Bulgar wheat pilaf

Bulgar wheat is a staple food of Turkey. We can make different varities of food with bulgar wheat, even we can cook this and add to salads also. Bulgar wheat  is a whole wheat grain that has been cracked and partially pre-cooked. Bulgar wheat is packed with vitamins. fiber and protein. When I visited Tukey…

Phool makhana (lotus seed ) curry

Phool makhana or lotus seeds also known as Fox nuts. Health benifits of makhana are many. It helps to reduce weight,.It act as an anti ageing agent. They are also gluten-free, protein-rich . Makhana is one of the popular fasting food in many households. Today i tried a side dish for roti with makhana.It is…

White/ Kabuli channa or chole dosa

White channa or kabuli channa is considered to be one of the low Glycemic lentils.  I got this recipe from one of my friend. White channa dosa is protein enriched, good for weight loss,lowers BP, it contains high fiber and good even for diabetic people. I have added few more ingredients to this to make…

Baked Idly manchurian

Manchurian is a popular Indo-Chinese starter liked by all age groups. I have some left over idly. I tried machurian using my left over idly. It is a very simple dish. There are  two different method of making manchurian with idlies. We can deep fry or shallow fry the idlies and make manchurian. Today instead…

Adai Idly, Dosa and upuma or Dal Idly

Adai is one of the popular breakfast or dinner item from Tamilnadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra. It is a very healthy breakfast. Today i have omitted rice and i used millets to make this adai.Once you prepare this batter you can make idly at first day  then dosa and upuma. My amma used to make…

Tomato chutney

Tomato chutney is one of the easy chutney without coconut for any kind of dosa, Idly, oothappam, paniyaram, parathas etc. My children love this even with bread. We can make this chutney with in few minutes. Let us see how to make this chutney. Ingrdients. 250 gram tomatoes. ( less sour tomatoes) 250 gram chopped…

Khatta meetha mango pickle or chutney

I have tasted this chutney or pickle from my friend’s house. I loved the taste. It is a type of Bengali pickle. In the  original recipe we  need to use sugar. I generally  avoid sugar. So instead of sugar i have added jaggery. If you like to use sugar you can use instead of jaggery….

Raw banana methi tikkis

Raw banana tikkis are very easy to make and healthy evening snack with a hot cup of tea or coffee. . I was planning to make tikkis. I thought of avoiding potatoes. Raw banana is a good option for potatoes. Let us see how to make this yummy evening snack. You can have this tikki…

Baked black eyed rolls

I made black eyed beans subzi. I was having some leftover cooked beans, So I was planning to use this black eyed beans  to make some evening snack.I have added some cooked potatoes and some more ingredients.  I thought of avoiding oily food. Tried baking  this. If you wish you can  deep fry also. It…

som tam salad.

Som tam salad is made with green pappya which is a very popular street food of Thailand.  Green pappaya salad is a spicy salad made from shredded raw papaya. Its one of the popular street food made with fish sauce. I have avoided the fish sauce and made this salad in vegetarian style. I learnt…

pizza dosa

Pizza dosa is the same dish like normal pizza but base is made with dosa batter. Pizza dosa  is a good option for lunch box for kids or as an evening snack for kids.It is very easy to make. Let us see how to make this pizza.   Preparation time approx 15 to 20 minutes….

Papadi aloo subzi or Broad beans and potato subzi

Papadi aloo or avarakka potato  subzi is one of the favorite dish of my family. It is very easy to make and good side dish for rotis. This is the  season for papadi. I thought of making this dish for my son who came for a holiday. Let us see how to make this side…