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Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Sweet Potato Poriyal / Sakkarai Valli Kizhangu Poriyal / Sweet Potato Stir Fry Recipe / Healthy Stir Fry Recipes

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Sweet potato Poriyal

Ingredients for tempering

Coconut oil - 2 tsp
Mustard - 1 tsp
Urad dal - 1/2 tsp
Jeera/cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp

Ingredients ground to a coarse paste

Coconut pieces - 6 medium small pieces
Ginger - a small piece
( Do not add water just grind to a coarse paste)

Other ingredients

Sweet potato medium size - 1
( Boil the sweet potato till cooked ,peel and chop into small cubes.Do not over cook till soft)
Chopped onion - a handful
Slit green chillies - 2
Curry leaves few
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Lemon juice - few drops
Chopped coriander leaves for garnish

Method

Heat oil in a pan and temper it with above ingredients.
Add chopped onion, green chilies and few curry leave sauté till light brown.



Now add the chopped sweet potato cubes ,turmeric powder and salt ,mix till all combined.
Add the ground paste and gently mix it well.



Sprinkle very little water cover and cook in low flame for a minute.
Switch off the stove squeeze out the lemon juice and garnish with coriander leaves.
Served as a side dish for rice.




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Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Vegetable Paratha Recipe / Mixed Vegetable Paratha Recipe / Mix Veg Paratha Recipe / Stuffed Vegetable Paratha

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Vegetable Paratha

Stuffing ingredients

Boiled and mashed potato - 2 small size
Finely grated or minced vegetables - 1 cup heaped
( I used carrot, cabbage, bean)
Minced green chilly - 2
Jeera powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
Dry mango powder/Amchur powder - 1/4 tsp
Red chilly powder - 1/4 tsp
Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
Chopped coriander powder
Oil - 2 tsp

Method

Heat oil in a pan fry the vegetables and green chillies till raw smell has disappeared.
Now add all the dry ingredients and saute for couple more minutes till mixture is dry.
Switch off the stove add the mashed potato and coriander leaves.
Mix well and divide into equal size balls. Your filling is ready.

Other ingredients

Wheat flour - 2 cups
Salt to taste
Oil - 1 tsp + Oil to cook paratha as needed
Water as needed

Method

Take a bowl add flour,salt and oil mix pour water little by little and form a soft dough.
Cover it and keet it for 10 minutes.divide the dough into equal size balls.
Take a small ball of the dough,shape it like a cup.
Keep the filling inside the cup cover & seal it well to make sure the filling doesn't come out.
Flatten it with your palm,gently roll the parathas to a semi thick disc.
Heat a tawa/griddle & cook these parathas in medium low flame till its light brown on both sides with little oil smeared both sides of the parathas.
Serve it hot with any gravy or raita of your choice.
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Monday, October 6, 2025

Simple Tomato Chutney / Tomato Chutney / Thakkali Chutney / Easy Tomato Chutney / Tomato Chutney For Idli And Dosa

A simple tomato chutney with a slight twist,best side dish for Idli/Dosa.

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Tomato Chutney

Ingredients

Large ripe tomatoes - 2
Onion - a handful
Salt to taste
Grated coconut - 1 tbsp
Tamarind a very small piece
Urad dal - 2 tsp
Coriander seeds/Dhania - 1 tsp
Kashmiri red chillies - 2
Red chillies - 2
Oil - 2 tsp

Tempering 

Oil - 1 tsp
Mustard - 1/4 tsp
Urad dal - 1/4 tsp
Channa dal - 1/8 tsp
Red chillies - 1
Curry leaves few

Method

Heat oil in a pan add urad dal,coriander seeds,both red chilies and tamarind fry till light brown.
Now add the onion,tomato and fry till raw smell has disappeared.
Add salt and coconut fry for a minute and switch off the stove.
Cool and grind it to a smooth chutney.
Heat oil in a pan and temper it with above ingredients.
Pour the hot tempering into the ground chutney and mix.
Best served with Idli or Dosa.
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Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Coconut Chutney / Red Coconut Chutney Recipe / Garlic Coconut Chutney / Poondu Thengai Chutney / Side Dish For Idli & Dosa

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Garlic Coconut Chutney
Ingredients to grind

Fresh coconut -1/2 cup

Red chillies -2

Garlic-1

Pottukadalai / Roasted gram dal - a handful

Salt to taste

Water as needed

Tempering

Oil-1tsp
Mustard -1/2tsp
Channa dal -1/4tsp
Urad dhal-1/4tsp
Curry leaves-little

Method

Grind all above mentioned ingredients to a smooth paste.
Dilute the chutney according to the consistency you want.
Heat oil in a pan & temper it with above ingredients.
Pour it into the ground chutney mix & serve with Pongal, Idli or Dosa.

Garlic Coconut Chutney is a spicy and flavorful South Indian side dish made with fresh coconut, garlic, red chillies, and roasted gram dal. Tempered with curry leaves and mustard seeds, it pairs perfectly with idli, dosa, and other tiffin varieties.

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