Indian Style Chickpea Water Gravy Recipe | Bassaru Recipe | Karnataka Specials

   Bassaru - is an Indian style chickpea cooked water gravy also called rasam.This is being prepared/cooked in especially northern parts of  Karnataka as an accompaniment for ragi mudde and also for idli or plain rice.Famous combination for this recipe is palya.Palya is nothing but a dry curry/sundal with the lentil which we used to get the water from. So we are not wasting anything and also getting all the nutrition from the lentil.

Indian Style Moong Dal Salad Recipe | Kosambari With Carrot Recipe

    Kosambari is an Indian style moong dal salad prepared especially in the state of Karnataka in Udupi and North Karnataka cuisine.This is a raw salad which is served as an appetizer just before the meal. In every occasion, be it dusshera, Ganesh Chaturthi, Ugadi, Makara Sankranthi,Ram Navami there is an important place for this Hesaru Bele kosambari. Just Like In Chettinad, Urad dal vada is being prepared every occasion.

Egg Pepper Roast Recipe | Chettinad Muttai Varuval | Easy Lunch Ideas

    Egg pepper roast: One of the easiest side you will every make.Can a vegetarian eat eggs? Yeah !! according to me they can. Because I am one of them .hehe, I am an eggetarian.So I try including it once in a week in the form of  Kulambhu , curry ,Omelette,Bonda  or just boiled. There are so many nutrients present including the daily intake of protein and cholesterol.

South Indian Style Coriander Rice Recipe | Step by Step Pictures

            Coriander rice a simple rice recipe that can be made very quick. This is a south Indian style recipe which is different from a Mexican cilantro rice. Have some leftover rice? Yes !! I never want to waste my food.I feel very bad if I am throwing something. You can make fresh white rice there is no harm in that too. When talking about the taste,We got mesmerized really and loved the simplicity. Even bachelors can make an attempt on this simple meal.

Gobi Manchurian Dry Recipe | Indo chinese recipe

     Gobi Manchurian - one of the hugely popular food in Indian restaurants. Loved by kids and adults for its unique flavors and most importantly the deep fried cauliflower florets. For your information:' gobi' is a Hindi name of the vegetable cauliflower.

Pongal Kuzhambu | Chettinad Style Mixed Vegetable Kulambhu | Step By Step Picture Recipe

     Pongal kuzhambu - a spicy, tangy mixed vegetable curry prepared during the harvest festival of Tamilnadu.Curry  is made with the freshest vegetables available that season.Those veggies make the gravy so delicious.

Dal Rice | Arisi Paruppu Sadam | Moong Dal Rice In Pressure Cooker

   Arisi paruppu sadam is one of the authentic recipes of Coimbatore/kongu cuisine.In Tamil 'arisi' is rice and 'paruppu' refers to dal.So I call it dal rice.I wanted to try this recipe for quite some time.These Kind of the recipe will not take place in our regular menu. I will make vegetable dum biryani, paneer pulao, raw mango rice etc.If  it's not regular then I can definitely do for prasad.

Okra Rasam | Bendakayi Neeru Saaru | Vendakkai Thanni Kuzhambu

    Okra Rasam - a fancy name for bendakayi neeru saaru.'Saaru' is a Kannada name for rasam. Rasam is  basically a thin, tangy, watery soup made in southern India with or without dal which pairs well with plain hot white rice.Sometimes may be thick depends on the ground ingredients.There are so many varieties of rasam like kollu, tamarind, tomato , pineapple , lemon etc. In all varieties, the basic ingredients remain the same while the main ingredient differs.

Flax Seed Podi Recipe | Alli Virai Powder | Podi Recipes

Flax Seed  podi a nutty ,spicy south Indian style coarse powder made with alsi seeds and spices.This is an entirely different and more aromatic podi than other.Prepared with simplest ingredients.For variations you can add urad dal and/or chana dal as well.

Parangikai Puli Kuzhambu | Pongal Recipes | Kuzhambhu Recipes

    Pumpkin aka parangikkai is a vegetable famous in Tamilnadu during the pongal festival season and is harvested during this time.A small piece of pumpkin like 1/2 kg gives around 20 pieces can serve around 4-5 members.

