Unave Amirtham - Kollu kurma | (Kollu)Horse gram Elaithavanukku Ellu, Kozhuthavanukku Kollu. If Sesame can help you with weight gain then Horse gram does the reverse. As Kollu helps in boosting digestion power. So now let me share the tasty delicious Kollu Kurma recipe that goes well with Roti as well as Ghee Rice. I learnt this recipe from my mom, while cooking this kollu kurma my entire home will be filled with kollu aroma and i eat this with chapati, which make me to eat 2 more extra chapatis. TRY OUT MY OTHER KOLLU RECIPE HERE-  Kollu podi or horse gram powder - Weightloss powder   Kollu Rasam / Weight Loss Soup Recipe Lets cook with step-by-step pictures. Now lets see how to cook: Unave Amirtham - Kollu kurma | (Kollu)Horse gram Prep time 10 mins Cook time 15mins Total time 25 mins My mom says   “kollu thindral uzhaikanum”  (you should work if you eat horse gram), There is a saying in Tamil  

Kavuni Arisi, Chettinad Kavuni Arisi Sweet "Let food be thy medicine, and medicine be thy food." The olden day Chettiar community was a very affluent community and traded all over the world. The community had trade as far flung as Rangoon (Current day Myanmar) to Singapore. They brought back a lot of things from their travels which included exotic ingredients as well. Black rice is a very popular ingredient in South Asia and it must have found its way into the Chettiar households through these routes. The rice has become so customary that its a ritual to serve it in weddings. Black Glutinous Rice is also sold in the shops as Kavuni Arisi, Karuppu Arisi or Karuppu Puttarisi. Even though the rice is black in colour, it gets a hue of burgundy after soaking and the colour intensifies after cooking. All these ancient rices are packed with health benefits than these Modern day supplements. There is rice for every human need. Sample this, there is a rice called a maapil

Idicha Poondu Podi/இடிச்சா பூண்டு பொடி(3rd generation pass over recipe) This podi is an traditional pass over recipe from my hubby family, when i got married and came here in hubby home my MIL often make this for dinner, which is quite simple and eazy, than i came to know that she learned it from her mil, And her mil (hubby's granny learned it from her mil), Poondu podi or garlic powder is very flavorful and easy to make. It needs very less ingredients which are commonly available in most of the households. This poondu podi goes well with chapati. I always have different  homemade podi varieties , so that it will comes handy when you are hard pressed for time or not in a mood to cook yet need to fix a quick lunch. Though I love all types of podis, the  karuveppilai  podi  is one of my favorites.  AND YESS THIS DISH NEEDS MORE OIL, if we use less oil the garlic might stick to the pan, since we are using sesame oil, its really good for health. This podi is extremely