Hi all Hope you all are doing good and staying safe. Covid is still here, so let us be more careful and follow all safety measures to overcome this pandemic. For this week I am sharing a healthy thogayal using Coriander seeds / Dhaniya / Kothamalli Vidhai. Coriander Seeds has a huge lot of medicinal…
Category: Thogayal Series
Kachil Puzhungiyathu & Spicy Mulaku Chammanthi
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…
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…
Inji Thogayal
Hi all Here is a very simple yet tasty and healthy Thogayal with farm fresh Ginger and Coconut. A digestive recipe that can be made quick and goes well with hot steamed rice, curd rice, Kanji. We make this often at home as it helps in digestion as well as induce appetite. Ginger is known…
Vazhaipoo Thogayal
Hi all 🙂 Here is a very healthy Thogayal recipe using another Superfood, the Banana Florets / Vazhaipoo. The health and medicinal benefits of this Banana Florets are innumerable. They are very good for diabetic patients to keep their sugar levels under check. It improves lactation in nursing mothers. It is rich in Vitamins A,…
Vadaga Thogayal
A soulful recipe using home-made thalipu vadagam which I posted as a part of Organic Kitchen Series in 2018. Check out for the Thalipu Vadagam recipe which is used here. This is a simple and tasty Thogayal that goes best with Rasam Rice, Curd Rice, and any Variety Rice. This is another treasured recipe from…
Avarampoo Thogayal
Hello dear all 🙂 This week I am sharing a healthy, medicinal recipe using Fresh Avarampoo Flowers / Tanner’s Cassia Flowers which I myself harvested directly from plants during my recent trip to our family deity temple in a village near GangaiKonda Cholapuram. I make tea, vadai and chutney using this and I wanted to…
Green Peppercorns Mango Ginger Thogayal
Hi all !!! For this week, I am sharing here an exotic Thogayal using Green Peppercorns and Mango Ginger. I made this Thogayal today after finishing up the Grahanam fasting, to go with Steamed Rice. We absolutely enjoyed the blend and it is a must try during this season where Green Peppercorns and Mango Ginger…
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…
Ponnanganni Keerai Thogayal
Ponnanganni / Alternanthera sessilis is a perennial herb which is used as a medicine in Ayrurveda due to its enormous health benefits. There are two types of this greens. The green, elongated leafy ones are called “Naattu Ponnanganni” and the one with pink and oval leaves are called “Seemai Ponnanganni”. In Tamil, the green is…
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