Beet Soup

And it is winter time....so a simple soup recipe. You could do the same soup with Cauliflower instead of beet. Most of you might be making it already, for the rest of them, click here for detailed pictures... Beet Soup

Wishing you all a wonderful year ahead...see U next year!

Spicy porial - Cauliflower + Potato + Capsicum

After a long break, here is one of my favorite easy recipe.. Capsicum Cauliflower Potato Poriyal
It is similar to the potato porial that most of you make, just that it is little wet as Capsicum and Cauliflower waters. May be in India, it will be dry just like the other porials. Here are my favorite combos...

* Oats + curd + this porial
* Roti + raita/curd + this porial
* Bread + this porial - in Sandwich maker.

Hope you all had a great Thanks Giving weekend. Have a good week.

Curry leaves chutney - simple recipe...

Atlast got time for a simple and healthy one. You can get lots of curry leaves from Chinese stores like Ranch 99. Try this one..... Curry Leaves Chutney

Brinjal Pachadi (a thicker version of saambaar!)

One of our favorite lunch box item! It's not raita, not sure why they named it pachadi.....basically it is a little thicker version of Saambaar. Ideal for 2 people, doesn't overflow like saambaar. Make sure you don't over cook the dhaal, so better to open boil after soaking it for few hours.

Brinjal Pachadi

Have a good week......would like to see you more often but tamil Teacher is busy!

Curd Semia

Not a great picture, but a great recipe. This recipe is of the kind....Raja likes it, so most people in the world will like it! Most of the time I make this when I host dinner, that too when I make tiffin items, it goes well rather than rice. It is almost same as curd rice, so you can top it with whatever U like, for eg: peanuts, grapes, cilantro, etc. It consumes lot of curd/yoghurt. Detailed pictures... Curd Semia

Easy saambar...(made out of Powdered Dhaal)

Easy saambaar recipe...goes well only with Idlis and Dosas. Normally I make the powder just before making the saambaar. But you can make it few days before too. Then it is a really quick recipe. I enjoy it when it is hot. Dhal Powder Saambar

Kothavarangai Usili!

In summer, when you get Kothavarangai(guvar/guar/cluster beans), you could make this. Alternatively, you could use beans too. It's yummy with curd rice, one of my favorite recipes. Usili