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January 13, 2018

Easy Kovil Puliyodharai / Tamarind Rice

Bhojana Recipes 1/13/2018 1 Festival Recipes , Lunchbox Recipes , Main Course , No Onion No Garlic recipes , Rice Varieties , Tamil Brahmin Recipes , Traditional Recipes

I learnt this easiest making of Pulikaichal paste for making Puliyodharai recently from my Mom who visited my place. I asked her to make this for me. Puliyodarai has a unique taste and no doubt that there are many fans for this tangy rice. The tangy and spicy Temple style Puliyodarai with the hotness of chillies, flavour of spices and sesame oil and with the crunchiness of the dals and groundnuts gives a divine taste...

September 01, 2017

Thavalai Adai

Bhojana Recipes 9/01/2017 5 Breakfast Recipes , Dinner , Main Course , Tamil Brahmin Recipes , Traditional Recipes

Thavalai Adai is an authentic Tamil Brahmin Cuisine made in different styles by the natives of Thanjavur and Tirunelveli. My sister's mother in law makes this Thavalai Adai extra ordinarily tasty and whenever my son visits them from hostel during holidays, after tasting her Thavalai Adai he used to insist me to get the recipe from her and do that. This time when I went to Chennai, She was so kind enough to make the Thavalai Adai for me. I made Thavalai Adai after returning home town and it came out very well like hers. The crispy Thavalai Adai with the crushed pepper, cumin and fried coconut pieces takes you to heaven with the combined aroma of coconut oil, gingelly oil and ghee...

August 02, 2017

Aadi Perukku Recipes

Bhojana Recipes 8/02/2017 0 Festival Recipes , Lunchbox Recipes , Main Course , Rice Varieties , Tamil Brahmin Recipes , Traditional Recipes

The Eighteenth day of the fourth Tamil month Aadi is celebrated as Aadi perukku (3.08.17) enthusiastically, worshipping and thanking the river of the region. Usually on this day many types of variety rice is made,packed and taken to riverside. All go to the river side with friends, neighbours and family members and spend there happily and have a pot luck meals there with these types of Variety rice. Here are the recipes of these traditional rice varieties which are made without garlic and onion...

May 07, 2017

Traditional Sevai (Rice stringhoppers)

Bhojana Recipes 5/07/2017 1 Breakfast Recipes , Lunchbox Recipes , Main Course , Tamil Brahmin Recipes , Tiffin , Traditional Recipes

Traditional RiceSevai is the safe steamed food with very soft texture and is one of the most liked recipe by most of us. Since it is made of Puzhungal arisi / parboiled rice it has its own aroma. In Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari districts its paired with Morkuzhambu and Pappad where is in Other parts Varieties of Sevai are made like Lemon Sevai, Coconut Sevai and Sweer Sevai...

March 26, 2017

Raw Mango Rice

Bhojana Recipes 3/26/2017 0 Festival Recipes , Main Course , No Onion No Garlic recipes , Rice Varieties , summer special , Tamil Brahmin Recipes , Traditional Recipes

A quick, easy, tangy, spicy and yummy rice variety that is very apt for the Lunch box. Once you taste it, you will become a fan of this Flavorful Mango rice. Instead of using full raw mango, I prefer slightly ripened mango since it balances the sourness with mild sweet and gives exotic taste..

March 12, 2017

Karadaiyan Nombu Adai (savored and sweet)

Bhojana Recipes 3/12/2017 1 Main Course , Tamil Brahmin Recipes , Traditional Recipes

Karadaiyan Nombu(Vrat) is celebrated at the moment when Tamil month Maasi ends and month Panguni starts. Karadai is the name of a unique Nivedyam(Prasad) prepared on this day. Married women observe it for long lives of their husband while unmarried girls observe it to get ideal person as their husband. On this day married women and young girls wear yellow robes and pray to Hindu Goddesses for long life for their husband or to get an ideal, suitable person as their husband in the future.This year it falls on March 15.

December 01, 2016

Arisi Upma and Kathirikkai Gothsu

Bhojana Recipes 12/01/2016 0 Dinner , Main Course , Tamil Brahmin Recipes , Tiffin , Traditional Recipes

Arisi upma, traditionally is made in vengala panai (Bell metal pot) and it tastes heavenly when had with kathirikkai gothsu. Usually we make this for dinner. Arisi upma is made in different ways following their own traditional family recipe. The recipe which I give today is authentic Tanjore style Arisi Upma.

