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This is a South Indian vegetable, had as an accompaniment with sambhar or rasam rice. It can be had with rotis also but goes well with...

Kootu is basically a South Indian gravy dish, eaten either as an accompaniment with rotis or mixed with rice. It has all the wholesome...

This is a simple South Indian gravy and best had with steamed rice and fried papad. Cook Time: 1 hr Ingredients 1/4 cup Tur dal 2 cups...

This is a different type of kootu. This dish is more like sambhar but can be had as a side dish for chapati. Prep Time: 30 mins Cook...

This is my mom’s signature dish. She used to make this roasted veggie with small onion sambhar and the combination is heavenly. Each cube...

This is a very tasty South Indian sambhar variety. This is a little different from the normal samabhar since we do not add any cooked dal...

My mom used to make this kuzhambu the day after Diwali. This kuzhambu helps with good digestion, after all the Diwali sweets we eat. This...

This is South Indian kadhi, is the second type of kadhi I make. This type was made at my husband’s house and the first type I posted was...

The literal translation of Morkuzhambu is sambhar made with thin yogurt. My mom would make this type of kuzhambu. I have posted another...

This is another kootu variety. This kootu can be had with steamed rice or as a gravy with chapathi. I personally like it with steamed...

Small Onion sambhar is a delicacy in every South Indian home. It is generally made on Sunday mornings with potato podimas and fried...

Vethakuzhambu in Tamil means gravy that has been cooked and thickened seasoned with ground spices. The best way to have vethakuzhambu is...

This dish is another signature dish of my mom and I love this very much. This dish has a very nice combo of yam and pigeon eyed beans...

Pitlai is a type of kootu or sambhar. Though Karela or bitter gourd is bitter, you will not taste the bitterness in this gravy dish. This...

This is another recipe of sambhar with only methi leaves. In this recipe I have added my mom’s sambhar powder which beats any sambhar...

Rasam is a staple food in every South Indian house almost everyday. It is the second course meal in a three course spread meal. In my...

This is a different type of sambhar, more like a gravy can be had with rotis or even rice. Prep Time: 8 hrs Cook Time: 30 mins...

Aviyal is a very popular dish in every South Indian home. It is a medley of South Indian vegetables. Some families make it with tamarind...

This gravy is made with brown chana and is a staple food in every Kerala home. They have this with puttu for breakfast. Puttu-kadala is a...

This is my mom’s recipe and she usually makes this with sambhar rice on Sundays. She also taught me the trick to avoid sticky arbi, as...