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
- Rice - 1 cup
- Green peas - ½ cup
- Onion - finely sliced - 1
- Small onion - 6
- Tomato - cut into pieces - ½ cup
- Ginger - 1 inch piece
- Garlic - 2 or 3 pearls
- Red chilli - 2
- Anise(Fennel seeds) - ¼ teaspoon
- Oil - 1 tablespoon
- Ghee - 1 tablespoon
- Clove - 2
- Cardamom - 2
- Cinnamon - 1 inch piece
- Mint leaves - a few
- Coriander leaves - finely chopped - a handful
- Cashews - 6 to 8
- Salt - 1 teaspoon
Tomato Rice – A Different Method
An easy to make recipe for a variety rice – lunch box special for children who does not like to eat…
Ingredients
- Rice - 1 cup
- Mustard seeds - ¼ teaspoon
- Urad dal - ½ teaspoon
- Chana dal - ¼ teaspoon
- Curry leaves - a few
- Cashews - 8 to 10
- Oil - 1 teaspoon
- Ghee - 2 teaspoons
- Salt - 1 teaspoon
- Ghee - 1 teaspoon
- Curry leaves - a handful
- Pepper - 2 teaspoon
Pepper Rice
Recipe for a Special Variety Rice Item
Ingredients
- Rice - 1 cup
- Lemon - juice from 1 lemon
- Mustard seeds - ¼ teaspoon
- Urad dal - ¼ teaspoon
- Chana dal - ¼ teaspoon
- Red chilli - 3
- Green chilli - slit - 2
- Small onion - chopped - 6
- Turmeric powder - 1/4 teaspoon
- Gingelly oil - 2 teaspoons
- Curry leaves - a few
- Coriander leaves - a handful
- Groundnuts - a handful
- Cashew- a handful (optional)
Lemon Rice
A simple recipe for a variety rice
Ingredients
- Rice - 1 cup
- Milk - 1 cup
- Curd - 2 tablespoons
- Butter - 1 tablespoon
- Green chilli - 2
- Ginger - finely chopped - 1 inch piece
- Curry leaves - a few
- Coriander leaves - a handful of
- Mustard seeds - ½ teaspoon
- Urad dal - ½ teaspoon
Curd Rice
A Traditional South Indian Curd Rice
Ingredients
- Ginger - finely chopped - 2 cups (150 grams app)
- Chilli powder - 1 tablespoon
- Coriander powder - ½ tablespoon
- Fenugreek powder - 1 tablespoon
- Asafoetida - a pinch
- Tamarind juice - Thin juice from a small amount of tamarind
- Oil - 4 tablespoons
- Mustard - ½ teaspoon
- Curry leaves - a spring
Inji (Ginger) Curry
A new recipe with ginger – good side dish for idli / dosa and for rice
Ingredients
- Kovakkai - cut into thin round pieces - 1 cup(¼ kg)
- Onion - chopped - 1
- Garlic - chopped - 5 cloves
- Chilli powder - 1 teaspoon
- Pepper - 1 teaspoon
- Groundnuts - 2 teaspoons
- Oil - 2 tablespoons
- Mustard - ½ teaspoon
- Fennel seeds(Sombu) - ½ teaspoon
- Salt - ½ teaspoon
Kovakkai or Ivy gourd or Scarlet gourd…
A different recipe for an unique taste!
