Poorana Kozhukattai / Modhagam / Modhak

Poorana Kozhukattai / Mothagam is a must have dish for Ganesh Chaturthi in south indian households...There are many variations in pooranam used inside the modhagam..We usually prepare this channa dal / Kadalai paruppu pooranam...Our family likes it a lot..If you want to make faster pooranam, you can  try thengai pooranam by just melting jaggery and adding elaichi and shredded coconut to it..Do give  a try and enjoy..

Ammini Kozhukattai

Ammini Kozhukattai is one of the spicy kozhukattais we prepare for Ganesh Chaturthi other than the Thengai Kozhukattai..It's very simple to prepare using the same dough as the modagam/Poorana Kozhukattai...It's a very tasty combo with any of the sweet kozhukattais..Do give a try and you will enjoy it for sure..

Pidi Kozhukattai

Pidi Kozhukattai is a dish which we prepare every year for the Ganesh Chaturthi  apart from the Poorana Kozhukattai( will post it soon)...It's a very simple and easy to prepare kozhukattai, which can be prepared in a jiffy..This year Ganesh Chaturthi is on september 17, and hope this easy recipe will be useful for everyone..

Mutton Liver Fry / Eeral Varuval

Hi all..It's been a while I blogged...We were on a vacation earlier this month and I thought of resuming blogging after that..Sorry for the little long gap...Now I'm back with a very yummy recipe worthy for the gap..It's one of tastiest recipes I have ever eaten and many of our friends also like this recipe...This liver fry can be made as a  dry side dish or as a gravy if you want...Add little more onion and a tomato if you want as gravy...I have tried both ways and both are equally good ..I tried this recipe from here and we all loved it a lot..Do give a try and enjoy..

Homemade Ginger Garlic Paste

Ginger garlic paste is a very essential thing in Indian cooking...When the paste is readily available in fridge, we can prepare so many recipes very quickly..But to find a ginger garlic paste of good quality is a difficult task in market...Even I found a paste without any chemical smell, it's not available most of the times now a days...So started making it in home and fell in love with the home made taste..The flavor of the dishes really improved a lot using this paste..Also it's very simple to prepare and keeps good in refrigerator for more than 2 months..

Home style Rasam

Our home style of preparing rasam...Very aromatic and flavorful rasam, which will be very satisfying..Adjust spice level according to your taste..We usually grind the curry leaves along with other ingredients, which can be added in tempering too..Do give a try and enjoy this flavorful rasam..

Kadalai Paruppu Sundal / Channa dal Sundal

Kadalai paruppu Sundal / channa dal sundal is one among the sundal varieties we prepare often,since there's no need to soak the dal ahead...very simple to prepare yet tasty sundal..Do try and enjoy this healthy snack..

Peanut Sundal / Verkadalai Sundal

Peanut Sundal is one of my favorite among the sundals...Peanut is very rich in protein and nutrients..Also it's a very filling and healthy evening snack...Easy to prepare too..Do give a try and enjoy..

Thuvaram Paruppu Thogayal / Toor dal Thogayal

Thuvaram paruppu Thogayal and rasam with rice is one of the comfort foods in our homes..So easy to prepare yet so satisfying meal it is..I enjoy eating these even when I'm running fever...You can add more red chillies i fyou like it spicy...I usually don't add more than 2, since my kiddo will not eat...Do try this easy thogayal and enjoy..

Thakkali Rasam / Tomato Rasam

Tomato rasam / Thakkali rasam is one of the rasams we prepare often in our homes..I used MTR rasam powder in this recipe here..It also gives a beautiful color to this toamto rasam...Homemade rasam powders will also do fine...Do give a try to our home style of thakkali rasam and enjoy..