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Vegetable Paniyaram – How to make Quick Vegetable Kuzhi Paniyaram – is an easy south indian breakfast dish made with idli dosa batter and mixed veggies, shallow fried into little dumplings. Traditionally its made from scratch… using equal parts of raw rice and boiled rice soaked with urad for few hours… then that ground batter (with no fermentation) is used…
Easy Tomato Chutney – Tomato Chutney / Thakkali Chutney chutney has infinite possibilities, many many versions, every family has its own combination of ingredients and play with it 🙂 Well, we too have one in ours… this chutney though has the same onion tomato as base has a twist in the method of cooking. As a kid i have always…
Set Dosa – also know as spongy dosa / or soft dosa / kal dosa is a popular tiffin item in South India… these dosas are often served in sets of two or three.. along with chutney, sambar & podi. Same for non veg lovers these soft (கல் தோசை ***read notes) dosas are served with spicy chicken or mutton gravy…
Black Rice Idli Dosai – Black rice (Oryza Sativa) also goes by the name Forbidden rice or Purple rice (kavuni arisi in Tamil) is one healthy wholegrain. Despite of the name, which may sound scary with darker look it has nothing to do with taste or nutrition….its just like any other rice with extra nutrition packed & a beautiful purple…
Vegetable Semiya – Broken Vermicelli noodles stir fried with vegetables and spices. All ingredients sent fresh from GLOBAL BELLY , a meal kit company which offers a convenient way to try new dishes at home with all the fresh ingredients delivered to your door step. They offer multiple cuisine meal kits to try and you don’t have to worry about shopping…
Karuveppilai Podi – definitely a must in every south indian kitchen, a versatile kara podi which goes as a side dish for idli dosa.. good when mixed with rice to make Karuveppilai sadam or makes a quick curry leaves kuzhambu.. the list goes on, sometimes just with fresh coconut, it makes a thogayal too. Now, don’t you think you need…
Vallarai Keerai Dosai – Vallarai (brahmi leaves) also known…Indian Pennywort is a very healthy and nutritious greens… my happiness knew no bounds when i spotted this in a Chinese market…. many recipes were boggling in my head. Made simple vallarai keerai poriyal one day and this quick dosai was another attagasam! You can find Vallarai (in tamil) in stores near you but…
Walnut Chutney – a quick healthy chutney.. great side for idli dosa. As they enter the house the first question ? what’s for dinner? & with thiruttu? muzhi I go.. dosai with coconut chutney. Most weekday dinner shifts? some chutney will be “on call” duty.. and yesterday it was walnut chutney from @malathy.ajay feed. ?Walnuts are really good for you.. few…
Coriander Peanut Chutney – a simple accompaniment for your idli dosa… This quick and tasty chutney can be made in a jiffy, little colorful & healthy too! Ingredients Roasted Peanuts – 1/2 cup Coriander leaves – 1/4 cup Fresh Grated Coconut – 1 cup Green Chilli – 3 Ginger – 1 inch piece Salt – 1/2 teaspoon Water – as…
Vazhaipoo Ven Pongal – Have tried this combo? sounds interesting isn’t it? That how i felt when i first heard and immediately tried when my friend Shanthi shared a pic of this dish on her insta feed. Nothing complicated… just the usual ven pongal with sauteed fresh vazhaipoo (banana blossoms). The taste doesn’t differ much from the regular ven pongal… with…
