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A simple and delicious grilled Shrimps with lemon wedges. Best served with a cucumber yogurt sauce. Makes a great starter/appetizer/snack. Ingredients: Shrimps – 10 to 15, peeled, deveined, tails intact …

A simple and easy to make kootu with potatoes and curd. Ingredients: Potatoes – 100 gms Coconut – 1/4 Green Chilli – 1 Cumin Seeds – 1 tsp Asafoetida Powder …

Ennai Kathirikkai Fry is a delicious South Indian brinjal delicacy served as a side dish with rice items. Ingredients: Kathirikkai (Purple/Violet Brinjals) – 500 gms Oil – 2 1/2 tblsp …

Vendakkai (Okra/Bhindi) Sambar is a delicious, popular and easy to make South Indian sambar variety. Ingredients: Okra (Bhindi/Vendakkai) – 2 cups, chopped Toor Dal – 1/4 cup Turmeric Powder – …

A simple evening snack with chicken. Best served with chutney or sauce. Ingredients: Minced Chicken – 500 gms, boneless, skinless Sambar Onions (Shallots) – 100 gms Gram Flour – 500 …

Cashew Pakoda is a famous and popular snack in South India. Often made during special occasions, they are a great evening / tea time snack. Ingredients: Gram Flour – 2 …

Butter Biscuits are a popular teatime accompaniment across the Indian subcontinent. You can make these biscuits at home without an oven and using a pan or pressure cooker. Ingredients: Maida …

Simple, easy and delicious vegetarian meatballs using mushrooms. Ingredients: Mushrooms – 500 gms, finely chopped Cheddar Cheese – 150 gms, grated Olive Oil – 1/4 cup + 2 tblsp Almonds …

Maravalli Kizhangu or Tapioca is a popular ingredient in South India. Boiled Tapioca is often eaten as a breakfast item. The chips made using this is also very popular and …

Masala Vadai (or Masala Vada) is a very very popular and traditional South Indian snack. Often made during festivals or special occasions, they are also a popular street food item. …

A simple, delicious and tasty evening snack, best served with chutney of choice. Ingredients: Black Urad Dal – 3 cups, broken Green Chillies – 3 to 4, depending on size …

Rava Dosa is a popular variation of the regular dosa. This one made with Ragi makes a delicious and healthy evening tiffen/dinner dish. Ingredients: Idly (or Dosa) Batter – 2 …

Pakodas are a popular evening snack items across South India especially in TamilNadu. This variation made with ragi flour is delicious, tasty and healthy. Ingredients: Rice Flour – 1 cup …

Also known as Chilli Soy Chicken (or Soy Chilli Chicken), this is a delicious Chinese inspired chicken dish. Chicken pieces are marinated, fried and mixed in a sauce. This can …

Baby Potato Fry is a delicious, simple and popular dish from South India. Best served as a side dish with rice, roti or dosa. Ingredients: Baby Potatoes – 250 gms …

This is a variation to the traditional idlis. Plain idlis are cooked in a mixture of onions, idli milagai podi and spices. Also known as Masala Idli in some places. …

Crab Masala (or) Nandu Masala is a very popular South Indian recipe. Cooked in spices, this delicious dish is served with hot rice. Ingredients: Crabs – 1 kg, cleaned, washed, …

A simple, delicious and tasty evening snack with dry peas (pattani), onions and tomatoes (optional). Ingredients: Dry Peas – 1/2 cup Plain Puris (ones used for Pani Puri) – 5 …

A simple, delicious and healthy pulao made with Fenugreek leaves. Best served with pachadi or raita. Ingredients: Basmati Rice – 300 gms Methi (Fenugreek Leaves) – 6 to 8 bunches, …

A simple and tasty pachadi with bitter gourd. Goes well with idli, dosa or rice. Ingredients: Bitter Gourd – 250 gms, chopped Onions – 2, small, finely chopped Coconut – …

Traditionally Adai is made with dal and rice. This variation uses plain rice flour and mixed with onions and green chillies. Serve with chutney and sambar of choice. Ingredients: Raw …