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    February 5, 2023

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    January 16, 2023

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    October 26, 2022

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    October 23, 2022

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    August 18, 2022

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    August 11, 2022
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I am Arch, the girl behind this blog. I am here to share how I cook. My recipes are usually quick, not too complicated and are full of flavour. Explore around and I hope you try a thing or two!

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Stuffed Brinjals with Parupu Usilli

February 5, 2023

Vazhaipoo Vadai | Bananaflower Vadai

January 16, 2023

Paneer Pulao | quick pressure cooker recipe

October 26, 2022

Badam Halwa – easy, failproof recipe in a pressure cooker!

October 23, 2022

Protein Rich Multi Dal and Grain Dosa

August 18, 2022

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  • Stuffed Brinjals with Parupu Usilli
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  • Paneer Pulao | quick pressure cooker recipe
  • Badam Halwa – easy, failproof recipe in a pressure cooker!
  • Protein Rich Multi Dal and Grain Dosa
  • Gutti Vankaya Kura | Andhra Brinjal Curry
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hug in a meal - love language is rasam sadham 🥰 hug in a meal - love language is rasam sadham 🥰 lemongrass ginger mint rasam and potato fry #rasam #rasamforthesoul #comfortfood
Amma got me an ‘alavu saapadu’ plate from ooru Amma got me an ‘alavu saapadu’ plate from ooru this time. I keep forgetting about it when I’ve to eat and on days I remember - there isn’t fancy enough food to plate. Today, the stars aligned and this meal reel was taken. 🍃Soya Chunks Biriyani (made this for Arun’s lunch last night) 🍃Potato Capsicum Curry (also from his lunch) 🍃Cabbage Kootu 🍃Thakkali Vengayam Pachadi 🍃Chips 🍃Vendakkai Curry followed by thachi mammu and poondu oorugai 💛 #fullmeals #saapadu #indianfood #tamilfood #meals #lunchplate #lunch #glutenfree #foodreels #indiareels #reelsinstagram #biriyani
A rice girl, anyday! I am a BIG fan of rice based A rice girl, anyday! I am a BIG fan of rice based dishes for lunch really, no surprise these- these are all pressure cooker based meals that are so wholesome and delicious! A couple use leftover rice too. In the last couple of years, I’ve learnt and made several varieties in pulao/biriyani/rice dishes and no, they are all NOT similar at all- most of these dishes don’t use a lot of masala, no onion/tomato gravy and several don’t need any grinding. They all taste different to each other, I assure you. All of them are made in 30ish minutes too. 🤍Black Channa Pulao - a tangy and spicy one! 💛 Matar Paneer Biriyani - yep, calling this one because of how delightful it tasted with all the kick of a biriyani. 🤍 Channa Dal Pulao - mild, flavourful and such a bite of channa dal 💛Carrot Methi Rice - the sweetness of carrots, bitterness of methi and a kickass spice mix in this one. 🤍Mint Pulao - this picture doesn’t do justice to how fabulous this one is. Add potatoes and make, you’ll love! 💛Vatana Bhat - with a Goda masala, overnight soaked peas and coconut masala, this is not your peas pulao! 🤍 Paneer Pulao - simple, satisfying, 20 minutes and no chewy paneer. 💛Millet Pulao - light, filling and one pot meal with lots of vegetables. 🤍Sambhariya Rice - a coconut, coriander mix with lots of veggies mixed into precooked rice. 💛Mushroom Peas Pulao - my go to meal when running short of time, 7 minutes cooking time (in a pressure cooker), minimal chopping. I assure a meal in 20 minutes! If you’re someone who packs a dabba, or just someone short on time to make meals - bookmark this post and try one of them. I hope you love it as much as I do. All recipes are on the blog with complete recipe and variations to make it vegan, if required. Several of these have making reels too - check the guide called Rice Dishes for links the reels. There are more than 10 dishes indeed - check the blog :) #pulao #lunchbox #lunch #rice #easylunch #30minutemeals #indianfood #biriyani #glutenfree #vegan
Millet Adais - A no rice, crispy and delicious ada Millet Adais - A no rice, crispy and delicious adai with samai, mixed dals and no fermentation required. I was pleasantly surprised by how crispy this turned out! This measure makes around 15 adais and the batter is good for a day or two. After that, the adais tend to be less crispy! If you’re looking for nutritious, no rice, gluten free dinners - millets are your friend! Recipe below and also on reel above. Samai - 1 cup Channa Dal - 3/4 cup Toor Dal - 1/2 cup Urad Dal - 1/4 cup Red Chillies - to taste Soak all (rinse millets really well) for 4 hours. Grind in a mixie to a coarse batter. Add onions or methi leaves, curry leaves, asafoetida and make adai. We had it with some leftover ragi sevai and ashgourd morkootu. #millets #adai #easydinners #adairecipe #glutenfree #vegan #glutenfreeandvegan #indianvegan #indianglutenfree #indianfood #southindianfood #tamilfood
