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Cucumber Dal
Comfort food at its best - a tangy south Indian dal enriched with the goodness of cucumber tastes amazing. Serve it with some steaming hot rice to make it a heart-warming meal.
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Beetroot Pachadi
A pachadi can perhaps be called a South Indian style raita. It is served as a side dish, especially when the main dish is a spicy one. Here we bring you this pachadi which is made with grated beetroot which is cooked, mixed with a simple coconut masala and yogurt. The final touch is tempering that gives it an added flavour.
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Karuveppilai Chicken
This is a spicy chicken gravy with the predominant flavour of curry leaves that is the distinct identity of South Indian cuisine. Curry leaves and some spices when roasted emanate an aroma that is difficult to avoid. Too much introduction just kills the temptation. So just go ahead, cook the dish and enjoy it with your loved ones.
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Peanut Pachadi
This is a South Indian style peanut chutney. Roasted peanuts ground with a simple yet flavourful mixture of Madras onions sautéed with garlic, cumin seeds and dried red chillies. It is further tempered. It makes a wonderful accompaniment to idli or dosa. This pachadi is definitely a must try.
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Bharda Bhaat
Bharda Bhaat, a specialty of Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, is a simple flavouful rice dish made with ingredients which are easily available in every home. It is a one-pot meal which is spicy, filling and delicious too.
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Cherupayar Curry
Whole green gram or sabut moong is called cherupayar in Malayalam, the local language of Kerala. Here is a traditional curry made with green gram cooked in a flavourful coconut based masala. It can be served with puttu or idiappam to make a wholesome meal. You can serve this curry even with rice or porotta.
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Pineapple Pulissery
Pineapple pulissery is a popular traditional curry from Kerala. Made with pineapples, coconut, yogurt and a few spices, it is served in onam sadya feast. It has the perfect balance of tastes ranging from sweet, sour, spicy, and salty!
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Kappa Ularthiyathu
Kappa means Tapioca. This recipe is basically a spicy stir fried tapioca which is a Keralite favourite! It is an easy and quick dish that is usually served with a fish curry or any other spicy curry.
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Khotu Kari
Generally when people think of cooking something delicious with mutton mince, the first thing that comes to the mind is keema matar. But there are quite a few mouth-watering recipes made with mutton mince that are equally tasty. Like this one from Tamil Nadu, which is a very flavourful and can be made with simple ingredients. Serve this tasty curry with Idlis.
