South Indian Capsicum Chutney | Idli Dosa Side Dish

         Bell pepper one of the crunchiest vegetable available after celery and cabbage. That's why it play's the main role while preparing fried rice.It has a unique flavor that makes any dish so flavorful. To make the dish tastier, cook this veggie in slow fire. So you won't lose the nutrients and also the taste. Have you tried bell pepper sambar?.It is one of the yummiest sambar. You sure will forget to make another type after trying this one.
                                       

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.

Indian Masala ButterMilk Recipe | Summer Recipes | Majjiege

                Masala Butter Milk - a very easy Indian style thirst quencher.It's called by various names 'majjige' in Kannada,'neer mor' in Tamil,'Chaas' in Hindi and 'Sambaram' in Malayalam. Like the names, the ingredients added will differ from state to state but the Star Ingredient  remains the same.

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.

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.

Cabbage Vada Recipe | Vada Recipe | Urad Dal Vada | South Indian Snack

     Cabbage vada - a south Indian medu vada made with whole white urad dal and cabbage leaves as the main ingredient.Adding of cabbage made the vada crispy and taste different than usual.The hole made in the center resembles a doughnut shape but is more healthy than the sugary holed sucessor.
   

Mixture Recipe | South Indian Style | Snack Ideas

    Mixture is a south Indian snack made by mixing various deep fried ingredients.It is spicy ,sweet ,crunchy and very addictive.I love especially oma podi very much.When i was a kid my grand pa used to buy it for me .Its his favorite i guess.

Pori Urundai Recipe | Karthigai Deepam Recipe | Healthy Snack Ideas

     Pori Urundai - an easy snack made with puffed rice and jaggery. Pori/Murmura/mudhi/Parmal   names for puffed rice in different Indian states.Pori is basically made by puffing the rice in steam over a sand filled oven or by heating rice kernels under high pressure in the presence of steam.This also resembles popping the corn under high heat, am i right ?
   

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.

Murukku Recipe | Instant Chakli Recipe | Tirunelveli Murukku | Diwali Recipes

     Murukku -an irresistible snack made in India.There is no diwali /Deepavali without murukku.Previous year diwali i made  dal chakli an entirely different murukku and totally healthy in terms of the ingredients like ragi murukku.

Kai Murukku Recipe | Suthu Murukku Recipe | Diwali Recipes

         Murukku  is a well known snack of South India also chakli in North India.The crispy texture makes it favorite among kids and adults.There are so many variations of murukku With shape /achu can be  thin and flat,can be 5 groups ,can be single etc.  With main ingredients like ragi,rice flour,maida also With  flavor like sesame seeds, jeera, ajwain or can be spicy  and so on...

Crunchy Maida Seedai Recipe | Easy Seedai Recipe

       Seedai is a snack made with rice flour and is famous or more consumed in southern part of India ..Maida seedai is made with all purpose flour instead of rice flour.It is more crunchy than previous ones.Now a days commercially available seedai are all made of maida, because of the crunchy and more tasty outcome.

Green Tomato Chutney | Thakkali Thuvayal | Easy Chutney Recipe

Green tomato chutney a tangy and spicy Indian style chutney prepared with raw tomato.Thuvayal makes the breakfast delicious any day/everyday and pairs with  idli,dosa on a south Indian household.You can even add to rice or spread it on bread or chapathi...

Hotel Sambar Recipe | Tiffin Sambar

       Sambar a traditional south Indian dish served with idli,dosa,pongal,vadai for breakfast. Sambar is nothing but a soup prepared with pressure cooked and mashed dal, with or without vegetables along with onions,tomato and masala powder.This soup can vary in spice from freshly ground masala paste,specially ground masala powder, sambar powder or only with green chilies.This recipe is with fresh ground masala powder ,its thick and is tasty when you eat it along with idli,dosa and a drizzle of gingelly oil on top of them ..hmm

Soya Dosa Recipe | SoyBean Dosai | South Indian Dosa Recipe

     Soya dosa a protein rich breakfast made with soybean.Highly nutritious and is best for vegetarians who require more protein for their diet.Soybean is not only protein rich but has numerous amount of iron ,fiber,magnesium and calcium.

Khara Bath Recipe | Masala Rava Kichadi

      Khara bath a very delicious and very tasty karnataka breakfast item.'khara' means spicy 'bath' means upma.Its a twin of kesari bath which is a sweet.This two items together make chow chow bath.
While staying in Bangalore we used to eat all the karnataka specials including this at a nearby joint .Not only there every restaurant in Bangalore serves chow chow bath even in office canteen we often see this pair.
   Chow chow bath =  Khara Bath +Kesari bath with a good amount of coconut or peanut chutney.
  At early morning on Bangalore road with the fog  on the air ,when you eat chow chow bath pairing with a filter coffee you should feel like you have attained all the wishes of your life.It is a bliss !!!

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.