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…
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…
Crispy Potatoes (Potato Kara Curry)
This is one of the favorite dish of my family. This dish goes well with either roti or rice. The best combination that I have discovered with the kara curry is with spicy kutty vengaya my sambhar. The average cooking time is 20 minutes. Ingredients: 1/4 kg potatoes 1/2-1 tsp chili powder Salt to taste…
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…
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…
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