Sprouted Moong Dhal Pancake

Again a sprouted dosai, this is more or less like Pesaratu  but its made with sprouted moong beans rather than with soaked moong dhal, Again this doesnt need any fermenting n goes well with chutney n Sambar.
Sending them to Priya's CWS- Fennel seeds




You need:
Sprouted moong           1 1/2cup
Rice                             1/2cup
Ginger                          1"piece
Fennel seed

Protein Packed Sprouts Dosai

This Dosai is very easy to prepare n needs no fermentation  you just need to sprout the beans, soak the rice  grind n make dosas. This dosai is very lavorful with jeera, fennel n peppercorns along with onion n ginger n garlic. If You just keep the batter for 1/2n hour n make dosas they would be really crispy. Serve them along with Coconut chutney. Try this healthy dosa you will surely like them.

Idly n Variations

What could be a simple food than our all time fav Idly. Goes perfect with sambars, chutneysn gravies. You can make innumerable variations n make innumerable dishes out from the Idly batter. Comes in handy to make Crispy Dosas, Uthappam, Paniyaram etc., The unfermented Idly Batter Stays fresh in the refrigerator for a fortnight n can be frozen too. Just keep them out n allow to ferment for 16-20

Soccer Ball Uthappam

Uthappam  is one the favorite tifffin items in South India. The toppings for it is innumerable. Goes perfect with Sambar or chutney. I prepare Uthappam with Onion topping or Paneer topping. Since the soccer fever is on I wanted to make them in Soccer ball pattern. Cut the paneer slices in the required patterns, fried them n arranged them in the soccer ball pattern. If you want a healthier option

Vengaya Parotta/ Fried Onion Parotta

Vengaya Parotta is a special dish made for Son in laws in the coastal district of Nagapattinam. It is  deep fried n served with Chicken or Mutton gravy. Since this is a special dish this can be had only during special occasions as it is loaded with calories. Pearl onions or small onions are used in this dish. If not you can also use normal onions too. Sending this to Healing food- Onion guest

Carrot Dosai with Broccoli Stalks Chutney

Making our children eat veg is quite a hard task, You really have to make them invisible to make them eat. One such recipe is Carrot Dosai. It is very simple to make n the kids will surely gobble them without knowing that there are carrots in them, another is my Broccoli stalks Chutney. What a could be a better way to use the broccoli stalks that we usually throw away. Made Chutney from it and to

Paneer Stuffed French Toast- Global Kadai

 Paneer Stuffed French Toast  does it sound interesting! True, few events really bring out the best from us n Global Kadai is one such event. Usually I used to make Spicy French Toast as the Indianised version  to  the sweet one, But I wanted to make something different so here I come with Paneer stuffed French toast. I got this inspiration from a TV show, saw some mozerella stuffed french toast

Vadai

Happy Father's Day !!! Today Im  going to post one of my father's fav- Vadai. He loves them very much especially with Pongal. Making Vadai may seem easy but  not true, Yes! You need to grind the Urad dhal in the perfect way to get the perfect Vadai. Still remember hot oil splashing on my hands every time I drop vadai into hot oil before marriage, but now Iv mastered it. This is my way of making

Paruppu Adai/ Mixed Lentils Pancake

Paruppu Adai is surely an all time fav, I feel as though Ive had my days nutrients from one adai especiallly served with Avial. There are many recipes for ,making adai n this is very easy to ,make, you can try out any combination of lentils. Here Ive added  rice for crispiness n masoor dal vor a vareity. This adai was delicious n went perfect with Spicy coconot chutney. The secret for the perfect

Parotta

Made Parotta yesterday with Chicken curry made from a special masala. Yes Special Coz my Dad bought me this masala when I went to India  few months back. Back in my childhood days my father used to buy this masala from Delhi, n the chicken curry prepared with this masala tastes absolutely divine. Now it is available in Chennai n I was very happy when my father  got me a set of the masalas, from

