Sweet Potato Curry|Sakkaravalli Kizhangu Poriyal Recipe

Sakkaravalli Kizhangu/Sweet potato in English is one of the most important vegetables every South Indian would buy during Pongal festival. Actually I should have made this post immediately after Pongal. But sorry, I am posting this recipe in sweet potato off season.

Actually I had scheduled to share Paneer tikka recipe today. But I couldn’t do it as I had an important personal work. Due to time constraint, I am posting this recipe which was lying in my drafts for months. This poriyal recipe is very easy to make as it has no grinding job. Bachelors and working women can make it easily during busy morning hours. I learnt recipe this from my MIL.

Usually we make sweet potato poriyal in two ways. One using freshly ground masala like this recipe. Another one is this easy version by just using sambar powder. The combination of sweet and spicy taste goes very well with Sambar and more kuzhambu sadam. So lets check how to make this yummy Indian sweet potato curry recipe using few ingredients. Check out my brahmin’s style easy potato curry recipe too !

Sweet potato cury recipe/Sakkaravalli kizhangu poriyal

Indian sweet potato curry/Sakkaravalli kizhangu poriyal recipe

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Side dish

Serves: 3

Prep time: 10 Minutes

Cook time: 10 Minutes

Total time: 20 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

Sweet potato/Sakkaravalli kizhangu - 4 nos Big onion - 1 no ( finely chopped) Curry leaves - few Sambar powder - 3/4 tsp Turmeric powder - 1/8 tsp Salt & water - as needed To temper Cooking oil - 1 tbsp Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp Urad dal - 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp Hing/asafetida - 2 pinches

HOW TO MAKE SWEET POTATO PORIYAL - METHOD

Wash and pressure cook the sweet potato for one whistle in low flame. Peel the skin and chop the cooked potatoes into cubes. Set aside. Heat oil in a pan and splutter mustard seeds,urad dal and jeera. Add big onions, curry leaves and hing. Saute till onion turns transparent. Now add the cooked potato cubes, turmeric powder, sambar powder and salt. Mix well and saute in medium flame. Let it roast well till raw smell of sambar powder emanates. Toss it once or twice in the middle. Garnish with coriander leaves if you wish. Serve with sambar rice.Enjoy !

Note

You can replace sweet potatoes with potato and make the same way. For variations, you can grind 1/4 cup of coconut + 1 big onions+ 1/2 tsp of jeera to a coarse paste and coat the cooked potatoes along with sambar powder. Then you can temper and roast it as mentioned above. You can also add few drops of lemon juice if desired.

Try this yummy sweet potato poriyal and enjoy with sambar sadam. 

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Vendakkai Poriyal/Okra Stir Fry Recipe-Lady’s Finger Recipes

This is a very simple n easy vendakkai poriyal recipe/Okra stir fry which many of u make in your kitchen regularly.I have been making this vendakkai poriyal for years but i wonder why i have not shared it here.Its an easy side dish recipe for bachelors and working women who has very less time to spend in the kitchen.Next to brinjal,vendakkai/Okra is my favourite vegetable.I love Vendakkai recipes a lot be it sambar,poriyal,fry,masala gravies and even thayir pachadi too.I love it to the core if its properly cooked,ie It should be cooked non-sticky & dry.As u all know,the biggest trouble we face while cooking lady’s finger is that sticky thread like thing(we say Nola nola/kola kolappu in tamil) that comes out from it.When i was new to cooking, I have tried several techniques like adding curd,lemon juice etc. But nothing worked for me. Finally I found by practice that the stickiness of lady’s finger would go off if we keep sauting in high flame continuously. Use a good non-stick pan too. Its a simple trick and it gives great result too.I love to have this poriyal with sambar and rasam sadam.Here I have served it with morkuzhambu and Yam chips.Some poeple used to have this curry as a side dish for chapati too! Soon i will try to share some North Indian style recipes with okra/Bhindi.Lets see how to make this yummy South Indian vendakkai poriyal recipe!
Check out my vendakkai sambar recipe here !

