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 with plenty of holes and little bit sour. Of course, you can always make this using fresh dosa batter (not few days old) and get away with the sourness. But they are thick unlike the crispy plain dosa. Uttapam is traditionally made with tomatoes or an onion-chilli mix; other common ingredient choices are coconut or…
Dosa Month @ RedChillies
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…