Sprouts Masala Curry Recipe | Mixed Sprouts Recipe | Indian Sprouts Recipe

      Sprouts is a whole grain which has more nutrition packed in.Its really nutritious in a way they have all the nutrition a plant wants to grow.Eating uncooked sprouts can be a nightmare for many people including my dear ones.So this is a simple curry recipe to make your meal more healthier.You can even make pesarattu with moong.According to me these are the easiest to make in cold temperature too.

Mushroom Masala Recipe | Spicy Mushroom Stir Fry For Rice

   Mushroom masala a super quick spicy stir fry for rice.Its a dry version of regular masala made for chapathi.

Keerai Biryani | Spinach Biryani | Sunday Lunch Recipes | Video Recipe

              Keerai  Biryani   a delicious spicy rice made with fresh spinach leaves and masala. Like everybody we love eating biryani on weekends.I make only vegetarian version and some non-veg side for my dears..Hotels/restaurants serve different foods yeah !! of course there must be some good amount of fat and pretty much high salt compared to our homemade food.

Raw Mango Rice Recipe | Manga Sadam | Easy Rice Recipes | Indian Lunch Recipes

    Raw Mango rice is a quick south Indian variety made with fresh raw mango.Spend 15 minutes and finish cooking your lunch,if you already have some cooked or any left over rice.This can be a healthy lunch box.No grinding and no masala powder makes  it even better choice for bachelors lunch/ dinner.

Cucumber, Kidney Bean,ChickPea Salad | Simple Salad Recipe | Easy Salad

    Salads  are great starters or a fantastic snack especially when it comes to mid day hunger pangs.When you are hungry at around 11 am or 3 pm,you probably would go for a deep fried snack which is not so healthy.Eating salad at that time should be the bestest option, if you are not even taking any healthy meal in a day.After all the deep diwali snack and sweets you can eat this salad off to clean your system.Doesn't this look colorful and appetizing ?

Curry Leaves Powder | Kadhi Patta Powder | Karuvepilai Podi

       Curry Leaves powder is a podi prepared with lentil (toor dal) and curry leaves.Podi is nothing but a coarse powder prepared with lentils with or without curry leaves.Usually pairs with rice and gigelly oil or ghee.I always have /make idli podi- an instant side dish for idli.Sometimes i make paruppu podi for rice and keep garam masala podi at hand for preparing north Indian curries.

Paneer Pulao Recipe | Red Pepper Paneer Pulao | Pressure Cooker Recipes

   Paneer pulao a spicy pulao  made with paneer ,rice and spices. Indian cottage cheese is a favorite of most Indians including kids.Its chewable texture makes it the most favorite like soya chunks.Instead of doing curry with cottage cheese making the main course like pulao will make the meal entirely different.To make the pulao extra yummy ,paneer has to be little firm so that there will be a bite otherwise the taste will be like regular rice.

Valaithandu Kootu Recipe | Banana Stem Curry Recipe | Video How to Cut Banana Stem

     Banana stem/vazhai thandu is an amazing fiber rich vegetable. A lot of people don't know the importance of including vazhaithandu in their regular diet. It is fiber rich and it plays a big role in removing the gall bladder stones/kidney stones.These stones are formed because of large amount of calcium storage in gall bladder.Doctors advice patients with kidney stones to have banana stem to remove the stones.

Vegetable Dum Biryani Recipe | Restaurant Style | Biryani Recipes

        Biryani one of the largest known rice recipe.Biryani is nothing but rice flavored with spices or meat/vegetables along with mint ,sometimes with coriander leaves.Very rich biryani has saffron for the orange color.Most restaurants include saffron for the same purpose.

Soya Kuzhambu | Chettinad Getti Kuzhambu - Masala Kulambu

Soya Kuzhambu - a tasty south Indian style thick gravy prepared for rice.Even variety exists like Poondu kuzhambu(garlic gravy),Summa kuzhambu(no vegetables),poricha kuzhambu( prepared with coconut and no tamarind) ,Moru kulambu(made with buttermilk and ground coconut paste).