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Hands down, the best tasting & flavourful sambar… Chettinad Sambar is a distinctive and flavorful version of the popular South Indian lentil-based vegetable stew known as sambar, which originates from the Chettinad region of Tamil Nadu. This area is renowned for its rich culinary traditions, which include an extensive use of spices, making Chettinad dishes …
A simple vegetarian stir fry with ivy gourd or kovakka… Ivy gourd is one of the popular veggies in India especially in North India. A variety of dishes are made with it: curries, stews, stir fry, pickle, etc. In South India, poriyal or stir fry is commonly made with ivy gourd. In Kerala, thoran or …
Nutritious & healthy broccoli stir fry… One of the vegetarian dishes in Kerala cuisine is thoran or stir fry with coconut. A variety of veggies can be used for making it. The other day, I wanted to make a unique dish with broccoli & ended up making thoran, broccoli stir-fried with coconut, towards the end …
Turnips stir-fried with coconut… Turnips are root vegetables that belong to the Brassicaceae family, which also includes vegetables like cabbage, broccoli, and radishes. These vegetables are known for their white or purple taproots and their crisp, white flesh. Pickled turnips are popular in Middle Eastern cuisine. This is one of the vegetables I ignored at …
Fried bitter gourd in ground coconut & yogurt… This is a Kerala vegetarian dish, one of the side dishes served in Sadya. There are a few Kerala vegetarian dishes that call for ground coconut & yogurt like Pulissery, Kichadi & Pachadi. For making these dishes a variety of vegetables can be added like bitter gourd, …