Dosa is a perennial favorite, a star of all the seasons and a choice of young and old alike. It’s a savory pancake, usually made of lentil and rice and is a staple food in South India. Typically they are crisp and golden brown on the outside and soft and fluffy on the inside. It is usually served for breakfast along with chutney and hot sambhar. Having grown up in the South of India (Bangalore), these crepes are a part of our lives. So much so that Dosa is a comfort and a go to food for us. I mostly…
Avocado Chocolate Loaf
Avocado in a cake? Sounds strange right? Even I had felt the same when I had initially seen the recipe. I was searching the web for different ways of using avocado when I chanced on this recipe here. I have pretty much followed the recipe with some changes of my own. Since I was trying this for the first time, I reduced the ingredients by half. I added milk instead of water, to make it little dense. But feel free to do add water or add soy milk and make this vegan, either way it tastes great. I also did…
Fresh Coriander Chutney/ Dhaniya Chatni
Chutney is a must in our house the day Idli or Dosa is made. Even if I have curry of some sort, to go along I still have to resort to making chutney as we cannot imagine eating them without chutney. Since Idli or Dosa is made every week in our house, there is one type of chutney or the other: be it the plain coconut chutney, mustard chutney or raw mango chutney and I prefer using fresh coconut. DH loves to have seasoning/tadka in chutney but many a times I feel lazy to do the extra step of seasoning…