Navratri Neivedhyam

Ven Pongal | Khara Pongal | How to make Ghee Ven Pongal ?

Ven Pongal (also called as Khara Pongal) is a traditional South Indian breakfast dish. Rice and Dals are cooked together and further tempered by ghee, pepper, cumin, hing and curry...

Sowmya Venkatachalam

January 10, 2021

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Aloo ki Puri | Potato Poori Recipe | Aloo Poori

Aloo poori or Alu ki poori is a perfect breakfast or dinner recipe which tastes super delicious. They are prepared by adding mashed potatoes and few Indian spices in the...

Sowmya Venkatachalam

October 22, 2020

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Munthiri Kothu | Chittu Urundai | Green Moong Jaggery Balls

Munthiri kothu (Chittu Urundai) is a popular sweet dish in Kanyakumari. Since my MIL is from Nagercoil, she used to make this munthiri kothu often. Even for Ganesha Chaturti, she...

Sowmya Venkatachalam

October 15, 2020

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Instant Wheat Flour Appam | Instant Sweet Paniyaram

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Wheat flour Appam is a instant way of making Nei Appam. This method doesn’t need any soaking or grinding. Wheat flour is mixed with rice flour, cardamom, grated coconut, jaggery...

Sowmya Venkatachalam

October 13, 2020

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Kuttu Ka Halwa | Buckwheat Flour Halwa Recipe

Kuttu is BuckWheat Flour in english. Buckwheat is gluten free flour and hence considered as an ideal food especially during fasting days. In Northern Part of India, especially during Navratri...

Sowmya Venkatachalam

September 14, 2017

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Kovil Puliyodharai / Temple Puliyodharai

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I always wonder the delicious taste of Puliyodharai given as prasadham especially in Perumal Kovil and Anjeneyar kovil. If we go to Nanganallur Anjeneyar temple on saturdays, we would get...

Sowmya Venkatachalam

January 5, 2017

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Ulundhu Vadai | Medhu vadai | Urad dhal Vada

Medhu Vadai is one of the popular snack in Tamil Nadu made using Urad Dhal (Ulundhu). It’s a great and tasty appetizer. We usually make this vadai for most of...

Sowmya Venkatachalam

January 12, 2016

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Sabudana Thalipeeth Recipe

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Sabudana Thalipeeth is one of the popular vrat / fasting dish made especially during Navratri / Dusshera festival. Sabudana is the ingredient we use especially on vrat / fasting days...

Sowmya Venkatachalam

October 9, 2015

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Sabudana Vada Recipe | Sago Vada Recipe | Jevvarasi Vadai | Maharashtrian Style Sabudana Vada Recipe | Navratri Vrat Recipe

Sabudana (Sago / Jevvarsi) vada is a famous Vrat Dish in Maharashtra and other Northern parts of India especially for Durga Pooja (Navratri). My grandmother used to make sabudana vadai...

Sowmya Venkatachalam

September 30, 2015

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Pulikachal / Pulikachal Rice Mix / Puliyodharai Rice / Pulihora Rice

Traditional and authentic Pulikachal mix / puliyodarai is a thick paste made of tamarind, dal and other spices. This is one of the popular ready mix in Tamil Nadu. We...

Sowmya Venkatachalam

August 2, 2015

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Coconut Balls Recipe | Bengali Coconut Ladoo using Condensed Milk Recipe | Narkel Naru Recipe

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Narkel Naru (Coconut Ladoos) is a popular traditional Bengali Sweet. It is made of Coconut, milk and sugar or jaggery. This Coconut Ladoos are one of the important Neivedhyam dish...

Sowmya Venkatachalam

February 2, 2015

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Coconut Rice Recipe | Thengai Sadam Recipe

Coconuts are integral part of indian food especially southindian foods. Coconut rice is one of the very common south indian rice vareity. This is another easy, quick and yummy rice....

Sowmya Venkatachalam

August 1, 2013

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Lemon Rice

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Lemon Rice is one of the easiest and quickest rice variety and a great lunch box dish too. It’s a staple food in many of our kitchen. It has a...

Sowmya Venkatachalam

July 30, 2013

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Curd Rice Recipe | Thayir Sadam Recipe

Curd Rice is a staple food in Tamil Nadu and in South India, especially in Brahmin familes. The meal won’t end without the Thayir Sadam in the brahmin families. Curd...

Sowmya Venkatachalam

August 3, 2009

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Breakfast Dishes	Indian Bread
Kuzhambu	Rasam
Rice varieties	Snacks
Sweet Varieties	Veg Gravies