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• Almonds- Badam
• All Purpose flour- Maida
• Amarnath- Thandu Keerai
• Ash Gourd(pumpkin)- Poosani kai
• Beef- Mattu eraichi
• Beetroot- Beet
• Black eyed beans- Narippayir
• Blackberry- Naga pazham
• Broad Beans- Avarai
• Butter- Vennai
• Buttermilk- Moru
• Cabbage- Muttaikose
• Carom Seeds- Omam
• Carrot- Mangal mullangi
• Cluster beans- Kothavarangai
• Coconut milk- Thenga pal
• Colacassia- Seppan kizhangu
• Corn- Makka cholam
• Cow peas- Karamani(Thatta paiyir)
• Crab- Nandu
• Cream- Paal Aadai
• Cucumber- vellarikai
• Curd- Thayir
• Custard apple- Seetha pazham
• Dates- Pericham pazham
• Egg- Muttai
• Fig- Atti pazham
• French beans- Beans
• Gherkins- Kovakkai
• Grapes- Dhiratchai
• Green chilli- Pachai Milagai
• Green gram (whole)- Pasipayir
• Groundnuts- Nilakkadala
• Guava – Koiya pazham
• Honey- Thene
• Lady Finger- Vendakkai
• Lemon (sweet)- Kolinchi pazham
• Liver Semmari- Aattin eeral
• Lotus stem- Thamara thandu
• Maize- Makka cholam
• Mango (ripe)- Mam pazham
• Melon musk- Mulam pazham
• Milk- Paal
• Mushroom- Kalan
• Orange- Orange
• Oil- Ennai
• Papaya- Papaali
• Palm Sugar- Karupatti
• Pearl Onion- Chinna Vengayam
• Pickle- Oorugai
• Pineapple- Annachi Pazham
• Pistachio- Pista Paruppu
• Plantain pith – Vazhai thandu
• Pomogranete-Maadulam Pazham
• Radish- Mullangi
• Red Pumpkin- Paragikkai
• Rice- Arrisi
• Riceflakes- Aval
• Thickened Milk- Paal kova
• Sago- Javarrisi
• Salt- UppuWheat- Godhumai
• Snakegourd- Pudalangai
• Yam- Senai Kizhangu
• Yellowgram- Siruparuppu
• Yellow peas-Pattani
• Walnut- don know
• Watermelon – Tarboosni(Kosa Pazham)

Ingredients:

• Wild blueberries
• Cranberries
• Blackberries
• Prunes
• Raspberries
• Strawberries
• Red Delicious apples
• Granny Smith apples
• Sweet cherries
• Black plums

Method:

• Wash all fruits and mix together after cleaning, peeling, cutting into pieces…
• In a separate bowl, add sugar, lemon juice, water and fresh mint. Mix, then pour on the fruit.
• Mix up the fruit salad really well, to incorporate all of the wonderful colors of your fruits.

Ingredients:

• Dried fish (Anchovies)or Nethili – 30-40 (you can use any kind of dried fish of your fish)
• Shallot onion chopped-10
• Chilly powder – 1 tbsp
• Corriander powder -1 tbsp
• Tamarind paste- 1/2 tbsp
• Salt for taste
• Coriander leaves to garnish

Method:

• Soak the dried fish in hot water for 10 mins. Remove the head and clean it and waste it .
• Now add 2tbsp of oil in a pan, add the chopped onions.Once the onion in done add the chopped tomato.
• Allow it to mash well, now add the chilly and the corriander powder. Allow it to cook till the oil seperates from the masala.
• Now add the tamarind extract and finally add the dried fish and salt.
• Cook everything together for 10mins.Once you see the oil coming out from this mixture add the coriander leaves and serve hot.

Ingredients:

• Small dry fish(karuvadu) – (5-10 ), cleaned and washed
• Tamarind – big lemon size, soaked
• sesame oil or any oil – 3 tsp
• Curryleaves few
• Corriander powder -3 tsp
• chilli powder – 1 tsp (or more)
• Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
• Salt

Vegetables

• Bringal /indian egg plant -2 (chop lengthwise)
• Mochaikottai- 1 cup pressure cooked
• Drumstick – 4 or 5 small pieces
• (All the three used will give you more taste and flavour is you don’t have something then you leave that and add the others)
• For Grinding
• Medium size Onion(chopped ) – 1 (3/4 th for grinding and 1/4 th for tempering)
• Garlic cloves – 2
• Medium size Tomatoes – 1( chopped )
• Sombu/ big zeera – 1/2 tsp

Method:

• Heat 1 tsp oil in a pan . Fry all the items listed in for Grinding.Then grind it well into smooth paste.
• Heat 2tsp of oil in pan . Add mustard seeds and splutter. Then add curry leaves,1/4th onion,and all the vegetables and also the dried fish. Fry them all well.
• Add chilli powder,corriander powder and turmeric powder. Add little water and salt. Let it cook.
• Extract thick juice from the tamarind and add that .
• Cook in medium heat atleast for 15 -20 mins.
• Slow cook for more time add the taste.

Ingredients:

• eggs (boiled)
• 2 cloves
• 2 cinnamon
• 2 cardamom
• 1 cup chopped bell peppers
• 1 onion sliced
• 1 tbs ginger garlic paste
• 1/2 tsp turmeric
• 1/2 cup warm milk
• 1 tsp garam masala
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• 2 cups coconut milk
• salt
• 4 to 5 green chillis (slit)
• 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
• 4 tbs oil

Method:

• Heat oil in a pan add cardamom, cinnamon, and cloves
• Add sliced onion, sprinkle salt and saute until golden in color
• Now add slit green chillis, cilantro and ginger garlic paste and fry for 2 min.
• Add chopped bell peppers, coriander powder, garam masala, turmeric powder, mix everything and add boiled eggs.
• Add coconut milk and warm milk simmer for 10 min
• Adjust salt
• Ready to serve