Instant Oats n Ragi Dosai

When cleaning my grocery box found a packet of Ragi flour which I purchased two months back, but totally forgot about that. Searched my fellow blogger friends blogs n finally landed on Usha's Veg Inspirations. The recipe captivated so much coz the dosas were not only easy to make but was fully nutritious with ragi, oats n wheat. Wanted to give my touch to the dosas , hence I reduced the amount of

Dal Pakwan

Saw this dish in a cookery show n noted down in my dairy, it was something different dal with Crisp puris. Made today for dinner n it was very tasty. It was like chjps n dip. You have to dip the puris in dal n eat. After I made this It was like the colour of sunshine, yellow coloured dhal surrounded by yellow colured puris. I dont like cooking dal in  pressure cooker coz it makes them very mushy.

Mint n Babycorn Vermicelli Pulao

Was in a mood to cook something different. Had babycorns in fridge n remembered bookmarking Babycorn Pulao from Priya's blog, she really has a wonderful collection of recipes. But wasnt in a mood to make rice, so wanted to try this recipe but with a change instead of rice I made this pulao with vermicelli, n I added cumin seeds( I always love to add Cumin seeds in my dishes) The vermicelli pulao

Gehun Parotta/ Whole wheat flour parotta

Gehun or Atta or wheat flour is fully loaded with nutrients and when it combines with maida then it transforms to a tasty parotta. When ever I get bored with making usual parotta I make this which is as tasty as the normal ones. I use equal parts of Maida and atta, if you donot want to use more maida then increase the atta and reduce the maida. This recipe does not want more resting time and can

Parasappam/ Manjal Appam

This is another variety you can make with Appam batter. It can be had on its own or with any gravy. When you get bored with making the same Appam try this recipe for a change.Please follow the link for the Appam batter recipe.  Sending this to JFI- Breakfast guest hosted bySuma event by Indira.



You need:
Appam Batter                    1/2 recipe
Coconut                             2tbsp(

Appam

Appam one of the traditional breakfast is my son's favorite one. Have it with Stew, coconut milk or coconut sambal its tasty. You can grind the batter in Grinder or mixie. Both works fine.



You need:
Raw rice                    2cups
Cooked rice               1/4cup
Urad dhal                   2 1/1tbsp
Fenugreek                  1/4tsp
Grated coconut           1/2cup
Baking powder           1

Roti jala chicken Murtaba/ malaysian lace pancakes with chicken stuffing

Its just another filling dish to make. You can use any filling but here Iam using chicken mince filling. This is also a perfect dish during any feast and a perfect breakfast too. Its once again  a no onion and no garlic recipe. Though its time consuming its equally easy and tasty, Worth trying it out. sending this recipe to Priya's  Pancake event



You need:
1 recipe Roti jala
Egg

Roti Jala/ malaysian lace pancakes

Roti Jala or lace pancakes is made with a specially desingned cup. You can buy this in any big stainless steel vessel shop. This is a special breakfast made during both Eid ul fitr and Eid ul Adha our two festivals. In our grandmother's house we used to make this jalar in huge quantity as its a sure hit and not only that we used to get up at 2 am to prepare this delicacy. Making Jalar is an art.

Spicy French Toast

This is just a spicy twist to the sweet french toast. Its quite easy to make. Its a perfect breakfast item and lunch box dish.Sending this to Srivalli's kids delight wholesome snacks



You need:
Bread                        3nos
Egg                           1nos
Milk                          1/2cup
Green chilli                1nos
Carrot (shredded)      1tbsp
Green bell pepper       1tbsp  (

Bake parotta with capsicum and chicken gravy

Bake parotta. does the name seem odd to you? well its a simple version of fried parotta, which is very easy and simple to make. You can have it with any gravy but today I made this capsicum and chiken gravy which is a no onion and no garlic gravy. When you bored of making the same chappati or parotta for gravy do try this recipe. This combo goes directly to Pari's Combo Event.



Bake Parotta: