Left over Idli Upma.

Left over idli upma Idli upma is made with left over idli’s. I made idli’s for breakfast. I was having some leftover idli’s at night which was refrigerated.  I made the upma with lot of veggies, this can be eaten with different kinds of sambar and chutney or it can be eaten plain. Preparation time…

Idli Without Rice or Diet Idli

Urad and Moong dal Idli Idli without rice is healthy and high in protein. I used urad and moong dal to make this idli. The texture is very fluffy. Those who want to avoid rice, this type of dal idli is good. This kind of idli has lesser calories than a normal idli. This idli…

Ulli theeyal or Shallots curry

Ulli  theeyal curry with shallots One of the popular dish of Kerala which is very spicy and tangy. There are different variety of theeyal a like pavakka theeyal, kadala theeyal even with prawns you can make. Today I am using shallots to make this gravy. If you like you can add soaked cooked white channa…

Podi Uttapam

Uttapam is pretty much the staple tiffin item in a south Indian household. It is very easy to make, healthy and also a lunchbox dish.We can use any vegetables for the topping. The topping I made is with gun powder and dhaniya leaves. It goes best with sambar or any kind of chutney. Simple steps…

Mulaga Baji or Chilly bhaji

Mulaga bhaji or chilly bhaji. Mulaga bhaji is very popular tea time snack of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. The chillies used are non-spicy. You get them at any supermarket. Applied some tamarind masala inside these chillies for better taste. Let us go through the recipe step by step. Ingredients 6 long chillies. (Without spicy) 300…

Rasam as an appetizer

Rasam is a daily affair at most households in South India. We generally have rasam with rice.  This rasam that I tried is more of an appetizer like soup and is slightly different from the normal rasam one prepares. It does not have dal in it. I learnt this recipe from a friend.  It is very…

Crispy Potatoes (Potato Kara Curry)

This is one of the favorite dish of my family. This dish goes well with either roti or rice. The best combination that I have discovered with the kara curry is with spicy kutty vengaya my sambhar. The average cooking time is 20 minutes. Ingredients: 1/4 kg potatoes 1/2-1 tsp chili powder Salt to taste…

Arabic sweet

Arabic  sweets I have learnt this recipe from one of my friend. This sweet is made with sticky dates and few other ingredients. There is no  need of cooking. We have to set the sweets in fridge.and serve.Its  healthy version of sweet Preparations time approx 15 minutes Setting  Time 8 hours Ingredients 1 cup sticky…

Idiyappam or String Hoppers and Sri Lankan Sothi

Idiyappam or String hoppers and Srilankn style Sothi   A traditional break fast dish from Kerala and Tamil Nadu which is made only with rice flour ,water and salt. It is a steamed food which is very healthy. We can make any side dish veg or non veg of our choice. Idiyappam is very soft…

Tomato Semiya(Seviyan)

Tomato semiya Tomato semiya is one of the easiest breakfast of lSouth India.We can make lemon semiya, coconut semiya, puli  or imli semiya once we cooked semiya and keep.Today i am giving you the recipe for tomato semiya, which is spicy, tangy in taste. Let us see how to make this. Preparation time approx 30…

Mathan Erisseri.(Yellow pumpkin curry)

Mathan Erisseri Mathan means yellow pumpkin . Erisseri is one of the traditional dish of Kerala. We can make erisseri with different veggies like yam and plantain. I love erisseri with Mathan  or yellow pumpkin ( not too ripped) .This goes very well with hot rice. Erisseri is a mix of  masala and fried coconut…

Baked Cutlet

Baked cutlet One of the healthy evening snack with few veggies ,added few masala’s,no onion no garlic and very easy to make.Enjoy the cutlet with a hot cup of coffee or tea. let us see how to make this. Cooking time  approx 30 minutes Preparation time 15 minutes Ingredients 3 big size potatoes boiled and…