Cauliflower Masala Dosa Masala dosa is one of the popular breakfast item of South India. Generally the masala is made with potatoes. I wanted to avoid potatoes in my breakfast as its known for high carbs. So this time, I replaced the potatoes with cauliflower. Its pretty easy to make and consumes the same amount…
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Millet Idly with coconut chutney and onion coconut chutney
Millet idly with chutney Idly is one of the popular South indian breakfast which is very low calorie food. Today I am giving Idly with millets. Millets are very healthy and good for diet.I have used 2 variety of millets ,Foxtail millet and Barnyard millet combined with urad dal and little rice. Let us see…
Vegetable rice sevai or rice noodles sevai
Vegetable Rice Sevai Rice sevai is a very popular breakfast item of South India. With in 15 to 20 minutes we can make rice sevai. I used readymade rice ( noodles)sticks to make this . Let us see how to make this easy breakfast. Ingredients Readymade rice sevai or rice noodles 1 packet 1 potato…
Crispy whole black urad dal vada or Thirupathi vada
Anjeneyar Vada or Crispy whole urad Vada or Thirupathi vada Whole skinned urad dal vada is very famous in many temples like Thirupathi and many Hanuman temples in South India. When we were living in Nairobi I learnt this recipe from a cook who was making vada at Thirupathi temple. These vada’s are deep fried…
Punjabi Kadhi Pakore
This authentic Punjabi dish is loved at home, be it plain Gujarati kadhi or with pakore. Best served with plain jeera rice or even roti. I got inspired to make this after trying it out in one of my friends house. It was delicious! Below is the step by step recipe to make this…
Stuffed Moong Chila Roll
I stumbled upon this recipe while browsing the internet for low calorie breakfast items. Chila is a hit at home, but wanted something with a twist. This stuffed moong chila can be made as per your liking. I used veggies that was pending in the fridge such as onions, carrots, capsicums along with paneer for…
Haricot beans salad or White beans chundal
White beans chundal . White beans is also known as haricot beans or navy beans which is high in nutritional value,high protein,low fat. 1 cup of white bean will give us full protein content for the body for a day. In this recipe I have not added onion and garlic. You can add if you like….
Lapsi and Dal dosa or Adai
Lapsi is daliya or broken wheat.Generally in South India for adai dosa we are using dals and rice. I tried this dosa with lapsi and variety of dals. It is very crispy and spicy. We can have any kind of chutney or jaggery. Preparation time approx 5 to 10 minutes Soaking time: 2 to 3…
Set dosa with Kurma
Set dosa with Kurma One of the famous tiffin variety in Karanataka. These fluffy dosas are generally served as a pair in restaurants. These round sponges can be best when had with sambar, Sagu or different kind of chutneys. I tried making kurma as the side dish. Turned out to be a good combo. Set…
Capsicum Rice
Capsicum rice is an easy South Indian one meal dish. This rice is good for lunch box. I used green bell pepper for this rice, it is not necessary to use only the green peppers any of the other peppers can be used. This dish is a mix of few spices which makes it tasty…
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…
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…
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