south indian veg recipes for lunch, Most South Indians used to have rice with curry and veggies for lunch. The lunch will not be perfect when the rice combined with curry, rasam, veggie stir fry, and buttermilk. Here is the side dish for rice, the kulambu (curry as well as rasam)
1. Vatha kulambu
one of the delicious kuzhambu remains on the menu of the wedding function in Tamilnadu. This kuzhambu is made with dried turkey berry (sundakkai) with tamarind and spices. This dried turkey berry has a bitter, and astringent taste. Continue reading….
2. Pattani kulambu
south indian veg recipes for lunch
easy pressure cooker curry recipe. This is curry can be made easier with a pressure cooker within 20 minutes. we should be mindful to soak the dry peas before the night or before 8 hours. (Continue reading….)
3. Tindora curry | kovakkai kulambu
| kovakkai masala is a delicious curry made with ivy gourd along with spices used in south Indian cuisine. Basically the method of preparation of this curry from Andra Pradesh. (Continue reading….)
4. Mushroom kulambu | Mushroom curry
Planning to have spicy rich, tasty curry for rice or rotis? This curry would be a good option for that idea. In this curry the main ingredients of whole spices like cloves cinnamon, fennel seeds will be ground with onion and coconut to get the masala to be fresh. (south Indian veg recipes for lunch) (Continue reading….)
5. Raw mango kulambu
tamil food recipes | raw mango kulambu is a spicy, tangy curry for lunch, also can be used for idli/ dosa as a side dish. Mango is a seasonal fruit. When we get this veggie in abundance, we can make pickles, chutney, curries, etc. (Continue reading….)
6. Vendhaya Keerai mor kuzhambu
வெந்தயகீரை மோர் குழம்பு (recipe) is a side dish for rice, it is a good option for lunch. We can Mor kulambu with ash gourd, lady’s finger, and fenugreek leaves too. Whenever we have plenty of curd at home, the only way to use up is to make curry with the curd. (Continue reading….)
7. Vendakkai kulambu
It is a spicy tangy curry with coconut and tamarind. The time you want to eat spicy curry for rice/ dosas/ idlis, this curry will be a good option. There is also another similar method without adding coconut. But I prefer the curry with coconut, which makes it thicker and also will give a good quantity. (Continue reading….)
8. Vendhaya keerai kulambu | Fenugreek leaves curry
Fenugreek leaves kuzhambhu is a spicy and tasty side dish for rice, you can add rice vadagam or pappad with this. The Bitterness of the fenugreek leaves completely hid by the spices and Tamarind. It is a good way to use spinach in our diet. (South Indian veg recipes for lunch) (Continue reading….)
9. Karamani kulambu | Black-eyed peas curry
Preparing curries using grains is an excellent way to add protein-rich food to our diet. This curry can be made with any one of the veggies like eggplant (Brinjal), potato, chow chow, vazhakkai (plantain), drumstick, bottle gourd, etc. so we have more choice of vegetables. (Continue reading….)
10. Curry leaves kulambu | south indian veg recipes for lunch
This curry is a good side dish for rice, idly, or dosa. When we look at the benefits of curry leaves, it will increase the Hemoglobin level, lowers cholesterol, protects the liver, and promotes weight loss. (Continue reading….)
11. Ennai kathrikkai kulambu | brinjal curry
Pressure cooker brinjal curry is a south Indian dish; there are lots of methods to prepare brinjal curry, this is the recipe for making curry with fresh spices and coconut. This curry would be great with rice, idly and dosa undoubtedly. (south indian veg recipes for lunch) (Continue reading….)
12. Mirchi ka Salan
Hyderabadi mirchi ka salan is a famous salan in Andhra. It is perfectly matched with biryani, pulao, rotis, and also with rice. This curry either made with spicy chilly or with less spicy chilly. (Continue reading….)
13. Chettinad brinjal curry
This curry is differing in the preparation of normal brinjal curry. In this method, we are going to use cinnamon, fennel seeds, poppy seeds. This curry with hot rice makes a perfect lunch with some ghee indeed, we can even use this curry for idli/ dosa as well as that. (Continue reading….)
14. Greengram urundai kulambu
This kofta curry is a good protein-rich spicy, tangy curry for rice. Especially for lunch when we have no veggies at home this curry will be a good option. Papad and rice crackers can be used as a side dish for rice and this curry. (south indian veg recipes for lunch) (Continue reading….)
15. Kerela kadala curry | south indian veg recipes for lunch
It is the most famous curry in Kerala served with puttu dish in the breakfast. Cinnamon & coconut oil is the key ingredients to this curry. It is the most flavourful curry liked by most of the people (Continue reading….)
16. Spring Onion Sambar
This spring sambar gives a unique flavor, so I haven’t added any veggies here. The sambar powder has its major part in making the sambar tasty. In this recipe, we are going to use freshly ground sambar powder. (Continue reading….)
17.Ridge gourd dal | Peerkangai paruppu south Indian veg recipes for lunch
Dal with rice is always comforting food for cooking and eating as well. Dal is a main part of the south Indian lunch menu. This dal with ridge gourd is a good combination. Because this veggie combines nicely with the dal and makes the dal smooth and also slimy. (Continue reading….)
Kondakadalai puli kulambu
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