Samba Godhumai rava adai recipe |Vegetable adai

Samba wheat | dalia | samba godhumai rava adai is a healthy breakfast recipe. We generally make adai with rice and dal but i have tried with samba rava . The adai can be even more healthy by adding some veggies to this. No one in the family can make out that it is made with broken wheat. The adai tasted similar to the normal rice adai only. You can have this adai with jaggery or just can have as it is or can be served with coconut chutney.

Kambu dosai recipe | Bajra (pearl millet) dosai

Kambu we call in Tamil, called as pearl millet in English and Bajra in Hindi. I have posted few recipes with bajra flour, but never tried anything with whole bajra. My amma makes kambu dosai and ragi dosa, both instant and whole grain version. I have already posted my mom's recipe of ragi dosa. She just replaces ragi with kambu. Recently a friend of mine was talking about kambu dosai and which she makes quite often at her place. Thank you Mahalakshmi for the recipe. I had a pack of whole pearl millet in my freezer and wanted to use it up.We loved the dosa very much and it went very well with the curry leaves chutney. You can also serve with coconut chutney too. Try this healthy millet dosa recipe at home and enjoy your breakfast.

Kambu dosa recipe

  Preparation Time : 10 mins + soaking + fermenting 10 hrs | Cooking Time : 3 Mins(per dosa) |Makes: 8-10 dosas


     Kambu | bajra | pearl millet   1 cup
     Idli rice or Varagu | little millet   1/2 cup
     Urad dal    1/2 cup
     Methi seeds | venthayam   1 tsp
     Salt  as needed
     Oil   1/2 tsp -1tsp for each dosa

Method:

• Wash and soak the rice, bajra, urad dal and venthayam in a wide bowl for 3-4 hours.

• Drain the water and grind this in a mixie or grinder into a smooth paste. Add ice cold water while grinding. Especially if you are grinding in a mixie use ice cold water as the mixie gets heated up so soon.
• Add salt and mix well. Ferment the batter for 6 hours.

• Once the batter is ready, heat a dosa pan. Bring the batter to the right consistency.
• Pour a ladle full of batter to the pan and spread into a thin circle quickly.
• Drizzle oil to the dosa.
• Once it is cooked on one side, flip on the other side.
• Cook and take out from the pan.

• Serve hot. Repeat the same procedure for the rest of the batter.
• The dosa tasted best when served hot. 

Notes:

1. I used white whole urad dal, you can replace with black urad dal. The original recipe given by my friend suggested black urad dal only.
2. You can sprinkle some grated carrots and some onions on the top once it is cooked on one side.

  

Besan cheela recipe | Besan ka cheela

Besan cheela also called as vegetarian omelette, is a gluten free Indian savory pancake | crepe. It is a perfect breakfast | dinner recipe. I have given this recipe for the kungumam thozi supplement, 2 years back. In that i have added oats flour and besan flour to make it even more healthier. I have heard about this besan ka chilla from my friend many years back. If you have tasted egg omelette, you can vouch that this besan cheela will taste similar to that. You can serve this cheela in between toasted bread and also pack the same for kids lunch box too.

Ragi rava idli recipe | Easy breakfast recipes

Ragi rava idli is a healthy South Indian breakfast recipe made quickly and also packed for kids lunch box too. I have given this recipe in my Millet cook in Tamil, which got published by Vikatan publications, 2 years back . The book has successfully crossed 2 editions and the 3rd edition is now doing very well in the market. Coming to this recipe, i got inspired by the idea of MTR Ragi rava idli recipe, when saw a pack of this in a local shop in chennai nearby my mom's house. That time i was planning to compile a book on Millet recipes. Just randomnly tried the recipe of ragi rava idli at home and it turned out so well. I have made this few time for guests too. You can make this as mini rava idlis and impress the kids too. Enjoy your breakfast with this healthy recipe.

