Lunch Menu 4

Today is Panguni utharam, a day we offer our prayers to our gods. To those who don’t know, Panguni Uthram is  day that falls somewhere in March or April when we make special poojas for our regional/family deities. Wherever we are, inland or abroad, on this particular day we visit our family temples with our blood relatives and worship for prosperity of the family. As utharam always comes during vacation, I had great excitement during my childhood.

Mushroom Biryani/Kalan Biriyani-One Pot Meal

Mushrooms are rich in protein and have high water content and therefore they are healthy. I absolutely love mushrooms and my love for biryani is an unsung story. So when both favorites are combined, it is a winning combo. M was not a fan of mushrooms earlier but now he has started including it for its health benefits and he likes biryani too. So I make this atleast once a week. To me mushroom biryani is a fuzz-free one pot meal that doesn’t require much of a preparation but sure to be a crowd pleaser.

Milagu Kuzhambu / Pepper Kuzhambu

As I have posted the lunch menu along with this kuzhambu I m here with the recipe. The kuzhambu is lip smackingly delicious and spicy and both M and I love this kuzhambu. Its my Amma’s special. Se pairs it with Kathirikkai kootu,paruppu thugayal and sutta appalam. I have made some changes to the pairings (lunch menu 3) and it was equally tasty. The recipe is authentic and I followed the recipe to the T as I don’t want even a slightest change in the taste and it worked. Do give it a try!

Lunch Menu 3

It’s been sometime since I posted a lunch menu in this space. One reason is that I didn’t prepare an elaborate lunch for quite some time now and second reason is that the weather is always cloudy and the clicks aren’t turning up as I want them to.