South Indian Recipes

Sooji (rava) upma

When I serve “Sooji (Rava) Upma”, I like to pair it with a side of Coconut Chutney and fried salted green chilies. The creamy, mildly sweet coconut chutney complements the Upma perfectly. The fried salted green chillies, on the other hand, provide a delightful burst of heat and crunch. “Sooji (Rava) Upma”  is a popular

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Muli (radish) ki chutney

The South Indian version of “Muli (radish) ki Chutney” offers a delightful twist on the traditional radish chutney. In this recipe, chopped/grated radish (mooli) is combined with roasted chana dal (bengal gram), urad dal (black gram), dried red chilies, and fresh coconut, which are all ground together to create a thick, aromatic paste. The chutney

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Mutton biryani

Servings: 4 Cooking rice time: 10 minutes. Cooking mutton time: 56 minutes Preparation time: 20 minutes. Frying  onion time: 5 minutes(each batch). Biryani on dum time: 25 minutes. Total time: 116 minutes. Biryani’ depicted on a 2017 stamp of India. First time Biryani was prepared especially for soldiers in medieval times. The specialty of the

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Baghare baigan (brinjal masala)

Servings: 6 Preparation time: 20 minutes. Deep frying time: 10 minutes. Cooking time: 20 minutes. Total time: 50 minutes. Today, as I was taking a stroll through the veggie market trying to find something unusual for a vegetarian menu I thought of preparing this particular variety of Small eggplant/brinjal(baigan)which was available as a fresh vegetable

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