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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
Ammini Kozhukkattai or Steamed rice balls
Ammini kozhukkattai One of the traditional dish from South India which is very healthy. Made with very few items. No curd, no soda, no eno. Only rice flour and seasonings. This is a steamed food. No need of any side dish. You can have it like this for breakfast or as evening snack or for…
Baked sliced Potato
Baked sliced potato: I saw this recipe on one magazine. Taste is awesome.I didn’t use butter or cheese. Flavored with garlic ,olive oil, basil ,pepper powder. rosemary .or any herb of your choice. Preparation time approx 45 minutes: Ingredients: 1 Large potato 3 tbsp olive oil 3 pods of garlic Fresh basil leaves or powder…
Kodubale or Spicy ring rolls
Kodubale or spicy ring rolls: One of the traditional snack which is very famous in Karnataka.It goes very well with a hot cup of coffee or tea. Kodu bele is a spicy, crunchy,crispy, ring shape rolls made with rice flour, maida, chutney dhal, red chillies, green chillies, hing, coconut and curry leaves. There is no…
Kothimbir Vadi or Coriander leaves Fritters
Kothimbir Vadi one of the most famous snack from Maharashtra. ‘Kothimbir’ means coriander in Marathi. Kothimbir vadi are coriander fritters made from lots of steamed coriander leaves mixed with besan and then deep fried for the crunchiness. Best if had with spicy green chutney or red garlic chutney. Below is the step by step recipe…
Pori Salad or Murmura salad
Beach Pori. ( Murmura salad) Pori means Murmura in Tamil. One of the popular dish in Tamil Nadu. When we are going to Marina beach at Madras we can’t come back without tasting this. I also first tasted in marina beach, madras. Very simple healthy salad with tangy,spicy in taste. Preparation time approx 10 minutes…
Nendran kaya upperi or Banana chips
Nendran kaya upperi or Banana chips Nendran kaya means plantain in English. Nendran kaya variety of banana is used for making chips. In Kerala generally we are using coconut oil for deep frying this chips. You can use any oil of your choice. We are slicing the banana directly to hot oil using a slicer….
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