Here’s another Chettinad treat for the day using Baby Jackfruit from the native home garden. Palakaai Kola is my mom’s specialty dish and this is an irresistible version to gobble upon. Today being a holiday, prepared this for lunch which can be taken as a snack too 😊I will soon post my Mom’s Palakaai Kuruma…
Author: KitchenDB
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.
Arcot Special – Makkan Peda
I couldn’t believe within a short span of revamping this tiny little space of mine, I am able to update 99 recipes and am way too excited to post my 100th recipe here today. Reserved this post for this milestone which happened to be my 100th recipe in my old page as well in 2016….
Pachaipayaru Kuzhambu
Grandma’s recipes are anytime relish items for me..Really after a long gap did this delicious gravy with whole green gram. Its loaded with nutrients and a comfort food for all age groups. Yet another treasured recipe from my grandma. Goes well with hot rice and some spicy tuber roast. With the garlic and the cumin…
Irupuli Kuzhambu
A recipe which I learnt from a neighbour some years back which she often use to do. I remember tasting it during my childhood days when my grandma used to make but never had a chance to get her version. As it tasted similar to my grandma’s version, I ensured to save this to my…
Karupu Ulundhu Vendhaya Kali
Am going to share my ever favorite, healthy and long forgotten recipe from my Grandma’s Recipes. This one being a regular food atleast once in a week, especially on the days when we take Oil bath. Also it is given to girl children when they attain puberty to strengthen their hip bones and it is…
Palakaai Masala / Baby Jackfruit Masala
Palakaai Masala / Baby Jackfruit Masala is a Chettinad special which I learnt from my mother. Even she does a flavourful Kuzhambu with this. Baby Jackfruit resembles Mutton Pieces in texture and it is called as the Vegetarian’s Meat by my Mom 🙂 Happy to share another recipe of her in my space. A tasty…
Tapioca Sweet and Savoury Pancakes
This is my Mom’s Signature recipe and my family’s ever favorite. I am sharing the original recipe from my Mom, both the Sweet and Savory Versions. This recipe is a must to have on Karthigai Deepam neivedhyam at my Mom’s Place and I do follow that every year. A must to try recipe during Tapioca…
Kodampuli Kollu Charu
How about a diet/ medicinal/ weight loss recipe using Kodampuli and Kollu. Yes, am happy to share a very healthy Rasam/ Soup recipe made with Kodampuli / Malabar Tamarind / Garcinia, that too from home grown trees..(yes I get Kodampuli from our Uncle’s place in Mavelikara where they have this tree at their home garden)….
PanangKizhangu Thenagi Paal Payasam
A native dessert using a fibre rich ingredient. Yes it is a delicacy using Palm Sprouts/ PanangKizhangu with Palm Jaggery and Coconut Milk. A very nutritious recipe that is made in native areas even now. Being the season of PanangKizhangu, it will be a good opportunity to try this out. Am really blessed to have…
Mudakaruthaan Keerai Soup
Pongal season brings us lot of fresh seasonal veggies and also raw turmeric and ginger rhizomes(botanically turmeric and ginger are underground horizontally growing stems which are referred to as Rhizomes). Its always a good option to use fresh turmeric in our recipes during this season. We always celebrate Pongal in our native home at Thanjavur…
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