Masoor dal dosai/ Mysore paruppu dosa with ration rice (video recipe)

Masoor dal dosa with step by step picture and video

Masoor dal dosa with ration rice.  I don't hesitate to use ration rice in my cooking. Nowadays the rice they give is good and doesn't smell when we cook. I use them in grinding idli/dosa. Moreover, these rice are healthy as it has that outer husk init. Today here I share a dosa recipe in which I have used only the ration rice.

 

Egg biryani | East one pot meal

Egg Biryani with step by step pictures.

This is one of the simplest and easiest biryani one can make. Even a beginner can make this. There is a little story behind this recipe. One evening my daughter carved for biryani after returning home from college. She was in that carve even the word biryani when she heard made her salivating. She enquired whether I have any meat in the refrigerator. When she found nothing so decided to make this egg biryani and relish it. With little instructions from me, she made it wholly. Even these pictures she took it from her mobile. We had it with onion-curd raitha.

Banana Black Currant Bundt Cake | Mini Bundt Cake

Best way to use overripe bananas is to bake with it.My kids will never touch that banana if they spot any black color on its skin.So I have to force them to eat when the skin is fully yellow.You can also make Unniappam with ripe bananas.

Mango Ice cream | No churn method | Without Ice Cream maker

This ice cream recipe is such an easy method of making, which does not involve blending in between. You have to just mix, freeze and scoop out. As mangoes are in season try this and enjoy.

Kesar Phirni | Saffron Flavored Rice Pudding | Indian Dessert

Happy to all my readers. Let me begin the year with a sweet dish.Phirni is an Indian dessert where rice is slow cooked, sweetened, flavored and served chilled.One can make this dessert plain or with any seasonal fruits.I have already post rose phirni , mango phirni, Chocolate phirni. To add to my collection here is another one with kesar/saffron.

Drumstick Gravy | Murungaikai Kuzhambu

Drumstick gravy with step by step pictures.

Drumstick gravy is an easy kuzhambu that can be made quickly with minimal ingredients/ This goes well with hot steaming rice and also equally tastes better for idli/dosa. Here I have used coconut for volume. but you can avoid it if you need less quantity.

Cabbage Balls | Cabbage-Dal Balls | Easy Snacks Recipe

Though there are many cooking programs on different channels, the one program which I wish to watch Vijay Tv's Samayal Samayal with Chef Venkatesh Butt.His recipes are looks so simple and the way he narrates it uplift us to try it immediately.This recipe is one such he cooked on a day and I tried it on a weekday for my kids after school snacks.I served it with tomato ketchup and we loved it to the core.

Health Mix Banana Bread / Sathu mavoo cake

Healthy mix banana bread with step by step pictures.

Healthy mix banana bread is a complete wholesome breakfast recipe. The healthy mix init gives you all the needed nutrients. When I got a pack of healthy mix from early foods, I was left with some flour after making porridge. Since I didn't want to get ruined by pests I made this healthy bread with it. I already have a banana bread recipe in my blog. You can check it here.

Homemade oats flour

Homemade oats flour with step by step pictures.

Oats flour is so simple and easy to make at home. This flour can be used in many recipes. I do have some of it my blog like oats puttu, oats mor/buttermilk, cookies, bread, cake, etc. Check it by searching in the search box on the right side. You can also mix this flour with the atta and make roti/chapati. Here I have used instant oats but you can also use thick variety.

Rice- Coconut Payasam /Kheer | Payasam recipe

Simple easy to cook payasam at home with the ingredients in your pantry. Rice and coconut will almost be seen in every house and if you crave something sweet then make this kheer/payasam and enjoy.

Caramel popcorn | how to make caramel popcorn at home

Caramel popcorn with step by step pictures.

Caramel popcorn is a quick snack that can be prepared in just a few minutes. To make popcorn the popcorn kernels must be of good quality. I had a few bad experiments trying popcorn with the worst kernels. to check if the kernels are good just drop 1-2 kernels in oil and see. If it pops up well then go further else discard that kernels.

Beetroot Chaas | Beetroot Buttermilk | Summer Drink

Its just mid march and heat here in Chennai has started shooting up and it has become little difficult to bear the heat in afternoons. I have completely avoided going out during the day and my best time for all shopping happens to be after five in evening.We have planned to go walking after my daughter's semester exam and I hope it must go well as scheduled.

Bitter gourd /Karela Fry | Bitter Melon Fry

Bitter melon which is called bitter gourd or karela in India is one vegetable i hate from my childhood days,even after i started cooking i never buy this vegetable due to its bitter taste. My husband would keep on insist me to include this like other veggies but i never did.This is not the situation now where i started buying this and indulging it. When i made this fry even my kids love it as it does not taste bitter and they finished it off. Do try this way and feed children who hate this vegetable.

