Recipe world

Keeper recipes like Chutney, Thokku, Gojju are our family favourites. A few varieties of these preserves will always be there as part of our lunch and dinner. Not only there are tasty, they come very handy when I feel tired and can't make varieties of fresh curries. Here is a finger licking Thokku recipe which I learnt during my India trip last year. This Thokku goes well with rice, chapathi or dosa. Preparation time: 15 minutes Serves - 20 Difficulty level: Medium Ingredients: Mint leaves - 50gm Dry red chillies - 50 gm  Garlic peeled - 50 gm Tamarind - 50 gm Salt - to taste Jaggery or sugar - 1/2 tsp or to taste Water - 1/4 cup (if needed)  -  For seasoning: Oil - 5 to 6 tbsp Mustard seeds - 1 tsp Method: Grind together mint leaves, dry red chillies, garlic pods and tamarind into a fine paste. Add a few tablespoons of water if needed.  Heat oil in a thick bottom pan. Add mustard seeds to the hot oil and let it splutter....

Wheat flour dosa is popularly known as a fasting recipe. I was never a fan of Wheat Flour Dosas till I learn this recipe from my friend Maitri. Since then, Wheat Flour Dosa has become our family favourite breakfast. This is an instant dosa, and won't need any fermentation.  Below is the recipe of Wheat Flour Dosa / Paper Dosa / Tellevu / Crepe: Preparation time: 10 minutes Difficulty level: Medium Serves: 3 Ingredients: Whole wheat flour - 1 1/2 cup Sooji rava / Semolina - 1/3 cup Green chillies - 1 or 2 (depending on spiciness) Ginger - half inch Cumin seeds - 1 tsp Curry leaves - 5 to 6 leaves Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp Hing / asafoetida - generous pinch  Fresh grated coconut (or frozen) - 1/2 cup Salt - 1 tsp or to taste Water - to prepare the batter Recipe Instructions: Combine wheat flour and sooji rava in a mixing bowl.  Blend coconut, green chillies, ginger, cumin seeds, curry leaves, turmeric powder and hing into a smoot...

As a South Indian family, we love rice for our daily lunch. Hubby loves Roti / Chapathi and hence, I prepare Roti / Chapathi for our dinner. To ease the the cooking time, I plan to make any one side dish or sambar or dal to be suitable for both rice and roti! This reduces my time in the kitchen a bit. Here is one such Palya / curry which goes well with rice, roti / chapathi, dosa and poori. Do try this healthy and delicious Cabbage - Sprouted Green Gram Palya / Thoran / Masala Dry Curry and let me hear your feedback :) Preparation time: 15 minutes Difficulty level: Medium Serves: 3 Ingredients: Finely shredded cabbage - 3 cups Sprouted green gram / mung bean - 1/2 cup (can use more also) Salt - to taste Amchur powder / hulipudi - 3/4 tsp Sugar - 1/3 tsp Pav Bhaji Masala powder - 1 tsp Red chilli powder - 1/4 tsp (adjust according to spiciness)  - For Seasoning: Oil - 1 1/2 tbsp Dry red chilli - 1 inch piece Urid dal - 1 tsp Mustard seeds - 1 tsp ...

During our childhood days, Cake was a luxurious treat for us. Rarely we had a chance to eat the bakery products like cakes, so it felt like cakes were the most delicious food when compared with whatever Mum made at home with all the love! Gone are those days and now, many of us have ovens at home and its easy to prepare cakes or other bakery food whenever we feel like. I often prepare varieties of eggless cakes at home. When kids are at home, how much ever snacks I prepare, they all vanish so quickly! My daughter loves to eat cake for her evening snacks. Eggless Vanilla Cake and Eggless Chocolate Cake were here favourites before. And when we found this way of making Eggless Orange Cake, this cake has become her favourite now! I just tried to follow the technique of Hot Milk Cake while preparing my Eggless Orange Cake and the result was - Wow! My eggless loaf turned out to be the most delicious one with a soft, airy, moist texture. It tastes the same like Iyengar Bakery Plain ca...

Now, its the season of Jackfruits in India. Both raw and ripe jackfruit are great for cooking. Few food items are made using them which can be preserved till the next season. At my mum's place, they prepare raw jackfruit chips, preserve some raw jackfruit flesh in salt water and also, sundry the raw jackfruit pieces. So, its possible to prepare jackfruit dishes whenever they feel like. My Mum had packed some Sun-dried Raw Jackfruit pieces for us during our recent India trip. We are enjoying typical native style curries once in a while now! Below is the recipe of Sun - dried Raw Jackfruit Bajji or Raita. Click here to see How to make Sun - dried Raw Jackfruit Pieces . Preparation time: 20 minutes Soaking time: 20 minutes Difficulty level: medium Serves: 4 Ingredients: Dried raw jackfruit pieces - 1/2 cup Water - 3/4 cup Salt - to taste Lime squeeze - 1 tbsp or to taste Thick curd - 1 cup  - For seasoning: Oil - 1 1/2 tbsp Dry red chilli - half piece...

This year, we had planted some snow pea plants in our little backyard. Snow peas are easy to grow, they won't need much care and the yield is also pretty quick. Now, the winter has started and still we are getting enough crop to serve our little family. As they have a sweet taste, my kids love to pick the snow peas fresh from the garden and eat them as it is.   Here is the recipe of a side dish which my family loves to eat often. I use potato, snow peas, capsicum and green peas for this Subzi. But it should be ok if you skip capsicum and / or green peas. Preparation time: 25 minutes Difficulty level: Medium Serves: 4 Ingredients: Potatoes (big) - 2  Snow peas - 8 to 10 Capsicum chopped - 3/4 cup Green peas - 3/4 cup (I have used frozen peas) Kasuri methi - 1 tbsp Cumin coriander powder - 1 tsp Salt - to taste Pepper powder - 1 tsp or for taste  - For seasoning: Oil - 2 tbsp Fenugreek / Methi seeds - 1/4 tsp Method: Wash ...

Who loves chocolates? I know, most of us love chocolates. Chocolates are good to eat in any form and any time. Here is one easy and quick recipe using cooking chocolate and rice bubbles. I guess, rice bubbles can be replaced with our own Murmura (Mandakki) if its not salty; but I have not experimented it yet. These Choco treats are my kiddo's favourite snacks. Also, they are perfect for kids parties, food stalls, picnic and travels. Here is the recipe of Choco Crackles to munch on any time! Preparation time: 15 minutes Difficulty level: Easy Serves - 27 byte size treats  Ingredients: Cooking chocolate (I have used dark cooking chocolate)- 100 gram  Rice bubbles (plain, white ones) - 2 1/2 cup Coconut oil (or Copha)- 1 1/2 tbsp  Cooking method: Heat coconut oil and cooking chocolate in a double boiler. Or, fill water in a wide pan upto 1/4th. Place a vessel inside and start heating. Put the oil and chocolate in the inner vessel.  K...