Vegetable dum Biryani is a delicacy at home. It is like the king of rice recipes 🙂 We, being South Indians just love our biryanis and my husband is more so as he is from hyderabad – the city known for its Dum Biryani 🙂 🙂 I make biryani atleast once a week, I am not […]
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Ven Pongal – Khara pongal recipe
Another classic south Indian breakfast recipe is – Ven Pongal or Khara Pongal. This is a mildly spiced rice and moong dal combination that is served hot with any south Indian chutney and sambar. Ven pongal is also a very traditional recipe in south India that is often prepared during festivals. My mother very regularly makes this […]
Curry leaves rice (karivepaku annam)
Curry leaves rice (kadi pattha) is yet again a very easy rice recipe. Here, rice is cooked first and later the curry leaves powder is mixed in it. Curry leaves is an everyday home ingredient and is extensively used in south Indian cooking especially in tadka or seasoning. This curry leaves rice is very ideal […]
Coconut Rice or Thengai sadam – simple food recipe
Today I share my favorite rice recipe – coconut rice or popularly known as thengai sadam which is an aromatic and very flavorful food of Tamil Nadu. I ate coconut rice for the first time in Tamil Nadu when we were on a short trip to Madras or Chennai. I loved the flavors of […]
South Indian Sambar (Homemade sambar recipe)
Last week I shared my recipe for homemade sambar masala that is very easy to prepare with just a few ingredients. Today, I share my quick and simple sambar recipe made using my sambar masala. This is a healthy side dish with rice because it has all the protein coming from the toor or tuvar […]
Beetroot Poriyal (Beetroot coconut curry)
‘Poriyal’ is a term used for curry made with steamed vegetables and topped with grated coconut. This is a super quick and easy recipe and can be made using any sweetish vegetables like green beans, carrot etc. Beetroot poriyal goes well along with sambar. I prefer making this with bisibelle bath too 🙂 For this […]
Instant Oats Uthappam – healthy low calorie and high fibre recipe
Oats as everyone knows is very healthy. It has a good amount of dietary fibre and is also low on calories hence making a good option for both breakfast and dinners. It is a quick option for dinners too where you need not ferment anything, you can simply prepare instant batters and mix in […]
Soft fluffy Idly/South Indian breakfast
Idly is a very common south Indian breakfast recipe that is made using urad/black gram dal and idly rawa. The process is very easy with most of the time spent mainly in soaking and fermenting the dal. Soft and fluffy idlis make for a very comforting breakfast and when served with a yummy chutney like […]
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Hi, I am PK - Poojita Krishna!
Thank you for visiting my site. I am a foodie, health freak and big time calorie counter :) Here, I share with you all my recipes that I cook and feed my family regularly.
