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Tomato Rice Recipe | How To Make Tomato Rice | Thakkali Sadam

2021-02-28 by Anjana Chaturvedi 4 Comments

tomato rice

Tomato Rice-Flavorful and mild rice pilaf cooked with tomato and mint Tomato Rice- Rice and rice preparations are favorite food in all the states of India,though it is the staple diet of southern India but in many North Indian states rice is also consumed on daily basis. Different variety of rice preparations are made according…

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Filed Under: Rice, Pulao,Khichdi, South Indian Food Tagged With: #bachelors recipe, Jain food, kids recipe, Lunch box recipe, no onion and garlic, pilaf, pulao, Rice, rice recipe, southern indian recipes, thakkali sadam, tiffin recipe, tomato, tomato bhath, tomato pualo, tomato rice, Travel food, Vegan, vegetarian

Red Coconut Chutney Recipe

2014-11-05 by Anjana Chaturvedi 4 Comments

Red Coconut chutney recipe – A hot and tangy dip of roasted lentil,coconut and red chilies Red coconut chutney -In south Indian cuisine chutney and podi are very important part of the meal .Different types of chutnies are made to serve with snacks like idli ,dosa and vadas.The most popular chutney from south India is…

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Filed Under: Chutnies /Dips, South Indian Food, Uncategorized Tagged With: chili, chutney, coconut, condiment, dip, No onion garlic recipe, Pickles and Chutneys, side, southern indian recipes, spread, tomato, Vegan

Kuzhi Paniyaram , Appe , Punugulu ,Crispy dumplings made from Idli batter

2014-10-13 by Anjana Chaturvedi 6 Comments

Kuzhi Paniyaram – A crisp and delicious shallow fried snack made with leftover idli batter Kuzhi Paniyaram / Appe / Punganalu is a South Indian snack, originally from Chettinad. It is often made with leftover slightly sour Idli batter. It is usually served as a snack at breakfast (or tiffin – as popularly termed in…

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Filed Under: South Indian Food, Starter/snacks, Tiffin Variety Tagged With: 10 minutes recipe, appe, Breakfast, Brunch, guliappa, lentil, no onion and garlic recipe, ponaganalu, punugulu, Rice, snacks, southern indian recipes, Street food, Tiffin, vada

Lemon Rice Recipe, How To Make Lemon Rice,

2014-09-22 by Anjana Chaturvedi 3 Comments

Lemon Rice- Simple and flavorful peanut and lemon rice -a South Indian specialty Lemon Rice -Rice is the staple diet of South India and there are so many ways of making simple but flavorful rice pilaf .Many South Indian rice preparations are very quick and made by using left over rice. I love rice and…

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Filed Under: Rice, Pulao,Khichdi, South Indian Food, Tiffin Variety, Travel food Tagged With: Asian, Bachelor's cooking, chawal, Easy cooking, lemon, Lunch box recipe, Main course, No onion garlic recipe, peanut, Rice, satvik recipe, southern indian recipes, Tiffin, Travel food, Vegan

Idli Podi Recipe, Idli Milagai Podi, How To Make Malga podi, Gun Powder

2014-08-19 by Anjana Chaturvedi 6 Comments

Idli Podi, Milagai podi, Gun powder – Flavorful and delicious spice powder made with roasted lentil and spices Idli podi, Milagai podi or malgapodi/ Gun Powder  is a popular powder/chutney/podi of every south Indian kitchen.It is a nice accompaniment to serve with dosa ,idli,adai and vada. When ever I go to any south Indian restaurant…

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Filed Under: South Indian Food, Spice mix and podis Tagged With: Gun Powder, home made, idli, idli podi, lentil, podi, podi recipe, powder, South Indian recipes, southern indian recipes, Vegan