Whole Black Urad Dal idli/ dosa

 Black urad dal idli/dosa with step by step pictures.

Idli/ dosa is one staple breakfast is most south Indian homes. I would always keep a batter of it standby in my refrigerator. If I make white rice batter next time I would opt to grind millet batter. You can check many varieties of idli/dosa recipes in my blog. Check the side menu which has a few lists of it. To add to that collection here comes another variety using the whole black variety urad dal. Since the dal is ground wholly the batter will look little greyish. But there is no compromise in taste. You will never feel any different. The whole black dal is very healthy.

Bhindi Masala | Side dish for roti/ chapati

Bhindi masala with step by step pictures.

Bhindi masala is a quick dish that you can make for roti or chapati. It can be made dried or semi-dried. for a completely dried version avoid adding onion or tomato. But when making for roti we always prefer little masala. So add onion which gives body for this masala. If you have less quantity of bhindi you can add capsicum to increase the masala quantity.

Rava Ragi Idli | Instant Idli | Healthy Breakfast/ Dinner

Instant idli with ragi flour and rava/semoline/sooji.Let us see how to make this simple ,healthy yet delicious idli/steamed cake which is suitable for breakfast or dinner .I already have quite some variety of idli recipes in my blog ,so check the breakcast label and get to know about it.This is an instant version just mixing ingredients and steaming it unlike the ragi idli where you need to soak rice+ millet,grind and allow to ferment.It comes in handy for dinner when you have no clue what to prepare.Do try and I'm sure you will fall in love with it.

Chicken fry white pasta

Chicken fry white pasta with step by step pictures.

Pasta is a super savior recipe when it comes to dinner. When I have no idea what to cook for dinner I mostly prepare pasta. This recipe to cam to our mind for one day dinner when my kids asked for any new recipe. My daughter readily said that she will prepare the dinner and this is her recipe. The only thing I did was clicking and eating.

Green peas kurma

Green peas kurma with step by step pictures.

Green peas kurma is an excellent side dish for appam/ chapati or idiyappam. The addition of the ground coconut masala paste in the gravy enriches the flavor and taste of this kurma. So please don't skip adding it. This kurma can also be made with fresh green peas. Here I have used dried version hence we need to soak and boil the peas.

Nutella Cookies | Eggless Cookies

I wanted to try this Nutella cookie for a long and with much excited I tried a batch last month.While baking there was some burnt smell but I thought its not a problem and it is baking correctly.But I was wrong when I removed it from the oven the lower part all got burnt well and it was too bitter due to that.i was in pain as I wasted more ingredient and to my justification for not wasting I ate few cookies .

Tutti fruity loaf cake | Eggless loaf cake

Eggless tutti-fruity loaf cake with step by step pictures.

This is a simple tea cake that beginner can easily make it. I made this for tea snacks last month. Here I have fully used atta flour. But can also make it with plain flour or a mix of plain+atta. Instead of tutti fruity you can use choc chips or even a mix of dry fruits & nuts.

Fish Dum Biryani | how to make fish biryani

Fish dum biryani with step by step pictures.

This is my favorite biryani. Before marriage, I have never eaten this. My first taste was when my husband made it. It was soo tasty and I used to ask him to make it. But there was no time for him when he was on vacation. On our wedding day this year, he made it and decided to blog it.

Brookies | Eggless Brookies

Brookies with step by step pictures.

Brookie is a  brownie and cookie. It will be soft and chewy. If you want your brookies to not spread much keep the dough refrigerated for sometime before baking and then bake. I did so and hence the brookies don't spread much.

Rava Kara Pongal | Easy Breakfast Recipe | South Indian Breakfast

Rava / sooji cooked along with moong dal and tempered with spices makes a great breakfast which can  be done in no matter of time.The only time-consuming work is cooking of the dal and all others are so quick.

When you have any leftover idli/ dosa batter in the refrigerator and worried what to cook for breakfast do give a try this Pongal and I'm sure you will love it.I simply served it with instant sambar.

Seem pal | Therattipal | Palm Jaggery- Colostrum Milk sweet

Seem pal/ Colostrum milk sweet with step by step pictures.

Seem pal is very nutritious cow milk that it gives after the birth of a calf. It will be light yellow in color and will be thick. When we were in our Christmas vacation in our native, there came a bottle of this milk. My co-sister made this healthy palkova with palm jaggery. It was so tasty. We just added minimal sweet. You can also use white sugar, jaggery instead of palm jaggery.  It a really time-consuming job. It hardly took one and a half hours to make a liter of the milk.

Eggless Checker Board Cookies | Step by Step Pictures

Checkerboard cookies with step by step pictures. Another cookie I baked along with my glass stained cookies is this checkerboard cookies.This I made with eggless while the glass stained one was with egg.

