Pearl Millet Pancake – India’s Own Pancake
- 06
- April
- 2011
Kambu Inipu Adai: Ingredients: Pearl millet powder 1 cupBanana 1Jaggery 3/4 cupCardamom powder 1 spoonMilk 1 tablespoonGhee/butter for smearingHoney to garnishPistachios nuts few to garnish. Method: Mix the first 5 ingredients together and make a smooth batter. Heat the skillet, add butter and pour about a tablespoon of batter. Cook both the sides. Once it […]
Bajri Congee: Ingredients: Bajra/pearl millet flour / Kambu Maavu 1 cup Raw rice 1 fistful – cooked Salt as per taste Butter milk 2 cups Pearl onion and Green chilies to taste. Method: Add enough luke warm water to the flour and make a thick paste. Allow this to ferment, maybe 5-7 hours will do. […]
Beet Root Paratha – Colorful Indulgence
- 28
- March
- 2011
Beet Root Chappathi: Ingredients: Whole wheat flour 1 cup Beet root 1 large – grated Salt Chili powder Cumin seeds 1 spoon Ghee/oil few spoons. Method: Heat oil, add cumin seeds followed by beetroot, salt and chili powder. Cook the beets briefly. And add the same to the flour, mix well…add oil if necessary. Make […]
Ginger Chutney / Inji Thuvaiyal – Thamizhar Style
- 22
- March
- 2011
Ginger Chutney: (Tamil Nadu Style) Other Names: Adharak Chutney. Inji Thovaiyal. Inji Thokku. Allam Pachadi – Tamil Nadu Style. Ingredients: Ginger 50 gms peeled, choppedGarlic 4 clovesThuvar dal/urad dal 1 table spoonCoconut 4″ chopped – I used dessicated onePeppercorns 1 teaspoonDry red chilies 5-7Tamarind pulp – gooseberry sizeBrown sugar/jaggery 1 teaspoonSaltSesame oil few spoons. For […]
Pyaz Ka Paratha / Onions Filled Chappathi
- 07
- March
- 2011
Pyaz Ka Paratha: Onions Stuffed in Indian Flat Bread. Vengaya Chapathi. Ulli Roti. Ingredients: Wheat flour 1 bowlSaltCooking soda 1/4 spoonWarm water 1 cupGhee/clear butter Dough preparation: In a wide bowl, bring wheat flour. Add salt and soda. Further add warm water and knead this to smooth dough. Add ghee as a finishing touch. Ingredients: […]
Samba Rawa Pongal / Gothumai Ravai Pongal – Go Healthy!
- 05
- March
- 2011
Cream of Wheat Pongal: Ingredients: Wheat semolina 1 cupMung dhall 1/2 cupMilk 1 cupSaltGreen chili 1 choppedGinger 2″ choppedCurry leaves fewPeppercorns 2 spoonsCumin seeds 2 spoonsCashew nuts fewGhee/oil 1/4 cup. Method: Cook mung dal/lentils till tender. Dry toast the semolina and add to the above lentils. Further add 2-3 cups of water. Add salt too, […]
Kollu Dosai / Horse Gram n Brown Rice Dosa
- 01
- March
- 2011
Kollu Dosai: Kollu Adai. Horse Gram Dosa. Uluva Dosa. Ingredients: Brown rice 2 cupsHorse gram 1 cupFenugreek seeds 1 spoonSaltBaking soda 1 pinchOil few spoons. Method: Soak the horse gram, fenugreek seeds and brown rice overnight. Wet-grind the same, add salt, soda and few spoons of oil. Allow this to ferment on its own. Then, […]
Godhumai Ravai Kushka / Samba Rawa Birinji / Cracked Wheat Pilaf
- 28
- February
- 2011
Godhumai Rawai Masala Kitchedi: You don’t have to make that grumpy face at dinner time, anymore! Is healthy food is scaring you a lot? Prepare it enthusiastically with your favorite spices and treat yourselves with exciting morphed recipes:) Well, its not that the wheat (or cracked wheat for that matter) is less in calories than […]
Chinese Paratha / Indo-Chinese Paratha – Fusion Cooking
- 26
- February
- 2011
Indian-Chinese Paratha: Chinese Style Stir-Fried Vegetables Stuffed in Indian Flat Bread – How about that? China is a neighbor country to India. Since time immemorial they have been visiting India, through land route. And right from Xuanzang (popularly known as Hsüan-tsang, in India 602 – 664 CE) were traveling to India in search of Buddhist […]
Finger-Millet Paniyaram: Ingredients: Ragi flour 1 cupGreen chilies 3 choppedGinger 1″ gratedOnion 1 small choppedCilantro leaves fewCurry leaves fewSaltAsafoetida 1 pinchChana dal 1 spoonUrad dal 1 spoonMustard seeds 1/2 spoonCumin seeds 1/2 spoonSesame oil few spoons. Method: In a small pan, heat oil and throw in all the spices one by one and fry real […]
