Mint has very unique strong smell, adding it to food gives the kick it needs. Mint Chutney goes very well with Idili and Dosas. Refrigerate this up to a week by grinding it very thick without adding water.
Kongunadu Special
Vendakkai Puli Kuzhambu / Ladies Finger Puli Kulambu
Vendakkai puli kuzhambu is one of the specialties from Kongunadu, I mean this is the way we cook. Freshly ground Masalas spreads the aroma and sure everyone would love it. This can be eaten with white rice or curd rice.
Beetroot Chutney / Beetroot Thogayal ( for Idli / dosa )
When I heard bout this chutney I wasn’t sure how it was going to taste, because till then I tasted only poriyal varieties. This Chutney turned tasty and rich in color. If you want to add color to the plate add this. It goes good with Idili and Dosas.
Beetroot has lot of health benefits. It helps lower blood pressure, preventing bad cholesterol, treating anaemia. But consuming too much also has it’s lower side, it has oxalates which prevents calcium from being absorbed by body and thus build up as Kidney stones.
Sorakkai Paal Curry / Pal Sorakai Poriyal / Bottle Gourd Milk Gravy
Lot of us know to cook bottel gourd in one or two ways to make a fry or some sweet recipe. I should say this is the best recipe i had with Bottle Gourd. Once of my friends who was my roommate too cooked this when we were staying together, I just loved it in the first attempt itself. Bottel gourd with ghee and milk should be a perfect combination to mix with white rice, can also be eaten with Chapathi or roti.
Tamilnadu Ven Pongal
Venn Pongal is a eaten as a breakfast item in Tamilnadu. The rice & moon dhal cooked in ghee tastes awesome with coconut chutney. This is very easy to prepare, trust me no one dislikes this pongal. The best combo for this is Medhu Vadai with Coconut Chutney.
Nattu Kozhi Kulambu / Chicken Gravy
This is some what similar to the way we prepare chicken kuzhambu at kongunadu houses. We don’t add star anise, black stone flower. I added those to get the extra aroma which suites well for idili and dosa. Preparing this with the whole chicken gives an extra ordinary taste. Chicken thighs or breasts can also be substituted but will get the taste little closer to the original.
Chicken Biryani Tamilnadu Style
Biriyani is one of the famous foods in India. The way of making differs all over India with slight taste variations. Taste of the biriyani lies in the ingredients added and mainly depends on the order in which they are added. This is a very simple recipe used mostly in the southern state of Tamil Nadu.
The same procedure can be used to make Veg, Mushroom Biriyanis taking out the Chicken and related marination stuffs. Taste and Flavor of the biryani comes well when you trial it for more number of times. I added Orange Food Color- 1/4 tsp to get this color.
