Monthly Archives: July 2013
Potato peas cutlet recipe
Potato peas cutlet is a wonderful combination of boiled potatoes, peas, green chillies, bread crumbs and mixed with spices. It is then either shallow fried or deep fried. Potato peas cutlet makes up for a good monsoon treat or as an evening snack. Potato peas cutlet is a very popular snack in North India. It is called as alu mutter tikki in hindi, which means potato peas cutlet
Vella dosai or bellada dosa or jaggery pancakes
Paneer masala puri recipe
Ragi dosa recipe
Ragi also known as finger millet is a rich source of iron, protein and calcium and fiber and helps in lowering cholesterol level. Ragi aids digestion and also makes your stomach full for a long time which is good for weight control. Ragi is also a staple diet in many villages across South India. It is a low fat cereal and among other health benefits, ragi is considered as a useful cereal for anemic patients. Regular intake of ragi prevents many health conditions such as malnutrition and premature aging.
Zunka or jhunka recipe
Zunka is a traditional Maharashtrian side dish, but it is also popular dish in North Karnataka. Zunka is best served with jowar or bajra rotis or even with plain rotis. Zunka recipe is a very simple dish and easy to make too. It is also called as pitla. It is a daily diet of people living in rural Maharashtra. Zunka is made by gram flour, onions and mixed with spices.
Sweet appam or nei appam or vella appam recipe
Sweet appam is a traditional south indian sweet dish made from rice, jaggery, ghee and coconut. It is made on festival days and is very popular dish in Tamil Nadu. In Tamil Nadu, sweet appam is prepared for festival called ‘karthigai deepam’ which means festival of lights. In Kerala, sweet appam is served as prasadam in temples. Mashed banana is also added to batter while making appams in Kerala which is called as unni appam. Sweet appam can be either deep fried or cooked in a kuzhi paniyaram.
Potato capsicum or aloo shimla mirch recipe
Vegetable upma or khara bhath recipe or uppittu recipe
Uppittu or upma is a very common and popular South Indian breakfast dish. Vegetable upma is prepared by dry roasting semolina and seasoned with spices and vegetables. It is served with coconut chutney or sambar. Vegetables like, carrot, peas, cabbage, tomatoes, onion are added to make it more nutritious and enhance its taste. Vegetable upma is a very healthy and delicious breakfast option and very easy to make too.