Tomato Chutney Recipe For Idlis and Dosa

2014-07-07 by Anjana Chaturvedi 7 Comments

Tomato Chutney- Tangy tomato and lentil dip specially to serve with Idli and Dosa Tomato Chutney- Chutney and dips have a special place in Indian cuisine, different types of chutneys are made to serve along with snacks and meals. I love to make different varieties of chutneys with greens, fruits and vegetables. The most popular…

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Filed Under: Chutnies /Dips, South Indian Food Tagged With: accompaniment, chutney, dip, lentil, Pickles and Chutneys, Raita/Dips, southern indian recipes, spread, tangy, tomato, tomato chutney, Vegan

Rava Semiya Idli ,Sooji and Sevai ki Idli, Rava Vermicelli Idli

2014-06-26 by Anjana Chaturvedi 9 Comments

Rava Semiya Idli/ Vermicelli Semolina Idli – soft delicious steamed snack made with roasted vermicelli and semolina Rava Semiya Idli – Idli is the most popular breakfast /tiffin of southern India, specialty from the state of Karnataka. Though traditional Idli is made with rice and white lentil but it need pre preparation and need some…

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Filed Under: Breakfast items, South Indian Food, Starter/snacks, Tiffin Variety, Travel food Tagged With: Appetizers, Fat Free Snacks, idli, idlis, Main course, savai, semolina, sooji, southern indian recipes, steamed food, Vegan, vegetarian, vermicelli, Zero oil recipe

Soft Idli Recipe , How to make Batter for Soft Idli,Idli Recipe with Rice

2013-10-19 by Anjana Chaturvedi 14 Comments

Soft Idli Recipe -Steamed rice and lentil cakes-specialty from Southern India Soft Idli recipe -Idli is the staple food of  Southern India but now very popular all over India. This is my favorite easy, quick, fat-free delicious breakfast/snack. It is a vegetarian,gluten free and vegan breakfast recipes which can also be served for Lunch and…

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Filed Under: Breakfast items, South Indian Food, Starter/snacks, Street Food Tagged With: fermented food, food, idli, idlis, Rice, snacks, southern indian recipes, Steamed, steamed food

Vangi Bhath Recipe, Brinjal Rice Recipe, How To Make Vangi Bhath

2013-10-17 by Anjana Chaturvedi 8 Comments

Vangi bhath-Tangy and flavorful rice cooked with sauted brinjals and special spice mix Vangi bhath is a specialty rice preparation of Karnataka ,Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra.The main ingredient of this brinjal rice is boiled rice, fried brinjals and a very flavorful spice mix vangi bhath powder. The addition of goda masala in Maharashtrian brinjal bhath…

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Filed Under: Rice, Pulao,Khichdi, South Indian Food, Tiffin Variety, Travel food Tagged With: Baigan, bhath, Brinjal, Jain food, No onion garlic recipe, pulao, Rice, satvik food, southern indian recipes, vangi

Sambhar Recipe | How To Make Vegetable Sambhar +Video

2013-10-12 by Anjana Chaturvedi 8 Comments

sambhar recipe

Sambhar- Tangy and flavorful pigeon pea and mix vegetable stew- specialty from Southern India Sambhar is a specialty from Southern part of India and is also the most popular dish which paired very well with Idli, dosa, vada, rice and many other snacks or tiffin varieties. There are many versions and variations of making this…

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Filed Under: Daals /lentils, South Indian Food Tagged With: Daals and Kadis, Jain food, lentil, lentil stew, No onion garlic recipe, sambar recipe, sambhar, sambhar recipe, satvik, southern indian recipes, tuvar daal, vegetable sambhar

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About Maayeka

"Maayeka" means a mother's home. I am Anjana Chaturvedi, and I share on this blog traditional vegetarian and vegan recipes from India, that have been handed down to me from my mother, aunts, and grandmothers. All of these recipes are "Sattvic" - cooked without using any onions or garlics - which are known as "taamsic" or negative ingredients in Ayurveda. Hope you enjoy these recipes and feel free to reach out to me for any questions or feedback!

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