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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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Accompaniment for Idly/Dosa, Chutney, Dairy Free, Easy, Ovo Vegetarian, Vegan, Vegetarian

PUDINA/MINT CHUTNEY

April 15, 2014 by Nithya Leave a comment

Early mornings are always busy for me.Daughter leaves early for college and hubby leaves for work soon following suit.In that hurry burry sometimes i break my head for what to serve along with good old idly or dosa.I do make this mint chutney a bit thick in case i pack lunch for them or if serving at home it will be a little watery.Mint has innumerable health benefits,but hubby dear doesn’t like it.Thankfully Dhivya likes it. So to avoid the overpowering flavour of mint i add coriander leaves as well.Mint helps as a cure for gas troubles,migraine headaches and also…

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Dairy Free, Easy, Ovo Vegetarian, Rice Accompaniments, Thogayal/Podi, Vegan, Vegetarian

PARUPPU THOGAYAL

March 11, 2014 by Nithya Leave a comment

This Paruppu thogayal is an age old recipe from grandma’s cookbook.It always tastes great when had with hot rice and dollops of homemade ghee.We usually take it with menthya kuzhambu and roasted papad.A truly heavenly combo it is a always a huge hit.Paruppu is dal in tamil and from the numerous thogayal varieties this one is made with not veggies but dal.The dal as we all know has protein content and this one has very less oil content,so you need not worry about the caloriesNow we shall see how i made this.. Notes You can add coconut scrapings while grinding….

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Pickles

GREEN TOMATO PICKLE

February 18, 2014 by Nithya Leave a comment

This recipe I learnt from my maternal grandma who used to make it when we used to visit her.I am a pickle fan so also my hubby.I like to prepare various types of pickles, both with long shelf value and short shelf value.This pickle has to consumed within 10 days.We all love to have it with rice, chappati or almost with anything you want.This pickle can be made and eaten instantly.Green tomatoes have high amounts of vitaminC in them along with Beta carotene.Some of the different types of cancer can be prevented by the inclusion of green tomato in our…

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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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