Dosa is a weekly ritual in our house and I take every opportunity to make it healthy and nutritious. Over the years I have learnt to sneak in different ingredients while making the Dosa batter without compromising on the original taste. First it was Chana Daal, then Soya Beans and now it is Barley. The ingredient for retaining the taste is the lowly poha (Flattened Rice), this not only makes the dosa crisper, but also aids in the fermentation process and also masks the flavors of Soya bean, Barley. Ingredients ½ cup urad daal ½ cup barley 1 cup…
Tabouli Wheat Pudding/(Dalia kheer, Broken Wheat Payasam)
Last weekend one of the items on my to-do list was cleaning up of the pantry. So I ransacked the pantry pulled out stuff one by one and tried different ways to re-use them albeit a healthy, creative way. One among them was a packet of Tabouli wheat. We have always loved Tabouli salad and this time I wanted to try something different. Since I did not know a whole lot about Tabouli wheat, I decided to consult my Know-It-All friend about Tabouli. Viola! I found that it is nothing but cracked Bulgur wheat and the first thing that…
Sleepless nights …
There are days when life throws at you a curveball, jostling you off of the comfort zone and puts you in an undesirable, rough situation. In my case this time the curveball was lack of sleep for days together. This past 2 weeks saw me waking up at an oddly 2:00 AM everyday to handle our customer’s file and making sure that the file transfer was successful. After all, I thought we were dealing with multi-million dollar business; and it was an opportunity for our company, our team and the responsible person that I am, I decided to volunteer…