Paruppu Thuvaiyal (Spicy Lentil dip)

Posted by arthi on Jan 25, 2011 in Featured, Veggie Entrees & Sides | 6 comments

ST Authors Meet up – Day 1 After a very long time, we (Shriya, Nithu and I) get to spend some quality time together for a week....

Stuffed Eggplant Fry / Kathirikkai Poriyal

Posted by arthi on Jan 20, 2011 in Best of ST, Featured, Veggie Entrees & Sides | 6 comments

When I was young, I wont eat eggplant that much. But whenever my grandma made this stuffed eggplant fry, I would be the first one to...

Thakkali Pachadi – Tomato and Yogurt Chutney

Posted by Nithu on Jan 18, 2011 in Featured, Veggie Entrees & Sides | 6 comments

Pachadi is a traditional dish in Tamilnadu and Kerala. They serve this pachadi along with milagootal in my in Kerala style of cooking. It...

Spinach Dal Curry (Version 2)

Posted by arthi on Jan 13, 2011 in Best of ST, Featured, Veggie Entrees & Sides | 14 comments

I love spinach dal a lot and want to have it in different styles. This version of spinach dal is mother-in-law’s recipe. This time...

Cheppankizhangu curry – Colocasia fry

Posted by Nithu on Jan 11, 2011 in Featured, Veggie Entrees & Sides | 11 comments

Colocasia is commonly known as Taro, Cocoyam, Elephant ear, etc. Number of delicious dish can be made from this root vegetable. In...

Cabbage Thoran / Curry

Posted by arthi on Jan 9, 2011 in Best of ST, Featured, Veggie Entrees & Sides | 15 comments

The last vegetable I take from my fridge is cabbage. I am not a huge fan of cabbage. I went to one of my friends place and she had made...

Cabbage Kootu (Version 2)

Posted by Nithu on Jan 4, 2011 in Best of ST, Featured, Kootu/lentil Stew, Veggie Entrees & Sides | 5 comments

Cabbage kootu is one of my favorite dish. It is simple and tasty and it goes well with both white rice and chappathy. So whenever I make...

Cauliflower Fry

Posted by Nithu on Dec 17, 2010 in Best of ST, Featured, Veggie Entrees & Sides | 7 comments

I tried this Cauliflower Fry recently and I liked it so much. I got bored of cooking cauliflower in the regular method. My sister make...

Methi Kootu

Posted by arthi on Nov 18, 2010 in Best of ST, Featured, Kootu/lentil Stew, Veggie Entrees & Sides | 17 comments

My cousin told about making methi kootu using whole masoor. Both methi and whole masoor are highly nutritious. Methi is rich in Iron,...

Chettinad Kara Kuzhambu – Chettinad Spicy Curry

Posted by Nithu on Oct 15, 2010 in Best of ST, Featured, Veggie Entrees & Sides | 29 comments

It’s been three weeks since my last post. I have been busy shopping and packing for my India trip and now I am having a good time in...

Tomato Rice (Version 2)

Posted by shriya on Oct 6, 2010 in Featured, Rice dishes, Veggie Entrees & Sides | 13 comments

I’ve already posted a Tomato rice recipe. I tried a different version today which is easy to make and one of my favorites too. I got...

Kara Pori – Spiced Puffed Rice

Posted by shriya on Sep 29, 2010 in Featured, Veggie Entrees & Sides | 17 comments

Kara Pori ( Spicy Puffed rice) is one the most popular street-side snack in southern part of India. I still remember those childhood days,...

Tomato Idiyappam

Posted by arthi on Sep 22, 2010 in Breakfast Menu, Featured, Veggie Entrees & Sides | 27 comments

Idiyappam is a popular South Indian dish made with Rice Flour. You can make different type sof Idiyappam like Curd Idiyappam and Tomato...

Vegetable Korma ( Version 2 )

Posted by arthi on Sep 15, 2010 in Best of ST, Featured, Veggie Entrees & Sides | 17 comments

This is another version of Vegetable Korma which can be served along with Roti, Ghee Rice, Pilaf or Idiyappam. The ground coconut paste...

Raw Mango Pickle

Posted by shriya on Sep 13, 2010 in Featured, Pickle, Veggie Entrees & Sides | 23 comments

This is one of the easiest mango pickle recipes from my mom. I love mangoes and especially mango pickles. It goes well with curd...

Idichakka Thoran – Unripe Jackfruit dry Curry

Posted by Nithu on Sep 10, 2010 in Featured, Veggie Entrees & Sides | 7 comments

Jackfruit is a fleshy, starchy, fibrous fruit. This is commonly used in Indian Cuisine. ‘Idichakka’ means unripe jackfruit and...

Masoor dal Sambar – Lentil Soup

Posted by arthi on Sep 8, 2010 in Breakfast Menu, Featured, Veggie Entrees & Sides | 19 comments

It’s easy to make and goes very well with dosa and idli. It’ s a great and tasty south Indian breakfast dish. One of my fav...

Swiss Chard Avial (Curry)

Posted by shriya on Aug 30, 2010 in Featured, Veggie Entrees & Sides | 17 comments

Recently I started eating lot of greens. And I have been trying different recipes using greens. I adapted this recipe from YummyOYummy...