Groundnut / peanut / kadalebeja chutney

 Preparation of Groundnut / peanut / kadalebeja chutney: I call this a quick fix chutney since it is so quick with almost all ingredients readily available at home and there is no need to prepare much. This is a best accompaniment with Ragi dosa which i make often. But somehow my husband doesn't like this, he likes to savour my coriander chutney the most with almost all kinds of dosa and idli. A foodie that I am who cannot have the same...

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Green gram dosa

Green gram dosa : Green gram dosa is high in proteins and delicious to eat when you are bored of the normal rice dosa. Also it has cooling properties,hence I make it a point to make this dosa at least once a week since all of us at home have this problem of body heat.   Recipe courtesy: thanks to my little sister for teaching me to make this dosa which she first had at her friends place.   Ingredients:    1...

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Muskmelon pancakes

This is dedicated to my 1.5 years old son Bhavin. Because of his picky eating habit I originated this recipe to fill his tummy and tantalise his lil taste buds. Now this is a super hit Sunday breakfast at home.  Ingredients:  1/2 cup cooking butter  1 tsp baking powder 1/2 cup sugar  1 cup maida / all purpose flour  1/2 cup cool milk ( room temp)  1 cup musk melon purée ( just blend melon pieces)   Few...

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Seasoned buttermilk

This is one among my comfort foods from Kerala. Very simple and done in minutes. Recipe courtesy - NDTV Good times - Love bites with Joey.Ingredients:  1 cup of thick curds 1 string of curry leaves 2 tsp coconut oil ( must for authentic taste of this recipe) 3 chopped shallots ( small onions) Pinch of turmeric. 1/2 tsp red chilli powder  Salt as per tasteMethod:Churn the curds using a churner with 1 glass of water Churn...

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Ghee rice with carrots, peas and coconut milk

This is a must try recipe. The aroma of zeera rice cooking in ghee with sweet carrots and peas will test your patience until done to grab a bite.  Thanks to my sister for asking us to celebrate her birthday this year at home with home cooked meals instead of our regular practise to dine out and cut a cake. Isn't it so mundane? So for our homely treat we started with ghee rice along with mushroom-panner gravy and finished with shahi Tukda for...

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