Here is a collection of Tanjore Marathi or Dakshini Marathi recipes!
Moong dal (payatham paruppu) tadka is one of my comfort food. It tastes good with rice as well as with roti/chapathis. We Maharastrians are famous for our Varan Bath – Dal with rice! Mostly it would be toor dal (thuvaram paruppu), but moog dal varan also tastes delicious. The basic varan recipe calls for dal, […]
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Kadhi / Paladhya would definitely be present in all the festive menus at our place. We can use different podi (vegetable added to kadhi) in kadhi, like bhindi (okra), bompla (pumpkin), kakdi (cucumber). I love bhindi khadi so much!! Gently fried okra with yoghurt tastes awesome…! Ingredients: Yoghurt: 2 cups Bhindi: 1/2 cup (Chopped medium […]
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Spring is near… this is my mantra now. Yes the thought about spring is itself very refreshing. Thankfully winter this year in Chicago isn’t too bad. The storm that was torturing the folks in east has finally abated! When ever it snows, I remember the famous Christmas song… “Let it snow..” Oh the weather outside […]
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Hope everyone enjoyed the Makarasankaranthi/Pongal 🙂 Dear son Aanand is growing pretty well. Can’t believe he is 3 months old now! Time just flies away. The other day we were chatting with Panaji (great grandmom) via webchat. She mentioned that as the babies reach their milestones, its a customary that we prepare few dishes so […]
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Wish you all a very merry Christmas! This is my 75th post in My Scrawls 🙂 I wanted to try something sweet to celebrate the occasion. Dear reader Chitra had asked me about this recipe. She had kindled my taste buds and I wanted to taste it very badly! Why not celebrate the 75th post […]
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Paruppu usili is my favorite. We call it maatoda in Tanjore Marathi. We can prepare the paruppu usili using beans, vazhai poo (Keliche poola), fenugreek (methi) leaves etc. Here is the kothavaranga (cluster beans) paruppu usili recipe. Ingredients: Bengal gram (Kadalai paruppu): 1 cup Red Chilies: 7-8 Asafetida: a pinch Oil: 5-6 tsps Curry leaves: […]
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