November 20, 2016

Neer Kozhukattai

Bhojana Recipes 11/20/2016 1 Dinner , Main Course , Tamil Brahmin Recipes , Tiffin , Traditional Recipes

Neer kozhukattai is almost an oil free recipe which is the traditional recipe of Kanyakumari district. We love to have this as dinner on rainy days. Since it is a complete boiled food, it is easily digestible also. A healthy and tasty tiffin that needs very less ingredients and no complicated procedure....

October 19, 2016

Vangara Dosai

Bhojana Recipes 10/19/2016 1 Breakfast Recipes , Dinner , Main Course , Tamil Brahmin Recipes , Traditional Recipes

Vangara dosai is the Prasadham offered in Azhwar Thirunagari Perumal Temple. Azhwarthirunagari is one of the Nine Perumal shrines (Nava Tirupati) located in Tirunelveli-Tirunchendur route. This is a spicy dosa made with ginger, pepper and jeera and coated with ghee and jaggery syrup. Last month I was invited as the judge for a cookery contest and out of the seventy fives items displayed, this dosa was the centre of attraction and very new to me. The taste was very different and immediately I got the recipe from the contestant too. Just one dosa is enough to fill your tummy...

August 20, 2016

Manjal Pongal and Thaalagam (Yellow Dal Rice with Mixed Vegetable Gravy)

Bhojana Recipes 8/20/2016 0 Lunch Combos , Lunchbox Recipes , Main Course , Rice Varieties , Tamil Brahmin Recipes , Traditional Recipes

Every year in the Tamil month of Aadi , every Tuesday this Manjal Pongal and Thalaga Kuzhambu is made by Tirunelveli Brahmins. Manjal pongal is a simple dal rice / pongal and Thalagam is the Mixed veg gravy made with roasted sesame seeds and coconut. We add either ghee or coconut oil with the hot steaming dal rice and mix with the Thalagam. Vadams (Rice crisps) are the best side dish for this rice.

August 07, 2016

Kothamalli Sadham / Coriander leaves Rice

Bhojana Recipes 8/07/2016 1 Lunchbox Recipes , Main Course , Rice Varieties , Tamil Brahmin Recipes , Traditional Recipes

Last week my friend called me to ask the recipe for the coriander leaves rice that is served in South Indian marriages nowadays. Oh! it flashed immediately to me, how could I miss this to post in my blog? A very simple but aromatic and yummy though it is made without onion and garlic.An ideal lunch box recipe too...

July 01, 2016

Navadhanya Adai

Bhojana Recipes 7/01/2016 1 Breakfast Recipes , Lunchbox Recipes , Main Course , Tamil Brahmin Recipes , Tiffin , Traditional Recipes

Crispy, healthy and mouth watering Adai loaded with protein and tempting flavours. I made this using Nine lentils and grains. But it can be made with any more or less number of lentils as you like. If you want to make it for lunch box a slight alterations in ingredients will make it more soft than crispy which I have given in the recipe...

June 01, 2016

Peanut Rice (Verkadalai Sadham)

Bhojana Recipes 6/01/2016 0 Lunchbox Recipes , Main Course , Rice Varieties , Tamil Brahmin Recipes , Traditional Recipes

Long back my mother in law used to make Peanut rice often and we love it. My son loves to carry it in lunch box. In due course I completely forgot making that. Few days back I watched the video of Peanut rice posted by the food community, Home Cooking. Immediately I asked the recipe from my MIL , more or less similar to the one I watched and made it next day itself. A comfort lunch box recipe to relish with any vegetable stir fry and chips....

May 18, 2016

Kalikindi Dosa / Koozh Dosa (Rice Porridge Dosa)

Bhojana Recipes 5/18/2016 0 Breakfast Recipes , Dosa Varieties , Main Course , Tamil Brahmin Recipes , Tiffin , Traditional Recipes

An awesome dosa from the cuisine of Ancient Tamil brahmin kitchen. Very easy to make and tastes very yummy with onion or tomato chutney. We usually have this dosa with Milagai Podi and curd. This dosa is made with a small twist to the regular dosa preparation. No fermenting time required and here is the simple recipe...