Thattai is a traditional South Indian snacks. This thattai is made with fried gram flour mixed with rice flour. The addition of fried gram flour makes the thattai more crunchy and tasty. I have already posted traditional Thattai recipe. This is a slight variation of traditional one.
Sandwiches are preferred by kids and it is a good part snack. It is easy to prepare and assemble. I always make the sandwich using whole wheat bread, brown bread or multigrain bread as it is healthier. I have made this sandwich with simple Indian spices. We often wonder what to keep in kid’s lunchbox. … [Read more…]
Pattanam pakoda is an instant pakoda which we can make very easily. It is crispy outside and soft inside. For making the pakoda we usuall use gram flour. But in this pakoda we use fried gram or pottukadalai and rice flour mixed with chopped green chillies, onions and curry leaves. It can be given as … [Read more…]
We always have stock of puffed rice at home. We generally eat as it is or make snacks out of it by frying with some spices. But when we went to my son’s friend house, there they gave this upma. My son like it a lot. So I asked his friend’s mother the recipe and … [Read more…]
Potato masala pooris are easy to make and is a good option for breakfast and dinner. We use mashed potato mixed with wheat flour, carom seeds, salt, coriander leaves and some more spices. It is a wonderful party dish. Everyone will like having Aloo poori and you will surely get praises.
As my son had holiday yesterday for Kannada Rajyotsava, I thought of preparing sweet dosa made with jaggery. It is a very simple and easy dish and kids love this sweet dosa.
Soya chunks is highly nutritional and full of rich proteins. A variety of delicious dishes could be prepared with the soya chunks be it pulao or gravy. Soya Chunks contain 54.2 grams of protein, which exceeds the amount of protein found in meats, eggs, milk and wheat. It is also said that the soy … [Read more…]
Whenever we have leftover idlies at home, we make idli usili. This is a slight variation of idli usili. My mother used to make this and give this to us. Even those children who does not like idlies also will take this. It is also a very simple recipe to make.
Cheese is all time favorite of children. Whenever I put cheese in a dish my son finishes that dish fast. I always wanted to try a dish with cheese which looks like cutlet. So I tried these ones and it came out very well. You can even make the balls and keep them in fridge … [Read more…]
Palak paneer is a famous North Indian recipe served with roti or nan. Even the children who do not eat greens love it since paneer is there and my son asks me to make it often.