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Upma in general is a simple, yet comforting dish. It is quite versatile and can be fixed in less than 15 minutes. Today we are making bread upma, which is one such fancy way to use leftover bread or just a way to enjoy something different with regular bread other any making a sandwich. Plain bread sauteed with fresh onion,…
Broken Wheat Upma / Godhumai Rava Upma is a nutrient-rich breakfast dish. Its loaded with fiber, calcium and iron and delivers a healthy dose of protein to keep our body strong. Today I’m sharing a simple upma recipe using this nutritious rava, our typical weekend breakfast item. With few colorful veggies this upma goes extra fancy and makes it to…
Our breakfast today – Ghee Roast Dosa with hotel style tiffin sambar and coconut chutney! breakfast recipes, breakfast ideas, dosai, dosa, ghee roast, hotel samabr, tiffin sambar, coconut chutney, southindian, tamil recipes, sambar, vegetarian Check the individual links for the recipes Dosa – Take regular idli dosa batter and, add a little water to keep the batter little thin (not to…
Crispy, hot chicken pakoda anyone? Who wouldn’t want these with a hot cup of chai on the side! Ever since I visited Nellai Express in chennai, i’ve been craving for these and decided to make a batch to treat myself. Garam, garam Chicken pakoda is all made by mixing fresh cut boneless chicken with lentil flour coated with just the…
Fish fry is something which i would quote as indispensable at our place… be it sambar, rasam or kuzhambu this combo never get bored. Back in India we go by the catch of the day and whatever type is fresh gets fried and there is always a variety to choose from… but after moving here we don’t get to see…
Be it any occasion Gulab Jamun is one homely dessert and for me it brings many nostalgic memories. My grandma is an expert in making these and I learned this from her. She always makes them with homemade kova and never goes for any store bought short cuts and believes the best tasting jamuns comes from homemade kova and I…
Achu Murukku is mostly popular among Keralites usually made during Christmas time. Our neighbors back in India use to send us all those yummy treats like rose appam, kala kalas plum cake and thattai and few other candies during christmas break… which as a kid i use to always look forward. The achu murukku they make is similar but includes…
Brown Rice Ven Pongal – Knowing to cook a pot of brown rice is one daunting task! Every brand, every variety needs TLC and the degree varies, hehehe……. Sometimes you end up with chewy hard rice or totally a mushy stuff which you never expected. Today we are making pongal with brown basmati rice which is one variety of long grain…
Seepu Seedai is a traditional snack often made in tamilian homes during diwali or Krishna jayathi festival. This snack is famous in chettinad region in Tamilnadu and traditional made with a comb and hence the name seepu(comb) and flavored with coconut milk and deep fried in coconut oil! I have used few short cuts – used a regular murukku press…
Badusha is a classic Indian sweet prepared during Diwali and other special occasions. It is known as Balushahi in the North and referred as Badhusha in the South. Typically they look like glazed donuts but made the Indian way- small flattened dough balls deep fried and soaked in warm sugar syrup… making it crispy golden on the outside with soft, juicy…
