Sunday, April 29, 2007

RCI ~ TAMIL CUISINE ~ ROUNDUP

A big thanks to all of you for participating in the RCI – Tamil Cuisine Event in April 2007. I hope all of you had a lot of fun cooking and sending in your entries. I received many entries – infact 74 to be precise - for this event (some bloggers had posted many recipes in one entry and I split them under various heads as separate entries). It was amazing to see so many new food bloggers enthusiastically sending entries to the event. A warm welcome to all the new food bloggers who have started this wonderful culinary journey.

I have categorized the entries into broad heads as it will be easy to browse through the recipes. Hold your breath as here comes the roundup…

Here’s a peek into what a perfect Tamil meal looks like.
Sharmi from Neivedyam has come up with a whole spread that signifies the Tamil Cuisine.


Deepz from Letz Cook has sent us this vazhai elai saapadu (food served on a banana leaf) a perfect example of wedding meals.


Tiffin
Arisi Upma from Menu Today
Sevai upma - Trupti from The spice who loved me


Upma made by Sajeda of Chachis kitchen


Venpongal from Swapna of Susarlas kitchen



Temple style tamarind rice - Usha from Samayal Ulagam



Masal for masala dosa from Mythreyee of Try This Recipe

Hot pongal and kadalai paruppu chutney from Deepa of Recipesnmore



Lentil donuts in lentil soup vada - Padmaja from Spicy Andhra



Oothappam from Suma of Veggie Platter

Lemon Sevai from LakshmiK of Veggie Cuisine

Spinach uttapam - Coffee from the The Spice Cafe

Tamraind rice - Swapna from Swad of India


Thayir vadai - Priya from Priya's Kitchen

Rawa dosa - Richa from As Dear As Salt

Rawa idli from Mommy friendly recipes

Elumichampazha sadam - Aarti from Aartis corner

Venpongal and Sambar - Sreedevi from Sreelu's tasty travels

Snacks
Murukku - Prema from My Cookbook

Javarsi Vadam - Deepa from Recipesnmore


Yelai vadam - Hema from Vegconcoctions


Rasam
Takkali Rasam - Sharmi from Neivedyam

Paruppu rasam - Jas from Just for fun



Rasam - Kajal from Kajal Dreams

Neem flower rasam - Suganya from Tasty Palettes

Tomato rasam - Coffee from The spice cafe


Spicy rasam - Reena from Spices of Kerala

Vepampoo rasam - Sneha from Kadambam

Podis and chutneys
Paruppu thuvaiyal - Viji from Vcuisine

Paruppu podi - - Sharmi from Neivedyam

Karuvepillaipodi - Revathi from En Ulagam

Rasam powder - Coffee from The spice cafe


Sambar
Arachu vitta sambar - Sheela from Delectable Victuals


Vendakkai sambar - Sharmi from Neivedyam

Sambar - Coffee from The spice cafe




Kootu
Beans kootu - Viji from Vcuisine

Kootu - Bee from Jugalbandi

Pudalangai molagootal - Roopa from Recipe of Choice


Keerai poritha molagootal - Sapna from Indian Monsoon

Sorakkai pal kootu - Sharmi from Neivedyam

Peerakangai kootu - Pavani from Cooks Hideout

Kosu kootu - Lakshmiammal from Cook Food Serve Love



Kuzhambu
Milagu kuzhambu - Viji from Vcuisine

Vatral Kuzhambu - Ayesha from Vivakaarasamayal


Chithambara Kothsu from Menu Today


Morkozhambu - Prema from My cookbook

Thalaga kozhambu - Kanchana from Married to a desi


Poondu kozhambu - Pearlin from Purl up and Crochet



Murungakai vathakozhambu - Ranjani from Eat and talk


Mor kozhambu - Bharathy from Spicy Chilly


Vatral kozhambu - Santhi from Me and my food thoughts

Vatral Kozhambu - Nupur from One hot stove


Celery kuzhambu - Bhagyashree from Crazy Curry


Thakkali kurma - Revathi from En Ulagam



Poriyal (dry curries)
Chettinadu style uppu kari - Sigma from Live to eat

Potato in Tambram cuisine - Nandita from Saffron Trail

Raw banana vegetable - Manasi from A cook at heart

Green peas with lovage seeds - Swapna from Swad of India

Keerai as a side dish - Pooja of Creative Pooja




Other curries
Ennai Kathirikai - Sharmi from Neivedyam



Vadakari - Jas from Just for fun


Keerai masiyal - Pearlin from Purl up and Crochet

Keerai masiyal - Nandita from Saffron Trail


Payatham parrupu masial - Deepika from Ammalus kitchen

Non-vegetarian
Chettinad chicken curry - Sailaja from Sailu's food


Mutton biryani - Maheshwari from Beyond the usual

Sweets/Desserts
Asoga - Priya from Live to cook


Rava kesari - Sharmi from Neivedyam

Sweet pongal - Asha from Foodies Hope



Adhirasam - Prema from My cookbook

Miscellaneous
Neer Moru - Sharmi from Neivedyam

Spiced buttermilk - Swapna from Swad of India

Check out an online index of blogged tamil dishes at Tamil Cuisine started by Revathi and Prema Sundar.

