Recipe Index

Tamil Brahmin Recipes - Salads and drinks

Panakam and Kosumalli
Masala Mor (Spicy buttermilk)
Pomegranate rasam
Pumpkin Pachidi


Tamil Brahmin recipes - Sambars, Kozhambu and Kootu

Beetroot sambhar (Beets and lentils in a thick soup)
Vengaya Sambar (onion sambar)
Carrot Sambar
Pavakkai / Parikkai Pitla (bittergourd sambar)

Thalagam (Spicy curry as accompaniment to rice)

Mor Kozhambu (buttermilk curry)

Red Chauli beans kootu
Keerai Milagoottal / Keerai Koottaan (Spinach and lentils)
Pudalankai Kootu (Snakegourd)

Tamil Brahmin Recipes - Vegetables, Rice Dishes
Potato roast
Avarakkai Curry (Sword beans dry curry)
Vendakkai Curry (Okra dry curry)
Peerkangai Thuvaiyal (Ridgegourd chutney)
Kathrikkai podi curry (Brinjal curry with lentil powder)
Kovakkai Paruppu Usili (Ivy gourd with lentils)

Kotthavarangai Paruppu usili (Cluster beans curry)

Double beans with amaranth greens
Green beans Poriyal

Plantain pith curry
Vazhakkai CUrry (plantain dry curry)
Thuvaiyal (Spread)

Plantain-peas Podimas
Sutta Kathrikkai Pachidi (grilled eggplant in yogurt)
Cabbage curry
Capsicum Baath
Keerai Masiyal (spinach mash)
Potato in Tamil Brahmin cuisine

Tamil Brahmin Recipes - Tiffin items

Paruppu Adai 

Tengai chutney (Coconut chutney)
Upma kozhakattai (Steamed rice dumplings)
Arisi Upma
Poori Kizhangu
Onion Rava Dosai



Tamil Brahmin Recipes - Sweets and Festival Foods

Teratti paal (Traditional milk fudge)

Cashew payasam (Sweetened cashew milk)

Date Cashew Payasam
Thiruvadarai Kali and Thalagam
Five-minute Maalaadoo
Seven Cup Cake

Beverages

Apple honey shake

Ginger lemon iced tea

Madras filter kaapi

Spiced buttermilk

Breakfast 

Date pancakes

Eggless pancakes

Fortified poha

Four lentil pancakes

Green omelette

Handwo

Idli chutney

Indianised French toast

Instant khaman dhokla

Mango pancakes

Morning glory muffins

Penne upma

Podi idli with mushrooms and onions

Upma kozhakattai
Farka - Tunisian breakfast porridge

Wheat flour porridge

Homemade Granola with Applesauce

Arisi Upma

Poha Idlis
Instant Mango Jam
Savoury multigrain yeast pancakes
Sprouts for breakfast
Soya nuggets for breakfast
Vattayappam - Kerala steamed cakes
Oats and Mango drink
Poro - Parsi omelette
Savoury pancakes with mushroom and onions

Vegetable Dishes and Curries

Bittergourd and ripe mango curry

Brinjal podi curry

Plantain-peas Podimas
Plantain dry curry

Kovai Butti

Bhareet

Cauliflower with fenugreek greens in spicy peanut gravy

Cauliflower and peas stir fry (Gobhi Mutter)

Cluster beans paruppu usili
Green beans Poriyal

Egg Curry

Parsi Dhansak

Red hot Thai curry

Simple spring onion curry

Vibrant green curry

Yogurt curry

Eggplant Mushroom Cheese Melt

Baked cauliflower in tomato sauce

Karela with Kachori Masala

Eggplant caponata
Carrot and Thyme
Spring onions, potato and onions - Bengali style
Cabbage curry with paach phoron - Bengali style
Low-fat Matar paneer - Restaurant style (peas and paneer)
Kerala Vegetable Stew
Steamed vegetable manchurian in gravy
Instant mushroom methi curry
Chargrilled eggplant in yogurt
Dudhi ki sabzi (Bottlegourd zero oil curry)
Quick Bhindi Masala