Hot chocolate | how to make hot chocolate at home

Hot chocolate with step by step pictures.

Hot chocolate is perfect for this season. A hot cup of this heavenly drink will absolutely lift you up. My daughter's recent addict is this drink. This recipe is fully prepared and the step by pictures are clicked by here. This is so simple to make just mix everything and cook. Here We have used already boiled milk. The addition of cornflour is to get creamy but you can avoid it.

Caramel Fruit Cake | Christmas Cake | Video Recipe

Merry Christmas.
Try this easy Christmas fruitcake. Soaking dry fruits in apple or orange juice for a non alcoholic version for a day or two is enough.I used orange juice for soaking. dry fruits used my me were raisins, sultanas, cherries, tutti fruity.

Pressure cooker vegetable biryani | Bachelor's recipe

Vegetable biryani with step by step pictures and video.

Biryani is a one-pot dish which usually prepared for celebration lunch/dinner or weekends. We can make biryani with or without meat. I have shared some non-veg biryani in my blog. You can check them from the typing in the search box on the right side. I often prepare pulao with veggies and this biryani takes place in my kitchen very rarely.

Fish Masala | Fried Fish in Fried Masala | Fish Recipe

Fish Masala is nothing but where the fish is first slightly fried then a thick masala from fried spices is made in which the fried fish is added to absorb the flavors.For the first time We tried it in December and it was a super it and since then we had made it thrice.For this recipe I searched google and gathered ideas to make it.Actually the thought to make this would not have happened if my father had not asked,yes it my dad who asked for the masala and we (together with my husband) searched and prepared it.The ingredients may look bit lengthy but all things are sure in your pantry.When  you get some good fleshy fish do try to make this once and I assure you will make it again and again.

Kai murukku | Diwali snack

Kai murukku with step by step pictures.

I have never realized that I would make this kai murukku in my life. Thanks to this blogging world which makes the impossible possible. Already I have posted kai murukku in my blog long back but in it I soaked rice, wet ground it and prepared the murukku. But here I powered the rice and make the dough. Here is the link to it. Also I that previous one I used fried gram dal powder whereas here I have used urad dal powder. You can use either of them. The only thing to have in mind is to make a crack-free smooth dough.

Homemade urad dal powder

Homemade urad dal flour with step by step pictures.

As festivals are lining up I decided to post relating to that. Urad dal flour is one keep ingredients when making murukku/chakli. Though it is available is supermarkets making it at home is also easy and economical.

Masoor dal payasam | Onam 2019

Masoor dal payasam with step by step pictures.

Happy Onam to all the people to celebrate it. On this special day here I am with a super yummy dessert/payasam, masoor dal payasam. I have another reason to make this dessert, there are two birthdays in a row, today my husband's and a day after tomorrow it is my birthday. So to celebrate it I made this.

Momos chutney

Momos chutney with step by step pictures.

This is a sweet, spiced, and tangy chutney/dip. Making this dip is so easy, just boil the ingredientss and grind it. Instead of tomato, you can use vinegar also. In that case just boilree chill in water. THen grind it with vinegar.

Sathu mavoo karupati pidi kozhukattai | Health mix palm jaggery kozhukatai

Sathu mavoo pidi kozhukatai with step by step pictures.

For this festival season try this healthy pidi kozhukatai in alternative to your regular one. You can use either homemade sathu mavoo or store brought. Here I used store brought flour. It just takes nearly 10-15 mins to make this recipe. Dry roast the flour then make a dough with palm jaggery syrup. Make it into the desired shape and steam it.

Nei Appam | Unniappam | how to make appam

Nei appam /unniappam with step by step pictures.

Nei appam alias Unni appam is a Kerala's delicacies. Usually, the rice is soaked, ground and the appam is made. But nowadays many make it in many different ways. Even I make this appam with wheat flour, banana, and sweetener. I want to make the authentic appam and tried it this week for an evening snack. Since this batter no need for fermentation I soaked in afternoon, ground and made it in the evening. As the name says they use ghee alone to make it but here I have a mix of both ghee and oil.

Foxtail millet Sweet dumplings in coconut milk | Thinai Paal kozhukattai

As festivals are nearing many will be thinking what to make for it.This festival why not make something different from regular rice-based kozhukattai to millets.Last week I made this for snack I also made another version which I  will post soon so stay tuned.

Sesame rice | Rice variety

Sesame/Ellu rice with step by step pictures.

Sesame is a quick variety rice recipe which just needs a total of 5 mins if you have your cooked plain rice ready. Just dry roast the powder, cool and powder it. Mix the powder to the cooked rice and tempered the rice. That's all your ellu sadam is ready in a jiffy. Sesame is called as Ellu in Tamil. For this recipe, you can use either white or black sesame seeds.

