Karupatti Pidi Kozhukattai | Palm Jaggery Sweet Dumpling

Karupatti Pidi Kozhukattai | Palm Jaggery Sweet Dumpling is a steamed dumpling made with rice flour which is sweetened by palm sugar. This palm sugar is otherwise known as  karupatti | Panai Vellam. Palm sugar is supposed to be the most superior sweetener which has lots of essential vitamins, minerals, amino acids, etc. On top of it, it is the sweetener with lowest GI, so can be eaten by diabetic people too. Ganesh Chaturthi is going to be celebrated tomorrow all over the world. This festival will never be complete without  these yummy kolukattais. I have already posted the recipes...

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Vallarai (Indian Pennywort) Chutney | Vallarai Keerai Thogaiyal

Vallarai Chutney | Vallarai Keerai Thogaiyal | Vallarai Thuvaiyal  is a healthy chutney which can be enjoyed with soft idli or dosa. Vallarai keerai in Tamil is known as Indian Pennywort in English and Brahmi Booti in Hindi. The word ‘Brahmi’ appears in most of the Ayurvedic medicines. It is very popular and widely used in South Asia. I know everyone knows about vallarai as a herb which will improve memory power. Other than this, vallarai is beneficial in treating diabetes, anaemia, tuberculosis, urinary infection etc. So it is good to include these leaves in our regular diet. The leaves...

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Mushroom Masala | Dry Mushroom Curry

Mushroom Masala | Dry Mushroom Curry is a simple yet delicious curry which I made with minimum ingredients.  Mushroom always comes handy to make any meal yummy in no time. Also it has loads of protein and is a wonderful protein supplement for vegetarians. For non vegetarians, it is a good alternative since its taste is very close to non-veg items. So, this is a recipe everyone can enjoy trying at home. Here we go for the recipe. Ingredients: Button Mushroom– 100 gms Shallots (finely chopped) – 15 Nos Garlic (finely chopped)  – 2 tbsp Tomatoes (finely chopped) – 1 No Red...

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