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Tirunelveli Salna for Parotta - Empty Salna for Parotta and Chapathi

Salna - this flavorful gravy is a super side dish for parotta that everyone will like it. Last year tasted this salna with parotta in a hotel in Tirunelveli. The gravy in this salna has a blend of flavours from the spices. The onions and tomatoes are sauted with ginger garlic paste and slowly simmered in the coconut masala paste for 20 minutes, allowing time to blend everything together.  How to make Tirunelveli Salna To prepare this salna, these are the ingredients you will need 1. Ginger garlic paste - these two are the key for adding flavour. For salna, we have to add a good amount of ginger garlic paste when compared to other gravies. Try to use homemade fresh ginger garlic paste for this salna. 2. Onions, tomatoes and green chillies - these three are the main ingredients for any gravies. I have used both sliced tomato and ground tomato for this salna, as it gives a beautiful colour and taste for the gravy.  3. Chilly powder, coriander powder and garamasala powder - these three a
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Semi Ripe Papaya Stir Fry - Pappalikkai Puttu (Poriyal)

This stir fry is prepared with shredded semi ripe papaya. This stir fry is easy to make within 10 minutes. This stir fry is similar to carrot puttu and beetroot puttu.    Semi ripe papaya is light orange in colour with a crisp texture and it has a very mild flavour. The shredded papaya is flavoured with green chillies, onions and finally garnished with fresh coconut. The semi raw papayas are peeled and the innermost white layers are removed along with their tiny seeds. Then they are cut into halves or quarters and  grate it using a slightly thick grater. After grating, we have to saute with mustard, chillies, onions and curry leaves. For this puttu dishes, like carrot puttu and beetroot puttu, the grated vegetables will need to be sauted first for an extra few minutes and then close and cook for 5 to 7 minutes. No water is required for this stir fry. Simply close and cook on low heat for 5 minutes. A handful of freshly grated coconut adds a beautiful colour and taste to this dish.  Sim
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Instant Tiffin Sambar - Tiffin Sambar without Dal - Kadalai Maavu Sambar

Instant tiffin sambar - quick and easy tiffin sambar with besan flour. It's one of those special sambar recipes when we want to prepare sambar within 15 minutes. Usually during weekends I prefer this instant sambar for rava dosa and ven pongal. Both rava dosa and ven pongal requires 30 to 35 minutes, so this instant sambar is ideal to cook within 15 minutes plus it is light too. The ingredients are simple for this sambar.  Onions and tomatoes - the best combination for these types of instant sambar which makes the sambar colourful.  Sambar powder or red chilly powder - you can use any of these powders for the spiciness. Make sure to use any one powder in minimal quantity.  Besan flour - the best choice for this instant sambar. You can also use fried grams flour, but I haven't tried it yet. When adding besan flour to the sambar, make sure to dilute it in water without any lumps and then add it to the sambar.  Coconut + Coriander seeds - these two ingredients, bring the flavou
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Sweet Potato Sabji - Low Calorie Side Dish Recipes - Sweet Potato Recipes

Sweet Potato Sabji - easy and quick side dish within 15 minutes. Anything with sweet potatoes is delicious with the natural sweetness and this sabji is an excellent side dish for both chapathi and rice. Sweet potatoes are such a nutrient rich vegetable. Try to include this vegetable in your diet for monthly, twice or thrice.  Big sweet potatoes can be tough to cut, so make sure to use a sharp knife. Usually my husband helps me for all the cutting and chopping work. In this sabji also, he chopped the sweet potatoes uniformly in cubes. Cubed sweet potatoes work well for this sabji to mix evenly with the masala. The sweet potatoes can be boiled ahead of time and you can prepare this sabji within 10 minutes. Cooking sweet potatoes in a vessel full of boiling water is the perfect method for sabji and poriyal dishes. For sabji, the process is very simple. We have to saute onions and green chillies and then ground garlic cumin mixture is added. Then toss the boiled sweet potatoes with the mix
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Seppankizhangu Poriyal - Taro Root (Arbi) Fry

Seppankizhangu Poriyal  - this poriyal is prepared with taro root, chilly powder, small onions cumin garlic paste and perfectly roasted in an iron kadai. The best cooking method for this taro root poriyal is to cook the taro roots in an open vessel for 10 minutes on medium heat with a good amount of water. No one likes a mushy taro root, so just keep an eye on it and check them for doneness by inserting a knife. If you cook taro roots in a pressure cooker, it will be too soft and turns mushy. For these types of roast dishes, low heat and long cooking times are important for its texture. The small onions cumin garlic paste, adds flavour to the taro roots. Roasting the taro roots in an iron kadai creates an excellent flavour and texture.   Similar recipes Vazhaikkai Thuvattal -  Raw Banana (Plantain) Stir Fry   Mithi Paavakai Poriyal - Baby Bitter Gourd Stir Fry  Vazhaikkai Poriyal - Raw Banana (Plantain) Poriyal  Brinjal (Egg Plant) Stir Fry -  Kathirikkai Poriyal  Elephant Foot Yam  St
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