Peerkangai muttai podimas/Ridge gourd with egg /Side dish recipes

Peerkangai muttai...This dish i prepare on holidays only...These have to be prepared and eaten steaming hot...That way it tastes very good...This is a nice side dish for rice..and it goes well with chappathis too...A friend in my college days used to bring this combination with chappathi...and her box will become empty quickly...We all liked it so much...here's the recipe...give it a try...

white Kurma(Veg kurma)/ Side dish for chappathi

This is our home style of making white kurma...This is a nice side dish for chappathi...It's easy to do and u can add the veggies u have at hand...I added carrot,potato and beans...We can add cauliflower,green peas,different colour capsicum etc...I didn't add tomatoes in this...If u want you can add at the end and give it a boil...it shouldn't become mushy...will add more colour to the kurma...here's the recipe...

Milagu kozhi varuval/ Chicken pepper fry

Milagu kozhi varuval ...I saw this recipe in a cookbook which my mom gave me...It can be prepared in some 10 to 15 minutes...and the process seemed easier to me...I tried it and it's very nice...We like it a little bit spicier side, but u can reduce the spices if u want...Goes well with any mild pulav and very nice with rasam sadham or curd rice...

Mutton Biriyani

Mutton biriyani is a thing which i don't want to try for a long time...The first time i made mutton biriyani after marriage, it was a disaster...So i was scared to try it again...Few months back only i tried again....To my surprise, it tasted nice...So I'm following this recipe now a days  and i think i'm good with this....

Mangai Pachadi / Raw Mango Pachadi /Side dish recipes

Mango...Mango...Mango....I like mangoes in all its forms...The season has started and everyone will be enjoying mangoes....Can't wait till it become ripe?...Try this raw mango pachadi....I got this recipe from my friend's mom...It has sour, sweet,salt,little bit hot due to green chillies...We all liked it...even my lil.one....

Okra Poriyal/ Vendaikkai poriyal /Side dish recipes

My MIL taught me this way of making okra poriyal...She makes so many dishes in little time and in a easy way...she's always cool in the kitchen, yet everything will be done in time...She used to tell lot of tell tips and tricks...This recipe is very simple with less ingredients...As u all know, okra is very good for brain development....Try it and enjoy...

Orange Chicken

I tasted this orange chicken first time in panda express hotel  in a mall...We were all tired of shopping, and it tasted divine at that time...I searched for the recipe , but many used orange marmalade and other such things...I found this recipe here easy to do and all the ingredients i have in hand...So i tried this and it came out nice..It has a sweet and sour taste...and also a little bit fresh taste due to the fresh juices...kids will like this for sure...

Chicken Fried Rice

Chicken Fried rice became my favourite during my college days...My brother use to buy this for me from chinese restaurant...I have made slight changes to the original recipe(here)...U can add veggies u want like celery,different colored capsicums,green peas...i added the veggies i had for now...Bored of biriyanis..Make this simple fried rice and enjoy...

Chicken Fry

My MIL taught me this way of making chicken fry...It's simple and easy and this same recipe can be followed for other things also...soya  chunks,cauliflower,brinjal, potato and even bread pieces....Many of u may already know this...I 'm adding this since i consider this blog as my personal collection of items too...

Simple Potato Poriyal /Side dish recipes

Potato is a very versatile veggie...also a very tasty one...This dish we do with any non spicy kuzhambu like dhal or mor kuzhambu....It's a simple and quick dish...can be done as a quick extra dish when guests are coming over...and most people will like it....

Paal Kozhukattai/Rice balls in coconut milk sauce

Paal kozhukattai is the one which my mom likes so much...So my grandma used to make it for her often...Still remember, when we come from school,my grandma bringing this dish...Usually they make it this way...sometimes in brown colour, adding jaggery and shredded coconut(instead of sugar and coconut milk)...They also add dried ginger(sukku) in that...Will post that version soon...

Peerkangai Pasiparuppu kootu/ Ridge gourd Side dish /Side dish recipes

Last year we planted some veggies in our yard...We got so many ridge gourd...Home grown veggies have a special taste...They were so sweet and we enjoyed many ridge gourd dishes(MIL was with me then...)...will soon post other dishes with ridge gourd...This kootu goes well as side dish for rice... We also have this with chappathis...that way also it tasted good...Here's the recipe..

Beetroot chutney/ Side dish for Idly Dosa

Beetroot chutney is one of the chutneys which my friend sathya makes often...I got this recipe from her...This can be served eith idli,dosa as well as we can mix it with rice...tastes very nice with rice and gingely oil....It's a simple and healthy chutney,which kids will love...As we all know,Beetroot helps to increase heamoglobin...good for girls especially...

