Pachai Mochai Kulambu | Kottai Puli Kuzhambu | Mochai Payaru Puli Kulambu is a very authentic and traditional recipe from our place, which we usually make it on Pongal festive time, also this kuzhambu pairs well with paal pongal/white or plain pongal. Every year I usually make a long write up for the Pongal special…
Pongal Recipes
Pachai Mochai Pidhuku Paruppu Kuzhambu | Kongunadu Recipe
Mochai Pidhuku Paruppu Kuzhambu : Happy New Year to all, this is my first post for this year, I thought of posting a sweet dish, since kids were at home and we had several trips during the vacation I have no time to draft any other post. I took almost a week break, so I…
How to Choose Jaggery and Tips to get perfect Athirasam Adhirasam
How to Choose Jaggery and Tips to get perfect Athirasam Adhirasam The Adhirasam sweet is typically made in South India and this sweet is a traditional delicacy as well. Usually in South India they use Jaggery or Nattu Sarkarai (Natural unrefined cane sugar), so they pick the right jaggery and Raw Rice to make this…
Authentic Adhirasam Using Brown Sugar | Athirasam Recipe with Video!
Authentic Adhirasam Using Brown Sugar | Athirasam Recipe with Video! Diwali is nearing let me gear up the colorful festival with an authentic and super sweet Adhirasam. My kids usually call them as brown cookies and even my H who is a sugar dis-liker also likes this sweet so once in a while i have…
Thinai Venn Pongal | Kaara Pongal | Foxtail Millet Lentil Mixed One Pot Meal
Today is Thaipusam, a Hindu festival celebrated mostly by the Tamil community on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai (January/February). History speaks this festival is mainly related to Tamil God Muruga who destroyed the evils using Vel/Spear given by Goddess Parvathi on that day. Last month during Thai Pongal festival I made…
Mochai Kottai Sundal | Kadu Vaal Stir Fry
I am wishing you all dear readers Happy Navrathri. Navratri/Navarathri is an important major festival which is celebrated all over India. Today is the first day of Navratri (9 nights) during these nine nights, nine forms of Lakshmi/Saraswathi/Durga/Shakti/Devi are worshiped and the tenth day is commonly referred to as Vijayadashami or “Dussehra” (also spelled Dasara)….
Traditional Clay Pot Sakkarai Pongal | Sweet Pongal மண் பானை பொங்கல்
The authentic Tamil Festival Pongal is very much expected in village sides, a month before the festival my mom starts cleaning the house and they paint the house during that time or at least border the entrance with sunnambu (Lime) and make few pookolams. The cultivated rice/pachai arisi (free from machine process) is used to…
Boondi Ladoo | Boondhi Laddu Step by Step Recipe | தை திருநாள் வாழ்த்துக்கள்
Wish my dear Readers a Very Happy Pongal…May this Tamil New Year (Thai) brings you good health,wealth and luck. Last year I posted Adhirasam, Chola Paniyaram, Thinai Ladoo, Ragi Sevai and Pulisadham/Tamarind Rice from palaiya (leftover) rice during that special new year month. This Year/Today I will prepare Sarkarai pongal and Venn pongal with some vadas,…
Brown Rice Oats Khara Pongal | Venn Pongal | Special Post for Diabetes Awareness
Today Nov 1 th is world diabetic day, we group of bloggers decided to make n post a healthy diabetic friendly recipe on this day and I am glad to share few info for this social awareness. There is no history of diabetics from my side but heard FIL had diabetics and so myH is very conscious. My…
Kongunadu Special Vegetarian Lunch Menu | South Indian Thali
Today’s Kongunadu Special Vegetarian Lunch Menu | South Indian Thali post is going to be a very long and interesting one. Our blogger friend is celebrating her birthday today. Happy Birthday Manju (Aug 26th ), may god give you all more happiness, good health and wealth :-). To celebrate Manju’s birthday virtually, we blogger friends planned…
Brown Rice Sarkkarai Pongal | Sweet Pongal Recipe | Festive Special
This Monday we have moved to different apartment. We haven’t looked in the apartment directly before booking, we looked in to it after getting the key for moving. Anyways we like the new house and its up to our expectations and personally i am happy with good sunlight :-). After usual Indian milk boiling procedure…
Indian Broad Beans Stir Fry | Pachai Avarakottai Poriyal
In India broad beans is seasonal, they have the shortest season of all beans. They last hardly 3 months in a year probably from December to Feb. This beans called by other names like Val Beans/Naatu avarakottai/ Mochai kottai/Chikkudukaya (In Telugu). They are cooked in many ways either stir fried or cooked with other vegetables…