Authentic Recipes from the Kitchens of Shriya, Nithu & Arthi!

Podalangai kootu(Snake Gourd with Lentils)

Posted by on Nov 6, 2009 in Best of ST, Featured, Kootu/lentil Stew, Veggie Entrees & Sides | 7 comments

My mom made this kootu yesterday and it tasted  really good and yummy. Kootu is  a combo of vegetables and lentils. It’s very easy to make and goes well with rice, vathakuzhambhu, rasam and sambhar. You can make kootu with any kind of vegetables with the same recipe only substituting the main vegetable.  After I go home I think  this  easy recipe is going to make me cook this kootu often. I am learning a lot of new recipes from my mom. Ingredients: Snake Gourd: 2 cups(clean up the seeds inside and chopped into slices) Channa dal : 1/4 cup oil: 2tbsp Onion: 1/2 (medium) Tomato : 1 Ginger : 1/2 tsp Green chilies : 5 Turmeric powder: 1/4 tsp Salt: required to taste Coconut : 1/2(shredded) For Seasonings: Mustard seeds : 1 tsp Urad dal : 1 tsp Curry leaves...

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Mysore Pak

Posted by on Nov 2, 2009 in Desserts, Featured | 28 comments

It’s been a long time since I posted a recipe here. It is because I am in INDIA keeping myself occupied. My friend Shriya and I came to India for a long vacation. So I am writing this recipe from India and thought I will start with a sweet. I celebrated Diwali with my family here and had a lots of sweets and savory. Mysore Pak is one of the popular sweet in India. My mother in law makes awesome Mysore Pak every year for Diwali. This time I had a chance to watch her making this sweet. It was simple and yummy. Here you go… Ingredients: Gram flour or Besan  – 1 cup Sugar – 1 and 3/4 cup Ghee or Clarified butter – 1 and 3/4 cup Water – 1 cup Method of Preparation: Take a square...

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