Chutney and Plain Dosa Recipe

In our house Dosa chutney or Idli chutney gets transformed from a breakfast ritual to a Friday Dinner ritual. If it is Idli one week, then it is Dosa the other week. I soak the daal and rice Thursday morning while leaving for work and grind it in the night. So by Friday evening the batter has ample time to ferment. This is the recipe I follow for dosa with good results. Here are some more recipes for Idli and Dosa.  I know Plain Dosa and chutney is an easy recipe for many of us, especially for the people from…

Vegan Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

Baking or cooking with kids has been fun experience so far for me. It is a good way to connect with them and they learn things about different ingredients, measurements, concept of wet and dry etc. So time permitting I use the opportunity to bake with our 5 year old.  Of course, there are some funny, wild, exasperated moments but you learn to take them as they come along. For example even a task as simple as stirring the dry ingredients in a bowl somehow brings up the picture of bad guys, chasing them, fighting with them and in the…

Instant Raagi Dosa/ Fingermillet dosa

Here in the neck of our woods, it is the season of Autumn/Fall here where nature works its magic and turns the leaves into shades of colors. Vibrant reds, brilliant yellows, striking orange and muted browns adorn the branches making the tree all decked up. Even a single leaf on its own can be a marvel. Of course, not all trees exhibit this behavior; sometimes there is a stretch with these brilliant hues, yet some that do not change at all. Many a years I have missed this spectacle and I have a reason for that. Weekday morning is a…

Instant Sweet Appe/Paniyaram/Paddu

There is something fun and exciting about Road Trips isn’t it? Just the thought itself gives me a warm feeling, good enough to drive away those blues! We had been on a Road trip recently for few days and it was good change for us to get away from the grind.  Now what is road trip without good stuff to eat, right? Being a foodie it is not unusual for me to pack lots of stuff to munch and crunch along the way. So I packed the some junk stuff like store brought chips, cakes, chivdas, murukkus, chaklis etc. As…

Kid’s Lunch; Simple Bell Pepper, Peas Pasta

The kiddo loves pasta as far as I can remember.  We have been to many a long trips, functions, picnics etc carrying a bowl of pasta knowing a fall back option in case he does not eat anything else. But the caveat has been that eats the boiled pasta as is without any flavorings like tomato sauce, cheese or any vegetables in it. My worry had been more about the later than the former; hence I was on lookout for adding veggies that would appeal to him and also be nutritious. That is when the idea of adding onion and…

Jowar Bhakri/Sorghum Dosa

Jowar is an Indian name for Sorghum. Sorghum is gluten-free diet and is good in treatment of celiac disease and wheat allergies. It keeps bones and teeth healthy giving energy to the body. It also maintains the health of heart, controls diabetes, arthritis and weight of the body. (Health Benefits of Sorghum). The most famous Indian flatbread made out of Jowar is Jolada Rotti. This is an unleavened flatbread, delicious, nutritious but tricky to make. Unlike the regular wheat flour chapathis, Jowar is gluten free, hence difficult to retain shape while rolling of the dough. Of course, it requires good…

Kids Lunchbox: Potato Quesadilla/ Chapathi Wedges

Even though I call these Quesadillas, these wedges do not have a good amount of cheese the way traditional quesadilla has. The reason? The kiddo in the house does not like cheese. He likes the chapathis/tortillas, potatoes but not cheese, hence the other name Chapathi Wedges. Have I mentioned that he does not like pizza or ice-cream either (gasp!)?  Given his fluctuations in tastes let’s see how long this lasts though.  Speaking of the kid, he keeps us entertained with his mischievous antics, funny and innocent talk. I have some of his funny talk here, I digress, so feel free…