MTR Rava Idly
- 24
- January
- 2009
Rawa Idly: (MTR style) Steamed Pancakes. Semolina Steamed Cake. Spiced Idly. Spicy Sooji Idly. MTR – Rava Idly. Well, now if I claim its MTR style rawa idly, don’t think that I opened a ready MIX MTR rawa idly packets!! MTR – Mavalli Tiffin Rooms, Bangalore is famous for this rava idly…it is said that […]
Minced Meat Stuffed Whole Wheat Bread
- 16
- December
- 2008
Whole Wheat Keema Kulcha Roti: Keema Kulcha Roti. Minced Meat stuffed Chappathi. Meat Stuffed Indian Bread. Kaima Stuffed Chappathi. Arundhuti has tagged me to participate in this noble event by ‘Breadline Africa’. Thanks for tagging me dear! Though its a bake event, One should post something related to bread baking. When it come to baking, […]
Milagu Adai / Anjeneyar Koil Thattai – Temple Food
- 08
- December
- 2008
Milagu Adai: Ulundhu Thattai. Ulundhu Otta-Vadai. Ulundhu Elladai. This is much similar to Anumaar Kovil Vadai. I have already posted Anumaar Kovil Prasaad. (Where the vadai is much moist and made with the Urad Batter). This is given as Prashaad in JallaGandeswarer Temple, Vellore Fort.(The only difference is, they use powdered urad dal). It could […]
Thengai Chutney
- 19
- November
- 2008
Coconut Chutney: I could not find any decent coconuts here at Oxford. If I tell in advance my farmer’s market friend Liz used to bring them rarely. But the flavour and aroma never was so appealing. So when I went to India…..used lavish amount of coconut in my cooking. And believe me this is the […]
Makka Cholam Rawa Upma
- 19
- November
- 2008
Corn Meal Upma: Corn Meal Kitchedi. Ingredients: Corn Meal 1 cupVegetables 1 cup(carrots, beans, peas, potatoes….)Salt to tasteOnion 1 large slicedGarlic 2-3 cloves slicedChilies 2-3 slicedCurry leaves fewCilantro leaves fewMustard seeds 1/4 spoonOil. Method: Heat oil in a pan. Add mustards and curry leaves. Wait till they pop up. Then add garlic, onion and chilies….fry […]
Rawa Kichadi
- 11
- November
- 2008
Rawa Kitchedi: Rawa Upma with lots of garlic! Never really appreciated rawa kitchedi/upma kind of stuff. It was one of the cruel dish they make it at hostel all the time. There were several occasions my mess bill used to be NIL. I never show up to the mess hall at all….managed to eat out, […]
Anasi Pazha Pongal
- 02
- November
- 2008
Pineapple Pongal: Sweetened Pineapple Rice. Anasi Pazham Pongal Sweetened Pineapple Rice. Annasi Pazha Pongal. This is my friend Farah’s recipe. She is my next door neighbour back home. She was also teaching in the same school….I used to go to (years back & not to my class tho’) When they moved into our neighbourhood….she was […]
Rasam Idly
- 01
- November
- 2008
Rasam Idly: This is my friend Balaji’s favourite dish. When we were studying in Hyderabad. Soon after the class….myself and Balaji used to have brunch at this small cafeteria. Our usuals would be pessarattu, vadai and irania chai. So….we never bothered to try anything new. One fine day…..we happen to stop at this place at […]
Wheat Barotta
- 09
- October
- 2008
Whole Wheat Barotta: I don’t know how many of you all will agree with me! When you rigorously diet….you crave more for toasted and crispy food! Not to metion…most of the crispy food in the marker are loaded with transfat and they are deep fried! My friend Tina said…she toast the pita bread(Iranian bread)and cut […]
Upma Kozhukattai
- 09
- October
- 2008
Upma Kozhukkattai: Kaara Kozhukattai. Savory Modhak When you don’t have rice-mill here…its easy to fix this type of Kozhukatai(modhak). Although I hate the fact of soaking and grinding rice….I happend to fix this one day! Well….before I even tried this…I was not sure of….how its going to turn up! I heard this recipe from my […]