 

Vendakkai poriyal recipe

Easy okra stir fry recipe without tomato & tamarind

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Side dish

Serves: Serves 2

Prep time: 10 Minutes

Cook time: 15 Minutes

Total time: 25 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

Okra/Bhindi/Lady's finger/Vendakkai-25 nos Big onion - 1 no Sambar powder - 1.5 tsp ( use 1 tsp for less spice) OR Finely chopped green chillies-2 nos Curry leaves - few Sugar - 1/2 tsp ( to maintain the color) Grated coconut – 3 tbsp (optional) Lemon juice - 1/2 tsp (optional) Salt - as needed Water- very little To temper Cooking oil - 1.5 tbsp Mustard seeds - 1tsp Urad dal - 1 tsp Chana dal - 2 tsp Hing/Asafetida - a pinch

METHOD

Wash and pat the lady’s finger in a kitchen towel to dry it. Chop in into small roundels and set aside.Heat oil in a good non stick kadai and splutter mustard seeds,urad dal & chana dal.Add finely chopped onions and curry leaves.Saute till onions turns transparent. Now add the chopped lady’s finger pieces along with sambar powder,salt and sugar. Keep the flame medium and saute well.When it starts to become sticky to the pan,turn the flame to high and keep sauting till it becomes non-sticky and dry.Stay nearby and keep on mixing. If the kadai is smoking hot, reduce the flame to medium. Wipe the ladle in the kadai whenever needed because the masala might stick to it. After they become non-sticky,reduce the flame to low & sprinkle very little water say 1tbsp.Mix well and cover the kadai.Let it cook in low flame for few minutes.Stir it once in the middle. Check for taste and add more salt if needed.Once the lady’s finger is cooked till soft,add grated coconut,mix well & switch off the flame.Add lemon juice if needed.Mix well and serve with rice!

Note

For variations,u can use finely chopped green chillies instead of sambar powder. You can also add one finely chopped tomato pieces instead of lemon juice.But u should saute tomatoes till it turns mushy. For a good masala flavor,u can add finely chopped ginger& garlic or g&g paste.

Check out my vendakkai sambar recipe here !

Enjoy this easy vendakkai poriyal with sambar,rasam or more kuzhambu.Tastes yummy !

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Big Brinjal Fry Recipe / Eggplant Roast For Rice - South Indian Kathirikai masala fry

Last week when I went to Reliance fresh to buy vegetables, I took a big sized brinjal / Kathirikai to try Baingan bharta recipe. But I couldn’t make it. I had completely forgotten about it. Yesterday I was running short of vegetables and all I had was this brinjal. As I had already tried ennai kathirikai poriyal , Bengali begun bhaja and some more curries, I wanted to try out something new. I googled for brinjal chops and I found this brinjal fry recipe in Nalini’s blog which was similar to my expectation. Basically I love the flavor of fennel seeds in masala. So I tried this recipe by making it little more spicy for myself as I am the only person who eats brinjal in my house. I had it with mysore rasam.It was a delectable combo and I took two servings of it. After a long time, I made a spicy lunch menu and ate it happily. If you are a brinjal and fennel seeds combo lover, then this recipe is for you. Check out mysore rasam recipe too. Friends, try this spicy, South Indian brinjal fry for Rasam or More kuzhambu. It takes very less time to prepare in busy mornings and you can pack it for your lunch box as well. I am sure your friends will ask the recipe. Lets see how to make this Tamil nadu style big brinjal masala fry recipe with step by step pictures.

Check out my Ennai Kathirikai poriyal, Begun Bhaja, Brinjal Podi curry, Kathirikai poriyal recipes too.

Brinjal fry/Eggplant roast recipe

Spicy, hot eggplant fry/Kathirikai roast recipe-An yummy side dish for rice.

