Paruppu Adai – My Grandma’s Recipe
- 01
- February
- 2006
Other Names: Paruppu Dosai. Adai Dosai. Dal Dosa. Dahl Dosai. Pappu Dosa. Parippu Dosa. Adai Dosa. This is my Grandmother’s recipe. But it didn’t turn out so well to me. Well…my grandma makes this really good. She was really generous with oil, probably that made the difference. Also she used to say….slow cooking is the […]
Hotel Style Onion Rawa Dosa
- 01
- February
- 2006
Restaurant Style Onion Rawa Dosa: Onion Rawa. Hotel Style Onion Rawa Dose. Ingredients:Dosa batter 1 bowl fullRava(sooji) mildly roasted 1 cup Toppings: (Fried in little oil)Pepper 1/2 spoonCumin 1/2 spoonGinger finely chopped 1/2 spoonCoconut finely grated 1-2 spoonOnion 1 finely choppedGreen chillies 3 finely choppedCurry leaves 1 twig finely choppedAsafoetida 1/4 spoon Garnishing:Finely chopped coriander […]
Aappam / Kerala Aappam
- 01
- February
- 2006
Appam: Aappam. Aapam. Vellai Aappam. Plain Aappam. Ingredients: Parboiled rice 1 cup Raw rice 1 cup Just handful of urad dal Fenugreek seeds 1 spoon Salt Soda Method: Mix all the above said ingredients except salt and soda. Soak them in water for about 5 hours. Wet grind them to thin batter. One can use […]
Malligai Poo Idly / Softy Pillowy Idlies
- 01
- February
- 2006
Ingredients 1/2 cup urid dal 1/2 cup raw rice 1/2 cup parboiled rice salt to taste 1/4 tsp baking soda 2 tsp sesame oil Method Soak the lentils and rice separately for about 5-7 hours. Then, wet-grind it each separately and then mix them together. Now, add salt, baking soda and oil to it. Allow this to […]
Bull’s Eye / Bullseye Omlette / Muttai Half Boil
- 21
- January
- 2006
Bull’s Eye Eggs Nothing much about the recipe, just break an egg over a hot griddle. Sprinkle salt and pepper. Remember…try to keep the yellow yolk intact, maybe cover and cook briefly. Let this yolk be half done.
Thengai Thuvaiyal
- 08
- January
- 2006
Also Known As: Thengai Thuvaiyal. Thuvaram Paruppu Thuvaiyal. A quick fix dish when we run out of veggies…and, hate to shop at the same time. The recipe calls for just the basic ingredients from the pantry. It takes about few minutes to whip and yet its a comforting entry to finish the day. My personal […]
Peerkankai Thol Thuvaiyal / Ridge Gourd Peel Chutney
- 23
- November
- 2005
Other Names: Peerkankai Thuvaiyal. Peerkankai Thol Chutney. Ridge gourd Chutney. Ribbed gourd chutney Beerakkai Chutney. Beerakkai Pachadi. Turai Chutney. Thurai Chutney.Here…I used only ridge gourd’s outer skin and not the pulp. I don’t like to waste the fiber load in it. If you feel awful to use ridge gourd’s skin…..you can change the ingredient to […]
Mattar Paratha
- 15
- November
- 2005
Alu Mattar Paratha : (North Indian Dish) Potato and Peas Stuffed Flat Breas Ingredients: Whole Wheat flour 1 bowlSaltCooking soda 1/4 spoonWarm water 1 cupGhee/clear butter Dough preparation: 1. In a large bowl add wheat flour. 2. In warm water add salt + soda. 3. Now add this water to the flour and mix it […]
Ramzaan Nombu Kanji – Sharing The Love
- 10
- November
- 2005
Idly Fry
- 08
- November
- 2005
Idly fry:(Vellore Style) Nowadays….we could see this idly fry recipe so common in any restaurants. When I was a little girl, myself and my Dad used to go to Hotel Khanna for this dish! They make very good idly fry there. Very Red in color, spicy and fried makes it crispier, what not! Actually mommy […]
