Kothavarangai Karamani Paruppu Usili

Kothavarangai Karamani Paruppu Usili

Kothavarangai Karamani Paruppu Usili


Kothavarangai Karamani Paruppu Usili



Paruppu usili is a popular South Indian Poriyal or stir fry variety that goes well with sambar, more kuzhambu, and rasam.

Beetroot Soup

Beetroot Soup

Beetroot Soup


Beetroot Soup

A bowl of hot beetroot soup provides you with instant energy and satiates your hunger pangs.Almost all the vegetables can be used to make soup by this method .I have posted a very easy to make beetroot soup.I have cooked this beetroot soup in pressure cooker.


Ingredients


Beetroot -1 no diced to cubes
Onion- 1 no chopped
Tomato -1 no chopped
Ginger-1 inch piece
Garlic -4 cloves.
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste


Method

👉In a pressure cooker add all the ingredients except salt and pepper.
👉Cook them by adding just enough water for 3 whistles.
👉Now keep a colander on top of a vessel and drain the vegetables so that the water gets collected in the vessel and the vegetables remain in the colander.
👉Next after cooling the vegetables a little bit, grind the cooked vegetables in a mixie to a paste.DO NOT ADD WATER.
👉Now mix the paste to the cooked water kept in the vessel.
👉Heat the soup and serve it with salt and pepper.

Preparation Time-20 mins
Serves-4

Note

✍️I have not added cornflour as you can see the soup is thick.
✍️You can adjust the consistency of the soup according to your taste and needs.
✍️If you like you can add spices like cinnamon and cloves while cooking the soup and you can grind them too or you can remove them before grinding.

Onion Gothsu | Vengaya Gothsu

Onion Gothsu | Vengaya Gothsu

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Vazhaipoo Vadai | Banana Flower Vada

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Vazhaipoo Vadai | Banana Flower Vada


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Vegetable Masala Bhath | Mixed Vegetable Masala Rava Upma

Vegetable Masala Bhath | Mixed Vegetable Masala Rava Upma

 Vegetable Masala Bhath | Mixed Vegetable Masala Rava Upma


Vegetable Masala Bhath


Vegetable masala bhath or mixed vegetable rava upma is a delicious traditional South Indian upma variety made with rava(sooji),veggies and spices.

Traditional Drumstick Poricha Kuzhambu

Traditional Drumstick Poricha Kuzhambu

Traditional Drumstick Poricha Kuzhambu 


Traditional Drumstick Poricha Kuzhambu


Drumstick Poricha Kuzhambu is a very traditional and simple Tamil Nadu style Kuzhambu variety made with moong dal and drumsticks.

Seeraga Samba Vegetable Biryani

Seeraga Samba Vegetable Biryani

 Seeraga Samba Vegetable Biryani


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Karunaikilangu Mor Kuzhambu | Yam More Kuzhambu

Karunaikilangu Mor Kuzhambu | Yam More Kuzhambu

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Yam Mor kuzhambu is a yummy and traditional mor kuzhambu variety made with Karunaikilangu or elephant yam.

Chow Chow Carrot Kootu

Chow Chow Carrot Kootu

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Chow chow carrot kootu


Chow chow carrot kootu is a very healthy and traditional South Indian kootu variety. Chow chow also known as

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 Thengai Thogayal  | Thengai Thuvaiyal  | Coconut Thogayal recipe


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Semiya Upma | Vermicelli Upma

Semiya Upma | Vermicelli Upma

Semiya Upma | Vermicelli Upma recipe



Semiya Upma | vermicelli upma



Semiya upma or vermicelli upma is one of the most easiest and delicious South Indian upma variety to make,it can be made in a jiffy and comes in handy for busy mornings or when you are too tired to cook anything else.

Potato Roast | Urulaikilangu Varuval

Potato Roast | Urulaikilangu Varuval

 Potato Roast | Urulaikilangu Varuval 



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Cauliflower Peas Pepper Fry

Cauliflower Peas Pepper Fry

Cauliflower Peas Pepper Fry



Cauliflower peas pepper fry



Cauliflower and peas pepper fry is a very easy-to-make stir fry /poriyal variety. I have cooked the cauliflower and peas in a pressure cooker and then added them to the tempering but you can directly cook them in a kadai. Check out the recipe below.

Ingredients 

Cauliflower Florets-1 1/2 cups
Peas- 1/4 cup
Onion-2 nos finely chopped
Garlic - 4 -6 cloves finely chopped
Jeera-1 tsp
Pepper powder-2 tsps
Salt to taste
Curry leaves
Oil -2 Tsps

Method

 👉Cook the cauliflower and peas in a pressure cooker for 1 whistle, discard the water and set aside. (Alternatively, you can cook them in boiling water until they are 3/4 done).
👉Heat oil in a kadai add jeera, and curry leaves allow them to splutter then add the onions and garlic and cook well.
  👉Next add the cooked cauliflower and peas in it. At last add salt and pepper powder mix well stir fry for 2 mins. 👉Garnish and serve hot.

Serves - 4
Preparation time -10 mins