Category Choose your Veggies

Murungai Keerai Poriyal – Drumstick Leaves Stir Fry

February 15, 2016 Keerai/Spinach, Kootu / Poriyal Varieties, Tirunelveli Style Recipes  6 comments

Murungai Keerai or Drumstick Leaves is very well known for its health benefits. It is rich in iron, calcium and very good for lactating mothers. There is a drumstick tree in my mom’s place. Its so easy to enjoy the benefits of drumstick leaves quite often. But here for me, I rarely get it. Was really excited to buy it from our Indian shop last week. It was so fresh and green 🙂

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Chow Chow Fry – Chayote Fry

February 9, 2016 Chow Chow, Dry Sabji  5 comments

Chayote, known as chow chow in tamil is usually made as a kootu in any South Indian household. I make this Chow Chow Fry quite often than kootu. This fry goes well with roti and rice. So whenever I make this, Chotu has it with rice and we have it as a roti wrap for lunch. Two in one purpose solved right?!? This veggie takes very less time to cook and is a super easy recipe.

Do try my Chow Chow Chutney too!!

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Corn Pakoda – Sweet Corn Pakoda

February 1, 2016 Holi Recipes, Pakoda Recipes, Snacks / Starters, Sweet Corn  6 comments

Deep fried Pakodas are always everybody’s favourite. This Corn Pakoda is a lovely variation to the normal onion pakoda. It is a crispy, addictive snack with a mild sweetness from the sweet corn. It is yet another simple snack to be enjoyed during monsoon or any weather for that matter with a hot cup of tea or coffee. I had this Corn Pakoda with hot Masala Chai.. It was absolutely divine!! Is there a better combo than this?!?

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Tomato Rasam – Thakkali Rasam

January 28, 2016 Rasam Varieties, Tamil New Year Recipes, Tomato  12 comments

Rasam is always a breeze to make. This Tomato Rasam is no exception to it. The quickest and the most favourite lunch menu for us would be rasam and potato fry. I normally do not store rasam powder as we prefer to have rasam with freshly ground powder. The freshly ground powder does add magic to the rasam. I just make sure to have some minor changes in my rasam powder every time I make it. This Tomato Rasam is also an easy, flavourful and quick rasam.

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Potato Capsicum Sabji – Aloo Shimla Mirch Sabji

November 26, 2015 Bell Pepper/Capsicum, Dry Sabji, Potato Recipes  7 comments

Potato Capsicum Sabji is an easy, flavourful sabji that goes well with roti and rice. Potato is an universal veggie that combines well with most other veggies like peas, beans, methi etc.. This recipe is a combo of potato and capsicum. Capsicum does add an unique flavour to this sabji.

Do check my other potato recipes here…

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Beetroot Potato Soup

November 17, 2015 Beetroot, Potato Recipes, Soups  11 comments

Winter is almost here!! Its freezing now-a-days. Cold weather usually calls for deep fried goodies.. Hot hot pakodas and a sip of coffee would be totally divine!! But wait, Why am I marketing my pakoda recipes here?!?  

Rather than pakodas, my choice would be guilt-free soups. This Beetroot Potato Soup is a thick, creamy and healthy soup. Its quick and easy to make too.. Most importantly, kids would definitely get attracted by the bright & vibrant color.

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Potato Murukku – Aloo Chakli

November 5, 2015 Diwali Snacks, Gokulashtami Recipes, Holi Recipes, Potato Recipes, Savoury Snacks  12 comments

Potato is my favourite or to say it is mostly everybody’s favourite. It is such a versatile veggie that it tastes good in any form, be it a simple fry or halwa or this Murukku. This Potato Murukku is an easy, crunchy and addictive snack, perfect for a special ocassion like Diwali or as a tea time snack. It is a very simple and instant recipe. The only point to be remembered is to mash potato into a smooth paste.

Have you checked my Potato Halwa recipe??

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Coconut Ladoo – Easy Coconut Laddu

November 2, 2015 Coconut, Diwali Sweets, Gokulashtami Recipes, Holi Recipes, Navaratri Special, Pillayar Chathurthi Recipes, Sweets/Desserts  10 comments

I am not a big fan of Coconut Ladoo or Coconut Burfi. But when I saw this recipe in the nestle milkmaid channel, was really tempted to try it. To my surprise all of us really loved it. It is so simple and quick to make this Coconut Ladoo. U need to mix just 2 ingredients, cook it for 4-5 mins and shape it once cool. Tadaaa!! Melt in the mouth Coconut Ladoo will be ready!! So do try this yet another simple sweet for this Diwali..

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Sweet Potato Fry – Sweet Potato Poriyal

October 6, 2015 Kootu / Poriyal Varieties, Potato Recipes  9 comments

I love any variety of potato.. Sweet Potato is no exception to it!! Usually in India this veggie is mostly available only during Pongal festival. We get it all round the year here. This Sweet Potato Fry is a simple and lip-smacking fry that goes well with rice and a simple rasam or sambar or just curd rice too. Sweet potatoes get cooked faster. So this can be made in a jiffy!!

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Onion Tomato Chutney

September 28, 2015 Chutney Recipes, Side Dish for Idli/Dosa, Tomato  7 comments

I already have quite a few chutney varieties in my archive. This Onion Tomato Chutney is yet another easy and spicy chutney to pair with idli/dosa. When it comes to chutney, Tomato Chutney is Chotu’s favourite.. Do check my Tomato Mint Chutney as well. This version is with coconut. If u are very keen in not using coconut, u can skip it.

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