This raw banana poriyal is adapted from my friend Madhu’s blog – “anyonecankoch”. We were in school together and have been talking about food and recipes ever since I know her. We share a lot of recipes and this one was posted on her blog in Opos method (one pot one shot cooking). I have…
Poriyals & Stir fries
5 minute Avarakkai kari/ Broad beans stir fry
As much as I love spending time in the kitchen, many times I just wish I could spend that time with my little one and hubby or catching up on household chores.And this is one such super fast recipe, that you can make on those busy mornings where you have tiffin boxes to pack and…
Brinjal podi curry
This is another traditional south Indian recipe that I grew up eating. Brinjal/eggplant has always been a favorite of mine growing up and I love my mom’s ennai kathirika and podi idicha curry. Podi, meaning freshly ground spices, is added to sauteed brinjals. When I got here to the US and had to find my…
Kothavarangai (cluster beans) parupu usli
Paruppu usli, a famous tam-bram recipe, is usually made with beans/cluster beans and a mixture of toor and channa dal. It goes very well with mor kuzhambu, vathal kuzhambu or rasam. I sometimes just mix it with plain rice and ghee and have it as such 🙂 There have been a lot of interpretations of…
Beans Thoran / Beans poriyal / Indian style beans recipe
Are you one of those people who find green beans bland and boring? Do you have a tough time getting your family members to eat their beans? This Green beans thoran or beans masala sabji will be sure to change your minds. Forget the boring beans recipe that you are used to and give this aromatic masaledar beans a try.