Kathirikai Gothsu ( Pressure cooker method ) - Brinjal Gothsu side dish for Pongal.

Kathirikai Gothsu Ingredients Small purple brinjal chopped - 10 numbers Onion small chopped - 1 number Tomato small chopped - 1 num...

Vengaya Pakoda / Garam Pakoda / Onion Pakoda

Vengaya Pakoda This our all time favourite snacks with coffee, can also be served at lunch. Ingredients Onion medium thinly slic...

Ven Pongal / Ghee Pongal

Ven Pongal Ingredients Raw rice - 1 cup Moongdal / Pasiparuppu - 1/4 cup Water - 3 cups Ginger ( finely chopped) - 1/2" piece ...

Chettinad Roja Poo Chutney / Thakkali Vengayam Chutney

Mallipoo Idli with Rojapoo Chutney what a lovely( flowery) combination☺. Chettinad Roja Poo Chutney Ingredients Tomatoes big( Appl...

Maida Poori Recipe / White flour Poori.

Maida Poori I love making pooris with maida flour, maida poori has different taste than atta poori and has chewy texture. Since these m...

Poori Recipe / Gothumai Poori

Gothumai Poori Recipe Ingredients Atta / Gothumai maavu / Wheat flour - 2 cups Salt - 1/2 tsp Cooking soda - 1 generous pinch Wate...

Chettinad Vellai Paniyaram Recipe / Vellai Paniyaram

Vellai Paniyaram Vellai Paniyaram is a traditional and classic recipe prepared at every Chettinad home especially for breakfast during ...

Iyer Kichadi Recipe - Rava Kichadi Recipe - The story of Pappu Iyer.

Iyer Rava Kichadi Recipe So for those who are wondering why a Iyer recipe in a chettinad cuisine blog I'm obliged to tell you this s...

Maida Dosai / All purpose flour or White flour Dosa

Maida Dosai Ingredients Maida Maavu / Plain white flour - 1 cup Rice flour - 1/4 cup Water - 1 and 1/2 cup ( +/-) Onion medium slic...

Ragi Drumstick leaves Adai / Kezhvaragu Murungai Keerai Adai

Ragi Adai Recipe Ingredients Ragi flour / Finger millet flour - 2 cups Murungai keerai / drumstick leaves- 2 cups Salt to taste Wa...

Rava Dosa - Crispy Rava Dosai

Rava Dosa Recipe Ingredients Rava / Semolina- 2 cups All purpose flour / maida- 1 cup Rice flour- 1 cup Black peppercorns- 1 tbsp ...

Arisi Upma - Rice Upma

Arisi Upma Chettinad style This is my family's traditional recipe passed from my granny to my mom and to me. We make Arisi upma slig...

Adai recipe

Adai Dosa Ingredients to grind. Toordal - 1/4 cup Bengal gramdal - 1/4 cup Moongdal - 1/4 cup Uraddal - 1/4 cup Idly Rice or Raw Ri...

Idli recipe - Malligai poo idly

Idli Recipe Ingredients Par-boiled rice / Idli rice - 3 cups Whole Urad dal (white) - 3/4 cup Salt - 1 and 1/2 tsp (+/- to taste) ...