Pavai
Head ChefMy blog, originally focused on millet recipes, started as a personal project for Niranjana and Devesh, who recently began their new life in Himachal. However, I soon realized that many young individuals, chasing their dreams, could benefit from this knowledge. That's when I decided to share it with a wider audience. While I begin with millets, I plan to expand the blog to include other traditional recipes, inspired by the dishes my grandmother and mother used to make. I invite you to share your own recipes, and together, we can build a rich resource for those looking to reconnect with traditional cooking.
Chef's Recipes
Ingredients
- Capsicum - 2
- Groundnuts - 1 cup
- Red chilli - 4
- Curry leaves - a handful
Capsicum and Groundnuts Chutney
A differently tasting side dish for idli / dosa!
Ingredients
- Tomato - 2 medium size
- Onion - 4 medium size
- Red chillies - 8
- Garlic pearls - 4(optional)
- Ginger - 1- inch piece
- Urad dal - 2 teaspoons
- Chana dal - 2 teaspoons
- Oil - 1 teaspoon
- Mustard seeds - ½ teaspoon
- Urad dal - ½ teaspoon
- Curry leaves
- Coriander leaves - optional
- Asafoetida - ¼ teaspoon
Ingredients
- Raw mango(Kilimooku manga) - grated - 1 cup
- Coconut - grated - ½ cup
- Green chill - 2
- Salt - ½ teaspoon
Ingredients
- Paneer - cut into pieces - 1 packet
- Onion - Finely chopped - 2
- Green chilli - slit lengthwise - 2
- Cloves - 2
- Cinnamon - 1 inch piece
- Star anise - 1
- Bay leaf - 1 (optional)
- Cardamom - 2 (optional)
- Ginger and garlic paste - 1 teaspoon
- Salt - 1 teaspoon
- Oil - 3 teaspoons
- Butter - 4 teaspoons
- Chilli powder - ½ teaspoon
- Pepper powder - 1 ½ teaspoon
- Turmeric powder - ¼ teaspoon
- Coriander leaves - finely chopped - a handful
- Cashew - 10
- Fennel seeds(Sombu) - ½ teaspoon
Ingredients
- Coconut, grated – 1 cup
- Carrot, grated – ½ cup
- Small onion – ½ cup, finely sliced
- Green chillies – 2, slit
- Chilli powder – ½ tsp
- Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
- Pepper powder – ½ tsp
- Salt – ½ tsp
- Oil – 2 tsp (preferably coconut oil)
- Mustard seeds – ¼ tsp
- Urad dal – ½ tsp
- Chana dal – ½ tsp
- Curry leaves – 1 sprig
- Coriander leaves – a handful
- Groundnuts – a handful
Coconut Poriyal & Quick Coconut Rice –…
Fresh, aromatic, and wonderfully versatile — Coconut Poriyal works as a flavourful side dish and instantly transforms into a fragrant Coconut…
Ingredients
- Pirandai - cut into pieces - 1 cup
- Chana dal - 2 teaspoons
- Red chilli - 4
- Onion - Sliced - 1
- Garlic - 3 cloves
- Ginger - ½ inch piece
- Tamarind - a little
- Curry leaves - a few
- Coconut - grated - 2 tablespoons
- Salt - 1 teaspoon
- Til oil - 2 tablespoons
