SuvaiArusuvai - Veg Recipes of India

I normally make Vathakuzhambu with Sambar Podi . I tried out making Vathakuzhambu today using Vathakuzhambu powder. This recipe is given by my husband's grandmother. Ingredients: Coriander Seeds - 2 cups Thuvar Dal - 1/4 cup Bengal gram dal - 3/4th cup Urad dal - 3/4th cup Red chillies - 4 cups Pepper - 1/4 cup Jeera - 1/4 cup Solid Hing - 1 inch piece Curry Leaves - a few Method to make Vathakuzhambu Powder Dry roast all the ingredients separately and grind them to a fine powder.

This rasam can be made in a jiffy. Can be made with or without tomatoes. Ingredients: Tamrind Paste - 1 tbsp Jeera - 2 tbsp Pepper Powder - 1/2 tbsp Hing Powder - 1/4tsp Tomatoes - 2 nos Turmeric Powder - a pinch Salt to Taste Ghee - 1 tbsp Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp Red Chilly - 2 nos Curry Leaves - few Method to make Goddu Rasam In a vessel add ghee and mustard seeds and when they splutter add 1 tbsp of jeera. Add red chillies and curry leaves. Add tamrind paste and 2 cups of water. Add the remaining 1 tbsp jeera, turmeric powder, hing, salt, diced tomatoes, pepper powder and let it boil. When it bubbles, remove from fire. Alternatively, you can add thuvar dal to it by dry roasting it and adding it to the tamrind water.

Son was coughing a bit and he also had a bit of cold. As per doctor's advice gave him honey and warm water. Still, when giving him milk in the night, thought of giving him this yellow milk which is sure to reduce the cold. I christined this milk Yellow Milk because of the yellow colour the turmeric powder gives to it. Ingredients: Milk - 1 cup Turmeric Powder - a pinch Pepper -1/2 tsp (crushed) Panam Kalkandu - (Palm sugar) - 1 tbsp Method to make this Yellow Milk: Boil milk and add pepper corns and turmeric powder when it is hot. Mix well till both dissolves. Add the panam kalkandu and when warm or when in drinkable temperature serve it. Note: I use this just as a home remedy, but I also consult a doctor especially when it comes to kids.  

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This is one recipe which is rich in Iron and Calcium. Kids will love it for sure. Ingredients to make 2 cups of dates milk shake: Dates - 1/2 cup (without seeds) Sugar - 4 tbsp Milk - 2 cups Ice cubes - 2 Vanilla Ice cream - 1 scoop Method to make dates milk shake: In a blender add dates, sugar, 1 cup of milk and grind it till it frosts. Pour in 2 tall glasses to half the level and add milk to remaining half and add 1/2 scoop of ice cream in each of the glasses. Can be served with wafers.

Ingredients: Moong Dal - 1 cup Onion - 1 no. finely chopped Garlic - 2 cloves Ginger - 1 inch piece  Oil - 1 tbsp Butter - 1 tbsp Tomato Puree - 2 tbsp (optional) Water - 1 1/2 cups Salt and pepper to taste Method to make Moong Dal Soup: In a small sized pressure cooker or pan or in a hard bottom kadai add oil and fry chopped ginger, garlic and onion. Add tomato puree and mix all the ingredients thoroughly. Wash the moong dal and add it to the mixed ingredients and pressure cook with half cup of water for about 2 to 3 whistles. When cool blend all the ingredients in a blender. Add the remaining cup of water and make it a semi liquid soup. Garnish it with coriander leaves chopped into fine pieces.  Serve hot and before serving add salt and pepper to it.

Whenever I make Idly or Dosa or Pongal, I end up making up either Tomato Gojju or Kathrikai Gojju, which goes well with any of the tiffin items. Ingredients: Tomatoes - 2 ripe (chopped finely) Onions - 2 big (chopped finely) Green Chilly - 1 no. Sambar Powder - 1/2 tsp Oil - 3 to 4 tbsp Moong Dal - 1/4 cup Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp Bengal gram - 1 tsp Turmeric Powder - 1 pinch Asafodeita - 1 pinch Curry Leaves - a few Coriander leaves - 1/4 cup finely chopped for decoration Method:  Pressure cook moong dal and keep it separately. In a pan heat oil and add mustard seeds to it when it splutters add bengal gram, turmeric powder and hing to it. Whe the Bengal gram turns golden, add onions and when they turn glassy add the tomatoes to it. Saute everything till the tomatoes become soft. Add 2 cups of water and cooked moong dal. Add salt and let everything boil. When all blend well remove from flame and add curry leaves and coriander leaves to it.