This is a traditional south Indian upma made with coarsely ground rice, tur dal . It is a very soothing breakfast to have in winters as the main spice is pepper and cumin. One can add seasonal veggies like peas and Lima beans to this to make it a who ...
Green mango rasam
Ingredients : 2 cups cut green mango 6/8 cups water 1 large tomato cut 1/2 cup cooked moong dal or tur dal 2 -3 tsp cumin and pepper powder 1 tsp cumin 1 tsp ghee 1 tsp grated ginger Pinch of hing 2 green chilly Few sprigs of curry ...
Lemon Rasam (with pepper and cumin)
Ingredients : 5/6 cups of water (I used the standard measuring cup) ½ to ¾ cup boiled Moong dal / Yellow dal 2 large tomatoes chopped finely 2/3 green chilly 5 leaves of curry leaves 1 tbsp of ground/pounded fresh cumin and black pepper powd ...
Sprouts Rasam
Ingredients : 1 cup mixed sprouts( I used a mix of whole moong, brown channa, black eyed bean, moth bean)4/5 cups waterTamarind water extracted from a lemon sized tamarind2 heap tsp rasam powderPinch of AsafoetidaTwo medium sized to ...
Ridge gourd kootu
Ingredients : 2 or 3 ridge gourd2 green chilly1/2 cup fresh coconut2 tsp jeera1 cup moong dal cookedHing 1/2 tsp1 tbsp urad dalSaltFor tempering1 tsp oil1 tsp urad dal1 tsp mustard seeds How to make: Peel and cut the gourd ...
White pumpkin mor kuzhambu ( southindian kadhi)
Morkuzhumbu basically means a yogurt based sambhar ie kadhi. Kadhi is a stAple in most states. The base is yogurt / Dahi and besan/ gram flour . Every state has a different way of making it but the resultant is always a simple comfort food. ...
Cabbage Kootu
Kootu is a lentil ( usually yellow moong dal) and vegetable stew. There are many different ingredients that can be ground to paste and various vegetables that can be added to make Kootu. Ingredients : 1/2 a cabbage about 250g cut into small squares ...
Raw mango sambhar
Ingredients : 2-3 medium sized raw mango 3/4 cup fresh grated coconut 4/5 red chilly ( depending on the type of chilly and spice levels) 1 tsp mustard seeds 1 tbsp raw rice 1 tbsp jaggery 1/2 tsp turmeric Salt to taste How to make: W ...
Arbi/Colcassia Pepper Kootu
Ingredients : ½ kg Arbi ( boiled to one whilstle only in cooker . Do not over cook. You can even cook in open pan and peel)3 Tbsp urad dal1 tbsp rice (I used brown rice you could use any)¾ tbsp black whole pepper2 or 3 dry red chil ...
Sweet Potato Sambhar
Ingredients : Ingredients for the Sambhar paste : 1.5tbsp channa dal 2 tbsp whole dhania seeds ½ tsp methi seeds 1 inch piece of dalchini / cinnamon stick Small nimbu size ball of tamarind 2 to 3 tbsp. freshly grated coconut 1 tsp oil (I u ...