Thursday, March 11, 2010

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

Crunchy murmure chat

This recipe which I learnt from my mother is a healthy snack. Its very easy to prepare and a complete no oil snack. I have used kohlrabi/ german tulip  and its crunchiness adds extra taste to the chat.
German tulip is called  Nukul in tamil: Ganth gobi in Hindi; Nool kol in telugu; Navil koos in Kannada; Seemamullangi in Malayalam. Sending this Healthy Sundau Snack to Divya's

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

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.

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Farfalle Payasam

Always loved to make payasam with pasta and with different shapes but this time with farfalle. Its tasty when served either hot or cold. Sending this payasam to Jyoti's Pasta party



You need:
Farfalle                      1cup
Milk                          2cups
Ghee                         1tbsp
Sugar                        1/4cup
Condensed milk         1 1/2tbsp
MTR's Badam feast    1tbsp

Chinese Pasta with Fusilloni

Confused with the name Its our same old chinese noodles but this time with Fusilloni. I pretty much prefer this pasta for making this dish. When you are bored with making the same old noodles you can definitely try this dish. You can use any pasta shape . Sending this recipe to Pasta Party event by Jyoti.



You need:
Fusilloni                                   2 1/2cup
Carrot( juliened)

Apple and cinnamon Kesari

This is my 50th post and Iwanted to post a sweet. Kesari was the first thing that came to my mind but didnot want to post the usual kesari. So i thought of making kesari with apple( my first try). To give an english twist to the recipe I used cinnamon the perfect partner for apple instead of cardamom. The kesari was absolutely delicious and very tasty too.



You need:
Rava