Thayir vadai
Vadai floating in thick curd is everybody’s idea of a tasty dish and Usha gives us the recipe to make this lip-smacking dish that can be prepared by anyone... more
Pachapayaru sweet sundal
Pachapayaru or green gram can be converted into a delicious sundal and imagine adding jaggery to the sundal to make it an interesting Navarathri dish... more
Narthangai (citron) rice
You no longer have to turn to the ‘wooden’ narthangai dried pickle to relish the taste of the fruit – here is a simple recipe to make tasty narthangai rice... more
Payatham paruppu sundal
This is another easy-to-make savoury for the Navarathri festival from Usha’s storehouse of recipes for this festival of dolls that is celebrated for nine days... more
Kadalai paruppu sundal
Though kadalai paruppu (Bengal gram) has to be soaked for an hour, the rest of the preparation is easy and adds to the flavor of the season, writes Usha... more
Groundnut sundal
Groundnut takes many avatars in our life – one such avatar during the nine-day festival is in the form of sundal which is very tasty and nutritious, writes Usha... more
Pattani (peas) sundal
You don’t have to wait till the end of the year to have this delicious sundal – try using some dried peas and you will have a sundal ready for this Navarathri festival... more
Puttu
Rice puttu is a delicacy that is prepared especially during Navarathri and double especially on Fridays, writes Usha, who also gives the elaborate recipe for this dish that is served as neivedhyam... more
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