Ragi rotti is a breakfast food of the state of Karnataka, India. Rotti or pancake is made from ragi/ finger millet flour. Raagi (Finger Millet, in English), a whole grain is rich in iron content and being low in Glycemic index is good for people with diabetes. The process of making these Rottis are very similar to Akki Rotti, the rice flour pancake. You make the dough first and then pat the dough on the tava. One can pat the prepared raagi dough to round shape directly over the pan; but this requires good practice to get the correct thickness, and care needs…
Thin Poha Chivda
Happy New Year to all my readers! Regular readers may know that I have been away from blogging for a while. With different priorities in life and juggling multiple tasks, blogging took a backseat and I was not able to post recipes. But with the start of the New Year, hopefully I can keep the momentum going and post recipes regularly. I made this thin Poha chivda a while ago. Crispy beaten rice flavored with garlic, peanut and spices make a delicious snack to be enjoyed anytime. You can skip the garlic and add asafetida, but garlic gives a distinct…
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2015!
Wishing you all a happy and a blessed New Year. Hope the New Year is filled with joy, love and laughter!
Bread Paneer Rolls
This is a kid friendly, easy to make snack which will please any hungry eater. I am glad to have stumbled upon this recipe while looking for kid friendly snacks. As you know coming up with a snack idea for the little ones that they will like can be a challenge. Even after putting in much effort the dish could be a hit or miss and might take multiple attempts or trials to come up with one that they really like. When I saw the recipe, I knew the kiddo would like this. After all which kid would not like…
Simple Vanilla Cake
A simple vanilla cake followed by great dinner at friend’s place that is how we pretty much celebrated Father’s Day last Sunday. Speaking of Vanilla cake, it reminds me that I have not baked for a long time. If my memory serves me right it has been more than 18 months since I baked a proper cake/muffin. It was a conscious decision to stay away from flour, butter and sugar so as to not add to the waist line. But since it was Father’s Day, a special day for the father-son duo I had to make something special. After getting…
Sweet Corn Vegetable Soup
Sweet corn soup is one of our favorite soups to order at an Indian restaurant. Thick and creamy with a healthy dose of vegetables it is a great way to start a meal. It is an Indian Chinese soup recipe which can be easily made at home using fresh or canned corn and few other ingredients. I decided to make this at home for an Indo Chinese style potluck dinner. I received guidance from her about the procedure and she suggested using cream style canned corn. Cream style corn has a good amount of crushed corn and it helped in…
Seasoned Broken Wheat with Yogurt
What could be more refreshing than seasoned yogurt rice? Growing up in the South of India, where yogurt rice (or curd rice) is a staple, our meals feel incomplete without a small bowl of it. I’ve experimented extensively with broken wheat, making kheer, sweet pongal and spicy pongal—all with great results. This broken wheat with yogurt is an extension of those experiments and, thankfully, has a delightful outcome. It’s very easy to prepare, cooling for the body, and highly nutritious. Yogurt is mixed into the already cooked broken wheat and then aptly seasoned with traditional tadka ingredients. Taste-wise, I found…