For all the readers in the US, hope you are all having a wonderful and relaxing long weekend. We had lots of activities planned for the past 2 days that I did not get much time to try out the recipes that I had bookmarked. But then today afternoon I managed to sneak into the kitchen and try out these easy, low-fat Garlic Sesame sticks. Sesame sticks are available in many super markets here in the US. They are about 2 inches in length, quite crispy and have salty taste which complements well to the flavor of toasted sesame…
- Breakfast/ Brunch /Tiffin Varieties
- Dosa Varieties
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Instant Dosa
In our family we are totally biased towards the regular Urad Dosa. Hands down, we would prefer it any day, any time over the Instant Dosas, Rava Dosas etc. Even though making the urad dosa is not hard, preparing the batter is time consuming which requires prep work of grinding and time for fermentation. But when prepared it is worth every bit of time. But when time is the constraint then these easy instant Dosas that require no fermentation or grinding fill the void. Knowing that I am hard pressed for time during the weekdays; my parents usually…
Simple and Easy Rava Pongal (Sooji/Semolina Khichidi)
We love the regular rice based Spicy Pongal at home. I usually prepare the Spicy Pongal when I need something quick, tasty with not too much prep work; made using a combination of rice and moong daal along with ginger, pepper it makes a delicious one pot meal. I eat it with a small dollop of ghee, bowlful of yogurt and it makes a warm comforting food. Last week I received this recipe of Rava Pongal from my parents. The ingredients are same as the regular Pongal but instead substitutes Sooji/Semolina with rice. My mother had tried it, loved the…