Category: South Indian

Upma

Upma is a traditional south Indian breakfast dish made from Wheat semolina. There are 3 to 4 verities of Rava available in the market. A finer polished Rava is called  Suji in Hindi and is mostly used to prepare sweets like Suji Halwa, Sheera etc.The Rava i have used is called Bansi Rava in India…

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Cabbage Rice

Cabbage Rice is a very easy and different variety of Rice preparation. Freshly grated coconut, grated cabbage and spices are used to prepare this dish.It goes very well with any gravy curry or it can simply be served along with raita. My friend  Mrs. Nirmala rao used to prepare this rice very often for parties…

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Vankaya Pullagura(Brinjal Tamarind Curry)

Vankaya Pullagura(Brinjal Tamarind Curry) is a very tasty and easy South Indian traditional tangy curry made by cooking all the vegetables in a single pot. All the vegetables, tamarind and water are added  and cooked  till the vegetables are soft. Then the vegetables are mashed and oil tempering is added and served. It is usually…

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Tomato Rasam

Rasam is a traditional South Indian soup or appetizer made with tomatoes and tamarind pulp. Rasam powder is added for enhanced flavor and taste. A small piece of jaggery is also used to balance the sourness of tamarind. No South Indian meal is complete without Rasam. Usually Rasam is prepared without using any lentils. But…

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Masala   Dosa

Masala dosa is a very popular south Indian breakfast. Crispy pan cakes are prepared with  fermented rice and black gram batter and stuffed with potato curry. It is usually served with coconut chutney or ground nut chutney and sambar. Once the batter is prepared we can prepare dosa, uthappam and ponganalu. Deep fried dumplings  called…

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Pongal

Ingredients:   Rice – 2 Cups Green Gram Split (Moong Dal)-1 Cup Onion -1 (Cut into 4 pieces)  Cardamon  (Elaichi) -3 To 4 Clove – 2 Cinnamon – 2 Sticks Turmeric – A pinch Cumin Seeds – 1 Teaspoon Salt -1 Teaspoon Oil – 1 Teaspoon (For tempering) Curry Leaves -8 to 10 Cumin Seeds,…

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Idly

Idly is a very popular breakfast in South India. It is prepared with boiled rice or idly rava and urad dal batter. Soaked rice/rava and urad dal are grind to a batter and allowed to ferment for 5 to 6 hours and batter is steamed in moulds for 10 minutes to prepare soft and tasty…

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Dosakaya Pappu(Yellow Cucumber Dal)

Dosakaya Pappu(Yellow Cucumber Dal) is a very easy  traditional Andhra Dal preparation. You just have to add all the ingredients and pressure cook for 8 to 10 minutes. Add Salt and tempering to it and serve. Yellow Cucumber’s  mild sour taste  gives this dal  a tangy twist. When you are in no mood to prepare…

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