Tag Archives: Kootu

Ladies finger – that’s how I learned the name of the vegetable in school 🙂 I am not sure why the name Okra got familiarized against Ladies finger. I am not into the research of the name behind, just a curiosity.. Heard that the leaves of the plant are edible …

Radish Lentil Curry An Easy and yummy recipe which hardly takes 15 mins to cook inclusive of preparation time. This is my friend’s recipe which she learnt from her Mother-in-law, an expert in making kootu in a jiffy. Normally radish are cooked as sambar or poriyal, but kootu was new …

Elephant Foot Yam, Senai kizhangu as it is know in Tamil are usually fried and served as an accompaniment to the main course Or Karakulambu is done. My mother shallow fries the yam after boiling and dipping in a masala mix. That tastes yummy. This recipe is belongs to a …

  When I was  in my primary school, my teacher used to advise us to take Ladyfinger in our diet saying it improves memory power. Though the sticky nature of ladyfingers makes me to move away from the vegetable, my mother found a way of including okra in my meal …