Hey all…After a long time I am here to post a delicious recipe with a seasonal vegetable. Raw/ Green Pigeon Peas / Pachai Thuvarai is in season now and as I always mention we need to include seasonal vegetables in our diet whenever possible. I got some Organic Pachai Thuvarai from our office farm and…
Category: Vadai Series
ChakkaKuru Vadai
In this Jackfruit season, here is another interesting recipe with Jackfruit seeds, Palakottai Vadai. A crispy and crunchy vadai with a twist which you will love. These seeds are loaded with proteins and essential vitamins and minerals like vitamin B complex, iron, calcium, copper, potassium magnesium and zinc. The seeds help in breaking down complex…
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…
Raw Papaya Vadai
Hi all 🙂 I am sharing another healthy and tasty Vadai recipe using farm fresh Raw Papaya which has lot of health benefits and are rich in nutrients. I had earlier shared Raw Papaya Pulinkari under Kuzhambu Series, where I had discussed the benefits of including Raw Papaya in diet. Slowly materialising the motto of…
Thuduvalai Masal Vadai
Hi all 🙂 For this week’s Organic Kitchen, it is Masal Vadai recipe with the medicinal Thuduvalai leaves (Purple Fruited Pea Egg Plant). I had already shared quite a few Thudvalai based recipes which you can check for their benefits. This is the best way to make kids relish Thuduvalai and this turned out to…
Semiya Upma Vadai
Hi all 🙂 Here is a recipe out of leftover Semiya upma / vermicelli upma that I tried recently which was liked by the family. I am not a fan of Vermicelli Upma neither the boys but ended up making upma due to the restricted ingredients we get during this lockdown. I quickly ended up…
Vazhaithandu Vadai – Chettinad Special
Here is a healthy snack recipe with a fibre rich ingredient. Guess What? Its Plantain Stem/ Plantain Pith/ Vazhaithandu. Vazhaithandu (Plantain Pith / Plantain Stem in English) is also referred to as Fiber of Health. The Banana stem contains many nutrients that are vital for a healthy body. Having the Banana stem in our foods…
Ponnanganni Keerai Kaaramani Masal Vadai
The bunch of Ponnanganni Keerai was too much for three of us, I ended up in making variety of dishes using the greens. This recipe is for my son who doesn’t easily eat Kootu or Thogayal. An interesting and tasty vadai using this keerai with Kaaramani (Lobia) became a huge hit and my son absolutely…
Palakaai Kola / Baby Jackfruit Kola
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…
KalyanaMurungai /MulluMurungai Vadai
Yet another healthy and medicinal recipes from the treasure trove of recipes by my Grandma, Mullu Murungai Vadai is what I am going to share this week. Got some fresh leaves again from my Native Home Garden to make this hot, steaming, spicy Vadai. Kalyana Murungai/ Mullu Murungai in Tamil and Indian Coral Tree in…
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