Sundal, any kind of them, shouldn’t be restricted to Navarathri (Navarathri is a festival, celebrated all over India for 9 nights during the month of Sept-oct and varieties of this dish are made during the nine days). Something as nutritious and simple like this that focus on minimum chopping and cooking is a great snack as well as unexpected filler you would imagine for side dish for any kind of sambhar/rasam and rice on those “no... Posts Tagged With 'Coconut'
Patani|Peas Sundal
Sundal, any kind of them, shouldn’t be restricted to Navarathri (Navarathri is a festival, celebrated all over India for 9 nights during the month of Sept-oct and varieties of this dish are made during the nine days). Something as nutritious and simple like this that focus on minimum chopping and cooking is a great snack as well as unexpected filler you would imagine for side dish for any kind of sambhar/rasam and rice on those “no... Kerala Style Avial
Kerala Style Avial is a medley of vegetables that is simmered in ground coconut – cumin mixture and topped off with a dollop of coconut oil.
Many friends shared their version and then I knew, even within Kerala, it’s made in a few different ways and differs from city to city, home to home. I decided to follow Edible garden’s recipe because it is a no onion – garlic recipe and her pics of avial is so tempting.
... Mambazha Pulissery
Mambazha Pulissery is a yogurt based dish made with ripe mangoes, the ripe mango gives the curry a sweet-sour flavor. Pulissery is also called moru curry and is served towards the end of the sadya|meal. Other pulissery variations are with yam, taro or raw banana.
Ingredients you’ll need:
1 and 1/2 cup of ripe or semi ripe mango
1 cup of sour yogurt
1/2 cup Fresh or frozen... Erisseri
Erisseri is also a traditional Kerala dish like Olan that is served in any festival or marriage sadya. The preparation is simple and effortless.
Yellow pumpkin can also be substituted with yam or raw banana. The texture of cooked vegetable and cowpeas along with coconut flavor and sauteed shallots is divine with steaming rice. Enjoy with rice, parippu curry or theeyal and some lime/mango pickle and make it a whole meal or just serve as a side dish... Cabbage Thoran
Thoran (from Kerala cuisine) is similar to poriyal | kaai (Tamilnadu cuisine). Cabbage thoran is easy – packed with coconut flavor side dish that goes good with rice and any south Indian gravy. Thoran can be made with any vegetable (that matches with coconut) and is a must in Kerala Sadya. It’s simple, quick to make and goes well with the Parippu Curry and Theeyal.
... Vella Seedai
Vella Seedai | Sweet Seedai is a popular festival snack (especially Krishna Jayanthi). Sathya loves any sweet with jaggery and coconut in it and that was the only reason to try it, I usually make Appam for Krishna Jayanthi which is my favorite. We see festivals as an occasion to invite people home, spend quality time and food is very important part.
And this sweet falls under that category of “easy to make” and “simple enough to make... Coconut Rice | Thengai Sadam
Coconut Rice | Thengai Sadam is fragrant, easy to make and the nutty flavor of cashew or peanuts, crunch from Bengal gram-Black gram, aroma of coconut oil and curry leaves along with freshly grated coconut makes it a dish packed with flavors and texture.
If you like coconut, this one is for you. Like Lemon rice, this dish too is an easy – made instantly – popular lunchbox dish, a quick food to feed a large group of people. You can make... Karuppu kondakadalai | Kala channa Sundal
Any Sundal is ridiculously simple to make, have a similar recipe and this Black chickpeas/ karuppu kondakadala/ kala channa sundal is no different. The only thing that you need to do for all sundal (except Channa dal/ kadalai paruppu and Moong dhal/pytham paruppu sundal) is to soak it. It is a filling savory salad, a quick evening tiffin as well a good source of proteins. This particular sundal is made on Vijayadasami/Saraswati poojai as neivedhyam... Peanut Sundal
One more addition to quick ‘n’ easy recipes that requires hardly any chopping and dicing. Any Sundal is ridiculously simple to make that is a filling savory salad, a quick evening tiffin as well a good source of proteins.
The recipe is same as the Kondakadala/Chickpeas/Garbanzo beans Sundal , except the soaking and cooking time.
Serves: 2
Ingredients you will need:
1 cup dried peanuts
2 tsp oil
1/4 tsp mustard seeds
2-3 dry red... Sundal
Kondakadalai/Chickpea Sundal, is a savory snack that is very popular in Tamilnadu. It is a simple and quick dish made on festive days like Navarathri and Vinayaga Chaturthi. This dish is an indispensable part of Navrathri fare, it is prepared every day for neivedhyam (offering to God) and distributed to friends, relatives and all those who come home. But it is also a great salad for the evenings that can be made in a jiffy and is very... The Team
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