Generally we make vadai using ured dhal and channa dhal. Do you know that we can make vadas using moong dhal also? Making pasi paruppu vadai is very easy and this vada cooks fast. This is a tasty vada which can be had as an evening snack with tea. This vada tastes well with coconut … [Read more…]
Mochai Kottai or Field Beans Masal vadai is a variation of the masal vadai we make in south India. In this, we add some field beans and grind for vada. This vada is crispy on the outer side and soft on the inner side.
During Diwali Festival, our home is filled with sweets and snacks. My mother used to make different types of snacks at home and we used to have fun. Usually we make murukku, thattai, ribbon pakoda, etc. For a change I made murukku using ragi flour and it came out very well.
In Bangalore, we get murukkus made with palak. The taste of these palak murukku is awesome and is healthy too. So thought of making palak murukku at home for this Diwali and it came out very well. Everyone enjoyed palak murukku. Here is the recipe of crispy palak murukku.
Thattai is a crispy snack made during Diwali in our home. During Diwali my mother used to make lots of Murukkus, Thattais and sweets and stock for a month. We used to distribute sweets and snacks to near and dear ones. And we also give them to those who visit us also.
As summer holidays has started, my son wanted me to make murukkus at home. As per his wish, yesterday I made soft murukkus. For making soft murukku, you have to follow the procedure given carefully.
Kunukku is made with rice and lentils and fried like bonda. Actually, we use the left over Adai batter to make kunukku. Some children does not like to eat adai. If you transform the adai batter and make like this in the evening, it is a perfect snacks for kids. My mother used to make … [Read more…]
We all would have tasted paniyaram made using rice four or idly batter. This is a healthy paniyaram made with ragi idly batter. This is a very tasty paniyaram which we make in kuzhi paniyaram chatti. We can make this very easily if we have ragi idly batter at home. This can be served as an … [Read more…]
As it is winter, yesterday I was thinking of doing something special in the evening. I had long green chillies at home and thought why not make bajjis using long green chillies! My mother used to make bajji using these chillies. For making this bajji you have to remove the seeds from the green chillies … [Read more…]
As yesterday was my son’s birthday, I wanted to prepare something special for his birthday. He likes aloo in any form. So I thought of making aloo bonda at home and give him as a surprise. The bondas came out very well and he enjoyed a lot. This is a best tea time snack especially … [Read more…]