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Milaga Podi (Dry Chutney Powder)
There are two items that you will definitely find in every South Indian household – curd and milaga podi (dry chutney powder or gun powder as non-Southies call it). Podi IS potent gun powder that can make any food item … Continue reading
Posted in breakfast, chutney, dosa, easy dishes, pickle, South Indian, tiffin, traditional, travel food
Tagged asafoetida, black gram, breakfast, coconut oil, curry leaves, kaayam, kadala parippu, kayam, milagapodi, MTR chutney powder, mulagapodi, podi, raw rice, red chillies, snack, spicy dosa, spicy dry chutney powder, spicy powder, tanginess, ubiquitous curry leaves, uzhunnu parippu
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Killu Kondattam (Rice Crisp Fries)
Coming up with good translations of traditional South Indian dishes is a huge challenge for me. The closest I can think of is Sun Dried Rice Crisp Fries. But that’s such a long name! Kondattams (or Vadaam as some call … Continue reading
Posted in easy dishes, Palakkad Iyer recipes, snack, South Indian, traditional
Tagged asafetida, asafoetida, chilly powder, hing, kondattam, red chilly powder, rice, sun dried recipe, vadaam, vdaam
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Green Tomato Pickle
Green tomatoes, fenugreek, and chilly powder? They combine to create something that will leave you drooling and smacking your lips! My friend Anjana brought this green tomato pickle to office. Thus began the green tomato movement. Now I am a … Continue reading
Posted in pickle, South Indian, traditional
Tagged anjana, aroma, asafoetida, bharani, chilly powder, fenugreek, green tomato, guest contribution, guest recipe, hing, lip smacking pickle, methi seeds, mustard seeds, oorha, ooruga, oorugai, ooruka, oorukai, pickle, roasted methi seeds
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Sambar
Sambar is a versatile dal curry. It tastes good with almost everything. You can have it with rice, dosa, idli, even chapathi! There are various types of sambar and different styles of making it. This is a simpler version, which … Continue reading
