South Indian Recipes

Brinjal/eggplant biryani (baigan tahari / pulao)

Servings: 2-3 Soaking time: 6 hours. Preparation time: 6-7 minutes. Frying time: 25 minutes. Cooking time: 3-4 minutes. Total time: 36 minutes. Biryani is an extremely popular in south India; rather it is street food here. “Brinjal/eggplant biryani (baigan tahari / pulao)” is a flavorful and wholesome rice dish that celebrates the humble eggplant in […]

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Tovar dal (split pigeon peas with potato (from south India)

Servings: 2 Preparation time: 5 minutes. seasoning time: 3 minutes. Cooking time: 7 minutes. Total time: 15 minutes. There is nothing better than authentic meal which is very healthy, Dal, Roti/Rice, Sabji, Salad and Curd. It is good to bring little variation in day to day meal, here is the tovar dal with aaloo, that

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Rice dumpling/rice rava kozhakattai (steamed rice dumpling)

Servings: 4 Soaking  chana dal time: 20-30 minutes. Rice drying time: 4-5 hours. making rava time: 2 minutes. Frying time: 5 minutes. Cooking time: 5 minutes. Steaming time: 6-8 minutes. Total time: 20 minutes. This “Rice dumpling/rice rava kozhakattai (steamed rice dumpling)” is one of the traditional and popular dishes from south India. In the

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August flower raita /pachdi (from south India)

Servings: 4 Preparation time: 15 minutes. Mixing time: 1 minute. Seasoning time: 2 minutes. Total time: 18 minutes. In our Kudankulam home, we are blessed with an August flower tree, and its seasonal blossoms have become my source of culinary creativity. Every year, when the flowers bloom, I love experimenting with them in my kitchen,

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