Podi dosai recipe | Easy dosa recipes

Podi onion dosa is a simple and easy South Indian dosa, which can be served when you are running out of time to make a chutney or sambar. I always love milagai podi with dosa during the recent trip to chennai, happened to have podi onion dosai in Sangeetha restaurant, made me to get addicted to that and i had the same in many restaurants too. I wanted to try this at home and finally made today for breakfast. As suresh is not in town, i am bit lazy to make chutney or sambar, and my kids will happily have dosa with milagai podi too. I had little kalyana gotsu left over  which we all shared too. The podi onion dosa tasted so yum with the aroma of ghee and kids too loved it. If you do not want onion you can skip onions. Please scroll down to the notes section below to find out many variations. If you have dosa batter and idli milagai podi at home ,this can be done in quickly.

Pumpkin paratha recipe | Paratha recipes

Parathas are Indian flat bread generally made by stuffing veggies like aloo, cauliflower or paneer and  many more. I recently came across a tarla dalal book in my friend's house and had a glimpse of the pumpkin paratha in one of the pages. I got the idea of making pumpkin idea from that and the casual watching of Venkatesh bhat show yesterday, for few minutes gave me few more inputs. So i made this Pumpkin paratha last evening. Pumpkin paratha is the best way to make the kids eat pumpkin without any fuss. The addition of mint leaves, spices makes it more tasty and a simple spiced yogurt will make a good accompaniment to this paratha.
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Paneer Kothu parotta recipe | Kothu parotta

Kothu parotta is a popular street food in my home town Madurai,  but they always the non veg version of Kothu parotta on the road side shops. The sound which comes while making the kothu parotta always amazes me. Only once one of our neighbour got the veg version of Kothu parotta from their native place Sivakasi. It tasted awesome. Recently when we were in chennai, we visited a restaurant nearby my mom's place. This paneer kothu parotta in the restaurant menu card was so tempting. Me and my sister were reminded me of our childhood days and immediately ordered the kothu parotta. It tasted so yum and even the kids loved it very much. I wanted to try this out at home and tried it last week. It turned out very well and was a super hit at home. You can make the same with left over chapathi and paneer gravy too. Check out my chili parotta recipe too.

Spicy Tawa idli recipe | Masala idli

Recipe of how to make spicy tawa idli with video
Tawa Idli is a popular street food made with left over Idlis, which serves as a delicious snack |tiffin. Generally we make idli upma or podi idli recipe using left over idli. This recipe of spicy tawa idli i saw in Tarla dalal's space and bookmarked it too. Yesterday i had a whole lot of 7 idlis which was left and made this tawa idlis. It turned out pretty well and got ready in 10 minutes. Kids loved the idlis and it tasted similar to the tawa pulao. If you are looking for some more recipes using left over idlis, try out the

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• Kaima idli

Bhatura recipe | How to make bhature | recipe with video

Bhatura | Chole bhatura is  a most popular punjabi recipe. Whenever we go to restaurant bhatura is a the first one Varun will order. I have request from readers for a long time to post this recipe of bhatura. I have tried this twice from a popular cookbook, but it didn't turn out well. Yesterday when i had soaked frozen chole, i planned to make channa masala. Then this thought of making chole bhatura came to mind and tried this again from here . It turned out very perfectly. Try out this easy recipe of bhatura recipe and let me know how it turned out.

Batata Poha recipe | Easy Breakfast recipes

Batata poha recipe with video

Batata poha is a Maharastian breakfast recipe made with poha|aval . This can be had for breakfast or evening snack or for a light dinner too. Though i make poha upma at home regularly, i always want to learn the Maharastrian style batata poha. They make Kande poha also without the addition of potatoes. This upma is loved by all at home. I have learnt this recipe from my son's friend's mom. I immediately tried this at home yesterday and turned out very well. Try this easy batata poha upma for breakfast.

