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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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Dairy Free, Easy, Gluten Free, Ovo Vegetarian, Potato Recipes, Vegan, Vegetarian

ALU AJWAIN

March 11, 2014 by Nithya Leave a comment

It was one lazy saturday afternoon that a sudden idea struck me.It ia always like this.Ideas splurge in suddenly for me and when i think hard sometimes iam totally blank.Iam sure all of us experience this sometimes.It was heavily raining and i was left with only potatoes in my pantry.I was pretty sure with no onion in hand, my family would fuss eating the potato.Searching for a no onion alu recipe this Ajwaini Alu recipe came as a blessing.Ajwain is caraway seeds in hindi and omam in tamil It is one seed which has innumerabe health benefits.It helps in digestion,good…

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Dal Varieties, Easy, No Onion No Garlic, Side Dish for Roti

MATAR TAMATAR DAL

March 9, 2014 by Nithya Leave a comment

It was one of those days again,when onion is not taken in our family.When fasting or vrat days come it becomes difficult for me to prepare the night meal.But then thankfully i remenbered mom’s famous recipes Matar Tamatar Dal.She would prepare this dish in no time and me and my bro would wonder whether she went into the kitchen or not.This dal is so quick to make that even for office goers it will be a great lunch option sidedish.Matar/Peas are in season now and when fasting day came i wasted no time in preparing this.Hubby dear liked this and…

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Authentic Brahmin Recipe, Easy, Raita/Pachadi

NARTHANGAI PACHADI

March 7, 2014 by Nithya 2 Comments

Narthangai means citron and this is a tamarind based gravy.Truly heavenly when tasted this pachadi is served with dosa or curd rice.It tastes like lemon but bigger in size.Select the ones which are juicy as only that makes the pachadi tasty..Did you know citron has amino acids,vitamins,ascorbic acid,glutamic acid etc.Taking citron in any form helps in curing kidney stones and in constipation.It also helps in blood purification and stomach ulcers.It also helps in beating body heat.So if a thing has so much of health benefits i never miss to buy it whenever i get a hold of it.Now let us…

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Authentic Brahmin Recipe, Medium, Rice Accompaniments, Traditional Recipes

BRINJAL RASAVANGI

March 4, 2014 by Nithya Leave a comment

This recipe is known to all Tamil brahmin households and it comes under the category of kootu/stew.Why it got it’s name i don’t have the slightest clue, but I presume it’s because of the juicy texture the brinjal imparts to the gravy. It is a favourite dish of both my husband and my dad.This can be made using white pumpkin aka ash gourd.It can be used as a side dish or can mix it with rice.There are various brinjals available in the market, long ones round ones which are green or purple.You can use use any of these.I have used…

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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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Snacks

CASHEWNUT N CAULIFLOWER PAKODA

February 13, 2014 by Nithya Leave a comment

It was only a simple dry curry or a manchurian that I have made with cauliflower.So when I saw a new recipe in a magazine,I was tempted to try out for an evening snack last week.Cauliflower has no taste of its own so putting some spices turns it out to be tasty.I also learnt by googling that it has an excellent source of vitaminC besides having B-complex minerals and several anti cancer phyto chemicals like sulforaphane.It is also very low in calories.Coming to cashewnuts they have do have fat content but it is so worthy to try this recipe that…

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Side Dish for Roti

BAINGAN BHARTHA

February 13, 2014 by Nithya Leave a comment

When it comes comes to brinjal it is always a no no in our family.Try what may they won’t touch it. But I like experimenting with veggies specially different coloured ones.But who listens?Hubby and daughter both have a strong enmity towards good old brinjal.But thankfully my MIL likes it and when i have packed something else for my daughter and hubby i end up preparing something out of brinjal.But yesterday it was different.I was for a long time planning to make eat Ravi and Dhivya brinjal and that too without their knowledge.Baingan Bhartha recipe from tarla dalal came to my…

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Diwali Snacks, Gokulashtami Recipes, Indian Festival Recipes, Snacks

OMA PODI/PLAIN SEV

January 20, 2014 by Nithya Leave a comment

When i say iam going to make some snacks my family is always in for it as they are always a welcome for them.Hubby likes to munch something after dinner and daughter dear is also fond of them.Generally this oma podi i make a little extra and set aside some for Bhel puri of which my daughter dhivya is a huge fan.So friends,this new post of mine is an all time favorite in all households irrespective of age. Yes, oma podi or sev is a very easy snack and when you have assembled all the ingredients it can be made…

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Breakfast Recipes, Dinner recipes, Tiffin, Traditional Recipes

PULI PONGAL

November 25, 2013 by Nithya Leave a comment

There are certain dishes passed on to us by our moms and grand moms which where a real hit during their times.This puli pongal is one such authentic recipe passed on to me by my paternal grandmom and I still remember how we all would assemble in the kitchen for our share.It tastes yum and would be a real change from the usual tiffin varities you would prepare at home.A traditional tamil Recipe made during evening snack or a wholesome dinner.It would be great when accompanied by crunchy vadams or papads/chips. Notes: I have tried this recipe with broken white…

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Authentic Brahmin Recipe, Breakfast Recipes, Dinner recipes, Medium, Neiveidhyam Recipes, Ovo Vegetarian, Tiffin, Traditional Recipes, Vegetarian, Vrat Recipes

PIDI KOZHAKATTAI(SWEET AND SAVOURY)

October 22, 2013 by Nithya Leave a comment

When holidays come me and my brother would be jumping with joy to visit my grandparents at Chennai. Each year along with my parents bro and i would start from New Delhi and spend 2 full months at grandparents place. All uncles and aunts would be there to pamper us and we got more than what we wanted.Those days!!!!This recipe i learnt from my grandma you used to make it during her fasting days.When i got married my MlL also used to make this and this became a regular feature in my house.My hubby likes the savory version and daughter…

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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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