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 […]
Poori is a popular Indian fried bread which we occasionally make for breakfast at home. As it is fried we try to make it less, but it is still a favorite. Poori is generally served with a side dish like poori masala or chana masala. In Maharashtra, we used to eat it along with Shrikhand […]
Poori masala is as the name suggests a side dish which is had with pooris. It is a good breakfast combination which is simple and easy to make. One of my husband’s favorite breakfast dishes is poori with this masala. This dish takes about 20 minutes to make. Ingredients 3 potatoes 1 big onion / 2 […]
Muthira thoran is a quick to make thoran as it does not involve much cutting. Muthira or horse gram has a host of nutritional benefits. It is high in protein and iron. It is considered helpful for iron deficiencies and for maintaining body temperature in the winter season. In certain parts of South India, muthira […]
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 […]
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 […]
Egg curry is basically boiled eggs in curry base. It can be made in different styles and this in one of my favorite and easiest and can be made in under 30 minutes. My dinner today was egg curry and chappathi. This is one of the quick meals to make and liked by all in […]
Kadala curry is one of the classic combinations with puttu. We also eat it along with rice, appam and chappathi. It is a simple dish and can be made for breakfast in 30 minutes. The only hard thing about this recipe is that you have to remember to soak the chana / kadala/ black chick […]
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 […]
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