Ulundhu Sadham, Paruppu Thuvaiyal | Black gram rice with Mixed lentil chutney

Ingredients – serves 4 Black gram / Ulundhu – ½ cup Par boiled rice / Puzhungal arisi – ½ cup Garlic / Poondu – 4 cloves Asafoetida / Perungayam – a big pinch Cumin seeds / Seeragam – 1 tsp Mustard seeds / Kadugu – ½ tsp Fenugreek seeds / Vendhayam – ¼ tsp Red…

Murungakai Soup | Moringa Soup

Ingredients – 4 servings Moringa / Drumstick / Murungakai – 2 no.s Shallots / Chinna vengayam – 10 no.s Garlic – 6 cloves Coriander seeds / Kothamalli vidhai – ½ tbsp Cumin seeds / Seeragam – 1 tsp Black peppercorns / Milagu – ½ tsp Coriander leaves / Kothamalli – a few sprigs Crystal salt…

Vegetable Tehri / Vegetable pilaf

Ingredients – Serves 5 Long grain rice / Basmati rice – 1½ cups Water – 3 cups Bay leaves / Briyani ilai – 3 no.s Cinnamon / Pattai – 1″ stick Green cardamom / Elakkai – 1 no. Cloves / Kirambu – 3 no.s Potatoes – ½ cup (cubed) Carrots – ¼ cup (chopped) Green…

Veggies Stuffed Enchiladas

Ingredients – makes 5 enchiladas Tortillas / Chapathi / Roti – 5 to 6 Mozzarella cheese – ½ cup Cheddar cheese – ½ cup Enchilada sauce Red tomatoes – 4 medium Dried oregano – ½ tsp Garlic – 4 cloves Ground cumin – ½ tsp Crystal salt – ½ tbsp Kashmiri chili or mild spice…

Homemade Tacos with Refried Beans, Stir Fried Veggies and Pico de Gallo

Ingredients – makes a dozen regular Tacos Lettuce – ½ cup (shredded) Mozzarella cheese – ½ cup (grated) For Whole wheat tacos Whole wheat flour – ½ cup Fine salt – ¼ tsp Water – ¼ cup For Flour Tacos All purpose flour – ¼ cup Whole wheat flour – ¼ cup Fine salt –…

Cottage Cheese Ravioli in Pumpkin Sauce

Ingredients – Serves 3 Ravioli sheets Whole wheat flour – ½ cup Fine salt – ¼ tsp Water – ¼ cup + 1 tbsp Ravioli stuffing Paneer / Indian cottage cheese – ¼ cup (crumbled) Red bell pepper – ¼ cup (chopped) Mushroom – ¼ cup (chopped) Mixed Italian herbs – ¼ tsp Fine salt…

Kashmiri Dum Aloo Gravy | No Onion, No Garlic Gravy

Ingredients – Serves 3 to 4 Baby Potatoes – a dozen Yogurt / Thick Curd – ½ cup Kashmiri red chili – 4 Cooking oil – 2 tbsp Ginger – 1″ Piece Cardamom – 1 Cinnamon – ½” piece Corinader powder – 1 tbsp Fennel seeds – 1 tsp Cumin seeds – ½ tsp Garam…

Orange Glazed Babycorn

Ingredients – serves 2 Babycorn – 12 no.s Oranges – 2 medium Sesame oil – ½ tbsp Cooking oil – for deep frying babycorn Ginger – 1″ piece Garlic – 4 cloves Vinegar – 1 tbsp Soy sauce – 1 tsp Black pepper – 1 tsp All purpose flour – ¼ cup + 1 tbsp…

Stuffed tomatoes with spiced rice

Ingredients – serves 3 Red tomatoes – 11 to 12 no.s Par-boiled rice – 1 cup Water – 2 cups Ginger – 1″ piece Garlic – 5 cloves Coriander powder – ½ tbsp Cumin powder – ½ tsp Red chili powder – 1 tsp Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp Garam masala – ½ tsp Crystal…

Herbal Soup | Thala Rasam

Ingredients – Serves 6 Solanum trilobatum / Purple Fruited Pea Eggplant / Thuthuvalai (தூதுவளை) – 20 leaves Mukia maderaspatana / Pea pumpkin / Musumusukkai (முசுமுசுக்கை) – 20 leaves Ocimum basilicum ‘Pourpre’ / Purple basil / Karun thulasi (கருந்துளசி) – 5 leaves Punica granatum / Pomegranate tender twigs / Maathulai kolunthu (மாதுளை கொழுந்து) – 4 twigs…