Chef's Recipes
Ingredients
- Boiled (idli) rice – 2 cups
- Toor dal – ½ cup
- Small onion – 1 cup
- Red chillies – 4
- Dhania – 1 tablespoon
- Salt – ½ teaspoon
- Coriander leaves – a handful, chopped
- Curry leaves – a few
- Asafoetida – a pinch
- Oil – for frying
Arisi Paruppu Vadai – Crispy Chettinad Snack
Crispy on the outside and soft inside, Arisi Paruppu Vadai is a classic Chettinad snack made with rice, dal, onions, and…
Ingredients
- Idli rice – 4 cups
- Fenugreek (methi) seeds – 1 closed handful
- Caster seeds (Aamanakku / Kottamuthu vidhai), shell removed – 12 to 15
- Salt – as required
Vendhaya Idli – Light, Urad Dal–Free Chettinad-Style…
Soft, mild, and effortlessly comforting — Vendhaya Idli is a traditional Chettinad-style idli made without urad dal, using methi and caster…
Ingredients
- Boiled (idli) rice - 2 cups
- Toor dal - ½ cup
- Small onion - chopped - ½ cup
- Red chilli - 4
- Dhania - 1 teaspoon
- Salt - ½ teaspoon
- Turmeric powder - a pinch
- Cumin seeds - ½ teaspoon
- Coriander leaves - Chopped - a handful
- Curry leaves - a few
- Asafoetida - a pinch
- Oil - for making dosa
Kara Dosai
A tasty Chettiar Veetu Special Crispy and spicy Dosa
Ingredients
- Brinjal - big type - 3
- Green chilli - 3
- Coriander leaves - 2 handfuls
- Curry leaves - a few
- Tamarind - a small quantity
- Small onions - a few
- Salt - ½ tablespoon
Brinjal Chutney – Katharikka Chutney
A special chutney for Vendhaya idli / Kara dosai…
Ingredients
- Wheat flour - 2 cups
- Onion - finely chopped - ½ cup
- Green chillies - finely chopped - 3
- Ginger - cut into small pieces - 1-inch piece
- Curry leaves - chopped - a handful
- Coriander leaves - chopped - a handful
- Water - as required
- Til oil - 4 tablespoon
- Oil for making rotti
- Salt 1 teaspoon
- Banana leaf for spreading the dough into rotti
Wheat Onion Rotti – A Traditional Family…
Chettial Veetu Special Vengaya Rotti
Ingredients
- Red rice - 2 cups
- Moong dal - 2 tablespoon
- Methi seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
- Coriander seeds - 1 tablespoon
- Cumin seeds - 1 tablespoon
- Red chilli - 6
- Coconut - 1/2 cup
- Jaggery - 1 and 1/2 tablespoon
- Onion - 1 big - cut into pieces
- Tamarind - a small gooseberry sized
- Salt - 1/2 teaspoon
- Oil to make dosa
Red Rice dosa
Tasty & Traditional dosa, similar to South Indian adai recipe.