The more the merrier. Also check out the Tambram Recipes at Nandita's blog - The Saffron Trail.
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55 comments:

  1. Richa5/01/2007 10:37 PM

    hey Lakshmi, congratulations on the first round up of RCI!! many more to go...
    Great work there!
    Now take a breather ;-)

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  2. Anonymous5/01/2007 10:42 PM

    What a wonderful array of delicacies.......Kudos to you for your hard work put in for this...

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  3. DEEPA5/01/2007 10:54 PM

    Hey Lakshmi ...Just too good man ..excellent ..congrats on a great round up .....Ore Virundhu sapitta mathiri irukku

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  4. Coffee5/02/2007 1:19 AM

    PHEW!!!!! Thats some list!!!!! I am going to bookmark this for my reference!!!! Thanks Lakshmi:)

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  5. Ayesha Seerin5/02/2007 1:48 AM

    Great work.. The roundup looks really really good.

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  6. Anonymous5/02/2007 3:38 AM

    Thanks so much for putting it all together, Lakshmi. Great round-up with awesome images. Bookmarked!

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  7. Lakshmik5/02/2007 5:16 AM

    Thanks so much Richa.

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  8. Lakshmik5/02/2007 5:16 AM

    Thank you Bhagyashree.

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  9. Lakshmik5/02/2007 5:17 AM

    Hi Deepa

    Thanks. Enjoy the virinddhu.

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  10. Lakshmik5/02/2007 5:17 AM

    Hi Coffee

    Thanks. Glad you liked the roundup.

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  11. Lakshmik5/02/2007 5:18 AM

    Thanks Ayesha.

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  12. Lakshmik5/02/2007 5:18 AM

    Thanks Sailaja.

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  13. Nupur5/02/2007 7:26 AM

    What a wonderful learning experience this is for me! Thank you so much, Lakshmi, I'm going to enjoy making all these dishes.

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  14. Sharmi5/02/2007 7:29 AM

    hey Lakshmi, Great work yarr! so many different tamil recipes all in one. can use as reference book. thank you so much for the lovely roundup. take rest!!

    hugs
    sharmi

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  15. Pavani5/02/2007 10:44 AM

    Mouth watering spread of Tamil dishes. Will definitely try them. Good job. Congratulations..

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  16. TNL5/02/2007 11:53 AM

    A Job well done....all if it looks so lovely...and its so interesting to see the different takes on some very familiar recipes...thank you for this event.

    trupti

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  17. Deepz5/02/2007 12:19 PM

    Gr8 roundup Lakshmi. Take some good rest now. you deserve it.

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  18. Lakshmik5/02/2007 12:58 PM

    Thanks Nupur. Yes, it was a great learning experience for me too.

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  19. Lakshmik5/02/2007 12:59 PM

    Thanks Sharmi. Yes I tried categorizing the recipes for easy reference.

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  20. Lakshmik5/02/2007 1:00 PM

    Thanks Pavani.

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  21. Lakshmik5/02/2007 1:00 PM

    Thanks Trupti.

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  22. Lakshmik5/02/2007 1:01 PM

    Thanks Deepz.

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  23. bee5/02/2007 4:33 PM

    what a great effort and event, lakshmi. thanks for starting this.

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  24. Menu Today5/02/2007 7:17 PM

    Hi lakshmi,
    Beautiful roundup!!!! Thanks

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  25. Lakshmik5/02/2007 8:48 PM

    Thanks Bee. Glad you liked the roundup.

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  26. Lakshmik5/02/2007 8:49 PM

    Thanks MT.

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  27. Sia5/03/2007 9:31 AM

    my oh my.....what a apread...i feel like i am in some tamil wedding:)

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  28. Lakshmik5/03/2007 9:34 AM

    Thanks Sia. This was a good and exciting roundup.

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  29. Revathi5/03/2007 12:10 PM

    Wonderfullll Thank you very much for doing this ... It must have been sooo much workkk I am linking this page back !

