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beginner, Breakfast, Easy Indian Cooking, Tamil Brahmin Recipes, Vegan

15 Minute Tamarind Semia Upma | Puli Semia

September 14, 2016

Recipe for quick South Indian breakfast / tiffin of Puli Semia / Tamarind Semia Upma / Tamarind Vermicelli – All it takes is 15 minutes to prepare this satisfying, full-of-flavour breakfast from scratch!

beginner, Curry, Easy Indian Cooking, Glutenfree, Lentils, Pressure Cooker Recipes, Vegan, vegetarian, VegProtein

Kerala Parippu Curry | Yellow Moong Dal with Coconut

September 12, 2016

Recipe for Kerala Parippu Curry | Yellow moong dal with coconut | Onam Parippu recipe – One recipe that is a MUST have in an Onam Sadya, a simple flavourful moong dal recipe

beginner, Curry, Easy Indian Cooking, Festival Recipes, Glutenfree, Lentils, Pressure Cooker Recipes, Vegan, Vegetables

Kerala Sambar

September 12, 2016

Onam Recipes : Kerala Sambar / Mixed vegetable sambar - Another Onam Sadya recipe, serve with red rice and banana chips for Kerala food heaven!

beginner, Curry, Diabetic friendly, Easy Indian Cooking, Healthy, Tamil Brahmin Recipes, Vegetables, vegetarian, Yogurt Recipes

Mor Kuzhambu with Brinjal

August 8, 2016

This recipe adapted from Meenakshi Ammal’s Samaithu Paar (Cook and See) is now one of my favourite ways to prepare Mor Kuzhambu, which is our version of kadhi made without besan.

beginner, Easy Indian Cooking, Glutenfree, Healthy, Lentils, Pressure Cooker Recipes, vegetarian, VegProtein

Drumstick Leaves Recipe – Dal with Drumstick Leaves

July 25, 2016

A recipe for drumstick leaves – Dal with Moringa greens / drumstick leaves, just another way to include this superfood in your daily diet.

Curry, Diabetic friendly, easy, Easy Indian Cooking, Glutenfree, Lentils, Pressure Cooker Recipes, Vegan, Vegetables, VegProtein

Indian Pumpkin Curry with Dal

May 21, 2016

Recipe for Indian Pumpkin Curry with Lentils / Yellow Pumpkin with Chana Dal – Mildly spicy curry full of health-boosting nutrients and delicious too!

beginner, Curry, Diabetic friendly, Easy Indian Cooking, Glutenfree, Pressure Cooker Recipes, Tamil Brahmin Recipes, Vegan, Vegetables

Avarakkai Poriyal

April 17, 2016

Avarakkai or flat beans are quite commonly used in Tamil Brahmin cooking. In Hindi / Marathi / Gujarati, it is called Papdi. Try this simple stir-fry recipe for these beans, that goes well with Rasam & Rice.

beginner, Easy Indian Cooking, Glutenfree, Rice, Steamed, Vegan, Vegetables

Cabbage Rice with Spices

April 17, 2016

This easy Cabbage Rice is a Maharashtrian (Western India) recipe. Ready in less than 20 minutes & makes a complete meal with yogurt/raita on the side. One of the tastier ways to eat cabbage! Get the recipe here

beginner, Curry, Diabetic friendly, Easy Indian Cooking, Glutenfree, Healthy, Tamil Brahmin Recipes, Vegan, Vegetables, vegetarian

Sweet Potato Curry, South Indian style

April 13, 2016

This Tamil Brahmin / South Indian style Sweet Potato curry is a simple accompaniment to sambar and rice or rasam and rice. An easy beginner friendly way to prepare sweet potatoes, great for toddlers too!

Diabetic friendly, easy, Glutenfree, Healthy, Indian, Lentils, Pressure Cooker Recipes, Soups, Tamil Brahmin Recipes, vegetarian

Mint Rasam

March 14, 2016

Recipe for Mint Rasam / Pudina Rasam / Pudina Shorba – a uniquely flavoured rasam, with a refreshing flavour. A summer special!

Breakfast, Diabetic friendly, easy, Glutenfree, Healthy, KiddieLunchBox, Lentils, Lunch, Steamed, Vegan, Vegetables, vegetarian, VegProtein

Cucumber Chana Dal Idli

March 3, 2016

You will love this unique combination of ingredients in IDLI. A cucumber recipe that is perfect for the oncoming summer months {breakfast / kid lunchbox / light lunch} . Protein and fibre rich too!

beginner, Coconut Recipes, Curry, Easy Cooking, Glutenfree, Tamil Brahmin Recipes, Vegan, Vegetables, vegetarian

Carrot Curry / Carrot Poriyal

February 29, 2016

Steamed cooked diced carrot tossed in a simple tempering of chillies, udad dal, curry leaves in coconut oil and garnished with coconut. Enjoy with rasam and rice. Beginner friendly recipe!