Gifted with a precious potlam for this birthday of Gifted with a precious potlam for this birthday of mine. Happy birthday to me and happy first month to my mini jamun. Mythri 🌻 our baby girl, born on 22.11.22 With occasional smiles that melt us into a puddle, a constant need for cuddles, tigress like claws that playfully scratch us (omg those hurt), that tiny little head full of hair and thoughts, a cry that scares everyone except you - you’ve bought us all an inexplicable joy. Something like we’ve never known before. My kutty puyal.❤️
Mothership made the most excellentest meals today. Mothership made the most excellentest meals today. Round 1 - rice, nei, parupu podi with side of vethakuzhambu. Round 2 - rice, nallennai, pudina thogyal, thakkali kai kootu avalodhan appetite 😬BUT there was also a garlic rasam, thakkali thokku. On the plate 🍃Podalangai Poriyal 🍃Thakkalikai Kootu 🍃Pudina Kothamalli Thogyal 🍃Pumpkin Vethakuzhambu 🍃Rice, nei and Parupu Podi #lunch #meals #fullmeals #lunchtime #saapadu #lunchwitharch #southindianfood #southindianmeals #glutenfree #vegeterianfood #tamilfood #foodreels #indianfood
On my lunch plate today Thakkali Kuzhambu, Carro On my lunch plate today Thakkali Kuzhambu, Carrot Cucumber Kosambri, Brinjal Curry, Potato Curry, Rice, Dhaniya Podi (mixed wit rice like parupu podi) Recipe for thakkali kuzhambu is on the blog. #meals #weekdaymeals #southindianfood #fullmeals #salad #veganmeals #indianvegan #glutenfree #healthyindian
A beautiful meal on my plate from many todays ago. A beautiful meal on my plate from many todays ago. I found these on my drafts and wanted to share. On my plate 💛 Cabbage channa dal poriyal 💛Poricha Rasam 💛Raw Mango Masiyal (i use frozen raw mango) Simple, soulful meals for joy. All recipes below. Raw Mango Masiyal 🔷 Add 1 cup chopped mango with peel, 1/2 tsp turmeric powder and 2 tsp sambar powder with 1 cup water and let it come to a boil. 🔷 Once the mango cooks, you can mash it a bit if you like. Or leave as such. Then, add about 1/2 cup of diluted cooked toor dal (about 1/3 cup uncooked). 🔷Add salt to taste. Temper in coconut oil with 1/2 tsp mustard, 1/2 tsp fenugreek, 2 slit green chillies, 2 red chillies, a little hing and curry leaves. Poricha Rasam 🔶In some ghee, saute 1 tsp pepper, 1/2 tsp urad dal,1/2 tsp gram dal, 2 red chillies. Grind to a paste adding water. It helps to roast them individually one after another. 🔶To a vessel, add 2 cups water along with 1 chopped tomato and a little turmeric. Let it come to a simmer and the tomatoes cook a bit. 🔶Add the ground paste along with a little cooked toor dal (optional). Add salt to taste and hot water to adjust consistency. Boil for 2 more minutes and turn flame off. 🔶Temper in ghee - 1/2 tsp mustard, 1/2 tsp cumin, 1 red chilli and curry leaves. Cabbage Channadal Poriyal ♦️Soak 1/4 cup channa dal in hot water for 30 minutes. ♦️To a pressure cooker, add 2 tbsp water, 2 cups chopped cabbage followed by the soaked channa dal, one slit chilli, a little salt and a dash of coconut oil. Cook for 1 whistle. Let pressure settle and open. Cook on low to medium flame for a maximum of 4 minutes or 1 whistle, whichever is earlier. ♦️To a pan, add some coconut oil and temper with mustard, cumin, one red chilli, curry leaves and add the cooked cabbage and dal. If there is a little water, you can add along - if a lot, drain some. Close and cook for 3-4 minutes. Add some fresh coconut on top, a little coriander leaves and serve. #lunch #southindianfood #homecooking #rasam #vegan #glutenfree #tamilfood
Hello Margazhi, the most beautiful time of the yea Hello Margazhi, the most beautiful time of the year where Pongal and Plum Cake exist in joy. ❤️make Pongal (buy plum cake!) and be merry! #pongal #margazhi #southindianfood #tamilfood #vegetarian #indianfood
My birthday was nearly 3 months ago. That’s how My birthday was nearly 3 months ago. That’s how long I’ve taken to find these videos (amidst 1048 photos of M) and make the reel. Anyhoo got to love these 30’s where a birthday meant cooking my favourite meal, eating cake and cuddling a newborn all day (and night)? I really disliked my 20’s - so much confusion, uncertainty and general blahness in life despite moving countries, studying, working and getting married. 30’s are probably cooler because we care less about what anyone thinks. Like why would anyone want to cook over sleeping with a newborn you may think? I just wanted to do anything non baby related for an hour that I took up making lunch. 🍃Pudina Saadham - Saute 1 tbsp urad dal, 4 green chillies, a few curry leaves, 5-6 garlic cloves until dal turns golden brown. Add 1 cup mint leaves, a dash of turmeric, a tsp of cumin and 2 tsp tamarind paste. Grind to a chutney consistency. - To make pudina saadham, add some oil and temper with mustard, urad, channa dal, peanuts/ cashews, add onions chopped and cook only for a minute, then add the ground chutney and rice. Mix well and adjust salt. 🥔Urulai Pattani Curry - google this and it’s the first link that comes up. My blog is My Flavour Factory. Or check the link that’s on my bio. 🍅Thakkali Pachadi - In a tsp of oil, add some mustard seeds, curry leaves and a tomato chopped. Saute for 2-3 minutes. Mix with curd and add a tsp of grated coconut. Salt as required. A chilli can be added along though I usually avoid. #pudina #kalandhasadham #mixedrice #varietyrice #glutenfree #southindianfood #indianfood #simplecooking #easyrecipes #mint #vegan #tamilfood
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