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Side dish

Serves: Serves 2

Prep time: 10 Minutes

Cook time: 15 Minutes

Total time: 25 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

Big brinjal - 3/4 no( Use 4 if medium size) Salt & water - as needed Cooking oil - 2 tbsp To grind Fennel seeds – 1.5 tsp Red chillies - 5 nos Garlic cloves - 5 nos Turmeric powder - 1/8 tsp Sambar powder - 1 tsp Salt – as needed To temper Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp Urad dal – 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds /Jeera – 1/4 tsp Curry leaves – few Lemon juice – few drops Coriander leaves – to garnish

METHOD

Take all the ingredients given under “ to grind” in a mixie jar.First grind it to a powder. Then add the required water and grind it to a smooth paste. No problem if the mixture is slightly watery but it should be a smooth paste. Wash and chop the brinjals into medium thick round slices. Do not slice very thinly because they will mash it up while cooking. If you use normal purple brinjal, just slit them into 4 pieces .Immerse in water till use to prevent discoloration. Now heat oil in a kadai and splutter mustard, urad dal, jeera and curry leaves. Add the brinjal and saute for few minutes. Add salt & ground masala paste. Mix well and coat the brinjals. Keep the flame medium and cover cook the brinjals for 4-5 minutes. Flip it once in the middle. Check whether they are cooked properly. Add some lemon juice. Garnish with coriander leaves. Serve hot with sambar rice, rasam or simply with dal. Tastes yum! Enjoy !

Note

The brinjal should be cooked in masala paste & oil. No need to add water. If you feel the mixture is too dry, you can sprinkle little water to cook the brinjals. For proper cooking of brinjals, always keep the flame medium & cover it with a lid. Please reduce the quantity of sambar powder as per your taste. The quantity I have mentioned here makes a spicy brinjal fry. Adding lemon juice helps to balance the spicy taste as well as helps to absorb the iron content of brinjal in the body.

Enjoy this hot n spicy brinjal masala fry with rice.Tastes gr8 !

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Potato Curry Recipe/Urulaikilangu Poriyal

This is my favourite potato curry recipe next to my mom’s easy version.Its a pure South Indian style potato poriyal recipe for rice.I learnt this from my MIL.I usually make this poriyal & Aviyal for my guest.All my guest like this curry very much & ask the recipe from me.This is my daughter’s favourite too.Its a best side dish for Sambar,rasam & More kuzhambu.Try it and let me know how u liked it.I make it less spicy for my family.Please adjust the quantity of sambar powder as per your spice buds.Soon i will share an easy potato curry recipe for bachelors.
Check out my brahmin’s style easy potato curry recipe too !

Potato curry recipe

Potato curry recipe/Urulaikizhangu poriyal - One of the best side dishes for Sambar & Rasam

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Side dish

Serves: Serves 3

Prep time: 15 Minutes

Cook time: 10 Minutes

Total time: 25 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

Medium sized Potatoes - 3 nos Salt & water - as needed To grind Grated coconut - 2 tbsp Sambar powder - 1 tsp ( I use 1/2 tsp) Big onion - 1 no ( medium size) Turmeric powder - 1/8 tsp Cumin seeds/Jeera - 1/2 tsp To temper Cooking oil - 1 tbsp + 1/2 tbsp Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp Urad dal - 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds/Jeera - 1/4 tsp Curry leaves - few Lemon juice - Few drops (optional)

METHOD

Wash and pressure cook the potatoes.Peel the skin and cut them into bite sized cubes.Set aside.Chop the onions into chunks for grinding.Chop another big onion finely for sautéing. In a mixer,take the grated coconut,chopped big onion & jeera,sambar powder & turmeric powder.Pulse it once or twice.Onions should be coarsely ground. Now take the potato cubes and mix it with the ground paste. Add the required salt & check for taste.Adjust the sambar powder & salt. Heat a kadai with oil and temper mustard seeds,cumin seeds & urad dal.Add curry leaves & hing.After the dal turns golden brown,saute the onions till transparent. Then add the masala coated potato cubes.Saute in low to medium flame till u get nice aroma from it and potato gets roasted nicely.Add 1/2 tbsp of oil the middle while roasting if u feel the mixture is dry.Do not cover n roast it. Remove the roasted potato & squeeze some lemon juice if needed.Serve with sambar,rasam or more kuzhambu. Enjoy !

Note

For variations,u can use raw banana or brinjal in place of potato but cook them in prior without losing its shape. U can also 3 cloves of garlic along with onions while grinding.That gives a nice masala smell. You can also garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves & squeeze lemon juice if u wish.

