Groundnut Garlic Chutney Powder

Hi folks..Am here with another Chutney Powder recipe using Peanuts from my uncle’s village. Yes, it is Groundnut Garlic Chutney Powder which is popularly known as Shenga Chutney Pudi in North Karnataka. This is one flavourful and tasty Chutney Powder that goes well with Idly, Dosa or even rice rotis. I use this as a…

Ponnanganni Keerai Idly Chilly Powder

Having shared Kuzhambu Vadai and Thogayal recipe using the healthy Ponnanganni Keerai, I am here today for my Organic Kitchen Series with Ponnanganni Keerai Idly Milagai Podi. I separated the leaves and shade dried them to make this healthy and tasty variation of Idly Podi, as this is the only way I can make my…

Vallarai Sadham Podi

Friends are kind enough to share fresh herbs whenever they come back from their native town. A fresh batch of Vallarai leaves again which is made into a blissful podi this time. A different method of making Vallarai Sadham Podi with goodness of garlic. This method of making Vallarai ensures all medicinal benefits. Using ghee…

Thengai Ulundhu Podi / Coconut Urd Dhall Podi

Abundance of coconut from home garden, most of which we are sun drying to get oil. The variety of coconut is so sweet that I wanted to make this family favourite recipe ” Thengai Ulundhu Podi. A recipe that I learnt from my mom, which is often made by her during my Dad’s Sabarimala Pilgrimage…

Curry Leaves Rice Mix

A healthy and tasty Rice mix with abundance of Curry Leaves from home garden. Curry leaves are storehouse of nutrients. Do check out my other curry leaves podi recipes I have posted. I just loved the colour and the aroma of the freshly ground powder. A must try recipe to harness the benefits of curry…

Healthy Postpartum Rice Mix

I am sharing some interesting and healthy rice mix recipe which is a traditional recipe of many of the South Indian Households. Hailing from a family of people who believed that through food and some herbal mixes all kind of ailments can be cured, this is something which is used in treating indigestion. My grandma…

Roasted Coconut Garlic Podi

When you get abundance of home grown Coconuts this is what you can do to store them “Roasted Coconut Garlic Podi” which can be paired with Idly, Dosa, Paniyaram and even as an accompaniment for Variety Rice. Mom always make this whenever we travel along with Lemon rice, Tamarind Rice and Curd rice 😊 Good old days ❤️ Hope…

Mormilagai Podi

A unique recipe with Mormilagai / Sun Dried Curd Chillies which is very simple yet flavourful blend which can be used as a rice mix with ghee or as a flavour /texture enhancer for Stir Fries, shallow fries ( Poriyal, Varuval) . This is my recent experimentation which turned out to be yummy and now…