15 Coconut Chutney Recipes – Coconut Chutney Varieties For Idli, Dosa

Coconut chutney recipe is the most preferable south Indian side dish for idli, dosa. Most of the coconut chutney recipes require no cooking. So it can be prepared without fire. I have blogged nearly 15 coconut chutney varieties for idli, dosa and rice. So I thought to have a collection of coconut chutney recipes under one page for easy reference. In South India, especially in Tamil nadu and Kerala, coconut is a vital ingredient in our regular cooking.

We use coconut in chutney, kuzhambu, kootu, poriyal and even in kurma varieties to grind masala. Basically coconut chutney recipes are easy to make and simple to prepare under minutes. If you want to make a quick side dish for idli, dosa during busy morning hours, coconut chutney is the best option. One can make N number of variations in a simple coconut chutney and come up with varieties. In this collection, you can find hotel style coconut chutney, green coconut chutney, red coconut chutney, coconut chutney without chana dal, coconut chutney for travel, few Kerala style coconut chutney recipes, Karnataka style coconut chutney and much more. Most of these chutney recipes are learnt from my mom, MIL and cook books. I have also shared 3 different types of coconut chutney recipes in a video.

Ok, lets see the collection of 15 coconut chutney varieties below.

Check out my 65 chutney recipes for idli, dosa 


15 chutney recipes/ thogayal for rice. 

15 idli varieties 

 30 Idli sambar recipes 

20 side dish for poori 

20 Kurma varieties for roti, poori, idli, dosa 

70 Kuzhambu recipes for rice

Coconut Chutney Varieties

• White Coconut chutney – Hotel Saravana bhavan Style

• Coconut chutney with ginger

• Coconut chutney with onion

• Red coconut chutney with garlic

• Red coconut chutney – Kerala style

• Karnataka red coconut chutney

• Bangalore hotel style coconut chutney

• Hotel getti chutney – Thick coconut chutney

• Pottukadalai chutney – Roasted chana dal chutney with coconut

• Coconut chutney for travel – Coconut urad dal chutney

• Hotel style Coriander leaves chutney – Green chutney with coconut

• Hotel style green chutney – Version 2

• Mint chutney / Pudina chutney

• Walnut chutney

• Coconut chutney for rice – Thengai thogayal

• Raw Mango chutney with coconut for idli

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Tamil New Year Recipes | Tamil Varusha Pirappu Recipes | Tamil Puthandu Recipes

Here is a list of Tamil new year recipes |Tamil puthandu special recipes | Tamil Varusha pirappu recipes for pooja and lunch menu. On Tamil new year day, we prepare full meals / Vazhai ilai virundhu by offering mango pachadi, arisi paruppu payasam, neer mor and panakam to God. Apart from this, we make no onion no garlic lunch menu by making sambar, thayir pachadi with gooseberry or carrot or lady's finger, kootu or poriyal, urad dal vada with pepper.

 This menu is more like amavasya food / no moon day lunch. Some people also make 5 rice varieties like lemon rice, tamarind rice, coconut rice, sweet pongal and curd rice instead of making full meals. People call it as tamil new year thaligai. But usually I make Lady’s finger sambar, Gooseberry or carrot thayir pachadi, raw mango pachadi, raw banana poriyal or broad beans poriyal, rice and moong dal payasam, urad dal vada. I have given the links for all these recipes below. I have also shared the links for other options. Do check it out and try the menu according to your convenience and family practice.

Also check out my post on How to celebrate Tamil New Year at home  !

Tamil New Year Recipes Links

FULL MEALS MENU

• Vendakkai sambar 

• Paruppu for rice

• Mango pachadi

• Carrot thayir pachadi ( recipe shared HERE )

• Raw banana poriyal (recipe shared HERE) 

• Mixed vegetable Kootu

• Arisi Paruppu payasam/ rice, moong dal kheer

• Pepper vada using mixie

• Instant mango pickle

• Panakam & Neer mor ( If keeping panchangam)

Please check THIS POST on how to prepare this menu easily. 

