Niranjana's yummy yummy recipes
Sambar powder / Sambar podi is a blend of spices that are roasted evenly and ground to a fine powder. This powder is used to make a lentil based gravy with vegetables called sambar. There are so many versions of sambar powder / Sambar podi and each family has its own way of making it. …
Veppampoo Podi, or Neem Flower Powder, is a wonderful way to incorporate neem flowers into our diet. Commonly used in Indian cooking, it offers numerous medicinal benefits despite its bitter taste. Using fresh neem flowers in cooking is ideal, though collecting them can be quite a task due to their small size. At our home, …
Mangalore Rasam Podi, also known as Mangalore Rasam Powder, is a unique and aromatic spice blend used to make traditional Mangalorean rasam. Made from a mix of roasted spices like coriander seeds, cumin, black pepper, and red chilies, this rasam podi adds depth, warmth, and vibrant flavour to rasam, a popular South Indian soup. With …
Garlic Paruppu Podi is a flavourful and aromatic South Indian spice powder made by blending roasted lentils and garlic. This versatile podi (powder) is typically served with steamed rice, drizzled with ghee or sesame oil, for a comforting and nutritious meal. Not only does Garlic Paruppu Podi elevate the flavour of plain rice, but it …
Vangibath powder enables you to make a super delicious rice delicacy Vangibath. We get vangibath in a restaurant close to my house. They make super yummy Vangibath and other rice varieties. After that I have started making this frequently. This powder can also be used to make Ennai Kathirikkai kuzhambu, Brinjal curry and even tomato …
Bisi-bele-bath is a Kannada phrase meaning hot lentil rice. This is a Karnataka recipe. You can find this in restaurants that has Udupi cuisine. Amma makes this recipe at home occasionally when my bro and I were kids. Later I learnt some tips from our kannadian family friend and found it very easy and tastier. …
Curry Leaves powder or karivepillai podi is a dry version of the curry leaves thogayal.It can be stored for a longer period and it is easy to carry when you are travelling. Karuvepillai=Karu+ Vepillai…. this leaves act as a vepillai to uterus and helps to get rid of irregular periods. It is rich in iron. So …
Idli podi / Dosai milagai podi is a coarse mixture of ground dry spices. It can be prepared and stored for three months. When we feel lazy to make side dish for idli, dosai, adai you can mix this powder with oil and use as a side dish. I personally love …
Rasam can be called as South indian soup. There are different kinds of rasam slightly varying in the ingredients used. The recipe I am going to give can be used to make traditional home-style rasam. I learnt this from my grandmom. You can store this for more than six months. Always we need to grind …
Chutney powder is a very famous recipe in Kanataka. Usually I love to taste new recipes from outside and then will try it at home. This is one recipe which I loved at first, then my entire family. So I wished to try this at home. I tried to get this secret recipe from the …
