Chettinad Kondaikadalai Kuzhambu | Black Channa Curry | Kadalai Curry

Black Channa Curry | Kondaikadalai Kuzhambu | Kadalai Curry is a traditional dish and very famous in South India. The recipe I have given here is Chettinad version and of course, kadalai curry is famous in Kerala, a perfect companion for Puttu. This chettinad style kadalai kuzhambu  can be served with tiffin items as well as for rice. Ingredients: Black channa – 150 gms Onion (finely chopped) – 1 No. Garlic (crushed) – 3 pods Tomatoes (finely chopped) – 2 Nos. Red chilli powder – 2 tsp Coriander powder – 1 tsp Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp Salt to taste To grind: Coconut gratings...

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Vegetable Rice | Veg Masala Rice

Vegetable Rice | Veg Masala Rice…the recipe I followed  neither falls under a pulao nor a biryani variety. When you want something like biryani but not with too much of masala, this is the recipe you are looking for J. This rice is ideal for lunch box and can be enjoyed simply with any raita or chips. Today I planned of making veg fried rice and hence I cooked basmati rice before. Then I realized I didn’t have spring onions on hand. I didn’t want to continue the fried rice without spring onions, so I followed  this recipe and it turned out yummy. Ingredients: Basmati rice    ...

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Goat Brain Fry | Moolai Masala | Aattu Moolai Varuval

Goat Brain Fry | Moolai Masala | Aattu Moolai Varuval is a simple dish but a tasty one.  The preparation is almost like what  we do for “egg scramble”. My grandma used to make moolai poriyal  by adding eggs with brain which would taste like egg burji.  Today I don’t want to add volumes to my dish and hence I decided to make a simple masala. This can be served as  a starter as well as a side for sambar, rasam or curd. Ingredients: Goat Brain – 1 No. Shallots (finely chopped) – 5 Nos. Ginger garlic paste – ¼ tsp Tomato (finely chopped) – ½ No. Red chilli powder –...

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Spicy Cabbage Curry | Muttaikose Pirattal | Cabbage Masala

Spicy Cabbage Curry | Muttaikose Pirattal | Cabbage Masala  is an alternative to our  regular stir fries | Priyal. At this point, I want to share few words about Pirattal. Pirattal  is a famous  Chettinad dish and is prepared by  mixing  vegetable | meat with the right combination of masala using little oil. Today I’ve chosen cabbage for making this curry.  I know many don’t like the flavour of cabbage and this is the recipe for those who avoid cabbage only for its smell. Ingredients: Cabbage  (shredded) – 1 cup Onion (finely chopped) – 1 No Garlic (crushed)...

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Spicy Egg Fry | Muttai Varuval | ஈஸி முட்டை வறுவல்

Spicy Egg Fry | Muttai Varuval | ஈஸி முட்டை வறுவல் is a spicy, tasty egg recipe using hard boiled eggs blended with some spices. The recipe which I’m giving here needs a few ingredients, very simple to follow and can be made in jiffy. I’m sure that  its taste cannot be compromised with any other complex recipes and it would be a treat for the egg-lovers. Ingredients: Eggs – 4 Nos Onion (finely chopped) – 1 No. Green chili (finely chopped) – 1 No. Tomato (finely chopped) – 1 No. Red chilli powder – 1 tsp Garam masala powder – ½ tsp Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp Curry leaves - few Oil – 1...

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