VIRUNDHOMBAL

Pacha Milaga Sambar - Sambars are prepared in different ways. They may be prepared by using different kinds of vegetables with different methods. This Pachai milaga sambar is also different Sambar without any sambar powder. Yes, for this sambar there is no need for any powders except the turmeric powder. Only green chillies are used for spiciness and other basic vegetables are added.

Yellow pumpkin Poriyal is a super soft, tasty side dish for your lunch. The yellow pumpkins are perfect for a poriyal because they have a soft texture with quite hardness. That is why they are a great vegetable for a poriyal. Plus there is no need for any steam cooking or pressure cooking for this dish. The cubed pumpkins are sauted in the oil and cooked with the moisture in the vegetable. If you are using a month old pumpkin, sprinkle a handful of water and cook. Generally we won't add any water for this poriyal and it will be ready within 10 minutes. As usual I have added the ground coconut mixture for this poriyal also, if you do not like just add a handful of fresh coconuts. If you are using fresh coconuts, sprinkle cumin powder and then transfer it to the serving dish. This Yellow Pumpkin Poriyal goes well with any kuzhambu or rice varieties. I like to eat this poriyal as a salad before my lunch because you can enjoy the mild sweetness in the vegetable when you eat it separa

Tomato coconut chutney is a popular chutney in restaurants served for idly, dosa, rava dosa and also for starters like panniyaram and vada. Personally, I like the combination of tomatoes with fresh grated coconuts. Preparing this chutney with small onions and red ripe tomatoes will give the best flavour and taste. Try to saute the onions and tomatoes on low heat until it turns brown. Avoid using coconut powder for this chutney. Chutney with fresh coconuts will taste excellent. Here is the recipe for Tomato coconut chutney.

Mango Coconut Burfi - delicious sweet prepared with mango pulp, coconut, milk powder and sugar. Easy and tasty burfi within 30 minutes. We prepare many kinds of burfis with different ingredients such as besan flour, maida or simply a full fat milk. Depending on the available ingredients, the varieties are endless and today we are going to see how to prepare a delicious burfi with our seasonal and favourite fruit mango. I guarantee that nobody can say no to this burfi. You can enjoy the flavours of mangoes in every bite. After eating this burfi, your kids will ask you to prepare again. This mango coconut burfi includes simple preparatory work like grating the coconuts and grinding the mangoes. Then we have to stir all the ingredients in a heavy bottomed kadai. The most important step in this burfi is we have to stir, stir and stir it continuously for 20 to 25 minutes. For this burfi try to use fresh grated coconuts. Choose for a slightly overripe mangoes to produce a perfect flavour

Foxtail millet flour ladoo - millet based desserts are easy to prepare and loaded with health benefits. These ladoos give energy to the body for a longer time. Considering the fact that the packed dessert contains excess sugar in them to preserve for a long time, we must try to reduce the packed food items. Hence, preparing homemade dessert with few available ingredients gives you a healthy dish and also economical one. Today we are going to see how to prepare this ladoo with healthy ingredients like foxtail millet flour, moong dal flour, cane sugar, ghee and nuts.  To give a smooth texture to the ladoos I have added moong dal flour. When I prepared this ladoo with foxtail millet flour, nobody showed much interest, but when I added the moong dal flour it was a big hit and my son enjoyed it very much for his evening snack. It's very hard to grind foxtail millets to smooth powder at home, so I have used store bought foxtail millet flour. If you want to prepare the homemad

Kumbakonam Kadappa - easy and simple gravy that makes a perfect side to any dish for breakfast or dinner. This gravy is rich and creamy with a perfect balance of flavours. This homemade Kumbakonam Kadappa is pretty easy to make with easily available ingredients in your kitchen by simple cooking methods. This Kumbakonam Kadappa is loaded with healthy ingredients such as moong dal, coconut paste and potato. The base of the dish is moong dal and potato. The coconut paste is ground with few classic spices, add flavour to this dish. A dash of lemon juice in the last step helps to  balance the flavours. The moong dals not only add taste to this dish, but also extremely light and easy to digest. Compared to other gravies or kurmas, kadappa is one of the low carb gravy. Let's see some important tips for this Kadapa. Whenever I cook moong dal based dish, I always dry roast the dal for a minute. Roasting the dals can turn your dish more flavourful. Try to use fresh coconuts as

Rava dosa is the common tiffin dish seen in most of the South Indian restaurants. There are various varieties of rava dosas like onion rava dosa, masala rava dosa, ghee rava dosa etc.. but the batter for all these varieties are same. You can create your own rava dosas with your imagination. The basic ingredients needed for rava dosa are rava, maida or atta flour and rice flour. For flavours crushed or whole black peppercorns, cumins, curry leaves are added. If the flours are properly mixed with the correct ratio of water then it will be a lot easier to prepare restaurant style rava dosa for your family. You don’t need to buy any readymade mix for rava dosa. I have experimented this rava dosa with many practices and here I will share all of the techniques to prepare perfect rava dosas.