Tomato Rice
Ingredients Rice, cooked, 1 cup Tomato thokku, 2 tbsp Sunflower oil, 2 tsp Urad dal, channa dal, 1 tsp each Freshly ground chilli powder*, to taste Gingelly oil, 1 tbsp Curry leaves (optional), for garnish Cook the rice with just enough water so the grains separate easily. Spread on a plate and allow it to...
Onion raita
The perfect accompaniment to spicy, rice dishes. Ingredients Onion, 1, chopped Salt, to taste Yoghurt, beaten, 1 cup Oil, 1 tsp Mustard seeds, 1 tsp Asafoetida, a pinch Curry leaves, a few (optional) Beat the yoghurt well, with some water to get a creamy mixture. Add salt and mix well. Keep aside. Take oil in...
Tomato Thokku
Ingredients Tomato, chopped, 1 can Onions, diced, 1 Green chillies, diced, 1-2 (or as required) Oil, 2 tbsp Mustard seeds, urad dal, chana dal, 1 tsp each Asafoetida, turmeric powder, a pinch Salt, to taste Chopped fresh coriander, to garnish In a thick bottomed kadai, heat the oil. Add the dals and fry golden. Next,...
Onion Pakora
Hot onion pakoras on a cold winter afternoon – heaven! Couple it with hot masala chai for a sublime tea-time treat. Ingredients Onion, 1, sliced lengthways Besan (bengal gram flour), 1 cup Rice flour, 1/2 cup Salt, to taste Cold water, as required Oil, for frying Mix the flours well, with salt. Add a few...
French Toast (or Eggy Bread)
For a quick and tasty breakfast, you can do no wrong with this choice! Ingredients Bread slices, 2-4 Egg, beaten, 1 Milk, 5 tbsp Butter, as required Salt, to taste Sugar, 1 tsp Beat the egg well, adding milk and salt. Add the sugar if you prefer. Cut the corners of the bread slices, cut...
Vathal Kuzhambu
A classic Tambram item, this is a top favourite of mine. Ingredients Tamarind, a lemon-sized ball Dried vathal, 1-2 tbsp Sesame oil, 2 tbsp Mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, chana dal, urad dal, 1 tsp each Asafoetida, a pinch Turmeric powder, a pinch Dried red chillies, 2-3 Sambhar powder, 2 tbsp Salt, to taste Soak the...
Kalakhand
Am back after a year long break. Apologies re the shoddy blogging!! Have tons of recipes so sit back and enjoy! To kick-start, here’s a quick-n-easy sweet you can whip up in a jiff. Things you need: Ricotta cheese, 500 g Condensed milk, 1 tin Butter, 25 gm Lemon juice, 1 tablespoon Elaichi 2 pods,...
Kunukku
You know those days when you have a yen for something crunchy, spicy and with a zing to chase the blues away? The days when the rain keeps lashing against the windows, making you long for something hot, hot, hot? Well, a kunukku is made for such days. Marry the simple kunukku with some scrummy...
A simple sponge
P has been eating my head to bake him a cake for quite a while and so, I searched the ‘Net for a simple, no-fuss one. And I found one that uses no butter or oil! Wa-hey! It is called Aunt Martha’s Sponge cake and I got the recipe from Cooks.com. It was rather easy...
Brinjal Overdose!
Time was, I used to hate this veg with a passion. My dad loved it so it featured with irritating regularity in the house menu. Turns out the pater’s body sided with me all those years. One fine day, it decided enough it had silently borne this brinjal overdose long enough but now it was...
Torte del Cielo
Meeta of WFLH recently celebrated her birthday. I came to know of that fact and her decision to throw a Birthday Bash earlier this morning when I was checking out Nandita’s blog for any new goodies. At the birthday girl’s request to make some party grub for her, I put on my thinking hat and...
A Summery Pancake
Pancakes are my son’s favourite breakfast dish. Though the flavour of the moment is generally labelled as ‘favourite’ by him, giving him pancakes for breakfast, lunch, tea or dinner is a surefire way to make him clear his plate. So, here’s a ‘child-friendly dish’. To make the pancakes, you would need the following items: Plain...
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