Puttu

One of my favorite recipes....I used Periyar brand brown puttu podi. Would suggest trying the same with wheat puttu podi and white puttu podi. I used the same flour for kozhukattai. More pictures : Puttu

Garlic-Onion gravy for Dosas/Idlis

Yet another yummy recipe for dosas and idlis. Enjoy!  GarlicOnion Chutney

Black Urad recipe

For those of U wanting to use your black whole urad.... ...Black Urad Recipes

Lunch Box Ideas!

On request by my friend, I would like to post some lunch box ideas. Due to time constraints for the working women, I generally recommend making single item or quick 2 items with as much veggies as possible! Some of the items from my blog and few other items :

Poha with Green Moong Dhaal gravy
Semia (vermicili) with Carrot, Beans
Pasta with Veggies
Sabudhana
Rotis:
For those of you who buy rotis, here are some quick side dishes
Roti wrap with Spicy Porial
Roti wrap with Mushroom Tofu masala
Roti with Raita/Dark dhaals
Roti with easy Channa Masala
Kothu Paratha
Rice Items:
Rice with Brinjal Pachadi
Veggie Rice
Beet Rice
Carrot Rice
Cilantro Rice
Capsicum Rice
Salads : (U could chop while the dhaal cooks)
Peanut Salad
Sprout Salad
Sandwiches....just add veggies of your choice with wheat bread and some light spread.

Easy kozhukattai (rice cakes)

An easy and quick appetizer. For people in US, check out Periyar brand brown idiappam podi or brown putti podi. It turns out good. Kozhukattai Pictures

Paruppu Urundai Kulambu (Lentil balls!)

Another top hit recipe...hope you guys enjoy! ParuppuUrandaiKulambu Pictures

Note: Ball turns hard if it is not ground at the right consistency....make it coarse....and leave it in the gravy without stirring for few minutes. Mine turned good in the second attempt. Funny my first attempt was...even if it would fall on the floor it would never break, it was that hard :-)

Wishing U all a wonderful year ahead.

Masala Pori (Puffed rice)

An easy snack for the winter evenings! You could add red chilli powder while roasting to make it spicy. Most of you might be making it already, for the rest of U, here are the Pictures!

Tips: While buying the pori, make sure the surface of the pori is smooth. Generally the coarse ones doesn't taste good.