Semiya/ Vermicelli Dosa

I am so used to using Semiya/Vermecelli in either Yogurt Semiya or Vermecelli Kheer and the usual Semiya Upma that the idea of making Semiya Dosa intrigued me. I learnt this Dosa recipe from a colleague of mine at work who had got this for her lunch. I loved the variation of using vermicelli in Dosa and got the recipe from her.  I tried this last week and the kiddo loved it as well along with ketchup. If you want to make it kid friendly then reduce the quantity of green chillies in the recipe. We loved it along with…

Low Fat Blueberry Muffins

I don’t own a whole lot of cookbooks (pssst… I own only 3 of them) and among them the book Joy of Vegan Cooking is my favorite. This book has helped me improve my baking skills and also let me venture and experiment with vegan cooking. I have tried many recipes from this book like Oatmeal raisin cookies, Cinnamon coffee cake, chocolate chip cookies and now this Blueberry Muffins; all with wonderful results.  The recipe in the cookbook is originally for Lemon Blueberry muffins but in this recipe I skipped the lemon. I had tried the Lemon Blueberry muffins one…

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…