Rava kichdi Rava kichdi is one of the most popular breakfast and lunch box item of South India. It is prepared with suji or semolina or bombay rava, onion, tomato and vegetables with generous amount of ghee.I prefer to eat without any side dish.We can make coconut chutney as side dish. Preparation time 30 minutes…
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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…
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…
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…
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