Mangalore bonda is a simple tea time snack which originated from Mangalore, Karnataka. Mangalore bonda is crispy from outside and soft on the inside. It tastes well when it is hot. Goli Baje is made from maida flour, curd and some spices, which is then fried in hot oil.
We know that ginger is good for digestion. Including ginger in our cooking is best practice. Ginger chutney is simple and easy to make. This goes well with rice, dosa or pesarattu. As this chutney is thick, we can pack this in lunchbox.
Pesarattu is a famous Andhra dosa made from green moong dhal. It is rich in proteins and is good for children. This dosa does not require fermentation. My mother used to make this dosa often and now I too make this often.
Lots of people does not like the taste of bitter gourd due to its bitter taste. We make different recipes using bitter gourd like stuffed bitter gourd fry, bitter gourd curry, bitter gourd podi, bitter gourd fry and pavakkai pitlai. This bitter gourd thokku is tangy, spicy and tasty pickle. We can also mix this … [Read more…]
We generally eat idly and dosa for breakfast with chutney and sambar. Sometimes we take idly podi with idly or dosa for a change. Instead of taking normal idly podi we can make healthy and tasty idly podi using drumstick leaves. This powder can also be taken with rice as paruppu podi.
We generally different porial as an accompaniment for rice. Here I have used long bajji milagai to make porial. This is a different porial and it tastes good.
Rasam is a South Indian Soup which can be taken with rice or we can drink hot. Rasam is soothing for our stomach. Jeeraga rasam is a traditional rasam which helps in digestion. It has lots of jeera in it.
We use brinjals to make different dishes. Brinjal rasavangi is a traditional dish of Tamilnadu. My mother used to make this often. Rasavangi is a dish which is in between kootu and sambar. Rasavangi goes well with rice and dosa.
We make varieties of pakodas like onion pakoda, cabbage pakoda, wheat flour pakoda and spring onion pakoda. Have you tried making pumpkin pakoda? Making this pakoda is simple just grate pumpkin and make pakodas with some simple ingredients.
