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Shahi Paneer / Shahi paneer with white gravy – Paneer is Indian cottage cheese made by curdling the milk. You can either curdle the milk with lemon juice or vinegar or yogurt. Paneer is used in a number of poular side dishes like shahi paneer or palak paneer or matar paneer. We can make fresh […]
This post covers how to make stuffed brinjal recipe or popularly ennai kathirikai in Tamil. Here i show you how to do it quickly with less oil.. You. can follow the same procedure for stuffing ivy gourd or Kovaikkai in Tamil. Brinjal stuffed curry is a very popular spicy curry. It goes well with rice […]
Palak paneer is one of the most popular side dish for roti and naan. Paneer (cottage cheese) is cooked with palak (spinach) puree and spices. Generally people blanch spinach and then make puree out of it. My method of making palak paneer is somewhat different. It is a quick preparation method. I pressure cooked all […]
The most commonly used side dishes for idli and dosa are coconut chutney, red chutney & sambar. Potato masala is stuffed in masala dosa. In addition people also use milagai podi (gun powder) with oil or ghee. In this post , i have shown how to make coconut chutney, red chutney, sambar and potato masala. […]
Pine apple Gojju or Menaskai is an authentic curry from Karnataka specifically from Udupi region. It goes well with rice as well as chapatis. This dish is sweet, spicy and tangy curry made from pineapples.It is a popular dish during all celebrations in Karnataka. This gojju is prepared using pineapple,red chili,sesame seeds, jaggery, coconut and […]
Javvarisi vathal or vadam (ஜவ்வரிசி வற்றல்/ வடாம்) is deep fried and served as a side dish for sambar and rasam rice or any mixed rice. It can be also had as a evening snack. It is easily prepared using pressure cooker ,dried in sunlight and can be stored in a clean dry container for a […]