soft idli batter with rice or rava. Soft idli can be made in 2 ways, one is using rice and the other using idli rava. I am sharing both the methods in this post. Making idli using rava is a breeze, we don’t need to grind the rice to make Read More

Tomato rasam recipe (Tomato charu)

Tomato rasam recipe – Rasam is a daily affair at home for dinner on most weekdays. Rasam, a vegetable stir fry with rice and ghee makes a comforting meal and is easy to prepare as well. Tomato rasam is light on the stomach and aids in digestion and hydrates the tummy. Hence I prefer to Read More

Thattai recipe video | Thattai murukku | South Indian snacks recipes

Thattai or thattu vadai are one of the popular deep fried Snacks from Tamil cuisine. Traditionally these were made with rice flour, urad dal flour, salt and other ingredients. Festivals are incomplete without thattai and murukku in most South Indian homes. Thattai are known as Nippattu in karnataka and chekkalu in Andhra. However all these Read More