OR

Variety Rice Recipes + Vada + Payasam

Please watch the video below on how to cook 5 rice varieties easily

Check out my Full meals lunch menu post to view the order of arranging the dishes in banana leaf.

OTHER OPTIONS FOR KUZHAMBU

(Skip onions and make it for festival day to offer God)

• Arachuvitta sambar – Brahmin’s style

• Mango Sambar

• Broad beans sambar

• Pumpkin Sambar 

• cluster beans sambar

• Morkuzhambu

• Morkuzhambu with oats vada 

KOOTU VARIETIES

• Mixed vegetable kootu OR Avial without onion

• Chow chow kootu

• Sorakkai kootu

• Vazhaipoo kootu

• Cluster beans kootu / Kothavarangai kootu

• Carrot kootu

• Cabbage kootu

• Beetroot kootu

PORIYAL VARIETIES

• Mixed vegetable poriyal

• Sweet potato poriyal

• Cluster beans/Kothavarangai poriyal

• Raw banana curry/Vazhakkai poriyal

• Raw banana curry - Chettinad style

• Vazhaipoo poriyal

• Raw banana poriyal

• Easy vendakkai poriyal/Okra stir fry

• Yam poriyal

• Lady's finger poriyal with tomato

PACHADI VARIETIES

• Gooseberry curd pachadi

  
  
• Mango pachadi with sugar

• Banana stem Pachadi

PAYASAM VARIETIES

Check out my 18 Payasam Varieties for full collection.

• Aval payasam / Poha payasam

• Thengai payasam/Coconut payasam

• Paruppu payasam - Moong dal payasam

• Rice payasam

• Ada Pradhaman

• Palada Payasam

• Vermicelli payasam

OTHER SWEETS

• Sweet pongal / sakkarai pongal in cooker

• Obbattu/Puran poli

• 15 Easy Sweets collection

KESARI RECIPES

• Rava Kesari Recipe

• Kesaribath - Karnataka style

• Milk kesari/Paal kesari recipe

• Semiya/Vermicelli kesari

• Microwave rava kesari

• 12 Kesari varieties




OTHER LUNCH MENU RECIPES




• Tamil nadu lunch menu 1

• Tamil nadu lunch menu 2

• No Onion No Garlic Lunch Menu



All the above recipe links are for variations. You can try any based on the availability of ingredients. Its not a hard and fast rule to make a full meals and offer GOD. Some people celebrate Tamil new year just by offering a payasam and vada. 

If you are a bachelor and wish to do the pooja, you can simply soak Poha/Aval in milk adding sugar &amp cardamom and offer to God. GOD will accept everything and anything if done whole heartedly. The celebration procedure I have shared here is based on my family practice. It may vary as per your tradition and custom. So beginners, please consult the elders of your family and do the pooja.

Wish you all a very happy and prosperous Tamil New Year !!

அனைவருக்கும் இனிய தமிழ் புத்தாண்டு நல் வாழ்த்துக்கள் !!!

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20 Kurma Varieties For Chapathi - South Indian Vegetarian Kurma Recipes

Here is a collection of vegetarian kurma varieties as side dish for chapathi, poori, parotta and dosa. South Indians love to eat chapathi with coconut based kurma varieties. Kurma recipes tastes good with parotta, idli, dosa, appam, idiyappam, poori and sometimes with rice as well. Most of the Tamil people make vegetable kurma for chapathi/ roti. Chapathi kurma would be the most preferable dinner for us. As I got bored of the regular mixed veg kurma for chapathi, I started trying varieties of kurma recipes at home.

For any South Indian kurma, be it Tamil nadu style, Andhra, Kerala or Karnataka coconut masala or pottukadalai (roasted dal), khuskhus paste forms the base whereas North Indian gravies / sabzi is made with tomato, onion base. With sight variations in the ingredients and cooking method, kurma can be prepared in different taste. 