Simple Egg curry(Onion Tomato Curry)

This egg curry with onion tomato gravy is vahchef's recipe...I tried it and found it easy to prepare...yet yummy...We all liked it...i think it will help us in busy mornings...Give it a try...sure everyone will like it...

Paneer Butter Masala/ Side dish for chappathi

Paneer Butter Masala is my favourite side dish for chappathi...I found this recipe easy to do than the other recipes i tried...U can find the original recipe here...Finally my hubby approved it as a good dish after my several tries...Hope u too will find it so...Try and enjoy...

Carrot chutney/ Side dish for Idly Dosa

Carrot chutney is a chutney which i have never tasted before marriage....I found it a healthy way to add veggies in way of chutney too...soon will post cabbage chutney and beetroot chutney...which all tasted good and i liked these different tastes of chutneys...kids will love these chutneys since they have a natural slight sweet taste to them...Try this yummy  and healthy chutney....

Sambar

Sambar is a staple food in south indian cooking...This is our home style of preparing sambar...(my mom used to add fenugreek...her style is different)...One sambar recipe for all...with venpongal,idly,dosa, rice...If for rice we add little bit of tamarind juice in sambar...For tiffin items we don't...Here's our simple sambar recipe...

Vazhaikkai Pittu kari /Plantain Side dish /Side dish recipes

Vazhaikkai Pittu Kari is my favourite since my childhood...My mom makes it often with sambar...In this dish we are steaming the veggie,so the nutrients will not be lost...It will be a mild dish also...Once boiled, just in 6 or 7 minutes the dish will be ready...

Lemon Rice

Lemon rice has become my favourite during my pregnancy....While having heavy vomitting for 3 months,one of the few things i was able to eat was this...It's also very easy to prepare...can be done in a jiffy...It gives a fresh feel and the tanginess i needed at that time...Give it a try if u have very less time to prepare ...

Peanut Chutney/Verkadalai Chutney/ Side dish for Idly Dosa

I saw this peanut chutney in a cookbook which my mom gave me...Bored of usual chutneys,tried it and we all like it...This chutney goes very nice with paniyarams...I usually  prepare this with dosa...We add just hing(asafoetida) and mustard while tempering this chutney...so that it balances the peanut cholesterol...

Chicken Curry / kozhi kuzhambu / Home style Chicken Curry

Chicken dishes are my favourite than mutton...This chicken curry is my MIL's recipe...It goes well with everything...rice,biryani,idli,dosa,poori,chappathi etc...So it's a easy fix for me on sundays...Mint brings nice fresh aroma in this dish...and everyone in our family likes this chicken curry...

Vendhaya Kuzhambu/Fenugreek Gravy

Vendhayam/Fenugreek is a very aromatic and healthy indian spice...It has a slight bitter taste and it is a good coolant for our body...Adding bitter taste to our food regularly is good for our health...This vendhaya kuzhambu can be done with veggies like brinjal,okra etc...Here is a basic version...

Mutton chukka

This is our home style of mutton chukka....It is super spicy and goes well with rasam sadham or curd rice...It can also be used as side dish for dosa...Usually we take the meat pieces from mutton kuzhambu and prepare this...here i started from scratch....but u can do like that if u want...

Avaraikkai Poriyal/Broad beans Poriyal /Side dish recipes

Avarikkai is a veggie which i hate eating before marriage...but my hubby likes it so much...During pregnancy,I began to like this, while trying to add many green veggies to our diet..Now a days i'm preparing it often...

Mor Kuzhambu / Yogurt gravy

Mor Kuzhambu is the one which i make when i am in a hurry to make something...During summer time it is a quick fix and also a tasty kuzhambu which my family likes...With simple ingredients and fresh taste,it is good for our health too...There are many variations we can add with different veggies like poosanikkai(white pumpkin), vendaikkai(okra),vazhai thandu(banana stem),arbi,suraikkai(bottle gourd) and chowchow...some even add vadai...Here is a basic version...

Macroons

Macroons are always my favourite...My dad used to buy us this whenever he goes to tutikorin...I didn't know before marriage, that it is such a simple sweet...It  just has 2 ingredients(basic version)...and lot of flavours and varieties can be done with simple ingredients....Macroons are called as meringues in USA and many types of meringue pies are famous...

Thalappakattu Chicken biryani

My husband is a big fan of biriyani...he likes to taste different types of biriyanis...so i always search for different styles of biriyanis...and i found collection of biriyani recipes in Jopreets kitchen here...I tried this recipe and found it the most flavourful..and we all liked it so much...