Dal Baati recipe | Masala Dal baati

Masala dal baati | dal baati is an authentic and popular rajasthani recipe. I have tasted this in Rajdhani restaurant in chennai few times and tried at home once too. But i am not so satisfied with the results and so I  didn't post  that time. Recently i happened to try this at my friend's place, who has come from chennai, to stay with her daughter who is studying here. they are basically from Rajasthan and settled in chennai. The dal baati tasted awesome and she served me this Masala dal baati and also panner stuffed dal baati. Along with that she served me a delicious aamras too, which i have posted few months back. Though i asked her the recipe, somehow i forgot the details of the recipe. So again messaged her for that. She patiently explained my queries and today i tried it at home. It turned out very well. Traditionally split green gram dal is added but if you want you can replace with yellow moong dal or toor dal or mix of both. Check out a similar Dal dhokli recipe

Sun dried pesto pasta recipe | Easy pasta recipes

Sun dried Tomato pesto pasta is a simple pasta  recipe, made with sun dried tomatoes as a base. I have got few varities of pasta from Italy, during our Europe trip. And now slowly exploring interesting pasta recipes too. I have a pack of sun dried tomatoes lying in my freezer for some time. Few days back when my cousin shared a picture of a pasta in Instagram. As the name sounded interesting, i asked her the recipe. She messaged me quickly and on seeing that itself i somehow felt, i should try this soon . She made the pasta with store bought basil pesto. But since i have sun dried tomatoes wanted to make use of it and tried with that. Generally pesto recipes uses parmesan cheese in it. But since they say it is not suitable for vegetarians, i just omitted the parmesan and added olive oil in that place. Check out my other pasta recipes.

• Pumpkin sauce pasta
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Paneer Sevai recipe | Easy Tiffin recipes

A quick and easy tiffin recipe made with paneer and instant sevai. If you are looking for an easy yet delicious tiffin, then this paneer sevai is a must try one. We are back from our London, Europe holiday and after that i visited India, for my niece wedding. Still using the drafted posts which i have scheduled for the vacation. Yet to take the camera in hands and click a new recipe. Stay tuned for more interesting recipes coming up. Check out my masala idiyappam recipe and curry leaves sevai recipe.

Whole wheat Grain Dosai recipe | South Indian Breakfast recipes

We always make dosa with godhumai maavu (whole wheat flour) which we call as godhumai dosa or karacha maavu dosai aor wheat dosai. But have you ever tried dosa with Whole wheat grain. Actually my mom makes this  but i have never remembered to ask her the recipe of this whole wheat grain dosa. Generally this whole wheat grain is used for  making godhumai halwa. A reader asked me for a recipe of dosa using whole wheat grain . then it suddenly it flashed that amma makes this and asked her for the recipe. I made it according to her instructions and it turned out very well. The dosas were crispy and yummy and kids too ate without any fuss. Check out my ragi dosa recipe, kal dosai recipe.

Sweet corn pasta recipe | easy pasta recipes

Sweet corn pasta , this is  a creamy tomato based pasta cooked with sweet corn and other veggies of your choice. I have recently tasted this pasta in my friends house. Few weeks back she invited us for dinner and the spread was amazing. She is a very good baker and the menu had a wonderful spread of varieties of recipes. She made delicious Pizza, Soup, noodles and this pasta too. Without fail i noted down the recipe of the sweet corn pasta from her. This recipe she adapted from Tarla Dalal cook book. It turned out very well and every one liked it very much. For sure, kids will love this spaghetti sweet corn pasta. Check out my mushroom pasta and pumpkin pasta too.

