Chicken Kuzhambu - with Idli - Weekend Special Breakfast

Chicken Kuzhambu / Chicken Pulusu - with Idli

Idli-chicken pulusu has traditionally been the breakfast in my mother's house for Deepavali and most of the Sundays. It gives me pleasure to make it even now for Deepavali festivals. My daughter and hubby too likes this special break fast.

Tomato Rice - Simple and Satisfying

Tomato Rice - Simple and Satisfying One Pot Meal

Tomato rice is a quick and simple rice meal. This recipe is an inspiration of my friend G's tomato rice. I had a chance to taste her tomato rice once. when i asked her, the recipe sounded simple and still tasted very good.

Coconut Chutney - Simple yet Significant !

Coconut Chutney - Side Dish for Idli/Dosa/Pongal/Vadai/Upma

Coconut chutney - when I was thinking for a word to describe it.. i got the word "simple".. and was waiting for another word which really brings the "feel" for chutney in our menu and in our hearts. My daughter came out with the word "significant". Bingo! thats the word. Coconut chutney is such a simple yet significant side dish in our south Indian breakfast menu.

More side dishes and chutney recipes are here - Side dishes and chutneys 

Brinjal-Capsicum Sauté - Keep it Simple and Easy

Brinjal-Capsicum Sauté

Brinjal-capsicum sauté is a simple dish made with basic ingredients and makes a elegant side dish for rice or chapathi. It is a easy to make and good to eat dish. During festivals or any day which calls for special food, this is a right choice.

Murukku - Version 2

Murukku - With Fried Gram Flour

This is the another recipe for murukku with slightly different ingredients. Here i am using fried gram or pottu kadalai along with rice and urad dhal. Yes, its a little different. Doesn't need much fat to keep it less-hard.

The taste of this murukku reminds me of the murukku we used to buy and eat from small shops when we were kids.. 10 murukkus for 1 Rupee. Okay.. let me take you to the recipe quickly.

Mutton Sukka / Mutton Dry Roast

Mutton Sukka / Mutton Dry Roast

Mutton sukka is one of the easiest and delicious mutton recipe. This recipe has least ingredients yet it is so tasty that you cant stop eating. I got this recipe from a recipe book. I also make the mutton sukka in the gravy form too. That's totally different style.

Cluster Beans / Kothavarangai Usili

Cluster Beans / Kothavarangai Usili (With gram dhal)

This cluster beans / Kothavangai podimas recipe is again from my mother. As soon as my mother makes podimas, I used to eat this as 11am snack. My mom used to yell at me that if I eat it off like that.. then it will not be enough for lunch. 😂. Pss.. never bothered to take it seriously.. took it in this ear.. left it in the other. 😈.

Potato Masala for Poori / Chapathi

Potato Masala for Poori / Chapathi

Poori - Masala.. is there any one who does not like this combo breakfast. i can eat it for break fast, lunch and even for dinner..!! 

actually, in south india, we see this poori - potato masla.. as a made-for-each-other combo. we call it as poori-kezhangu. there might be other side dishes for poori like kurma.. or channa masala or salna or thick tomato thokku or what ever. but when you talk about poori-kizhangu.. thats when you are talking about "our food".