Chettinad adai recipe -Chettinad adai dosai recipe is a Popular South Indian breakfast | dinner recipe using rice and lentils. Adai is a popular recipe from Tamilnadu, we all have our version of adai recipe followed in our homes. I have posted a few varieties of adai recipes in Jeyashris kitchen too. This recipe is the Chettinad version I have tasted many times in my friend’s house during my childhood. Recently a friend of mine shared the recipe of Chettinad adai recipe. Being a big fan of adai, I tried this immediately. It tasted so nice and took me back to my childhood days. Adai is a South ..read more

Peanut kara chutney recipe – Easy to make peanut kara chutney, pairs well with idli, dosai, and kuzhi paniyaram. Chutneys are a staple in South Indian cuisine. Even if you alter the ingredients a little, you will get a different new taste in the chutney. I recently tried this Peanut kara chutney at home and it was a super hit. The main ingredients of the peanut kara chutney are peanuts, onion, and tomato. We are adding red chilis to this chutney which gives spiciness to the chutney. Kara chutney is popular in South restaurants, hotels, and homes. Every family has their way of making kara chutn ..read more

Raw mango pulao, a simple and easy pulao recipe made using raw mango, is a perfect lunch box recipe. Mangoes are in season and I am posting a recipe using ripe mangoes. Raw mangoes somehow get so often in Singapore, as it is in season everywhere I wanted to post recipes using raw mango too. Generally, we make a South Indian version of raw mango rice, but this is a North Indian pulao recipe and it tasted so yummy too. I just came across the name of Raw Mango Pulao in a restaurant menu very long back and just noted down the name. While going through that notebook, I was reminded of that and just ..read more

Cucumber curd rice recipe, summer special easy to make cucumber curd rice. This easy and healthy recipe is perfect for summer. South Indian curd rice recipe, a staple one in South Indian homes. Daily we mix rice and curd and end our meal. But when we make it for lunch box or guests we used to make seasoned curd rice. I have a few versions of curd rice in Jeyashri’s kitchen. This one is the same curd rice with the addition of grated cucumber to this. Cucumber contains a lot of water content and it is one of the best summer coolants. You can include cucumber in your diet in many ways. Since we a ..read more

Beetroot rasam recipe, simple and easy beetroot rasam recipe with step-by-step pictures and full video. Rasam is a staple in South Indian homes. There are a lot of variations in making the simple South Indian rasam. We make it with dal, without dal, with tamarind, without tamarind, and sometimes with or without tomato, at times we make it with fruits like pineapple, strawberry, orange, and even watermelon. I have recently tasted beetroot rasam during my visit to India. I have been thinking for a while about posting the beetroot rasam recipe in Jeyashris kitchen. This time after tasting it in I ..read more

Butter beans potato masala | Butter beans potato pirattal – Easy and tasty Chettinad style urulai pirattal recipe During my recent trip to India, I got a kg of butterbeans from there. Now it is winter season and we get this in local markets. We don’t get this in Hong Kong. I have fond memories of this vegetable, e used to get this in my hometown Madurai. Amma used to add in pulao and make butter beans kurma too. I planned to make kurma only this time but later I was reminded of the Chettinad-style pirattal recipe. I tasted this at Chettinad’s wedding during my childhood days. I asked my friend ..read more

Milagu vadai recipe | anjaneyar kovil vadai Milagu vadai or Anjaneyar kovil vadai is a traditional prasadam offered in anjaneyar temple. Before marriage in my town for anjaneyar they used to put the usual ulundu vada malai. After coming to chennai, we have an anjayneyar temple just opposite our house. There they used to put this thattai type crispy milagu vadai for anjayneyar and distribute it to all. Living there in the same street, we used to get the vadais daily and every day around 11 am they started making the vadais in the temple madapalli (kitchen). We could smell the vadai from our liv ..read more

Akkara adisal recipe | akkaravadisal is an authentic Iyengar recipe, which is generally made during the month of Margazhi for koodaraivalli. Many people make this during aadi velli and thai velli and Janmashtami too. I have made this akkaravadisal with sugar and have posted too. I have wanted to post this typical Iyengar dish for a long time in Jeyashri’s kitchen. The usual common question is what is the difference between Sakkarai pongal and Akkara adisal Though the main ingredients are rice and jaggery, sakkarai pongal is cooked in water, sometimes we add very little milk, but akkara adisal ..read more

Chow chow peanut poriyal – Easy South Indian poriyal recipe with the combo of chow chow (chayote) and peanut. Recipe of the simple curry with step-by-step pictures and full video. Do read the notes sections to see more variations. Chow chow | chayote | seema kathrikkai as it is called in local Tamilnadu, is one of the most favorite vegetables in our home. I make Chow chow kootu more often as kids love that. A few years back I tried chow chow thogayal and it was a huge hit too. We get this vegetable in the local wet markets of Hongkong too. My athai usually makes curry | poriyal with chow chow ..read more

Sattur sevu recipe | Diwali recipes – Kara sev recipe – Easy sev recipe with full video and step-by-step pictures. Sattur is a small town on the Southern side of Tamilnadu, in the Virudunagar district. This place is famous for kara sev. They make sev in many flavours. I posted Seeni sev recipe in Jeyashris kitchen a few years back. Traditionally, Kara sev is made by pressing the dough on a perforated ladle. But When I shared Kara sev and Garlic sev I used the murukku press. So this time I thought I would share the traditional method. I have seen my grandmother doing this method but never thoug ..read more