Chutney, there are so many varieties, each one has its own flavor,taste. Each breakfast dish like Dosa, Idli has its own companion, these goes well with a particular type of chutney. Dal-mint chutney is very tasty, healthy and delicious side dish, goes well with almost every breakfast menu like chapathi, rava idli and dosa. In this chutney recipe the mint is optional.
Menthya hittu is a multipurpose, protein rich powder. My amma used to make it and used this mentya hittu in many dishes. When I was young, I never used to bother about how you make anything, but I started cooking I started asking my mother every dish she used to make. Menthya hittu was one of the most surprising. Amma told me that she used it in 4 different dishes, each with its own different ruchi, or taste. Here is the recipe to one super powder :)
Gongura/pundi/sorrel leaves are sour tasting greens which are excellent source of vitamin C, Vitamin A and Iron. There are two varieties, green stemmed leaf which is less sour then the red stemmed variety.It contains high amount of oxalates, it may not be suitable for people suffering from or prone to kidney stones.With hot rice and spoon of ghee, the chutney is just heavenly .
Pumpkin sambar or HuLi thove( sihgumbaLa kaayi ), is a traditional signature dish in south indian weddings especially Karnataka. This Pumpkin Sambar, along with ash guard Majjige HuLi, is an out of this world combination. This traditional sambar goes very well with rice and as a side dish to all the types of rottis.
Evergreen Cucumber Salad / kosambari is very simple, quick side dish. We can add soaked chana or moong dal to make it protein rich salad. No festival meal is complete without this dish. It is perfect for morning breakfast
Broccoli belongs to cabbage family. Broccoli is rich in Vitamin A, Vitamin K and Vitamin C. Broccoli is rich in antioxidants. Health Benefits of Broccoli Chutney Broccoli is rich in Vitamin K and Vitamin A, which helps to keep the…
Tomato Rasam / Saru is quick and easy to make with no lentils or dals. It needs very few ingredients yet results in a delicious rasam. This can be consumed as a soup or with rice. This is garlic-free version,…
Okra/BendekAi is a low calorie vegetable that is rich in VItamin B, Vitamin C, folic acid, calcium and dietary fiber. Here is the Ladies finger gojju recipe, the way my mother does! Gojju is a gravy which can be used…