Vegetable Idli is a colorful and veggie packed version of traditional plain idli. They are great anytime of the day – for breakfast, lunch or snack. I remember saying in my previous post that I will try new steamed recipes this week. But here I am with good old idli. In my defense these are…
These spicy Spinach lentil fritters (Palakura Punukulu) use leftover idli batter and spinach. Crispy on the outside, airy and fluffy on the inside, these are great for breakfast or snack or a light meal. We are starting the last edition of this year’s Blogging Marathon and my theme for the week is ‘Deep Fried food’.…
Mixed Millet & Grains Upma is a healthy and nutritious dish that is perfect for a filling breakfast or a light lunch. My theme for the last week of this month’s blogging marathon is ‘cooking with millets’. Millets have made a much needed comeback in the recent past and I’ve jumped on the band wagon…
Mini Vegetable Uthappam are savory Indian pancaked that are packed with veggies and are kid friendly. Today’s mini dish for Kid’s Delight is this cute little version of our very own dosa/ uthappam. These Mini Vegetable Uthappam are very cute and kid’s will love them. They can be served just as is or stuck on…
Vegan Aloo Matar Kurma is a delicious curry made with potato, peas and a creamy coconut-cashew gravy. Great to serve as a side with both rice and roti. We are starting the second week of Blogging Marathon today. It has been quite some time that I did 2 weeks of BM back to back –…
Mysore Kuzhambu is a delicious South Indian dal (lentil dish) that tastes absolutely amazing served with steamed rice and ghee. For the final day of this month’s blogging marathon, I have a simple, every day South Indian dal. This Mysore Kuzhambu is made with toor dal and a freshly made coconut based spice paste. It is…
Kerala Style Parippu – Creamy red lentils cooked with coconut milk and ground spices. Delicious to serve with steamed rice. Today under ‘Dazzling Dals’ theme, I made a delicious Kerala Style Parippu (aka dal). Lentils are an essential part of our daily meal, so I keep looking for new ways to cook with dal. This…
Jhal Muri a spicy, crunchy and very addictive snack that is widely sold on the beaches of India. I can’t believe we are almost at the finishing line of this month’s mega marathon ‘Explore the Flavors’. Just one more day and we are done with the non stop posting and blogging. So for the penultimate…
This broken wheat tomato dosa is quick to make and requires no fermentation time. Today I have an Indian whole grain recipe that is quick and easy to make. This broken wheat tomato dosa is a great dish to make when you are short of time and are craving for some dosa. It is packed…
Soft and lacy Instant Appam made with yeast, takes less than 3 hours to make these. Appam are soft and lacy crepes/ pancakes made widely in Kerala and Sri Lanka. This easy appam recipe is an instant version that is made with yeast. It takes just a few minutes to put together and needs 2-3…