Shanthi Krishnakumar's cook book

Mixed vegetable rice is a tasty and easy to make lunch box recipe INGREDIENTS: Cooked rice - 2 cups Beans, carrot, potato, peas - 1 cup (cut...

  INGREDIENTS: Bittergourd (midhi pavakkai variety) - 1/2 kg. Salt - as per taste Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp. Urad dhal - 1 tsp. Chilli powder ...

INGREDIENTS: Appalam bits fried in oil - few Tamarind - a lemon sized ball Sambar powder - 1 tsp. Turmeric powder - a pinch Asafoetida (hin...

Black eyed peas / Lobia, karamani in tamil, rich in fibres and protein, is available in two varieties red and white.  👉👉Red cow peas sunda...

Kadalai paruppu sundal is an easy sundal, made without much soaking time. INGREDIENTS: Kadalai paruppu/Chenna dal - 1 cup Turmeric powder- 1...

Sheera, a popular prasadam in Perumal temples is prepared with milk and no added colours. Also known as sooji halwa and kesari, this is a tr...

Mahalaya Paksha Thaligai - Part 3 Common practice,and tradition 👇👇 Appam Recipe and video link: https://www.shanthisthaligai.com/2009/12/a...

Mahalaya Paksha Thaligai - Part 2 Common doubts and tradition 👇👇  

Mahalaya Paksha Thaligai Appam (Tanjore style) Recipe link: https://www.shanthisthaligai.com/2009/12/appam-tanjore-style.html?m=1  

Jai Sri Jagannath 😊  Broken Wheat Kadambam / Dalia Kadambam (Iyengar special Kadambam with a twist) made with samba godhumai kurunai (not g...

  INGREDIENTS: Mangoes cut into cubes with shell – 6 cups Turmeric powder - 1/4 cup  Chilli powder - 1 cup  (I used 3/4 cup chilli powder an...

SWEET SUNDAL: This is made only with Karamani(cow peas) or Pachaipayaru(green gram). INGREDIENTS: Karamani or Pachaipayaru - 1 cup Crushed j...

Vazhaipoo (banana flower) is a super food with excellent source of dietary fibres and has many health benefits. These flowers are loa...

Kalyana Gothsu is a traditional, side dish for tiffin, served almost in all south indian marriages. Iyengar kalyana gothsu is popular ...

Paal kootu is a heirloom recipe, a kootu variety with mild sweetness (stew) made with milk and specific vegetables like yellow pumpkin ...

Mor kali / Mor koozh is a traditional recipe of Tamil Nadu. It is often made in Tamil Brahmin families. It is made with rice flour and ...

INGREDIENTS: Wheat flour - 1 1/4 cup Rice flour - 3/4 cup Urad dhal powder - 2 tsp. Crushed jaggery - 1 1/2 cup Butter - 2 tablespoons (to...

Seedai is an offering made for Sri Krishna Jayanthi/Gokulashtami. Usually, seedai is done with processed rice flour. Earlier I have posted...

'Sathamudhu' is the “Iyengar Lingo or paribhashai” for rasam.   This is a simple to make, unique, tasty and  light on stomach ...

Citron leaves are known for its medicinal values and effective for treating nausea, vomiting, and heartburns. Veppilai katti is a tradi...