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Kathirikkai Chuttney (Brinjal/Eggplant Chuttney)

           Hey guys! Presenting you all the delicious and flavourful, Kathirikkai Chuttney. This is one of the most staple Breakfast Chuttney's, made in my home by my Grandmother. It's a traditional South Indian recipe made with lots of brinjals in it. Brinjal is a very good source of dietary fiber, pottasium, manganese, vitamin B1, B6 and K. And the spongy texture of the vegetable, just absorbs all the flavours of the Chuttney, which makes it even more delicious. The recipe for this Chuttney is very simple. And this chuttney tastes awesome with Hot Idlies and Dosas. Now let's move on to the recipe. INGREDIENTS: *Brinjal- 6 medium sized brinjals chopped  *Onion- 1 medium sized, chopped *Tomato- 1 1/2 medium sized, chopped  *Green chilli- 2 *Turmeric powder- 2 tspns *Hing- 1/2 tbspn *Ginger- 1 1/2 tbspns, Chopped/Crushed  *Mint- one handful, chopped *Coriander leaves- one handful, chopped *Curry leaves- two full strings  *Mustard seeds- 1 tbspn *Jeera- 1 tbspn *Dry red chill...

Poosanikkai Morkuzhambu (White Pumpkin Curd Curry)

             Hey guys! Presenting you all the most heavenly tasting Poosanikkai Morkuzhambu. It's a yougurt based curry with some added spices, which is very light and soothing. This curry is a classic Kerala dish and it is so simple to make. And the white pumpkin that we use in this curry is so rich in water content and it's very good for easy digestion. It is low in calories and high in vitamins A, B6, C and E. So it's important to add this vegetable in your diet on a regular basis. This dish is so refreshing and soothing to the stomach during hot summer. And it goes well with hot rice and chappathi as well. Now let's move on to the recipe. INGREDIENTS: *White pumpkin- one quarter of a pumpkin *Curd- 3 cups (Curd should be little sour) *Corinder seeds- 2 tbspns *Jeera- 1 tbspn *Channa Dhal- 1 tbspn *Rice- 1 tbspn *Green chilly- 2 *Curry leaves- Two full strands *Coconut- 1/3 cup freshly grated  *Turmeric powder- 2 tspns *Hing- 1/2 tspn *Tomato- Half of a large tomato ...

Ambur Chicken Biriyani

           Hey guys! Presenting you all, the Ambur Chicken Biriyani, which is one of the most famous South Indian delicacies. Ambur Chicken Biriyani is a specialty from Nawabs of Arcot, who first created this recipe, which is most popular in, Ambur Tamil Nadu. The speciality of this Biriyani is the Rice used in it. It's a special variety of short grain rice called Seeraga Samba Rice (Jeera Samba Rice). The Rice has got a unique flavour and delicious aroma to it and that itself makes this biriyani very different from other biriyani's. And the spice factor that's used in this Biriyani, differ from others. This biryani uses red chillies, which are soaked in water and then ground. Using fresh ground red chilli paste is very important for the flavour.             And you guys can even make this biriyani with mutton. Follow this same recipe, but just add one extra step at the beginning. Cook the mutton pieces with ginger-garlic paste, salt and turmeric powder in a pressure cooker...