The Tastes of South India :

Our blog's first anniversary and Seven cups

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Dear fellow bloggers. Today is our blog's first anniversary. It has been a exciting journey into the blogging world so far and we thank all our fellow bloggers and well wishers who have supported us throughout and made blogging a happy[...]

Pudina / Mint Rice

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I had a bunch of mint leaves lying in my fridge for a long time. To finish the whole bunch at a shot, came up with this simple yet tasty pudina rice. Here is the recipe. Ingredients: Vegetables like Potato, beans, peas, carrot etc cut into[...]

Godhumai/ Broken wheat Pradhaman

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Main ingredient for any pradhaman is coconut milk. Kerala,being the land of coconuts, has variety of pradhamans. I have blogged about Pazha Pradhaman earlier. Here is the recipe for another popular pradhaman with broken wheat. Ingredients:[...]

Manga Kootan/Mango Curry

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'Manga Kootan' is an important dish on a Vishu day. It can be prepared either with raw mango or with the ripe ones. When using ripe ones you can omit jaggery. The vellarikai from Vishukani can also go into this wonderful dish. But here since the[...]

Vishu

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After a long break its good to be back again. What better time to start than Vishu! Wishing all our readers and fellow bloggers a happy vishu/puthandu vazhtukal. Vishu is the Malayalam New Year day, marking the start of the harvest season. There[...]

Jamun Burfi

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This recipe is my mother's. 'Jamun' burfi gets its name from the ready made Gulab Jamun mix powder, which is being used along with other ingredients to make this awesome sweet dish. Just when, I've been having a bunch people hopping into our home[...]

Sabsige Soppu (Dill leaves) Chutney

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This one comes from my MIL's kitchen. Its another, one of those typical South Canara dishes. I love it for another fact that Dill leaves help relieve my kiddo's occasional Colic pain. It helps pass the accumulated gas in his tiny tummy which is[...]

Kai Murukku

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Kai murukku evokes memories of wedding. This is one of the important ' Cheeru Bakshanam ' (Snacks given to the grooms side during wedding). This is a hand made snack and hence require a lot of patience. Amma prepares one of the best murukku. I[...]

Paruppu Urundai Kuzhambu

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This is an interesting curry made in most of the tamil Iyers and Iyengars. 'Paruppu Urundai' is nothing but koftas made with toor dal. These koftas are used as a substitute for vegetables. This is a wholesome and healthy curry. Here is the[...]

Roasted Brinjal Mosaru Bajji

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This recipe has been passed on to me by my sister...who has learnt it from her MIL. It is indeed one of the tastiest 'avtar' of Brinjal! It doesnt require any cooking, except for roasting the Brinjal. Traditionally, this was done in the 'Chulha'[...]