My mother used to make variety of jams at home. She used to make mixed fruit jam, banana jam , plums jam and even pears jam. When she came to my place in Bangalore, I learnt some of them from her. My son loved this jam well and he used to eat a lot. For … [Read more…]
This is a variation of coconut chutney. We add few small onions and red chillies instead of green chillies. This chutney tastes great. This goes well with idlies, dosas, vadas and pongal.
Aappam is one of the recipes of Kerala and tamilnadu. In Kerala they mix yeast while in tamilnadu they will not use it. Now I am posting Tamilnadu version of aappam. Later I will post Kerala version.
Dosa is a very healthy breakfast of south India. Since it has lentils, it is rich source of proteins and carbohydrates. Dosas and idlys are probiotic food as it is fermented. It is beneficial for the absorption of vital vitamins in the body. My mom used to make nice dosas and we used to eat a … [Read more…]
This is a traditional chutney of Tamilnadu made with coconut which can be had with idly, dosa or venn pongal. Most of the houses in Tamilnadu make this chutney on a daily basis. This is easy to make. Just grind all the ingreints and seaon it with seasonings.
Rasam is an integral part of south indian lunch. My mother used to make different variety of rasams daily. Whenever I see rasam, I always like to have it. Now I am posting rasam made with dhal and rasam powder which I have posted in Powder varieties.
Today I am posting one of the healthy breakfast which I experimented myself. To my amazement, it came out very well. Jowar is a very good source of proteins and it contains essential nutrients like iron, calcium and phosphorous. It also contains vitamin B. It is also gluten free.
Idly is the simplest and gluten free south Indian food. It is a steamed food with less oil. It makes digestion easier . As idlis are fermented, it becomes more protein and vitamin rich. When fermented the availability of vitamin B increases. Today I am posting a soft idly recipe here.