This Kozhukattai recipe is very healthy and can be made as after school snack also. This festival season, try making this delicious and nutritious Kozhukattai aka steamed dumplings .

With just a handful of ingredients, this dish can be made so quickly. You can shape the dumplings in the shape of your choice.

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Karupatti is a type of jaggery that is obtained from Palm trees. It is a healthy sugar full of nutrition. Rich in iron and calcium and so many other health benefits, it is wise to use Karupatti instead of refined sugar . Today's recipe is a traditional one that is quite popular in Madurai District of Tamil Nadu. It is called 'Karupatti Appam'. For stepwise pictures you can refer to my blog www.masterchefmom.blogspot.in

Dangar Pachadi is a traditional pachadi recipe that is native to the Tanjore/Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu.All we need to make this dish is urad dal /split and husked black gram and curd. It is so flavourful and tasty. Also, it takes less than 10 minutes to prepare the pachadi.

Yellow Pumpkin / Kaddu ( Hindi)/Parangikkai( Tamil) is rich in beta carotene. It helps in better vision , skin and hair . Also, yellow pumpkin is believed to control blood pressure. It helps to keep one energetic and active.Today I am sharing a simple kheer/milk shake recipe using yellow pumpkin that can be made very quickly.

Milagu/Kali Mirch means Black peppercorns. Black peppercorns have numerous health benefits. In India, they are even used in Ayurvedic medicinal preparations. Black peppercorns are believed to aid digestion, increase appetite, soothe gum and teeth problems , and even helps in combating arthritis.

A recipe native to the Villages of South India .

Whether it a get together, a party or any function at home, the menu for these occasions is incomplete without a dessert. Instead of standing near the gas stove or the oven for hours baking/cooking a dessert, how about making an exotic looking and tasting cake within 15 minutes and that too with just three ingredients ?

This breakfast sambar recipe is a keeper and will remind you of small town South Indian Hotels that serve tiffin like idli/dosai/pongal/kal dosai in banana leaf with generous amounts of this sambar.

Potato masala is served along with puri across India. But the way they are cooked is completely different. One dish that we enjoy as a family whenever we dine out is 'Aloo-Puri' . Bedmi Puri is served along with a tangy, spicy and slightly watery gravy. No onions and garlic is used in the recipe. If you are pressed for time, you can even pressure cook the recipe. An simple side dish that is a staple across North India.

'Palak' or Spinach is a nutritious vegetable full of dietary fibre. It is filled with the goodness of vitamins and tastes great with mild spices and less oil. Protein is essential for building muscles and repair body tissues. Paneer/cottage cheese is a great source of protein in this dish.

Palak Paneer finds a place in all the Indian Restaurant menus across the globe. Infact it is among the top 5 most loved dishes to have along with Phulkas, Chapatti or Naan.

If you have lived in South India then you would have not missed tasting the very popular sweet /fudge "MysorePak". It is even known as the "King of South Indian Sweets".

Like Badusha , Jangiri and Laddoos, they are made for all special functions including marriages in the South.

The name and fame of this traditional sweet has only increased with time. Popular Sweet Shops like the 'Krishna Sweets' have grown and become popular due to this Sweet.