BEANS PARUPPU USILI/ PARUPPU USILI CURRY/ பீன்ஸ் பருப்பு உசிலி/ BEANS DHAL FRY

Parupu usili is one of a very popular side dish recipe in tamil nadu. We use dhals along with the vegetables such as beans, kothavarangaai(cluster beans), banana flower etc.,

The dhals used may differ, we generally use channa dhal and moong dhal. Some may use thoor dhal too. Or we can combinely use all the three dhals also.

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PAAK KOZHUKKATTAI/ PAAGU KOZHUKKATTAI- பாக் கொழுக்கட்டை

This is my 200^th post here in my blog. So nothing will be better than sharing a sweet recipe. That too a heirloom recipe  and healthy too. Yes., today’s share is paakkozhukkattai recipe. It is  not paal kozhukkattai(milk kozhukkattai) , it is paagu kozhukkattai. This recipe doesn’t call for milk at all. 

This recipe requires rice jaggery and coocnut. It is a traditional recipe which we prepare for evvening snacks and also can be prepared as neivehiyam too.

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KOTHAMALLI THOKKU/CORIANDER LEAVES THOKKU RECIPE(CORIANDER THOKKU)- DRY

Kothamalli thokku is a traditional thokku recipe prepared using fresh coriander leaves. It is really a yummy dish goes perfect with curd rice. Also it can be relished by mixing with white rice and also can be served as side dish for dosa/idly.

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SPONGE DOSA RECIPE/ BUTTERMILK DOSA RECIPE (NO URAD DHAL & NO FERMENTATION DOSA) RECIPE

Sponge dosa is a really a wonder ful option in instant dosa types. Nowadays there are variety of dosas we can make instantly using puffed rice, bread poha etc., this dosa uses poha. We can also call this dosa as curd dosa, because we have used curd/buttermilk in large quantity.

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THAVALA VADAI, CHETTINAD THAVALAI VADAI- EASY SNACK RECIPES - தவளை வடை

Thavala vadai is a traditional chettinad recipe. It is so crips and tasty and perfect snack recipe. Simple chutney itself will goes very well this vadai. Actually in our house we have never prepared this vadai. Once my sister learnt from somewhere and told me it is so good and shared the recipe too. Then I tried few times and it came out well. So sharing here.

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KARADAIYAN NONBU ADAI(KARA ADAI) - SWEET AND SPICIER VERSION(UPPU ADAI)

Karadaiyan nonbu is a fasting performed by the married ladies in tamilnadu. The main motive to do this pooja is for the wellness of their husband.

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HOW TO PREPARE HOME MADE RICE FLOUR ( HOME MADE RICE FLOUR RECIPE)

Rice flour is very common in south indian cooking. We can make varius savouries and sweets with the rice flour.

If we prepare the rice flour in bulk we can grind the cleaned washed and dried rice in mill.

Otherwise we can prepare freshly in home whenever required.

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AVACADO SMOOTHIE WITH BANANA/ AVACADO BANANA SMOOTHIE (BUTTER FRUIT BANANA MILKSHAKE

Avacado milkshake is one of my favorite smoothies. It is so simple to make and can be prepared in jiffy.

I have already posted a recipe with simple ingredients of avocado and milk. In this post am sharing another type of smoothie which is equally yummy and creamy. The best thing is I haven’t used ice cream in both the recipes, and using ice cubes is also a optional. Using chilled milk will give you right amount of chillness to you smoothie. So with out guilt we can give this to kids too.

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AVACADO SMOOTHIE/ AVACADO MILK SHAKE / BUTTER FRUIT MILK SHAKE

Avacado milkshake is one of my favorite smoothie. It is so simple to make and can be prepared in jiffy. The main ingredient for this smoothie is avacado , milk and some sweetner.

The main thing we need to take care is using good quality avacado, because if the avacado is not fully ripen or not in good quality , it will taste bitter.

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PORICHA KUZHAMBU/ PORITHA KUZHAMBU RECIPE- ( பொரிச்ச குழம்பு )

Posting after a small gap. took this video time before itself, but some how, unable to touch my laptop itself. hope hereafter will post regularly :). ok now coming to today's recipe Poricha kuzhambu.

Poricha kuzhambu is one of a stable curry to be served with white rice. It is a perfect option for vegetarians to prepare for lunch instead of our regular sambar or vatha kuzhambu.We can prepare this curry for festival days also as it is a no onion no garlic recipe. Actually I have used few shallots while grinding the coconut. But is it purely optional. You can simply avoid the shallots and proceed.

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