Legumes and Pulses

Double beans with amaranth greens

Beetroot sambhar

Blackeyed peas burgers

Dhansak - Parsi delicacy

Four lentil pancakes

Handwo

Kaala chana

Lasooni dal palak

Tomato and mint flavoured moong dal
Rhea's Dal - Faux Dhansak

Dali Tuaykadi

Paruppu usili

Spicy Indian hummus

Split mung khichdi

Thalagam

Moroccan Chickpea Stew

Ragda Patties

Mango Chickpea Salad

Chana-Cabbage Salad
Instant green moong curry

Accompaniments

Baba gannoush

Carrot garlic spread

Coconut chutney

Coriander chutney

Coriander mint chutney

Mango cardamom chutney

Marinara sauce

Mushroom and bell pepper chutney

Ridgegourd chutney

Spicy Indian hummus

Thuvaiyal
Mango Jam
Spicy yogurt dip
Red bean dip and Eggplant Dip - Moroccan

Snacks, Salads, Starters, Soups

Asian cucumber salad

Mango Chickpea Salad

Black eyed peas burgers

Carrot peanut salad

Chana-Cabbage Salad

Green Beans Salad

Beet, feta and water amaranth salad
Gobo inspired Mango salad
Carrot Alfalfa sprouts salad
Shaved carrot and pear salad
Yellow lentils and raw mango salad
Tomato salad with pine nuts

Chutney sandwich

Fattoush

Minty cucumber raita

Tropical salad

French onion soup

Instant tomato soup

Roasted eggplant soup

Red soup

Spicy pomegranate lentil soup

Mushroom soup
Cauliflower soup

Colocassia pinwheels

Fat free sweet potato chips

Fat free whole wheat chips

Leafy fritters

Sookha bhel

Rice patties

Spicy khajas
Ajwaini Arbi ke Tikkey (Colocassia patties)
Mushroom Tikkis
Bulgur Patties
Baked potato wedges

Breads

Herbed breadsticks

Methi paratha pockets

Fresh green peas parathas

Potato focaccia pugliese

Vegetable paratha
Zata'ar flavoured parathas

Whole wheat pita bread

Eggless Cornbread

Fruit buns
Eggless Hot Cross Buns

Baking - Muffins, Cakes etc.

Banana cardamom bread

Gingerbread

Wacky Banana cake

Ultimate Carrot cake

Pumpkin Date cake

Chocolate rum apricot cake
Eggless Beet cakes

Coconut chai cake

Orangey Blast Cake
All Indian Stwarberry Cheesecake

Apple Cheesecake
Rava Banana Cake (steamed)

Honey banana muffins

Morning glory muffins
Apple Fig and Poppyseed Muffins
Yogurt Muffins

Naankhatai

Melt in your mouth scones

Tricolour tarts

Ukrainian Honey Cake

Cottage Cheese (Paneer) Cake
Eggless date and walnut cake

Easiest ever brownies (with oil)
Peanut butter Brownie sandwich
David Lebovitz inspired Banana Cake
Eggless Mava / Mawa Cake
Cocoa Ripple Ring

Rice, Noodles, Pasta

Spinach Peanut Pesto Pasta
Cauliflower SPinach Pasta Casserole

Marinara sauce for pasta
Ratatouille with Cochiglie Rigate

Fusilli with tricolour peppers

Whole wheat penne in spinach sauce

Ginger sesame hakka noodles
Orange-sesame soba noodles

Indo-Chinese fried rice

Indian-Mexican Rice

Riot of colour pulao

Vegetable Biriyani

Split mung khichdi
Onion rice
Fried rice with mustard greens
Capsicum baath

Quick Dinners

Black eyed peas burgers

Egg curry and rice

Fusilli with three peppers

Ginger sesame hakka noodles

Indo-Chinese fried rice

Riot of colour pulao with yogurt curry

Chickpea Basil Burgers

Moroccan Chickpea Stew with couscous

Couscous with roasted vegetables

Ragda Patties

Eggplant Mushroom Cheese Melt
Cauliflower SPinach Pasta Casserole

Baked cauliflower in tomato sauce

Whole wheat penne in spinach sauce
Orange-sesame soba noodles
Cracked wheat with tons of veggies
Kerala Vegetable Stew with Aapam
Ratatouille with Cochiglie Rigate
Oats for dinner

Indian Sweets and Desserts

Baked karanjis

Date Cashew Payasam
Quick Mango Sandesh

Cashewnut payasam

Dudhi halwa (bottle gourd fudge)

Peanut sesame balls

Teratti paal

Fig & Vanilla Ice cream
Mango Coconut Ice cream
5 minute microwaved besan laddoos
Seven Cup Cake