These are pre-cooked dried noodles, can be prepared by simply dropping them in boiling water for few minutes, drain and stir fry in mixed vegies, meat and spice mix which comes along with it.
Pasta is basically Italian food similar to noodles, so why not try out in chinese style. This simple recipe comes under fusion cooking where rotini a short pasta, twisted into a spiral shape, is stir fried in chinese style. Any variety can be used , but this spiral shaped pasta gives a decorative effect to the dish and children would love it.
Good accompaniment to ven pongal , idli or dosai.
One of the spiciest, oiliest and most aromatic in India, a distinctive culinary style with judicious blend of spices is known as Chettinad cooking. This scrumptious chicken curry gets it flavor from two distinctive ingredients… Kalpasi and Jaathipoo.
We all get excited, when we see king-sized paper roast dosas served with piping hot hotel sambhar and coconut chutney at restaurants. Here is the recipe for that scrumptious restaurant style sambhar.
A popular rice dish served duirng special occasions, holidays and parties. Traditional preparation involves use of meat/vegetables marinated with yogurt, spice powders and cooked along with layered rice by following a challenging baking process called Dum. But the process can be made simple by using a pressure cooker or rice cooker. (CHICKEN BIRYANI / KOZHI BRIYANI / CHICKEN BRIYANI)
Vegetable Pulao is one popular rice dish served during parties and events, also known as Yellow Rice, is a great alternative to plain boiled rice and accompaniment for any vegetarian or non-vegetarian gravy.
These are lentil and rice based pan cakes, often made from left over sour dosai batter. If making from regular fresh batter, see that the batter ferments fully until it rises double in size with tiny bubbles on the surface.
Thin crispy rice crepes made from a fermented batter of rice and lentils mixed together, very ideal for breakfast or even tiffin. Often served with traditional side like sambhar, chutney and milagai podi ,but it is also very common in some parts of Tamilnadu to serve it with chicken or mutton gravy.
Idli is a traditional breakfast item very common in Southern India. It is prepared by steaming the batter made with rice and ulundu.