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Paneer, Side Dish for Roti

PANEER JALFREZI/PANEER RECIPES/SIDE DISH FOR ROTIS

May 14, 2015 by Nithya Leave a comment

Me and my hubby are not a big fan of paneer,but daughter dear loves it to the core.So whenever we go out to eat she would order one paneerrecipe.We had this paneer jalfrezi in a restaurant close to home called 1947.I had no clue of it’s taste but when it did came I found myself enjoying it with roomali rotis.So when Dhivya asked me to make that last week,I couldn’t resist myself in taking pictures as it was very colourful and a good balance of vegetables,paneer and spices.Paneer is always heathy,specially for kids as it has calcium and vitamin D.So…

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Potato Recipes, Side Dish for Roti

DUM ALOO

January 18, 2015 by Nithya Leave a comment

Hi,blogger friends!A very Happy New Year to you all.I know iam late but was stuck up with personal commitments and so a long break from my blogging rotinue and back to normal again.This dum aloo is a long pending recipe which i intended to post a long time back but could do so only now.A tasty and filling side for rotis and phulkas it’s a blessing for me during lunch packing for daughter.It’s her favorite and loves to eat any time of the day.Can we go to the recipe now? Notes

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Side Dish for Roti

PEAS MASALA

November 24, 2014 by Nithya 1 Comment

One of the favorite sidedishes when we order at hotel is peas masala.I was wanting to post it for quite a long time,though i it often at home i didn’t have a chance to click it and post it. When i was tempted to eat this last week.i made it leisurely and had the time to capture it as well.Peas are always tasty and with the grounded gravy and the creamy texture it was simply out of the world.You can pair it up with rotis,parathas or even pooris and pulaos.The yummy recipe is below… Notes

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Dinner recipes, Paneer, Side Dish for Roti

PALAK PANEER/PANEER RECIPES

November 5, 2014 by Nithya Leave a comment

I wanted to post palak paneer for a long time and when i did make it and clicked it as well didn’t have a chance to do it as Diwali came and was busy with posting sweets and savouries as well.Palak paneer is a great and healthy option to feed kids who don’t like greens and to compliment it with fluffy rotis is a real filling dish.It is easy to prepare and i made this for my daugter’s lunch.The perfect palak paneer should have a green colour but still no raw smell.See the recipe below and try this yummy recipe.This…

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Roti/Indian Flat Bread

METHI POORI

October 10, 2014 by Nithya Leave a comment

Good things are not liked by all.And when it comes to food all the healthy and good ingredients are disliked as if they are forbidden.I also don’t have a soft corner for methi leaves or menthya keerai.But sometime back accidentally some fenugreek seeds fell into my balcony’s tiny garden’s pot and lo! I had my first kitchen garden harvest though unplanned.Fenugreek seeds are known for combating diabetes and of cousre has a good source of iron.So i was tempted to make this methi poori since it uses many other spices as well and so the bitterness cannot be felt.So here’s…

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Potato Recipes

ALU PALAK

September 8, 2014 by Nithya Leave a comment

Alu Palak is a tasty North Indian curry with pureed spinach mixed with boiled potatoes.When i first tasted alu palak at a restuarant,i knew i had to try this at home.It was tasty with minimal masalas and totally out of the world.Since my daughter likes palak i thought of making this for her to go with chappatis for lunch.We all know about the benefits of spinnach aka palak don’t we?The making of the gravy is the only work here,once done mix with boiled potatoes and you are done.The great thing is it tastes just good with pulaos as well.Here is…

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Pickles

NEER NELLIKAI

June 17, 2014 by Nithya Leave a comment

Neer nellikai is a pickle out of gooseberries in salt water and grounded spices.A delectable pickle that has a peculiar taste it is loaded with goodness.It has almost no oil so can be had heartily by any one.As we all know gooseberry has many health benefits and is a major source of vitamin C.Grandma used to sun dry gooseberries with a little salt smeared on top and then when they were totally dry used to eat as a digestive.Similarly you can soak them in sugar syrup too and sun dry them.Moving to pickle making,this one involves very less effort and…

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Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Mango Recipes, Medium, Ovo Vegetarian, Pickles, Vegan, Vegetarian

MANGO THOKKU

June 12, 2014 by Nithya Leave a comment

Mangoes are in season now and everywhere i can see vendors selling mangoes at a considerably cheaper rate,owing to the large harvest of mangoes this year.I got a large batch of ripe and unripe mangoes this year from a farm of my hubby’s friend.I made sun dried mangoes,instant pickle, Avakkai and my daughter’s favorite pickle Mango Thokku. She will always say i can’t match Pamba,that’s how she calls my mom,but any ways i tried and we all enjoyed. Thokku is made generally from big mangoes which have lots of flesh.It’s always a joy to make pickle with mangoes afterall it…

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Mango Recipes, Pickles

VADU MANGA PICKLE

June 8, 2014 by Nithya Leave a comment

Vadu manga or Mavadu is nothing but baby/tender mango in brine and spices.It’s a family favourite and is usually prepared in bulk so that it is consumed all round the year.When the mango season is over if you long for mangoes then you can make this in large quantities and store them. Both my MOM and MIL make this and the taste would be divine. Iam a lover of pickles and this is my favourite.This year i made mavadu pickle early,but couldn’t post immediately,so here comes the recipe.The water in which the mangoes are soaked is heavenly with curd rice.Make…

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Authentic Brahmin Recipe, Kuzhambu Varieties, Medium, Rice Accompaniments, Traditional Recipes

PARUPPU URUNDAI KUZHAMBU

May 12, 2014 by Nithya Leave a comment

Parrupu means dal and urundai means balls in tamil.Lentils have lots of protein content and very filling too.This is one dish which i enjoy making everytime,since it happens to be hubby’s favourite.My Dad also likes it very much,so when my parents were here sometime before i made it on a sunday and clicked.Thanks all for patiently waiting for the photos to be clicked.Though i have made this paruppu urundais and soaked them in a tamarind based gravy,you can soak them in mor kuzhambu and plain rasam as well.It takes a little time though to make these tur and channa dal…

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Easy, Kuzhambu Varieties, Rice Accompaniments

BRINJAL MENTHYA KUZHAMBU

March 11, 2014 by Nithya Leave a comment

Kuzhambu is a tamarind based gravy and served with rice.Menthyam is fenugreek seeds in tamil and this dish i have prepared is with brinjal.You can also use lady’s finger,red pumpkin,sweet potato or any other veggie of your choice.This tastes best when mixed with hot rice topped with sesame oil.Tastes really yum with papad or vadams,chips etc along with some coconut based vegetable curry or kootu.The highlight of this dish is fenugreek seeds and the aroma it creates when added to sesame oil for frying is truly enchanting.You can also try this with dosa,idly,pongal or rice upma.Over to the recipe. Notes…

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    Hi, Welcome to my Blog! I am Nithya Ravi a passionate cook and food blogger, author and photographer. I have been involved with food since childhood and have been blogging for more than two years now. I have seen with my mom and grandmothers since my younger days, picking up stories in food and food related things. I dedicate this blog to my daughter and husband who have been in someway or the other involved with my blogging. I also would like to thank my mother-in-law whose is ever supporting and offers every piece of advice I ask for.

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