Akka has kaimanam, that some women have, imparting special taste to anything she prepares. Came for cauvery pre dawn dips for karthik navami and it was sheer ambrosia after usual pepper rice with arvi in pg for dwidala.
Friday
Saturday
Mango Rice recipe
Splutter mustard, cumin seeds in ghee
Add shredded raw mango, turmeric, salt pepper to taste
Shallow fry, leave it covered for a minute
Coconut Chuntey Recipe
Shred coconut, add pepper, salt to taste, tadka with mustard and curry leaves
Am used to take each stigma separately. Akka removed the maroon coverings in on go, and removed all the stigma in a jiffy.
Vaazhaipoo poriyal Recipe
Cut plaintain flowers
Do tadka with mustards, cumin seeds, curry leaves in ghee
Stir cut plantain flowers, add salt pepper
Leave it covered in slim flame for 10 minutes without adding water
Agathi Keerai poriyal Recipe
Tadka with mustards, cumin seeds in ghee
Add cut agathi keerai and stir for a minute
Add pepper, salt, turmeric, add water as required
Leave it covered for 30 minutes in slim flame
Add shredded coconut
Realized quite late that sundaikai is allowed in dwidala as well as shaak
Sundaikai Poriyal Recipe
Tadka with mustards, cumin seeds, curry leaves in ghee
add cut/uncut sundaikai
Add salt, pepper, turmeric and stir for a minute
Leave it covered, without adding water, for 15 minutes
Arai Nellikai Thokku recipe
Tadka with mustards, curry leaves in ghee
Add shredded nellikai, turmeric, salt, pepper powder
Stir, don't add water, leave it covered in slim flame for 5 minutes
This is yum with curd
Chowchow poriyal
Tadka with mustards, curry leaves in ghee
Add chopped chow chow, turmeric, salt, ground pepper
Stir, don't add water, leave it covered in slim flame for 20 minutes
Add shredded coconut
Friday
Agathi Keerai |
Poovam vaazhai poo |
Mango rice, Coconut pepper chutney, agathi keerai poriyal, vaazhaipoo poriyal, curd |
Sundaikayi |
Amla fresh from backyard |
Sundaikai poriyal, arai nellikai poriyal, chow chow poriyal, curd |
Splutter mustard, cumin seeds in ghee
Add shredded raw mango, turmeric, salt pepper to taste
Shallow fry, leave it covered for a minute
Coconut Chuntey Recipe
Shred coconut, add pepper, salt to taste, tadka with mustard and curry leaves
Am used to take each stigma separately. Akka removed the maroon coverings in on go, and removed all the stigma in a jiffy.
Vaazhaipoo poriyal Recipe
Cut plaintain flowers
Do tadka with mustards, cumin seeds, curry leaves in ghee
Stir cut plantain flowers, add salt pepper
Leave it covered in slim flame for 10 minutes without adding water
Agathi Keerai poriyal Recipe
Tadka with mustards, cumin seeds in ghee
Add cut agathi keerai and stir for a minute
Add pepper, salt, turmeric, add water as required
Leave it covered for 30 minutes in slim flame
Add shredded coconut
Realized quite late that sundaikai is allowed in dwidala as well as shaak
Sundaikai Poriyal Recipe
Tadka with mustards, cumin seeds, curry leaves in ghee
add cut/uncut sundaikai
Add salt, pepper, turmeric and stir for a minute
Leave it covered, without adding water, for 15 minutes
Arai Nellikai Thokku recipe
Tadka with mustards, curry leaves in ghee
Add shredded nellikai, turmeric, salt, pepper powder
Stir, don't add water, leave it covered in slim flame for 5 minutes
This is yum with curd
Chowchow poriyal
Tadka with mustards, curry leaves in ghee
Add chopped chow chow, turmeric, salt, ground pepper
Stir, don't add water, leave it covered in slim flame for 20 minutes
Add shredded coconut