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Outer cups R->L: Carrot Halwa, Avarakai Sambar, Lemon Rasam, Curd
Inside Plate R->L: Pudhina Ajwain Roti, Thumbai Chutney, Kovai Kootu, Vendaika Sukku poriyal, Arisi Murukku, VaathaNarayananKeerai poriyal, VaazhaiPooKootu |
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| Thumbai Chutney |
Roasted channa and black gram dal, sauted Thumbai leaves, and grinded with a little bit of chilli and shredded coconut.
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| Kovai Kootu |
Fried mustard seeds with curry leaves and asafoetida. Sauted tomato cubes with kovai leaves and finished with boiled dal and coconut paste. Absolutely yummy kootu!
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| Okra with dried ginger, chilli powder, turmeric |
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| VaathaNarayanan Keerai, stir fried with turmeric and shredded coconut |
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| Vaazhaipoo with coconut paste and buttermilk with cumin seeds fried in coconut oil |
The joy of a simple meal at home with mom, can not be overstated. During morning walk, mom plucked thumbai, kovai and vatha narayanan leaves. Even vaazhai poo was from the backyard.
It was a tiny vaazhai poo, just sufficient for two. I kept on asking, why mom cut it so young. She said, it would not have grown bigger. I ate the world's smallest bananas from our backyard. With curd, coconut paste, vaazhai poo more kootu was too good.
Carrot halwa didn't have kova, instead, i added cashew paste. Fried cashew, raisins and sauted carrot in ghee and boiled it in milk with sugar and added cashew paste. Flavoured with 2 crushed cardamoms, i simply loved carrot halwa and could not stop myself tasting a little every now and then.
Fulfilling it was, from carrot halwa, nei paruppu to fresh creamy curd. Guess, would not want to go to a star hotel for south Indian meals. Be it Bon South, Radha Hometel, Royal Orchid, east or west, home food is the best. Without mom, of course, i would rather survive on jain tiffin the whole sunday, and feel too lazy to make anything other than maggi noodles.
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