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

Vegetable Manchurian

Posted by on Jan 28, 2010 in Appetizers, Featured | 24 comments

Vegetable Manchurian is a popular Indo-Chinese appetizer. This is one of my all time favorite. I always thought the procedure is hard and time consuming. It was true the first time I made it. But from the next time, it was as easy as any other dish. The fried vegetable balls soaked in a saucy gravy makes me go crazy. I hope you like the recipe and please share your thoughts. Here you go… Ingredients: For Veggie Balls: Shredded Carrot – 1/2 cup Shredded Cabbage – 1/2 cup Shredded Cauliflower – 1/2 cup Shredded Beans – 1/2 cup Shredded Bell Pepper – 1/2 cup Green Chilies – 2 (adjust to taste) Chopped Ginger – 1 tbsp Chopped Spring Onion –  2 tbsp Corn Flour – 4 tbsp Pepper Powder – 1/2 tbsp Soy Sauce –  1 tsp Red Chilly...

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Sweet Pongal for Makara Shankranthi

Posted by on Jan 15, 2010 in Desserts, Featured, Rice dishes | 3 comments

Sweet Pongal is one of the signature dishes made on Makara Shankranthi or Pongal festival. I got to spend this Pongal with my parents after a few years and it was lovely to have hot sweet pongal served on a banana leaf. Heavenly! Pongal is the Hindu festival that follows a solar calendar and is celebrated on the fourteenth of January every year. Pongal has astronomical significance: it marks the beginning of Uttarayana, the Sun’s movement northward for a six month period. In Hinduism, Uttarayana is considered auspicious, as opposed to Dakshinaayana, or the southern movement of the sun. All important events are scheduled during this period. Makara Sankranthi refers to the event of the Sun entering the zodiac sign of Makara or Capricorn. Here is how you can make it too.. Ingredients: Raw Rice:  1cup Moong dal: 1/2...

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Mutton Liver Fry

Posted by on Jan 13, 2010 in Breakfast Menu, Featured, Meat & Seafood Entrees, Mutton Dishes | 24 comments

First of all I want to  say sorry to all my readers for the late post. I am still on my India vacation and I couldn’t find time to post recipes but I promise when I come back I’ ll post variety of  mouthwatering recipes in ST. “Mutton Liver fry” or “Eeral varuval” is very popular dish in south india. And its one of my favorite too. My mom used to make this  every weekends in my chilhood days. She says it’s good for health.  And cooking mutton liver is little tricky. It should be soft and juicy. If you overcooked it  it will turn out into rubber-like texture. So its all with the trial cooking and practice. So do get the  right proportion adjust the water and cooking time. My mom usually  make this for breakfast, it goes very well with...

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