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Puffed rice is called Pori in Tamil. It’s a very healthy and a popular snack. Pori mixed with roasted peanuts is one of my family’s most favourite snack. There are very popular fast food and snacks which uses Pori as its basic ingredient. Many years back, when we were living in Muscat, I learnt thisRead more about Pori Upma[…]
Soya nuggets are very good source of protein and it is a perfect ingredient to use for making breakfast and school tiffin. Today, after a long time I made these wraps. Red and yellow capsicums give a good flavour and crunch to the filling. This is a complete, healthy and a wholesome meal and kidsRead more about Soya and Capsicum Wraps[…]
For Janmashtami, it’s a tradition in Tamil Brahmin families to make uppu seedai. Uppu in Tamil means salt. There is no exact translation for seedai. Seedai is basically deep fried crisp balls made with rice flour and little urad dal ( black gram) flour. Though the method of making this simple, probability of not gettingRead more about Uppu Seedai[…]
Ammani Kozhakattai which is made on Vinayaka Chaturthi ( Ganesh Pooja) is actually steamed mini rice dumplings which are stir fried to make it crisp. It’s one of the most favourite snack of my family. There are many recipes for this Kozhakattai. Today am sharing my version of the recipe. Hope you all would likeRead more about Ammani Kozhakattai […]
Uthappam is a South Indian version of pancake with vegetable toppings. It is a very famous breakfast dish of Tamil Nadu. Served with chutney and sambar, it becomes a very, healthy, complete and wholesome breakfast. Generally everyone makes uthappam with left over idli batter. I used to do the same, till I came across MrsRead more about Onion Uthappam[…]
Vegetable Hakka Noodles is a very famous Indo Chinese dish. And it’s one of my most favourite too:) I have had this dish in many restaurants. But I always feel that you can get the best Hakka noodles in fast food centres. There is one such fast centre near my school called Matas. I haveRead more about Vegetable Hakka Noodles […]
Kuzhi appam is a speciality of Chetinadu Cuisine. Rice and urad dal is used to make the traditional Kuzhi appam. Few days back, my sister Uma, shared the recipe of corn appam. In that recipe whole corn was used. But I have replaced it with corn rava ( to make it easier for grinding) andRead more about Corn Appam[…]
I used to make masala vadai using chana dal( Bengal gram/ kadalai paruppu). Once, I read in a magazine that masala vadai made with matar dal are more crispy and yummy, just like what is sold in the tea shops. So, I tried with matar dal. The first time I made this vadai, I wasRead more about Cabbage Masala Vadai[…]
My daughter wanted me to give her paneer wraps as it has been a long time since I made that for school tiffin. I had this eastern shahi paneer masala packet with me. So, instead making the paneer the usual way with onion, tomatoes, I made shahi paneer as the the filling. I made itRead more about Shahi Paneer Wraps[…]
Semolina in known as rava in Tamil and sooji in Hindi. Rava Upma is one of my most favourite breakfast option. In fact, I can have it for any meal. It’s a very humble and a very commonly made breakfast in South India. Though it’s very easy to make, one can easily go wrong inRead more about Rava Upma[…]
