Keerai Thandu Podi Sambar Recipe-Keerai Thandu Sambar with Instant Sambar Podi

Amaranth or thandu keerai is a rich source of fiber and many nutrients. According to Wikipedia- Amaranth grain is particularly high in lysine, an amino acid found in low quantities in other grains. Whenever I buy thandu keerai, I use the leaves to make keerai poriyal and reserve the stems to make either South Indian style keerai thandu kootu or this sambar or gravy for chapati.  I have made

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Samba Godhumai Rava Adai-Broken Wheat Adai-Dalia Adai Recipe-Healthy Breakfast-Dinner Recipes

Cracked Wheat/Broken wheat  is known as "samba godhumai ravai" in Tamil, "dalia" in Hindi. It is also known as Lapsi rava. It is low in calories and loaded with nutrients. It is a good  source of fiber. Its high fiber content, makes you feel fuller on less food, so it can help you loose weight or even belly fat. As it has low glycemic index, it is good for diabetics also. This broken wheat

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Kadamba Sadam-Kovil Kadamba Sadam Recipe-No Onion-No Garlic Recipe

Kadamba Sadam is a delicious, authentic South Indian rice (one pot meal) preparation with mixed country vegetables, rice, lentils, legumes and spice powder. It is more or less similar to sambar sadam except that, in kadamba sadam, we add only country vegetables (locally grown nattu kaigari) and do not add onion and garlic. I got this recipe from a local Murugan temple manager as this dish is

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Pudina Thokku-Pudina Kothamalli Thokku Recipe-Mint Thokku for Rice-Dosa-Adai

I love thokkus as they come handy when you do not find time to make chutney or cook an elaborate meal. Pudina Thokku is very flavorful, easy to make and very delicious. It goes well with rice, idli, dosa, adai or as a spread for bread. Today we will learn how to make Pudina/Mint Coriander thokku following this easy recipe with step wise pictures.








Pudina Kothamalli Thokku-Mint Thokku

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Keerai Thandu Kootu-Keerai Recipes-Healthy Recipes

Keerai thandu is a rich source of fiber and is very nutritious. You can use the tender stems of thandu keerai or mulai keerai (amaranth) for making this keerai thandu kootu. It goes very well with rice. I usually prefer simple and nutritious lunch. Our lunch on that day was lemon rasam, carrot potato curry, rice, keerai thandu kootu and curd. You can follow me on Instagram to get more lunch

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Vazhaipoo Murungai Keerai Poriyal-Drumstick Leaves Banana Flower Stir Fry Recipe

This is a very simple and very delicious stir fry (yes, I mean it) made by combining banana flower and drumstick leaves. Both banana blossom and drumstick leaves are rich source of fiber and other vitamins and minerals. Banana flower is good for women who suffer from excessive bleeding (menorrhagia) during menstruation. Both banana flower and drumstick leaves helps to increase breast milk

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Brinjal Raita Recipe-Sutta Kathirikkai Thayir Pachadi

Brinjal Raita is made with roasted brinjals, curd and spices. It is easy to make and tastes very delicious. It can be had as a side dish for parathas, rotis, sambar sadam and even biryani. Today we will learn how to make brinjal yogurt raita following this easy recipe.








Brinjal Raita-Sutta Kathirikkai Thayir Pachadi




 Prep Time : 15 mins

 Cook Time : 5 mins 
 Serves: 2
 Recipe

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