Tag: south Indian

Chicken Gravy, Main course, South Indian

Chicken salna

Here’s yet another mouth watering recipe for the chicken lovers – Chicken salna! This is an epic masterpiece of the street vendors. Though the exact origin is unknown, this dish is very famous in all the roadside shops or “Thattu vandis” and is loved by everyone. The aroma of this dish will make you crave […]

Indian cuisine, Snacks

Cabbage vada

Cabbage vada is a fried Indian snack recipe made with lentils, shredded cabbage and other spices. It is usually had as an evening snack but sometimes it is also had as an accompaniment to another dish. Vada is a very popular snack in the south Indian states. I love to eat hot vadas in a […]

Indian cuisine, Pakoras, Snacks

Paneer pakora

Who doesn’t like paneer? Be it a vegetarian or a non-vegetarian, a kid or an old man, paneer is one dish which is liked by everyone. I have seen even people disliking milk yet loving paneer. Yes! Paneer is such a versatile food that it can be served as a starter, a side dish, in […]

Spice Powder

Biryani/garam masala

Biryani masala, commonly called as garam masala is a blend of all the aromatic and flavorful spices. Here, in India, we use garam masala for almost everything as it gives the dish a very exotic taste. For a while after my marriage I was using only store bought garam masalas. Then it is only a […]

Dessert, Indian Sweets

Thiruvathirai kali

Thiruvathirai kali is an offering made to Lord Shiva on Thiruvathirai festival which is celebrated in Tamilnadu. It takes place in the tamil month of Margazhi on the full moon day (Pournami). It is also called as Aarudhra Dharisanam and is celebrated in Kerala too. Thiruvathirai meaning Thiru + Athirai where Athiraiyan is one of […]

Chutney, South Indian Side Dish

Coconut chutney

Coconut chutneys are also from South India and it is a very famous chutney variety and almost in all hotels, it is served as a side dish for dosa, idli, etc. The chutneys served in hotel will be fully white in color. For this, the brown part of the coconut is not used while grating […]