A simple and spicy pickle recipe with fresh peeled garlic cloves with ground red chilli paste is perfect for curd rice, chapathi and parathas. Use good quality oil for longer shelf life,I prefer sesame oil for they add nice flavour and taste to your pickles. A perfect pickle needs good preservatives and has to be … Continue reading Garlic Pickle Recipe / Poondu Urugai
In India we use curry leaves for our everyday cooking.They are used as a flavoring agent in most curries and chutneys,but we throw them away while eating.The best way to incorporate them in our diet is to make KARUVEPPILLAI CHUTNEY , KARUVEPPILLAI THOGAYAL or podi varieties.I would like to share an easy Karuvepillai podi recipe … Continue reading Karuvepillai Podi / Curry leaves Powder
An easy and quick pickle recipe that takes less than 15 mins to prepare.Pickles and Vadams are the ones we really need for lunch with curd rice to beat this sweltering summer heat.I make pickles only during summer time for my family is not a big fan of pickles,i have shared a few non-veg pickles … Continue reading Instant Mango Pickle Recipe
This speedy chicken pickle recipe is so delicious and pairs perfectly with Idly and Curd rice. It tastes spicy and vinegary due to flavors of red chilies, garlic and white vinegar. The vinegar adds a sour flavor and acts as a preservative as well. I was inspired to try this recipe when I tasted this … Continue reading Chicken Pickle Recipe
Tomato pickle is a creamy, tangy pickle prepared by grinding the tomatoes with the seeds and peels.There are so many versions where the tomatoes are first cooked and then used for pickles.Some blanch the tomatoes,remove the seeds ,peels and then grind it before making pickles. But this Tomato pickle recipe is an easy method that … Continue reading Tomato pickle recipe
Paruppu Podi is variety of dhals mixed with few other ingredients like curry leaves,garlic,sesame seeds,cumin,pepper are added to make it more flavorful and healthy.The addition of garlic enhances the taste and flavor of this podi.Homemade paruppu podi are always the best for we can adjust the spice level as per our family requirement and also … Continue reading Paruppu Podi (with garlic)
Pickles are a must accompaniment for curd rice especially during summer season.I have posted a simple lemon pickle recipe with green chilies , sun dried for few days then tempered with mustard seeds and hing.An easy pickle recipe every newbie cooks should try at home. This recipe doesn't require much oil ,just 2 tbsp of … Continue reading Lemon pickle
Idly podi or Idly milagai podi is a dry roasted spicy podi(powder) and one of the best accompaniment for Idly and Dosai.These podi when mixed with ghee or sesame oil tastes so divine with crunchy ,nutty lentils. I usually make these podi in large quantities and store in an airtight container ,there is no need … Continue reading Idly podi / Idly milagai podi
Mor Milagai or sun dried chillies must be a favorite side dish for most of us with curd rice.Mor milagai is green chillies soaked in curd,salt and then sun dried for a week until dry and crispy. These are summer specials for they need good sunlight to get sun dried really well.So summer is the … Continue reading Mor Milagai
After I started to blog,I get lot of requests from my friends and relatives to help them in preparing Podi & Pickles.This recipe was made under a humble request from a friend who wants to stock it for the Ramzan fasting. I have tasted these Non-veg pickles may times but haven't tried them even once. … Continue reading Prawn pickle
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