Make this yummy potato curry for rice & enjoy with sambar or rasam.Tastes great!

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Kothavarangai poriyal/Cluster Beans Curry recipe

Cluster beans curry / Kothavarangai poriyal is an easy poriyal recipe that can be made under 15 minutes. As it has no grinding job, bachelors can also try this recipe. Cluster beans poriyal can be made with or without onion. It tastes good in either ways. It goes well with more kuzhambu & sambar sadam. My Father-in-law is fond of cluster beans sambar. So he used to buy kothavarangai/cluster beans very often. My MIL used to make kothavarangai sambar and poriyal with it. This is my MIL's style recipe. Ok, Lets see how to make this easy kothavarangai poriyal recipe for rice.

Kothavarangai poriyal/Cluster beans curry recipe

Kothavarangai poriyal/Cluster beans curry recipe-Tastes the best with More kuzhambu and sambar !

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Side dishes

Serves: Serves 3

Prep time: 10 Minutes

Cook time: 15 Minutes

Total time: 25 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

Cluster beans/kothavarangai – 1 cup ( finely chopped) Sambar powder - 1 tsp Yellow moong dal - 1 tbsp Big onion - 1 no Sugar – 1/2 tsp Grated coconut – 1/4 cup Tamarind – a big pinch Salt & water - as needed To temper Cooking oil - 1 tbsp Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp Urad dal - 1 tsp Cumin seeds/Jeera – 1 tsp Curry leaves - few

METHOD

Wash the cluster beans.Discard the head and tail portions and chop it finely. In a kadai,heat 1/2 tbsp of oil and saute the cluster beans for a minute.Then transfer this to a pressure cooker base and add yellow moong dal,tamarind,sambar powder,salt and little water( I kept in a small tiffin box and cooked it along with dal in pressure cooker). Pressure cook in high flame for 2-3 whistles.Tamarind will be cooked well and mashed with vegetable.Open the cooker and drain excess water if any ( if u don’t want to discard the excess water,let it be with cluster beans). Heat a kadai with oil and temper mustard seeds,urad dal and cumin seeds.Add onions and saute till transparent. Now add the cooked cluster beans( if adding with excess water,allow it to boil well and drain) and boil well for minute.After the poriyal becomes dry,add sugar and mix well.Lastly add grated coconut,mix well and switch off the flame.Serve with rice,gravy/kuzhambu and papad ! Enjoy !

Note

Adding onions is optional here.If we make this poriyal on no moon day/Ammavaasai,we make it without onions.It tastes good in either ways ! Adding little tamarind helps to overcome the mild bitterness of cluster beans.

Try this yummy kothavarangai poriyal and serve with rice n gravy !I served it with broad beans sambar

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Vazhakkai Poriyal Recipe/Raw Banana Curry(With Fresh Masala)

Usually we make vazhakkai poriyal for keerai sambar using this way. But recently my MIL made vazhakkai curry aka poriyal using freshly ground spices. We prepared this as a side dish for mor kuzhambu & Pulisaaru(Vendhaya rasam). It was awesome. Basically I love any poriyal if its made with freshly ground masalas like my baby potato curry and ennai kathrikai poriyal. So I was very happy when my MIL made this for me. 

Friends, try this raw banana curry if you are looking for a change from your usual poriyal recipe. U will love it. U can also try this without Onions & garlic but these ingredients render a special flavor to this curry. Check out my vazhakkai podimas and vazhakkai curry recipes here. Lets see how to make this yummy vazhakkai poriyal recipe for rice.

Check out my Andhra style raw banana curry, Chettinad vazhakkai poriyal and raw banana roast .

Vazhakkai poriyal/Raw banana curry recipe

Vazhakkai poriyal/Raw banana curry recipe using freshly ground spices - Tastes the best with More kuzhambu and rasam !

