Ukkarai is one of the traditional sweet made in tamil brahmin houses during diwali or any other festival. It is made with channa daal and jaggery. My mother is an expert in making this sweet. I learnt this recipe from my mother. Let us see how to make this sweet. Preparation time approx. 40 minutes…
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Kudo millet tomato rice.
Millet is considered as an ancient grain that is high in nutrients and may have health benefits.It is a natural source of many nutrients including magnesium. Kudo millet is good for diabetics. I tried Tomato rice with kudo millet. I cooked rice and added tomatoes, onions and some spices. Let us see how to make…
Wheat flour Tawa naan
Home made tawa naan is very easy when I follow Mr. Ramakrishnan’s autolysis method. Mr. Ramakrishnan is the founder of OPOS method of cooking and autolysis method of making roti’s. I learned autolysis method of making roti from Mr. Ramakrishnan’s Youtube video.Thank you Mr. Ramakrishnan for the wonderful method of making rotis. Today I tried…
Paal Payasam or Milk Kheer
Kerala Paal Payasam Paal Payasam or kheer made with rice,sugar and milk which is creamy in texture is a popular dessert in the south of India. Ambalapuzha Paal Payasam is very famous and is more of a dessert than kheer made in the temples as prasadam. Since my parents are from of Ambalapuzha, I have…
Thenkuzhal
Thenkuzhal is one of the many crispy snacks made for the festival Diwali. My mother is an expert in making all these snacks. I learned the recipe from her. It is made with rice flour and urad dal. Let us see how to make this crispy white thenkuzhal. I used store bought rice flour and…
Eluppachatti Barnyard millet dosa
Eluppachatti is a pan or a kadai, typically made with iron. My grand mother used to make dosa in an iron kadai. The dosa will be very crispy, tasty and very healthy. I customized the concept and tried making Barnyard millet dosa in an iron pan. Preparation time approx 15 minutes. Soaking time 6 hours…
Wheat Flour cheedai
Wheat flour seedai. Cheedai is one of the savoury items for the Janmashtami festival. Every one is scared to make seedai, because there is a chance it could burst while frying. Once it happened to me also. My mother tried cheedai with all purpose flour. Then only I got this idea of making cheedai with…
Ragada Pattice
Ragada pattice is a popular street food of Mumbai which is served with aloo pattice and boiled white peas garnished with green chutney, sweet chutney , raw onions, grated carrots, chopped tomato and sev. Today I shallow fried the pattice. For more healthier version we can bake the pattice .Let us see how to…
Keera Vada(Palak vada)
Keera vada is one of the popular evening snack of South India. Keera means greens in Malayalam and Tamil. I used chopped palak to make this crispy vada. Hot cup of coffee or tea with hot vada is very good combo especially on a rainy day. Let us see how to make this crispy vada….
Peanut Chutney
Peanut Chutney. This is one of the most simple chutney to prepare. Peanut chutney is a perfect side dish for Idly , Dosa varieties .Let us see how to make this simple side dish. Preparing time approx. 15 minutes. Ingredients. 1/4 cup peanuts 1 onion 1 pod garlic 1 tbsp coconut 8 red chillies (…
Oats dosa or adai with drumstick leaves
Oats are very low calorie food which is a good option for weight loss I have been trying to experiment different dishes with oats being the main ingredient. I tried my hand at a new type of dosa with oats and dals topped with drumstick leaves Drumstick or moringa leaves are good for cholesterol, and it…
Rumali Roti
Rumali roti is and Indian flat bread recipe and can be just folded like handkerchief and so the name rumali roti. Traditionally rumali roti is made in a big wok inverted in a tandoor. Here I am going to give you an easy recipe to make this roti at home. I have not used all…
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