Arsi Upma
This delightful snack is from Tamil Nadu made with rice and split pigeon peas. Wholesome and nutritious, begin your day with this upma and we can assure you that you will be completely satiated
This delightful snack is from Tamil Nadu made with rice and split pigeon peas. Wholesome and nutritious, begin your day with this upma and we can assure you that you will be completely satiated
Practically every vegetable can be used to make soups which are very nutritious being rich in vitamins and minerals. So here is soup made with ridge gourd. Garlic, ginger and onion give it a delicious flavour which will be hard to resist.
Soya chaaps taste a lot like mutton and are an ideal substitute for mutton for the vegetarians. Here they are cooked in a gravy that is usually used to cook mutton. Tasty and bursting with flavour they go well with paranthe and rotis.
The ingredients used to make this delicious mutton dish may seem many but they all combine well to give great result. Once you eat this its taste will linger on and you will want to have it again and again. You can reduce the spice level of the chillies as per your taste.
Steamed modak is the most favoured sweet of Lord Ganesh and is a definitely included in the menu prepared to appease the Lord on Ganesh Chaturthi. It requires skill to make it perfect but the adage practice makes it perfect applies here. It is so delicious that it can be enjoyed anytime anywhere.
This combination of chickpeas, spinach and basmati rice is a like a marriage made in heaven. This is a one dish meal that is tasty and wholesome and can also be included in your party menu. Be assured it will be highly appreciated by your guests.
Pongal is a harvest festival celebrated in Tamilnadu. On this day the Tamilians prepare a dish that is also called Pongal. Pongal can be made in 2 ways – a sweet pongal and a savoury pongal Generally made with rice and split skinless green gram, here we replaced the rice with semolina. This is just as tasty.
Makhana or lotus seeds or fox nuts are highly nutritious. They are low in calories, fat and sodium and high in potassium, magnesium, fiber and calcium. They are therefore good for both old and young. And the best part is that they easily absorb the flavour of any ingredient they are cooked with.