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PONGAL KUZHAMBU / RED PUMPKIN , BLACK EYED BEANS GRAVY / ARASANI THATTAPAIRU KUZHAMBU

Hi All, PONGAL KUZHAMBU..One of my viewer friend Ms.Kanimozhi asked me about Pongal kuzhambu before Pongal but I was not able to post the recipe earlier.So Iam posting after pongal ,Sorry Kanimozhi for late post😁. Pongal kuzhambu recipe varies from region to region and state to state but this kuzhambu is traditional kuzhambu which we make exclusively during second day of pongal(maatu pongal). My grand ma makes this kuzhambu amazingly in our farm house in open pot with firewoods ,she make with hand ground masala and will be cooked by slow cooking process so I say this kuzhambu made by her was the best I ever tasted. I tried to bring the same taste and got 80% success but still 20% I cannot match her. Happy to share the recipe with you too, SERVINGS : 4 members. INGREDIENTS : Red pumpkin – 1/4 kg ( about 3 cups). Black eyed beans/Karamani/Thattapairu– 1/2 cup. Onions – 1 no ( medium sized). Mustard – 1/4 tsp. Curry leaves – a sprig. Coconut oil – 1 tsp....
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KADALAI MAAVU MULLU MURUKKU / BESAN FLOUR CHAKLI

Hi All, Now again with a hurry post..MULLU MURUKKU WITH BESAN FLOUR..I was thinking what savories to make for Pongal , that's too I want to make something easily and in jiffy. All I had in handy was a packet of Besan flour and I want to use it too..I never use besan flour in any of my cooking ( i don't like besan flour smell 😜) so I never buy it . Recently I brought a packet for making sweet boondhi and now want to use the balance flour.Then my mum gave this recipe of making easy murukku with bsean flour.The recipe is so easy and simple we made it in 20 mins !!. Happy to share the recipe with you too, Try my Rice murukku recipe also with the following link.. RICE MURUKKU RECIPE. YIELDS : 20 murukkus. INGREDIENTS : Besan flour – 2 cups. Rice flour – 3 tsp. Chilli powder – 2 tsp. Salt -1 tsp ( or as required). Asafoetida – 1/2 tsp. Butter – 1/4 cup ( cubed). Cumin – 1 tsp. Ajwain – 1 tsp. Sesame – 1/2 tsp ( I didn't add). Wa...
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SWEET BOONDHI

Hi All, SWEET BOONDHI!! I started making pongal snacks today itself.At last minute I wont get enough time to make anything.In next two days I have to clean house , everyday chores , take my daughter to school and fro and in middle n eed to c omplete my daughter's school project too ..So last minute plan never works for me :). This pongal I planned to make sweet boondhi and ladoo but I dropped the plan of ladoo now.Noone eats sweets much here so I have to gobble everything and add weight :((..So only one sweet for this pongal. Now coming back to recipe , Sweet boondhi ! When we were kids I tasted it but then I never thought of eating sweet boondhi.Few days before I had it on my relatives house and immediately brought back my childhood memories.So decided to make this boondhi for this HAPPY PONGAL :). The recipe is as below, INGREDIENTS : Besan flour / Kadalai flour- 1 cup. Cooking soda – 1/8 tsp. Sugar – 1 1/4 cup. Water - 1/2 cup+ water for mixing besan f...
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WARM WATER CHAPATI / BEGINNER GUIDE FOR SOFT CHAPATI

தமிழில் காண : கிளிக்   Hi All, If you are a beginner in cooking ,then chapati is the toughest task that needs a lot of practice. When I was learning cooking my chapatis will be either crisp like disc or rubbery that you need to dentist after chewing😭 So I try so many versions to make my chapati perfect and this warm water method is one success method , This method is so easy that your chapatis will be very very soft and light. A few tricks to make your chapatis perfectly soft and puffy are , Add water little by little while kneading . Don't knead dough too dry , make slightly sticky dough so that while toasting it comes to perfect softness. The recipe of perfect soft chapati is below, COOKING TIME : 1 hour. SERVES : yields about 10 chapatis INGREDIENTS : Wheat flour – 2 cups. Salt – 1/2 tsp. Warm water – 1 cup ( appx). Oil / ghee – few drops. METHOD : In a wide bowl add wheat flour ,salt and mix , make a well in middle of flou...
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