Veggie Entrées & Sides | Spicy Tasty

Mixed vegetable kootu/Mixed vegetable curry

This is mixed vegetable curry with spices, a south Indian dish which is simple and healthy. Spices like jeera, pepper and red chillies are used. They give a good flavour for the dish and have good values. Pepper is good for digestion, cold and flu. Cumins are good appetizer. Squash and [...]

Popularity: 24% [?]

Written on January 29, 2008 | Posted in Veggie Entrées & Sides | 11 Comments

Karuvepillai Thuvaiyal/Curry Leaves Chutney

Curry leaves are the essence of South Indian cooking. They give rich favor & aroma to any dish and they are used in a lot of recipes. Its usually used as a seasoning but here is a recipe with curry leaves as the key player.
One of my good friends Lavanya of famed Home Cook Recipes [...]

Popularity: 20% [?]

Written on January 27, 2008 | Posted in Veggie Entrées & Sides | 13 Comments

Sweet Potato-Yam Curry

It’s been almost a week since I posted a recipe. We had some of our friends (including nithu and her husband ganesh) visiting us and we were busy playing host. They were in town to see the Detroit International Auto Show and it was a great experience to see all the new vehicles. Nithu and [...]

Popularity: 17% [?]

Written on January 22, 2008 | Posted in Veggie Entrées & Sides | 9 Comments

Radish Sambar

Hearty pongal wishes to all our visitors…Iniya PONGAL nalvazhthukkal…
I am always interested in trying new things. I tried cooking sambar a little differently and it came out yummy. Hope you like this too…

Popularity: 16% [?]

Written on January 15, 2008 | Posted in Veggie Entrées & Sides | 4 Comments

Chilli Parotta (Paratha)

Parotta (or paratha), as we call it down south, has to be one of the most popular items in restaurants. Both kids and adults love it. If you are stuck with frozen paratha’s like me, you could try this quickly instead of having plain parathas. All you need is a few vegetables you will find [...]

Popularity: 31% [?]

Written on January 4, 2008 | Posted in Veggie Entrées & Sides | 1 Comment

Tomato Chutney

Its a typical south Indian dish which is often consumed with idli or dosa. This is a very good side dish for idli, dosa, and it takes such a short time to make. The best combination for this chutney is idli and chutney (idli) powder. One of my favorite breakfast dishes.
Popularity: 28% [?]

Popularity: 28% [?]

Written on January 3, 2008 | Posted in Breakfast Menu, Veggie Entrées & Sides | No Comment

Rasam

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Popularity: 9% [?]

Written on January 1, 2008 | Posted in Veggie Entrées & Sides | No Comment

Cabbage Kootu

This is a typical vegetarian side dish that is a part of a traditional south Indian meal. Because of cabbage’s suttle flavor it best compliments spicy gravies like vatha kuzhambhu, Milagootal.

Popularity: 18% [?]

Written on December 31, 2007 | Posted in Featured, Veggie Entrées & Sides | No Comment

Ennai kathirikkai

This is a South Indian spicy dish which is taken along with rice and any curries. People who don’t like Eggplant/brinjal will definitely become a eggplant lover if they taste this.

Popularity: 29% [?]

Written on December 29, 2007 | Posted in Veggie Entrées & Sides | 2 Comments