Puttu is a steamed rice breakfast recipe made in cylindrical form from the kitchens of Kerala, parts of Tamil nadu and Sri Lanka. Though traditionally made from rice flour, there are variations made out of wheat flour, topioca flour, ragi flour and corn flour. Here I am giving you the wheat puttu recipe. The...
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Ingredients: Kerala Banana (Nentran pazham) Maida Sugar A pinch of salt Oil to fry Step 1: Cut banana into slices. You can make it round slices or long slices. Step 2: Mix maida, sugar and a pinch of salt with water to make the batter. Step 3: Add the cut banana slices in the...
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Ingredients: Kerala Banana (nentran vazha -the variety used to make banana chips) Sugar (as per taste) Ghee Step 1: Cut the banana into round pieces. Semi ripe bananas are preferable for this dish. Step 2: Add the cut pieces into a frying pan. Step 3: Add desired quantity of sugar and keep the flame...
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Aval Urundai (அவல் உருண்டை) or Poha laddu is an easy to make sweet dish. Believe me it just takes less than 10 minutes to make! Not just that it also makes a healthy indulgence. Ingredients: Poha (flattened rice) – 3 Cups Grated Coconut – 1 cup Sugar – Half cup or as per taste...
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Ada Paniyaram is a traditional sweet delicacy of southern parts of Tamil nadu. Ingredients: Raw rice: 1 measure Parboiled rice: 1 measure Jaggery: As per taste Moong dal (broken and skinned) Coconut (grated) Step 1: Preparing the batter : Take raw rice and parboiled rice in the ratio of 1:1 and Jaggery as per...
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A lazy Sunday morning which boasts of not much to do was inspiration enough for me to make one of my favorite desserts for after-lunch: Instant Chocolate mousse. It is one recipe that hits the spot quite well after any meal! Might I add that this would also line your arteries well so you...
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Ingredients: Rice Channa dal Urad dal Onion Curry leaves Green chilly Red chilly powder Salt Asafetida Step 1: Take Rice, Channa dal and Urad dal in the ratio of 3:2:1 (If you want dosa to be crispy, add urad dal a little lesser than 1 ratio) Step 2: Soak them in water separately for...
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It is a simple but tasty variant of Idli right from our family kitchen. Let’s see the step by step process of making Sweet Idli. The recipe doesn’t demand fancy ingredients and its very easy to make. Ingredients : Idli batter. (Either home made or ready-made batter available in department stores) Coconut Moong...
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Its official. My wife has crowned me the best Ginger tea maker . For a loving , dotting husband that is a real wonderful certificate bestowed ! So I don’t mind making endless cups of tea for my wife even if she would request a cup of strong piping hot chai at the oddest...
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Last one week I was down with cough, cold and fever thanks to unpredictable Bangalore weather! Blame it on global warming but the fact is down the years Bangalore weather has become unruly. We get four seasons in the same day nowadays! It’s autumn in the morning, summer in the noon, spring in the...
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