Sakkarai pongal

This is my 200th post. Mostly everyone does for pongal festival. But we have rice and grated jaggery on the day of pongal. My son Ro likes this pongal very much, rarely I pack for his lunch box too. This is a sweet version of pongal. Many of them add edible camphor. I don't like the flavor of it. If you are interested you can add a pinch. For temples or festivals they do sakkarai pongal as neivedhiyum. If you don't have jaggery try adding dark brown sugar.

Medhu vada | Ulunthu vadai

Medhu vada or uzhunthu vadai is a traditional south Indian recipe. This vada is prepared for every South Indian festivals and marriages, without vada it is not a complete food in festival or marriages. When comes to vada, I prefer medhu vada. When soaked in sambhar,rasam and yogurt it is called sambhar vadai, rasam vadai and thayir vadai. I love this vadai in all form. Try this and enjoy in any way....

 

Somas | Karanji

Somas ~ named in south and Karanji in North. They have little variations.It is a deep fried dumplings stuffed with sweet. Most of the people in India do this for Diwali with different names.

My sister in law Jayashri do this somas for every diwali. I used her tips for filling. The filling by itself taste very good. I am not fond of Somas. After a week the somas outer layer becomes soft. May be because of the filling. For distributing to few people and till a week somas stays crispy. Try and let me know your end results.

Ennai kathrikai

Ennai kathrikai ~ a classic south Indian menu. Most of them do ennai kathrikai without masala, but I like to add some flavors to the kuzhambu(curry). Mixed with rice and papad on the side makes mouth watering. If eggplants are good the curry will become so flavorful. Try this with small eggplants, so that it cooks easily.
 

Papdi | papri

Papdi is one of the popular chaat in India. It is very simple to prepare. This can be used in variety of chaats or can be taken as such. Have this in hand, and do varieties of chaat.

Quinoa soup

After a long break, I am joining you all with an healthy starter. I have never posted anything related to quinoa. This is an easy and healthy soup. The person who hates quinoa, will also try this soup..... When served with pasta it is a wholesome dinner.