In this collection, I have shared 20+ different types of kurma recipes for chapathi, parotta, idli, dosa and rice. It includes the most popular Saravana bhavan hotel style vegetable kurma for parotta and chapati (with video), white kurma for idiyappam, tomato kurma/ thakkali kurma for idli, dosa, potato kurma for poori (with video), cauliflower kurma, chana kurma (kondakadalai kurma), Green gram kurma ( pachai payaru kurma) in Kerala style, green peas kurma, cabbage kurma for rice, vegetable salna for parotta, special vegetable kurma for idiyappam, potato paya for appam, vegetable stew for appam, capsicum kurma, carrot kurma for kids, Kumbakonam kadappa for idli, brinjal kurma for idli, dosa, Karnataka style vegetable sagu for poori, set dosa and avarekalu kurma/ mocha kottai kurma recipe.

Most of these kurma recipes are tried and certified by my readers. You too choose your favorite and give a try. I am planning to try some idly kurma and more. I will add in this list once I make the post. Ok, lets see the collection of South Indian kurma recipes for chapathi, idli, dosa, rice, idiyappam and parotta. Please click on the picture or the title to view the respective recipe.

SOUTH INDIAN KURMA VARIETIES

SARAVANA BHAVAN VEGETABLE KURMA FOR CHAPATHI, PAROTTA

HOTEL WHITE KURMA FOR IDIYAPPAM, CHAPATHI

POTATO KURMA FOR POORI, CHAPATHI

GREEN PEAS KURMA

TOMATO KURMA FOR IDLI, DOSA

CHANA KURMA RECIPE

CAULIFLOWER KURMA RECIPE

KUMBAKONAM KADAPPA RECIPE FOR IDLI, DOSA

VEGETABLE KURMA FOR IDIYAPPAM

VEGETABLE SALNA FOR PAROTTA

KARNATAKA VEGETABLE SAGU RECIPE

GREEN GRAM KURMA RECIPE

MUGHALAI PANEER KURMA

CARROT KURMA RECIPE

WHITE PANEER KURMA

BRINJAL KURMA FOR IDLI, DOSA

AVAREKALU SAGU / FIELD BEANS KURMA

CABBAGE KURMA FOR RICE

CAPSICUM KURMA RECIPE

POTATO PAYA FOR APPAM

VEGETABLE STEW FOR APPAM

SALEM TOMATO KURMA

PLAIN KURMA FOR DOSA

Friends, choose your favorite kurma. Give it a try ! You will love them for sure. Also don’t forget to share your feedback with me .

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18 Halwa Recipes - Indian Halwa Varieties

Here is the collection of 18 different types of halwa recipes / Halwa varieties in my blog. In this list, you can find the links of 18 halwa recipes under one page. Most of them are popular, easy to make, must try Top South Indian and North Indian halwa recipes for Diwali and other festivals. As you all know Halwa (Halva/ Halawa/ Sheera in Hindi) is one of the most popular Indian dessert recipes. The word halwa means sweetness. It is prepared using flour or nuts as the base ingredient. 

In this collection, you can find the Indian halva recipes starting from easy carrot halwa using pressure cooker, suji halwa, beginners special corn flour halwa to the most time consuming Tirunelveli halwa / wheat halwa. Among these halwa varieties, my favorite is badam halwa, easy atta halwa and suji halwa. You too choose your favorite, try and share your feedback. I am yet to try Kerala halwa and some more popular halwa recipes. I will update this list whenever I share them. Lets see the collection of 18 halwa varieties below. Please click on the images to see the particular halwa recipe.

CARROT HALWA WITH KHOYA USING PRESSURE COOKER

This is an easy and quick carrot halwa (Gajar halwa in Hindi) that is prepared using grated carrot, khoya, sugar, ghee and nuts. This recipe is without milk and condensed milk. Please click the image below to know how to make carrot halwa easily using a pressure cooker.

BEETROOT HALWA USING PRESSURE COOKER

Beetroot halwa very similar to carrot halwa in cooking procedure . It is a healthy, yummy, quick halwa recipe. This recipe is without khoya/ mawa. Check how to prepare it.

