Easy Coconut Rice Recipe, South Indian style

Easy Coconut Rice Recipe, South Indian style

In India coconut is one of the most common offerings to God.  Since is considered ‘sreshtha’ (superior) and auspicious it is offered as a way of prayer. It is first de-husked, broken along with the shell and then offered. After that the coconut is treated 

Palak Daal Recipe

Palak Daal Recipe

The past few days have been an emotional roller coaster ride for me. I did a normal WordPress upgrade on both Redchillies and FoodWorld but that went wrong and crashed both of them. I have done many upgrades before on both of them, but this 

Whole Moong Bean Dosa

Whole Moong Bean Dosa

I learnt making this Dosa only after coming to the US. I had not tasted or heard of this Dosa while I was in Bangalore. But now I understand that this Dosa is referred to as Pesarattu in Telegu.  The procedure for this is pretty 

Horse Gram Dosa /Kulitha Polo

Horse Gram Dosa /Kulitha Polo

Konkani cuisine uses lot of Horse Gram (called as Kulith) in its cooking. There are so many recipes like ghashi, koddel, idli, the regular saar/upkari and this Dosa which uses Horsegram. People who are not familiar with this bean are surprised when I mention the 

Set Dosa/ Aval Dosa/ Poha Dosa

Set Dosa/ Aval Dosa/ Poha Dosa

Unique to the state of Karnataka, the dosas are called ‘Set Dosa’ because they are served in a stack of three. These Dosas are famous in the restaurants and ‘darshinis’ of Bangalore along with Masala Dosa and Rava Dosa. I found an interesting story here 

Plantain Dosa / Balekayi Dosa

Plantain Dosa / Balekayi Dosa

In our grocery we get good plantains all year around and so we buy it often. I usually make Raw banana fry, Banana curry or add it in sambhar most of the times. But recently I have leant making dosa from the green bananas. If 

Vegetable Utthappam/Oothapam

Vegetable Utthappam/Oothapam

I would like to kick start the Dosa Month @ RedChilllies with the famous and tasty pancake from South India. These are savory pancakes that are topped with vegetables and made using left over dosa batter. These are soft and spongy but crispy around the edges