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A healthy and easy kootu recipe for this winter season. During my college days, I learnt this recipe from Aval Vikatan supplement book. After so many years, I made this kootu for lunch. Today's kootu recipe is different with pepper flavour. It tastes good with sambar, rasam, coconut rice, jeera rice and also for roti.  When buying chow chow, choose the ones which have even green on the outside. Also slightly press them with your nail and if it is dry then it is not a very fresh chow chow. The skin on the sides and bottom of the chow chow will be difficult to peel, so try to use a sharp knife or a potato peeler to remove the skin completely.  Moong dal adds an excellent consistency to the chow chow kootu. You can also replace it with toor dal or the combination of moong dal and toor dal. As I told you before, do not pressure cook chow chow because you will lose the beautiful colour and texture in the kootu.  Black pepper, cumin, red chilli, urid dal, curry leaves and fresh...

Puli curry is a popular Nanjil kuzhambu recipe made with coconut red chilly small onion paste cooked in tamarind extract with the vegetables. After my 30 varieties of Nanjil articles in Aval vikatan, I love Nanjil foods very much. When I want to try new Nanjil dishes, I usually whatsapp with Raji Tamilselvi athai from Nagercoil. She taught me Yellow pumpkin eriseri, Nanjil sambar, Kadala theeyal, Vendakka pachadi and many Nanjil dishes.  The way of expressing the recipe details inspired me to try more Nanjil recipes. For every recipe, she teaches me with the exact ingredients, measurements, final dish appearance and the cooking time also. This recipe is also from her.  Today I am sharing how to make an authentic Nanjil Puli curry recipe made with drumstick and brinjal.  These are the main ingredients needed for this Puli curry.  Vegetables - you can use a mix of vegetables like drumstick, brinjal, lady's finger, yam, yellow pumpkin, seppankizhangu (Colocasia) for th...

SOUTH INDIAN LUNCH MENU IDEAS LUNCH MENU COMBO 1 (IDI SAMBAR, AVIYAL, POTATO PUTTU, LADIES FINGER PACHADI, AND MOONG DAL PAYASAM) We usually prepare this combo for festivals, special occasions and also for a family get together. And also appalam and coriander leaves thuvaiyal or mango thokku for curd rice. Check out these recipes with step by step instructions. Click on the images to view the recipes in detail. Coming up soon with exciting lunch menu ideas. IDI SAMBAR Sambar is the most common kuzhambu (curry) in all of South Indian cuisine and staple in any restaurant and on important occasions. Idi Sambar is prepared with freshly ground sambar powder and combination of vegetables. AVIYAL Aviyal is one of the best side dish for Idi Sambar. In Tirunelveli we use white brinjals for aviyal which gives you a nice taste. Raw banana and brinjals are the important vegetables in this dish. POTATO PUTTU Potato puttu is one of the best side dish for Idi ...