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
South Indian Recipes
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 recipe | How to make idli sambar (Tiffin sambar recipe)
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 (Instant pot & stovetop)
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 (Stovetop & Instant pot)
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 | 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
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 | 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 (Instant pot & stovetop)
Mushroom biryani recipe – learn how to make mushroom biryani with step by step photos. Recipe includes instructions for regular pot, traditional cooker & instant pot. 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 Read More
Murukku | 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
Butter murukku | How to prepare easy butter murukku | Benne chakli
Butter murukku recipe – also known as benne murukku, benne chakli or venna murukku. Murukku is a deep fried crisp snack made with rice flour and gram flour. These are eaten through out the year and is most commonly made during festivals. Butter murukku is a lighter version of the traditional murukku or chakli. These 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) How to make tomato rasam
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 | Thattai murukku | South Indian snacks recipes
Thattai recipe with video & step by step photos. Thattai are popular deep fried Snacks made with rice flour, urad dal flour, salt and herbs. These crunchy rice crackers are from the Tamil cuisine and are also known as thattu vadai. During the festive season thattai & murukku are made in most South Indian homes Read More
Cabbage vada | How to make cabbage vada | cabbage dal vada
Cabbage vada recipe – Vada or vadai are deep fried snack made from ground lentils or dal and other basic ingredients. The most common one made is the medu vadai made with urad dal i.e skinned black gram. Cabbage vada are a kind of vadai that are again made with either mixed dals or only Read More
