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South Indian beans fry | Beans poriyal recipe – How to make french beans subzi recipe | side dish

South Indian French beans stir fry or beans poriyal  is a simple side dish made with French beans and cooked with coconut, cumin seeds and red chillies.  It is served as an accompaniment for rice.  Poriyal is a Tamil word for shallow frying along with mild spices. This recipe is one of the easiest and

Red pumpkin subzi recipe – How to make easy pumpkin/kaddu ki subji recipe – side dish for rotis and pooris

Red pumpkin subzi is a easy and delicious pumpkin recipe made with red pumpkin and spices.  It goes well as a side dish for rotis as well as rice.  This dish is also ideal during fasting days or navaratri festival days.  Sugar or jaggery is added to give mild sweetness to the vegetable.  But this

Soya chunks manchurian recipe – How to make soya manchurian recipe – soya chunks recipes

Soya chunks Manchurian is a healthy and tasty dish prepared with coated soya chunks cooked in chinese sauces.  Soya chunks or nuggets are full of proteins and rich in vitamins, minerals and other nutrients proven to help lower cholesterol and loss of bone mass.  Soya is strongly recommended for diabetics,  growing children, weight-watchers and the aged.  

Carrot chutney recipe – How to make carrot chutney recipe – side dish for idli and dosa

Carrot chutney is a very simple and easy chutney made with carrots.  It goes well with idlis, dosas, rotis, parathas or appams.  Onions added to this recipe gives a good taste and thickness to the chutney.  Carrot chutney is a quick and delicious chutney and you can also store the leftover chutney in the refrigerator. 

Capsicum chutney recipe – How to make capsicum chutney recipe – side dish for idlis and dosas

Capsicum chutney is a quick and tasty side dish for idlis and dosas.  This chutney is a good variation from the regular chutneys like coconut chutney, onion chutney or tomato chutney for idli dosa.  It goes well with even other south indian breakfast dishes like pongal, upma or adais. Green capsicum or  bell pepper is a

Chana dal fry recipe – How to make punjabi chana dal recipe – dal recipes

Chana dal also called as bengal gram (split chickpeas) is produced by removing the outer layer of kala chana (black chickpeas).  It is high on proteins and regular consumption helps in reducing protein malnutrition.  Chana dal is used to make curries and one of the most popular vegetarian foods in India.  Chana dal is one of

Carrot halwa recipe – How to make carrot halwa or gajar ka halwa recipe in pressure cooker

Carrot halwa or gajar ka halwa is a very popular dessert from North India.  It is a combination of ghee, milk, sugar, nuts, mawa with grated carrot.  Carrot halwa is often served at festivals or special occasions.  It is most preferred mostly during winters, as carrots are widely available in the markets.  Here I have

White pumpkin curry (ash gourd curry) recipe – How to make white pumpkin curry recipe

White pumpkin is also called a winter melon, ash gourd or winter gourd. In Indian cuisine, this vegetable is traditionally used to prepare a wide variety of dishes. In northern India, it is used to prepare a candy called petha. In South India, it is traditionally used to make a variety of curries  and sometimes with

Mixed fruits kesari recipe – How to make fruit kesari recipe – Indian desserts

Mixed fruits kesari is a rich delicious Indian sweet made with rava, fruits, sugar, ghee and nuts.  It is also a very popular South Indian dessert which is not only easy to make but also can be prepared instantly.  Kesari is generally made during festivals and special occasions in South India.  Fresh fruits added to

Pudina rice – How to make pudina rice or mint flavoured rice or mint pulao recipe – Indian rice recipes

Pudina rice or mint flavoured rice is a flavourful rice dish made with rice, pudina leaves and spices.  This rice dish is very refreshing and tasty and can be had on its own or accompanied with raita, plain curd or any simple curry.  Pudina pulao also makes up for an ideal lunch box dish as it