BADAM HALWA

Badam halwa / Almond halwa like sweet shop style. It is one of the popular halwa recipes in South India. This rich and costly halwa can be made easily at home too. check out the recipe link by clicking the image below.

CORN FLOUR HALWA/ KARACHI HALWA

Bombay Karachi halwa, the most popular halwa recipe in North India. But its a very simple recipe prepared using corn flour, sugar and ghee. According to me this halwa is a beginners recipe. Anyone can make it easily and perfectly by following the steps. Do check it out.

TIRUNELVELI HALWA USING WHEAT FLOUR

This is a simplified version of Tirunelveli halwa using wheat flour. It tastes close to original Tirunelveli halwa. Do give a try.

MOONG DAL HALWA / MOONG DAL SHEERA

This is a popular North Indian style sheera recipe. It tastes so good. I have shared an interesting method to reduce the cooking time of this halwa. Do check out the recipe.

SOOJI HALWA / SUJI KA SHEERA

Suji halwa is a very simple and quick halwa recipe prepared for most of the festivals. This halwa is served along with Poori, Chole for breakfast. Halwa puri chole is one of the most popular breakfast combo in North India and Pakistan.

MILK HALWA / DOODH HALWA/ PAAL HALWA

Milk halwa / Paal halwa in Tamil / Doodh is the first sweet which got me a good name from my relatives. This halwa is very easy to make and tastes very rich. It is different from milk kesari in ratio, method of preparation as well as taste. It tastes similar to paal khova.

KASI HALWA/ ASH GOURD HALWA

Kasi Halwa (Vellai Poosanikai Halwa in Tamil,Ash Gourd Halwa /Winter Melon Halwa in English, Boodida Gummaikaya Halwa in Telugu, Kumbalanga Halwa in Malayalam, Kushmandha halwa, காசி அல்வா /  பூசணிக்காய் அல்வா / Kalyana Poosani Halwa ) is one of the most popular sweet recipes which is served in Brahmin weddings.

ASHOKA HALWA / PASI PARUPPU HALWA

Ashoka halwa is one of the most popular South Indian sweet which is popular in Thiruvaiyaru. Thiruvaiyaru Asoka halwa (Pasi paruppu halwa) made with yellow moong dal, sugar and ghee. This paasi paruppu halwa is completely different from North Indian moong dal halwa.

CARROT HALWA WITHOUT KHOYA USING PRESSURE COOKER

Carrot halwa | Gajar ka halwa is the easiest and delicious sweet recipe that can be made in jiffy.The best thing about this sweet is it takes very less ghee unlike other halwa recipes. It tastes the best when served warm with ice cream.

ATTA HALWA / KADAH PRASAD

Atta halwa also known as Atta ka sheera is one of the most popular sweet/ dessert recipe in North India. This is an Instant halwa made with whole wheat flour( atta in Hindi). This atte ka halwa is served as Kadah prasad ( Karah prashad) to all the visitors of Gurudwara ( A place of worship for Sikhs ) in Punjab.

CHEWY CORN FLOUR HALWA

This chewy Bombay Karachi Halwa also known as Jelly halwa  is prepared using the same ingredients of corn flour halwa but slightly different in procedure. The basic difference between soft halwa and chewy halwa (rubbery halwa) lies in the cooking time. Do click the image to see the recipe with video.

MAIDA HALWA

This is yet again a beginners recipe. It never goes wrong. You can make it soft or chewy as per your taste by changing the cooking time.

BREAD HALWA RECIPE

One of the best ways to use the leftover bread slices. It can be prepared so quickly with just milk, sugar and ghee.

MICROWAVE SOOJI HALWA

Sooji halwa / Rava kesari in Tamil can be easily prepared in a microwave oven too. Check it out.

TIRUNELVELI HALWA

If you are looking forward to try authentic Tirunelveli halwa recipe with whole wheat (samba godhumai), here is the link for you.

CARROT HALWA WITHOUT KHOYA IN KADAI

Traditionally carrot halwa is prepared in a wide kadai by boiling the carrots in milk. I have shared the same here without using khoya or condensed milk.

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