For the past few months I have been pursuing Ayurveda as a lifestyle and started not only learning the principles professionally but also implementing my learnings in my day to day routine which is more specific to my own family’s body type (Prakruti). I have decided to document some simple Ayurvedic recipes and home remedies…
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Murungai ilai Idly Podi
Hello dear all 🙂 For this week’s Organic Kitchen, I am sharing another healthy Idly Podi recipe using the superfood Drumstick Leaves / Murungai ilai. I had shared a Rice mix earlier which you can check out for the benefits of these super greens. Murungai ilai being abundant at home, thought of making this Idly…
Special Tomato Chutney
Hello dear all 🙂 Here is a variation of usual tomato chutney which you can store in the refrigerator for a week. It goes well with Idly, Dosa and even Pongal. I have used Byadgi chillies here which gives a nice color. You can replace it with normal red chillies and you can choose the…
Tea Kadai Kajada / Vettu Cake (Eggless)
Hello dear friends 🙂 After seeing so many posts on FB on this Vettu Cake / Tea Kadai Kajada, I thought of making this for tea time snack this evening. It has been years since I have tasted this at home, as after grandma we have almost forgotten all these good old snacks. As I…
Mint Dhall Rasam
Hey Friends 🙂 Here is another flavourful and healthy recipe, Mint Dhall Rasam. An aromatic and tingling rasam that refreshes our system. Mint also is known as Mentha is a small herbaceous plant. We can grow them in small containers from the twigs of the Mint after using all the leaves for cooking. And cooking…
Vetrilai Rasam / Betel Leaves Rasam
Hello dear all 🙂 I am sharing with you an age-old and excellent Rasam Recipe using the amazing betel leaves, which are home-grown. I have added more Garlic here which enhances the health benefits. The best remedy for cold. Betel Leaves / Vetrilai Scientifically Piper betle The betel plant is a vine with heart-shaped lush leaves…
Thuduvalai Flower Fresh Turmeric Milk
Hello all 💐 A small break for Pongal as I was traveling to my native 🙏 hope you all celebrated the harvest festival happily😊Am here to share a very potent and effective recipe effective against many health ailments.Being a season of fresh turmeric root I have used the opportunity to share this recipe along with another medicinal ingredient “Thuduvalai…
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…
Madurai Milagai Chutney
Madurai is always close to my heart as I did my UG in Agricultural College. During the stay of 4 years, I got introduced so many specialty dishes of Madurai of which this is my personal favourite. This is a super spicy chutney to go with hot hot idlies. Learnt from one of my friend’s…
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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