Samba Rava Pongal
- 26
- October
- 2009
Godhumai Ravai Pongal: Cracked Wheat Pongal. Samba Godhumai Rava Pongal. Myself and my brother live in two different time zones…that we can’t always talk:( We have 17 hours difference (He is in Australia)…so he should stay up all night and I should get up too early to get hold of him. So, does this have […]
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, […]
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 […]
Aval Upma
- 06
- October
- 2008
Aval Upma: Pohe Upma. Poha Upma. Avalaki Upma. Ingredients: Rice flakes(aval/poha’) 1 cup Potato 1 cubed Salt Turmeric 1 pinch Green chilies 1 finely chopped Ginger 1-2″ finely chopped Onion 1 fienly chopped Chana-Urad dal 2 spoons Mustard 1/4 spoon Cumin seeds 1/2 spoon Asafoetida 1 pinch Curry leaves few Cilantro to garnish Lemon juice […]
Idly Upma
- 19
- March
- 2008
Idly Upma:Inspired by ‘Surya Vamsam’ movie!!! Thanks to Vikraman, he always reteives some lost recipes like ‘Arisi Vadam’, ‘Designer’s Appalam’ and ‘Idly Upma’! Generally its prepared with left over cold idlies. One could still prepare with fresh idlies if you want. Ingredients: Cold/fresh idlies 4 Green chilies 3 finely chopped Purple onion 1 small bulb […]
Samba Rava Upma
- 04
- August
- 2007
Godhumai Ravai Upma Ingredients: Cracked Wheat 1 cup Green chilies 3-6 slitted Garlic 6 beads finely chopped Onion 1 large finely chopped Tomato 1 small chopped Salt Mustard seeds 1/4 spoon Oil few spoons Cilantro leaves to garnish. Method: Dry toast cracked wheat for few minutes. Maybe till its fragrant. Set aside. In the same […]
Cous Cous Upma
- 27
- May
- 2007
Upma is a perfect dish for jiffy cooking. Yet, it could be so gratifying to dig it. But…when growing up, I hated upma. To me it was mere a torture to endure it in the morning! I always cursed my Dorm staffs for making a poor choice of ingredients in the dish. For years, I went […]
Oats Upma
- 20
- February
- 2007
Oats Upma: Oat Meal Upma. Spicy Oats Recipe. Indian Oats Recipe. Ingredients: Oats 1 cupGreen chilies 3-6 slittedOnion 2 large – thinly slicedGarlic 6 clovesSaltMustard seeds 1 spoonCumin seeds 1 spoonChana dal 2 spoonsUrad dal 2 spoonsCurry leaves fewOil few spoons.Coriander leaves finely chopped ¼ cup for decoration(optional)Carrot finely grated ¼ cup for decoration(optional) Method: […]
Noi Arisi Upma
- 25
- September
- 2006
Noi Arisi Upma, Broken Rice Upma, Arisi Rawa Upma.Ingredients Cracked rice 2 cups Onion 1 large finely chopped Curry leaves 1 cup Dry red chilies 6-8 Chana dal 1 fistfull Urad dal 1 fistfull Mustard seeds 1 spoon Cumin seeds 1 spoon Asafoetida 1/4 spoon Salt to taste Oil 4 Tsp Method In a […]
