Hi all !!! Hope you are all doing great and I wish you all a very happy and auspicious Margazhi 🙂 Today I am here with another interesting Kuzhambu /Gravy using Green Peppercorns which is available in markets now as this being the season. Apart from pickle, this makes out a tasty gravy, one recipe…
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I am a full-time UX Architect in Healthcare IT with a great passion for cooking. I love experimenting with healthy and traditional food. Being an Agriculture graduate turned Medical Geneticist, I try to source organically grown ingredients from farmers and added the health benefits of each ingredient in most of the recipes that are posted here. This is more a personal database (hence DB in the name) of my family recipes and my trials on organic ingredients.
Sundakkai Karivepilai Thogayal / Fresh Turkey Berries Curry Leaves Thogayal
Hi dear all !! The season is here and am presenting this week an exotic and a very healthy Chutney using Fresh Turkey Berries / Sundakkai (Solanum trovum). We can do a lot of tasty recipes using Sundakkai like Sambar, Kootu, Spicy Masala, Vathakuzhambu, Stir Fry etc., I made a thogayal with a blend of…
PachaiThuvarai Dhaniya Kuzhambu
Hi all !!! Am here with a tasty and healthy recipe using the seasonal goodie “Raw Pigeon Peas” (Pachai Thuvarai). The local market is flooded with season specialties, Tapioca, Sweet Potato, Peas and, Raw Pigeon Peas. We must make use of these for the benefit of health. This gravy is a flavorful one with the…
Agathi Poo Thoran / Agathi Flower Stir Fry
Hello dear all 🙂 Here I am after a week gap with a unique recipe (exotic too) which has innumerable medicinal properties. Agathi Poo (Sesbania Flower), Yes, sighting this in local market is quite a rare scenario and I was way too excited when I spotted this with a farm lady two days back. I…
Green Chilly Chutney / Pachai Milagai Chutney
Hi all 🙂 Got a good amount of farm fresh, spicy Green Chillies and obviously I had to make this family favorite chutney on high demand. A flavorful blend of Green Chillies, Shallots and tender Coriander leaves makes it a lip smacking accompaniment for Idly, Dosa and Curd Rice. A must try recipe, believe me,…
Coriander Getti (Thick) Chutney
Hi all 🙂 Here is a simple yet tasty chutney recipe using farm fresh coriander and home grown coconuts. A version of hotel style Getti Chutney with Coriander to go with Idlies, Dosa and Pongal, even with Kanji 😊 Do try this simple yet tasty recipe and share your feedback 🙂
Raw Banana Pepper Roast
Happy Thursday to you all 🙂 For this week, am presenting a spicy Chettinad Specialty “Raw Banana Pepper Roast (Chettinad Vazhaikaai Milagu Varuval) using home grown Raw Banana. This spicy fry goes well with Sambar Rice, Rasam Rice and Curd Rice. Very easy to make and definitely a crowd puller recipe. Do give it a…
Kathari Vathal Milagu Dhaniya Kuzhambu
Hi all, For this week’s Organic Kitchen am sharing a Post Partum Gravy Recipe (Pathiya Kuzhambu) with goodness of Peppercorns and Coriander seeds. Normally Dried Brinjal is used in this Kuzhambu. A recipe that is often done by my grandma whenever we have cold and fever as well. Truly a lip-smacking and delicious Kuzhambu to…
Ellu Kuzhambu / Sesame Gravy
Hi all ! For this week’s Organic Kitchen, am sharing with you all an exotic and nutritious Kuzhambu recipe using another super food Black Sesame seeds, which has in numerous health benefits. It is rich in Vitamin B and Iron, has anti ageing properties. This is for sure an exotic recipe to relish during this…
Seepu Muruku / Surul Muruku/ Seepu Seedai
This year’s Diwali preparations started with this delicious Seepu Muruku or Surul Muruku. I would say this is a heirloom recipe for me and this one has always bring back my childhood memories, where we as kids (along with my three brothers) have it inserted in all 10 fingers and relish them and the mild…
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