A common and a staple food of malabar made with home grown yam, a very heavenly combo of Kachil Puzhungiyathu with Spicy Mulaku Chammanthi that I learnt from my husband’s aunt in Kerala. Kachil (in Malayalam) Rasavalli Kizhangu (Tamil) is botanically called Dioscorea alata commonly known as Purple Yam. Steamed Purple yam is considered to…
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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.
Pachamulaku Chammanthi
Another favorite household recipe that is very regular at home and can be made in a jiffy. Pachamulaku Chammanthi / Green Chilly Shallots Chutney is a spicy chutney recipe normally made using the spicy green chilly variety from Kerala Kanthari Mulaku (Bird’s eye Chillies), shallots and coconut oil. Due to unavailability of that variety I…
Ridge-gourd (PeerkanKai) Masala
Hi all Summer is here and it is essential that we keep ourselves hydrated all time to avoid sun strokes. We need a lot of water to avoid dehydration and the requirements of the body may not be met by just taking water and juices. Seasonal fruits like Watermelon, Melons, Oranges can be a good…
Kaplanga Muthira Thoran / Raw Papaya Horse gram StirFry
Another Raw Papaya recipe which is very healthy and tasty which is a family favorite, Kaplanga Muthira Thoran. We make this often at home and this recipe I learnt from my aunt in Kerala. She makes it a big mud pot full that we take this as main course itself. Addition of Horse gram makes…
Spicy Pudhina Thokku / Mint Thokku
Hello all In my Thokku Series, another flavourful, spicy, Andhra style Pudhina / Mint Thokku recipe made using home grown fresh mint leaves.Mint is known to have antibacterial and anti inflammatory properties. It is packed with phytonutrients and antioxidants, rich in Vitamin A, B complex and C. It is known to cure indigestion issues. This…
Thakkali Kuzhambu – Village Style
Hello dear all 🙂 Here I am with a tasty village style Tomato / Thakkali Kuzhambu recipe which I learnt from my grandma and is my most favorite one to go with hot steamed rice. She makes this every week Friday night during my College days during my visits to home on weekends. I used…
KalyanaMurungai Ilai Milagu Podi
Hi all Here is a very healthy and medicinal Podi which is best to cure severe cough and cold, in my Podi Series. A rice mix using the medicinal KalyanaMurungai/ Mullumurungai leaves. I had earlier shared Mullumurungai Adai and Vadai here. Do check all my KalyanaMurungai Recipes for the health benefits and images of the…
Mohabbat Ka Sharbat – Delhi Special Cooler
Summer is here already and compared to yesteryears Chennai is experiencing the heat waves April month itself. We all must be finding ways to keep ourselves cool. At home, the making of coolers starts in the month of March itself every year and more than food, the family eagerly wait for the thirst quenching drinks…
Palaakai / Baby Jackfruit Kuruma
Hi all For this week’s Organic Kitchen I am sharing with you all a very tasty Kuruma recipe which is a speciality of Chettinad cuisine to go with Idly, Dosa, Roti, Idiyappam and Poori. It is Baby Jackfruit / Palaakai Kuruma using tender Jackfruit from hometown. I had shared Thoran/ Stir Fry, Kola Urundai and…
KasiniKeerai Kaaramani Vadai
Hi all 🙂 Its been a long time since I posted recipes here. I am a little stuck with official works. I could not resist posting this tasty and healthy vadai recipe using protein rich Lobia/ Black Eyes Beans and a medicinal wonder green Kasini Keerai / Chicory Leaves. The green has enormous health benefits…
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