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Think of South Indian food, and idli, sambar, and dosa would strike your mind first of all! Isn't it? hotel style sambar  Yes, this is the quintessential south Indian menu that has become widely popular world over for its rich taste, unique flavors, and nutritional boost! Well, this is exactly what inspires most of us north Indians to cook south Indian food. I  must admit I love Chettinad cuisine, Malayali food, and of course, Tamil recipes. One thing they have in common is the inclusion of coconut, which makes food more rich and flavorful, though the time of inclusion may vary! Savor any recipe bursting with coconut flavor and you would want to have it again and again. At least, this is my experience! South Indian food has been instrumental in making me a coconut lover. Don't believe? Taste food from south Indian cuisine and you would know it yourself. The best thing is south Indians make the most yummiest of food in the simplest of way whil

my take on beans parupu usiyal  beans paruppu usiyal This recipe takes inspiration from Chitra Balachander's beans parupu usiyal. The moment I tried this recipe, I fell in love with this simple, soul-pleasing beans recipe from south India. Try it once and you will never be fed up with this healthy recipe. I have made this recipe umpteen times ever since with slight variations. After my first attempt, I have started including chana dal along with tuvar dal - both equal quantities. I have also added fresh coconut and ginger to the recipe. I always use 1 onion for tempering this recipe along with rai, urad dal, chana dal. Adding onion enhances the taste of this recipe and takes it to another level. My main ingredients for the recipe are: 1/2 cup- tuvar dal/arhar dal 1/2 cup- chana dal 1/4-1/2 cup- fresh coconut salt, ginger, turmeric For tempering : mustard seeds urad dal curry leaves 1 onion salt Today, I tried to make tikkis or cutlets with this r

raddish sambar Mooli sambar?I would have not believed my ears had I not seen somebody sharing this finger-licking recipe. Yes, mooli ki sabzi is still popular, but the word sambar did surprise me! I came across this recipe a few days back, shared by Karthik from ChinnisCorner . I have been in love with south Indian food ever since I met my hubby. No he is not from south India, but Odisha. However, there is some form of similarity in south Indian and Odiya cuisines. Let's get back to mooli sambar recipe. I was wondering whether we could put mooli to other uses, except salad. I thought why not experiment with raddish sambar. SO I looked for recipes online, which guaranteed that mooli can be used as a veggie for sambar. It was then that I added raddish along with other veggies to see how it tastes in sambar. Given the immense radish benefits for health, it is a must-include vegetable in our regular meal planning, though it is available in winters alone. Let's do a r