This is a recipe from my mom, very tasty one. This okra curry is made with roasted coconut and tamarind juice. Ingredients Okra (fresh/frozen) ——- 300 g(diced) Onion —————————— 1/2 (diced) Tamarind juice ————— 1/4 cup or 4 cubes Chili powder ——————- 1/2 tsp Coriander powder ———- 2 tsp Turmeric powder ———— 1/4 tsp SaltContinue reading “Vendakkai Theeyal /Okra Curry”
Monthly Archives: July 2019
Ulundhu (Black Gram) Conjee
Conjee is a well known traditional dish in our hometown. It can be made with rice alone or with a lentil, mostly black gram or green gram. Today I am making with black gram. Rice and black gram are cooked together with water and seasoned with fresh grated coconut at the end. The common sideContinue reading “Ulundhu (Black Gram) Conjee”
கொள்ளு துவையல்/Horse Gram Thuvaiyal
Horse gram is a kind of lentil used in Indian cooking. It’s one of the most protein-rich lentils and it has lots of health benefits. We make different kinds of dishes from it, but this is the common one. Black gram conjee with horse gram thuvaiyal is the best combination. Lets see how to make theContinue reading “கொள்ளு துவையல்/Horse Gram Thuvaiyal”
Raspberry Picking
Raspberries are one of my favorite fruits in our garden; a few years ago we planted this small plant we got from one of my friends place, now it has grown and spread to fill a whole patch of my garden. This is very sweet raspberry and yields a lot of fruit every year. EveryContinue reading “Raspberry Picking”
Hydrangea
Every year our hydrangea garden is expanding itself. Always it is an eye catching spot in our front yard. The flowers start blooming in July and stays until fall. The flower color will change to light lime green in fall.Every fall we cut the hydrangea plant few inches above the soil, then after a longContinue reading “Hydrangea”
TPI: Spilled Flower Pot
I’ve seen this idea all over Pinterest and I finally decided to give it a try! After everything that I have seen online, I wanted to do some sort of yellow and red flower combination, but I couldn’t quite find the right flowers in those colors. I also initially wanted to have the spilled flowerContinue reading “TPI: Spilled Flower Pot”
Senai Kizhangu (Yam) Kootu
I already posted the recipe of yam roast. This one is a different kind of preparation and it is a common side dish for rice in our hometown. Ingredients Fresh or Frozen yam ———– 300 g Shallots ——————————— 10 Grated coconut ——————– 1/3 cup Chili powder ————————- 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder —————– 1/4 tsp GaramContinue reading “Senai Kizhangu (Yam) Kootu”