Soft dosa for Travel | Easy picnic recipes

This is the recipe of Soft dosa which is the best suitable one for travels and picnics.  You can prepare it a day in advance and the dosa will remain super soft the next day. During our childhood days, we used to travel to Trichy from Madurai during our summer holidays to visit our uncle's place. Also sometimes we go to Chennai to visit our aunt's family too. During those days, whether the distance is short or long we pack food for our travel. As the entire family is a great fan of dosa  we mostly pack dosa for our journey. My grandmother makes this special soft dosa for the travel, which will stay soft even the next day too. When i asked my mom about this recipe some time back she couldn't recall it. Recently my perimma, aged 80, visited my mom's place and she sent me a voice note in what's app for the recipe of the dosa. She calls this as "Kattu dosa", kattu means parcel.
  We a group of friends were practising for a half marathon(21 km).  Every Sunday morning we go to the nearby walking track and practise jogging there. During one of our long running practise sessions we decided to take breakfast and have it after the run. Since we start early in the morning for practise, it will be difficult for to make any breakfast and pack and go. When we are discussing about this, i told them i will make this Dosa and bring it. It tasted very nice and stayed super soft the next day.  Pack this dosa the before day night and have it the next day for breakfast, even if handled properly it will stay good till the next day evening too.

Pumpkin sauce Pasta | Penne pasta in pumpkin sauce

Pumpkin sauce pasta is a easy pasta recipe made with pumpkin puree as a main base. I have already posted home made pasta sauce recipe and white sauce pasta. This pumpkin pasta sauce i have once tried, very long back but somehow didn't turn out well. Last week when i was looking for some pasta recipes, my friend told me this recipe,which she recently learnt from her friend. She personally tried it at home and sent me pictures of them too. So i tried this today and it was very yum. The pumpkin sauce pasta was very creamy and at the same time was not bland. Generally creamy pasta will be bit bland and especially for us Indians, who are used to spicy food, can't eat the bland pasta.  Try this for a weeknight dinner and let me know how they turned out.  This is truly a kids perfect pasta recipe. Check out my

• Red capsicum pasta
• Basil Walnut Pesto Pasta

Mysore Masala Dosai recipe | South Indian recipes

Mysore masala dosai is a traditional dosa of Karnataka. Most of the restaurants in Bangalore and Mysore serve this. I was first introduced to this Mysore masala through a cousin's wife here. When we all went out for lunch one day in Raj restaurant here, she ordered Mysore masala dosa. I was wondering, how dosa will be filling for a lunch. But she told, it will be filling and the mysore masala dosa which is served there will be delicious too. I also wanted to give it a try and that i was my first experience to taste the delicious mysore masala dosa. Few years later, my friend Anita, used to make this mysore masala dosa, mostly for Sunday brunch and send hot dosas to us. I could say, she makes the most yummy and delicious masala dosa. LAter when she shifted to Australia,i missed her dosas very much.  Finally i asked her for the recipe and she messaged me through what's app. Try this at home and let me know your feed back. Share the pictures you try from Jeyashri's kitchen through mail of through facebook messages.
Check out my other dosa recipes:

• Kal Dosa
• Cauliflower masala dosai

Set Dosa recipe | South Indian breakfast recipes

Set dosa | Poha dosai |aval dosai is a soft and spongy dosa, a popular breakfast recipe of Karnataka. It is generally served with Vegetable saagu. There are many versions  around the net for the recipe of set dosa, but i adapted the one which was shared by my friend Anita. This dosa she used to make it very regular, especially for weekend brunch. I have noted down the recipe from her but somehow missed to try it on my own. The best part i love in this dosa is no need to ferment the batter. So i soak in the night for the dosa and grind in the morning to make soft and spongy dosas. Try out this set dosa at home and let me know how they turned out. Vada curry also pairs well with set dosai. Check out my other dosa recipes too.

• Kal dosai
• Crispy dosai
• Ragi dosa

Kharabath recipe | MTR style kharabath recipe

Kharabath is a popular breakfast of Karnataka. I have heard about this through my friends many times, but never tasted the authentic Kharabath which is served in MTR restaurant. Few weeks back a reader asked me for this recipe and it so happened for me to visit the MTR restaurant here the next week. I ordered for the kharabath and it tasted very nice. It is similar to the rava kichidi but red chili powder was added instead of green chilies. Also it was loaded with ghee. The next day i called up my friend who is a native of bengaluru and living in Australia now. She told me few tips on this Kharabath recipe. Do try this recipe at home and let me know the feedback. Check out my other South Indian breakfast recipes.