Mini-Rava Idli
Ingredients: Idli rava – 1 cup Curd/ yogurt – ½ cup Baking soda – a generous pinch Water – ¼ cup Salt – as req Tempering: Cooking oil/ ghee – 2 tsp Mustard seeds – ½ tsp Cumin seeds – ½ tsp Cashews – 5-6 […]
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Tiffin
Idiyappam
How to make idiyappam/kozhukattai/dumpling parboiled rice -1 cup Procedure Wash the rice and dry it over a cotton cloth under room temperature Grind well using a small mixie jar Dry roast the rice flour until you get a nice aroma Sieve the flour Keep it […]
Appam w yeast
Ingredient: Raw rice/pachaarisi – 1cup Par-Boiled rice/puzhugal arisi – 1cup Urad dhal/ulundhu – 1tblsp Active dry yeast – ½ tsp Grated coconut – 3tblsp Granulated sugar – 2tsp Coconut oil – 2tblsp(optional) Procedure: Step 1: In a wide bowl soak raw rice, par-boiled rice, urad […]
Appam
The most eaten breakfast in kerala region. Often breakfast/dinner in our south india too.it is kind of pancake we have a separate pan for making this appam and this easy recipe will help you on all time-Quick and different breakfast for guest and kids. There […]
Mini Sambar idli
Sambar Idli is another south indian famous tiffin, RATNA CAFÉ is named for sambar idli such an amazing food. I tried this version at home, instead of regular idli I used mini idli moulds, which is easy to grab and eat. Such a visual treat, […]
Methy Chapathi
Methy/ Fenugreek leaves/ vendaya Keerai, we usually make some dhal using this fresh methi greens. Instead of dhal, i thought of include this healthy greens into chapathi and it turns out really well. Some of the benefits of the vendaya keerai are These are highly […]
Wheat parotta
Very unique parotta is “Wheat Parotta”, the very first time I have tasted this at Hotel Buhari in anna nagar, Chennai. It tastes little different and unique. You never get this parotta in any local restaurants or in fast food shops. It is similar like […]
Parotta
Parottas are the southernmost happening tiffin. The flaky layered soft parotta that just melts in your mouth. One of the favorite food in our home. My mom used to make this excellent and tricky flat breads mostly on our birthdays without fail. Most importantly this […]
Poori
POORI: Poori is one of my favorite food, especially after my college days. Since my mom used to make a lot and lot of tiffin varieties, poori and chapathi are her benchmark, you won’t believe me, her pooris are fluffy-light and delicious. Its quiet common […]
kambu dosai
Dosai itself amazing then why not Kambu dosai? Pearl millet is so called Kambu. Though idli is the healthiest food in the world, kids always like Dosai. Not only kids most of us like dosai. Instead of making plain dosai I thought of adding […]
