Dhaniya Thogayal

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…

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…

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…

Wood Apple / VizhamPazham Chutney

Hi all !! Having shared the bountiful health benefits and a Pachadi recipe using Wood Apple, am here with another interesting Chutney recipe with the fruit. It is a very flavorful and tasty chutney to go with Idly, Dosa and even as a thogayal with plain rice and ghee or as an accompaniment for variety…

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…

Peerkangai Karivepilai Thogayal

For this week Organic Kitchen it is a best out of waste recipe. Got farm fresh Ridge gourd/ Peerkangai to make Peerkangai Rasavangi and made this Thogayal from the peels of ridge Gourd with fresh curry leaves from home garden. A Tasty Thogayal to go with Curd hot steamed rice as well as Curd rice…

Kudampuli Thogayal

Back after a short trip to Kerala which is hubby’s hometown with lot of organic goodies 💚💚💚💚Here I am with a native, medicinal and postpartum recipe as told by my MIL using home grown Kudampuli/Malabar Tamarind ðŸ’šLuckily I could get some fruits to be clicked on our tree in backyard and I brought back processed ones…