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Side dishes

Serves: Serves 3

Prep time: 10 Minutes

Cook time: 15 Minutes

Total time: 25 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

Raw banana/Vazhakkai - 2 nos ( small) Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp Salt & water - as needed To grind Grated coconut - 3 tbsp Dhania/Coriander seeds - 1.5 tbsp Jeera - 1 tsp Red chillies - 2 nos (I used very spicy chillies.Use 4 nos for normal chillies) Big onion - 1 no Garlic cloves - 2 nos (optional) Tamarind - a small piece (1 seed) To temper Coconut oil - 1.5 tbsp Mustard seeds - 1 tsp Urad dal - 1 tsp Curry leaves - few

METHOD

Wash and peel the skin of raw banana.Chop into thin roundels and immerse in water till use. Grind all the ingredients given under “to grind” except onion,jeera and garlic coarsely adding little water.Lastly add chopped onion,jeera and garlic and grind it to a paste.

• In a wide plate or bowl,take the raw banana pieces,turmeric powder,ground paste and salt.Mix well.

• Heat oil in a kadai and temper all the ingredients given above.Put the masala coated raw banana pieces and saute in low flame for few minutes.Add little water (say 1/2 cup) and cover cook till banana pieces are done.Do not over cook the pieces.After it is cooked well,remove the lid and saute the mixture in high flame for few minutes till the mixture becomes dry and turns golden brown.

• Serve with rice,gravy/kuzhambu and papad !

Enjoy !

Note

While cooking raw banana,keep checking once or twice in the middle and add water if needed Increase the quantity of chillies for more spicy taste. Use Byadgi chilli for nice color.In that case,add more chillies to get spicy taste. Addition of tamarind helps to remove the slight bitterness from Raw banana.But its optional. You can also replace vazhakkai by potato,pumpkin and brinjal. It tastes the best with rasam rice and mor kuzhambu.

Enjoy this flavorful,spicy vazhakkai curry with rice & gravy ! Tastes yumm!!

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VAZHAIPOO PORIYAL RECIPE-BANANA FLOWER CURRY/STIR FRY

Vazhaipoo poriyal has become one of our favourite vazhaipoo recipes. It is very easy to make when compared with vazhaipoo usili and super tasty without onion. I learnt this recipe from my MIL. Nowadays I am making this very often in my kitchen next to vazhipoo vadai & vazhaipoo kuzhambu.Check out my post on “How to clean vazhaipoo/Banana flower with stepwise pictures” to know how to clean, chop and store it in advance to make your morning job hassle-free.

Lets see how to make this healthy valaipoo poriyal/Banana flower curry recipe at home easily. It tastes the best with sambar sadam and paruppu rasam !

Vazhaipoo poriyal/Banana flower curry recipe

Easy n delicious vazhaipoo poriyal recipe - Tasty side dish for sambar rice !

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Curries

Serves: 4

Prep time: 15 Minutes

Cook time: 15 Minutes

Total time: 30 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

Chopped banana flower - 2 cups Moong dal - 2 tbsp Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp Sambar powder - 1 tsp Salt - as needed To temper Cooking oil - 1 tbsp Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp Urad dal - 1 tsp Grated coconut - 1/4 cup Sugar - 1/8 tsp

HOW TO MAKE VAZHAIPOO PORIYAL - METHOD

In a wide bowl,take the chopped banana flower, moong dal, salt, turmeric powder and sambar powder. Mix well using your hands and set aside for 15 minutes.It will leave little water. In a kadai,heat oil and temper mustard,urad dal and curry leaves. After the dal turns golden brown, add the vazhaipoo mixture and mix well. Keep the flame low and cover cook for sometime.You don’t need to add water because the water in banana flower itself is sufficient. Keep the flame low and cook it with a lid for 10-15 minutes. Toss it once or twice in the middle. After the banana flower is completely cooked, add the grated coconut, mix well for a minute. Remove and serve. You can add few drops of lemon juice if you want tanginess. We don’t do it usually. Enjoy !

Note

Cleaning and chopping banana flower takes more time. So make it the previous day,keep the chopped flowers immersed in buttermilk and use it next day. Squeeze the buttermilk completely and then proceed as mentioned above.

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I served this vazhaipoo poriyal recipe with rice,paruppu rasam and papad. It was lovely !

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