PriyaVijayKitchen: October 2018

Saturday 27 October 2018

paruppu peerkangai kootu - ridge gourd curry - ridge gourd recipes - Priyavijaykitchen Recipe 34

Ridge Gourd is also known as Peerkangai in Tamil, Beerakaya in Telugu, Hirekai in Kannada, Peechinga in Malyalam, Turai in Hindi. Ridge gourd is in fact a fruit however we use it as a vegetable. It is also called as silky gourd or spongy gourd. It is rich in fiber content thus helps in weight loss, they are extremely low in saturated fats, prevents constipation as it has high moisture content like bottle gourd & cucumbers, prevent premature greying or whitening of hair, helps to manage acidity and ulcers.

Recipe Overview: Ridge Gourd cooked along with toor dal with added masala powders and finally seasoned with mustard and urad dal.

Idli sambar - tiffin sambar - sambar recipe - Priyavijaykitchen Recipe 33

Idli Sambar or Tiffin Sambar - an easy and best side dish for idli and dosa varieties. My hubby loves sambar the most, so weekly twice or thrice I used to make sambar but each in different style. We can make tiffin sambar in many different ways, here I have given you a very basic idli sambar recipe. In this recipe I have used Toor dal, where as you can use Moong dal as well.

Recipe Overview: Toor dal cooked along with veggies with added masala powders and finally seasoned and garnished with coriander leaves.

Vendakkai Puli Kuzhambu - Ladies Finger Kulambu - Ladies Finger Recipe - Bhindi Recipe - Priyavijaykitchen Recipe 32

Vendakkai Puli Kuzhambu, one of the most common dish in South Indian cuisine. Next to sambar, puli kulambu takes its place. You can make N number of dishes in puli kulambu, Kathirikkai puli kulambu, Vendakkai puli kulambu, Vendthaya puli kulambu, Sundavathal puli kulambu and so on. By saying puli (tamarind) itself makes mouthwatering, as always you can adjust the tanginess as per your taste.

There are certain procedure you must follow for each veggie while cooking, Ladies Finger (Vendakkai) must be sauted well before adding water, in case of Brinjal (Kathirikkai), it must be added after water is heated up (off course not rolling boil but simmering point).

Coming to the recipe Vendakkai puli kulambu, here I have first sauted the veggie then added tamarind water and masala powder.

Recipe Overview: Ladies Finger first sauted well then cooked in tamarind water with added masala powders and finally topped with coconut and coriander leaves.

Mochai Kuzhambu - Field Beans Curry - Priyavijaykitchen Recipe 31

Mochai kuzhambu, is a very easy and simple to make. It is also known as Lima beans or Field beans in English. Mochai is one of the iron and calcium rich beans (check out the health benefits below). In this recipe I have used fresh beans. Since this is a seasonal vegetable, it is available during winter season (from December). If you don’t find fresh ones in the market you can use dried beans as well, however taste differs. Fresh ones are little smaller and greenish while dried beans will be little bigger and yellow in color. This is also called as Butter beans as it has buttery texture. We can make many recipes using this beans variety like Sundal, Puli kuzhambu, Mochai Kootu etc.,

Recipe Overview: Field beans (Mochai) cooked with brinjal and Drumstick with added masala powder and finally topped with coconut and coriander leaves.

Tomato juice Chutney - Tomato Chutney - Thakkali Chutney - Chutney Recipes - Priyavijaykitchen Recipe 30

Tomato Juice Chutney, the name itself is little childish right? Yup it was named by my niece. She love this chutney to the core, she herself named it as juice chutney as we prepare from tomato juice , from then we also called it as juice chutney. Very very simple recipe yet yummy as well. I used to prepare this chutney at least once in a week, usually the very first day when I prepare Idly with the day one batter. This goes well with hot Idly, also you can give this to toddler as well (avoid using chilies). My son also loves this chutney (he won’t spilt often). I tried adding garlic while making puree but that doesn’t taste good, if you want you can add chopped garlic while sautéing onion and chilies.
Recipe Overview: Blended tomatoes seasoned with onion and green chilies.