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  30. Lakshmik5/03/2007 1:23 PM

    Thanks Revathi. Good work on the Tamil cuisine blog too.

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  31. Anonymous5/03/2007 1:38 PM

    Wonderful Roundup.

    I feel like I am in a restaurant in TN.

    I could not find my entry. I have emailed you again. Can you please add the Masal for Masal Dosa also to this wonderful roundup.
    thanks.

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  32. Suma Gandlur5/03/2007 3:00 PM

    Great round up Lakshmi.

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  33. Lakshmik5/03/2007 8:53 PM

    Hi Mythreyee

    I did receive your entry and have put your entry under Tiffins. I guess you missed it because you did not mail a picture earlier.

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  34. Anonymous5/04/2007 5:52 AM

    fantastic event....gonna take me a long time to go through all the great recipes...thanks for the round up...

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  35. LakshmiK5/04/2007 12:31 PM

    Hey Dilip

    How are you doing? Glad you liked the roundup.

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  36. FH5/04/2007 5:45 PM

    Hi Lakshmi,round up is alright now!I came here about 20 times,just found this post.Beautiful round up.Thanks so much.Glad it got published finally:)))

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  37. Viji5/05/2007 6:57 AM

    A nice round up lakshmi. Love to see the different creations by our fellow bloggers. Tks for taking this effort. Viji

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  38. Sig5/05/2007 3:18 PM

    Hi Lakshmi, Congratulations on the grand success of the very first RCI event, a great round up...

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  39. Anonymous5/05/2007 6:30 PM

    Loved the beautiful spread of wonderful recipes.. very nice roundup

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  40. Lakshmik5/05/2007 8:30 PM

    Hi Asha

    Glad you are able to view the roundup now. Had some issues earlier. It's been up and running now.

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  41. Lakshmik5/05/2007 8:31 PM

    Thanks Viji. It was good that so many new bloggers sent in their entries.

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  42. Lakshmik5/05/2007 8:31 PM

    Thanks Sig. Yes, it was a great working on the roundup. Thanks to all the bloggers who sent in their entries.

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  43. Lakshmik5/05/2007 8:32 PM

    Thanks Suma.

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  44. Lakshmik5/05/2007 8:33 PM

    Thanks Sushma. Glad we received entries for various categories. Waiting for Viji's Tamil festival foods. It's going to be more Tamil cuisine in November.

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  45. Unknown5/05/2007 8:59 PM

    Great starting with RCI lakshmi. :). i am so happy to find different taml cuisines here. good for a non-tamil person like me :D.
    thanks for the great round up, a hug from me ! Keep the good things going on. :)
    -Pooja

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  46. Roopa5/06/2007 8:45 PM

    Congrats on the wonderfull entries to RCI and thanks for the fabulous roundup!

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  47. Lakshmik5/07/2007 12:28 PM

    Thanks Pooja and Roopa. Glad you liked the recipes.

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  48. swapna susarla5/09/2007 2:25 PM

    wow lakshmik
    u got so many recipes..looks wonderful!!

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  49. musical5/10/2007 1:31 AM

    Great roundup, Lakshmi. Due to many reasons i cudn't participate. But going through these recipes has been a truly learning experienc. Great effort! Thanks to you and the other bloggers for this Tamil Cuisine food-fest :). This is like a one stop cook-book to regional cuisine! Looking forward to more delicious regional food.

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  50. Lakshmik5/10/2007 7:51 PM

    Thanks Musical and Swapna. Glad you liked the entries.

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  51. marriedtoadesi.com5/11/2007 1:41 PM

    Nice Roundup Lakshmi! Very comprehensive. I'm looking forward to trying out a lot of these!

    Kanchana

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  52. Mandira5/22/2007 3:53 PM

    wow, what a variety. Thanks for all your effort and enthusiasm...

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  53. Pari Gandhi6/24/2007 7:14 AM

    simply awesome. i bookmarked your site. you should check my sister's recipe blog too = http://spiceroot.blogspot.com

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  54. GV Barve - Gokhale7/05/2007 2:50 AM

    Hai Lakshmi,
    Excellent lakshmi..great roundup..I missed your RCI:(If I would participate I will definetely give dozen new receipes...Mouth watering seeing all photos ....I love vazhaiyilai sappadu very much...

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  55. Vaishali4/24/2008 10:14 AM

    Lakshmi, I never seem to find out about these events in time! I wish I'd have known you were doing RCI-Tamil Cuisine. I would've sent in my ezukari kuzhambu which I posted just this month.
    Congratulations, however, on a great roundup. This is such a fabulous spread of recipes.

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