Easy and Simple Indian Recipes
Its been a long time since my last post and in this time I have tried to make this Adai dosa twice. First time the dosa came out too hard but the second time it was just right. Adai dosa is a good variation to add to the breakfast routine. It is made of lentils and […]
One of my guilty pleasures is having this cinnamon french toast for breakfast. Bread, soaked in a mixture of beaten eggs with milk and cinnamon, has to be one of our most indulgent, breakfast dishes. French toast is made best with thick slices of bread. Thin slices when soaked can fall apart or become mushy. […]
I am always on the lookout for easy to make and healthy tea time snacks. Kinnathappam is the perfect example of this. Traditionally, Kinnathappam is made by grinding soaked rice and then grinding it. This takes a long time, so I make it with ready made rice flour. Also, traditionally, jeera is sprinkled on top, but […]
Traditionally we make cutlets of beef, but I like these Kerala style mutton cutlets too. You can make them with mutton pieces or mutton kheema (minced mutton). They are crisp on the outside and soft and delicious on the inside and best had hot. They make great starters or appetizers. You can have them with […]
Our current family snack favorite is this quick to make potato sticks. All the recipe needs is potatoes and sauce to dip them in and munch away. These make great finger food for kids and can be packed as snacks while travelling. Ingredients 2 large potatoes oil salt pepper chaat powder (optional) Method Cut the potatoes […]
Kuzhi paniyaram is a Tamil dish made by steaming Idli batter in special paniyaram mould / chatti. This is my standard tea time snack to make with leftover Idli batter. These are really quick to make and require a one time investment of buying the paniyaram chatti. You can buy it from Amazon here: I […]
Chemba puttu is made with chemba puttu podi or brown rice flour. The puttu made in this style will be red brown and darker than the traditional puttu. I generally like the flavour of this puttu compared to the other one. It can be made along with Kadala curry for a quick, delicious and healthy […]
I thought that its time to try a different technique for baking fish and after searching the internet for the different varieties, came up with this recipe to make baked fish almondine. This style has a layer of almonds on top of the baked fish fillets. We had this dish along with french fries for lunch […]
So its time for breakfast again and you are tired of all the standard stuff you eat for breakfast. This egg and toast cup is a new twist on the eggs and toast which is delicious and it needs only 2 main ingredients and one oven. The best part of this recipe is that while it […]
Aloo paratha is one of my husband’s favorite breakfast items. Aloo paratha is quick, simple to make and utterly delicious. I also pack them in lunch boxes as they are can be quickly made in the morning. Aloo paratha is basically paratha with potato filling. We have these parathas with curd, tomato sauce or coriander […]
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