Aloo paratha is a popular North Indian dish which is liked by everyone. It is prepared by making poatato masala which is then stuffed in wheat flour dough made into rotis. Parathas means “Layered Flatbreads”. We make different parathas like Gobi paratha, cheese paratha, plain paratha, paneer paratha and methi paratha.
Kothamalli thogayal is a simple dish made using coriander leaves, red chillies, tamarind, mustard seeds and ured dhal. These are first roasted in a teaspoon of oil and ground to a fine and thick paste.
Kondai kadalai is very good for your health. Chickpeas gives the body with a slow and gradual release of energy over an extended period and thereby help in stabilizing the blood sugar levels. It also helps to maintain healthy blood pressure.
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.
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.
Pulima is a traditional upma made with rice flour and tamarind water, adding some spices. This is my favourite upma. My mother used to make this. This is simple upma recipe. With tanginess of tamrind and the spices added this upma is awesome.
Cucumber chutney is a healthy chutney which can be made very easily. It goes well with rice, idly or dosa. This a Mangalore recipe. This chutney can also be made using English cucumbers. If you want you can add grated coconut while grinding the chutney.
Ragi pidi kozhukkattai is a variation of traditional pidi kozhukkattai which is made using rice flour. Pidi kozhukkattai tastes well and there is no need for any side dish for this. Making pidi kozhukkattai is simple.