Jaggery cake | Eggless jaggery cake

Jaggery cake with step by step pictures.

Jaggery is a simple, addictive cake with less sweetness which goes well with a cup of tea/coffee for breakfast or snack. This cake was so delicious that I couldn't stop with a piece. Since I used wheat flour and maida half and a half it was a bit healthy too. As we have used jaggery even diabetic people can have with a limit.

how to clean a burnt vessel (video included)

Last week I left my milk pot in low flame and went out. I thought I have switched off but when I returned back it was a disaster. The milk has all burnt up resulting a vessel totally charred. Initially

I thought I need to trash the vessel, later after seeing some videos I tried this method and it worked. It is so easy just any washing powder you use to wash the cloth is needed. The next time when accidentally burn a vessel try this method.

Mushroom masala | side dish for roti/chapathi

Mushroom masala with step by step pictures

 Mushroom masala is a quick recipe that can be made quickly for roti/chapati or even naan. Though I have made this mushroom masala earlier many times I have never blogged about it. So last week when I made I decided to click and hence posting here. Just sauteeing onion-tomato in oil, adding spices, mushroom and simmering till it blends well. That's it you masala is ready.

Besan chila | how to make besan chila

Besan Chila with step by step pictures.

Besan chila is quick breakfast recipe which can be made within ten minutes. When you don't have any batter in your refrigerator this recipe comes in handy. Just mix everything, pour over a hot pan, make and eat. This can be had as such or with ketchup. You can add veggies like grated carrot, chopped capsicum also. Here I have added just onion and tomato. This can be had either as breakfast or snack.

Homemade Bajji-Bonda Mix

Bajji- Bonda mix with step by step pictures.

When it comes for evening snack many prefer deep fried snacks and me too not an exception. I make methu vada if I have sambar left out from morning breakfast. Else I opt for bajji, masala vada, etc.  To make perfect bajji the mix is very much important. The correct amount of rice flour with besan flour gives a perfect crispy Bajji or bonda. By using this mix you can  any bajji or bonda.

Homemade peanut butter

Peanut butter is so easy to make with just 3 ingredients. Markets are flooded with this butter in different brand name although sometimes I buy it, my daughter, who had become a grat of this butter says homemade is best when compared to the readymade one. So please give a try this butter ar home and I'm sure you won't go back to any brand. You can either make this butter smooth or crunchy. Here I ground half the quantity to a fine consistency and added the remaining and just coarsely ground along with the fine one.

Chettinad Ennai Karthikai | Bringal in spicy gravy

Ennai Kathrikai is flavorful kuzhambu/gravy /masala with the aroma for freshly ground masala. Chettinad cuisine is known for its taste and aroma. It will be a feast if we dine in a Chettinad restaurant. Pls, don't miss the chance to taste their delicacies when you get an opportunity.

Ice apple Rose milk | Nungu rose milk

Ice apple called Nungu in "Tamil" is one of the best summer coolants. You can find this only during the summer. This fruit looks transparent and doesn't have any taste of it. When added to a drink it takes the taste of it I have already posted some variety of it, check it out here.

Homemade Sambar Powder | how to make sambar powder

Sambar powder with step by step pictures.

Sambar powder is one of the most used powders in the south Indian kitchen. It is not alone used for sambar but can be added in vatha kuzhambu, stir-fries, and koottus. My mom always makes a fresh small batch of this powder every time she makes sambar. But I never make it and always go for a shortcut method with readymade sambar powder. Fresh sambar is so aromatic and tastes the best. So always make a small batch and use within a week.

White chocolate popsicle | Popsicle recipe

White chocolate popsicle with step by step pictures.

This popsicle is so easy to make with just 3 ingredients. You can either add vanilla essence which is purely optional. both my kids loved this popsicle and my son enjoyed it to the core. It is best for the summer as the heat is soaring up day by day. I have used white choc chips but you can also you a white chocolate bar.

Pineapple Kesari | Pineapple Semoline Pudding

Pineapple Kesari with step by step pictures.

Kesari is one of the easiest sweet one can make very quickly. whenever we carve for some sweet my daughter would say to make this we would love it. Together with pineapple, this Kesari tastes yum. If you are a pineapple lover then I'm damn sure you will love this.

Pav bhaji | Indian Street Food

Pav bhaji with step by step pictures.

This is one recipe I learnt after coming to this blogging world. On seeing fellow bloggers making mouth-watering pav bhaji I got remembered of this when I first tasted it in Mumbai some 20 years back. Now I tried my own version of cooking the vegetables in a pressure cooker and mashing it. THen adding it to the sauteed onion tomato masala along with spices and thickening it. The Everest pav bhaji masala does the magic in this recipe. Sometimes I make this with leftover veggies along with some legumes to make it nutritious. Here I have black-eyed peas.