ALLAM PACHADI / GINGER CHUTNEY ANDHRA STYLE

Delicious and spicy Andhra style allam pachadi (ginger chutney) made with roasted lentils, ginger, chillies, tamarind and spices can be served with dosas, idlis, uttappams etc etc.. If you want to make it a bit milder you can add a little onion, grated coconut and tomato. But I prefer the strong ginger flavour and skip adding them.

Ingredients:
Ginger ......  3 or 4 inch piece
Urad dal ...

AMLA RASAM / USIRIKAYA RASAM / NELLIKAI RASAM

Amla is a great source of Vitamin C. I am trying out many dishes with them as it is the amla season now. This is a simple rasam recipe made with amlas. I have added a little toor dal also as hubby dear does not like anything very sour. You may skip it if you want. Rasam helps in digestion also.




Ingredients:
Amlas ........... 3
Toor dal ........ 2 tbsps
Tomato ......... 1 small
Lemon juice

INSTANT RAGI IDLIS / NACHNI IDLIS

Ragi or finger millet is one of the most nutritious and healthy cereals. In Hindi it is known as nachni. These days we are trying to use this super grain / flour in a variety of dishes like sweets, pancakes, porridge, dosas, parathas, puris, payasams etc etc....
There are many ways of preparing ragi idlis. You can either soak the grains along with rice in equal proportions, grind and use the

KOOTU KARI / KOOTTU KARI / KERALA STYLE YAM / ONAM SADYA RECIPES

Kootu kari or Koottu Kari is a traditional preparation of Kerala and one of the important dishes made for Onam Sadya/ Sadhya. It is a dry preparation made with vegetables like yam, pumpkin, ashgourd, raw banana, carrots with the addition of black chickpeas (kala chana) or chana dal. Lot of coconut is added to this which makes it extra special and specially the roasted coconut added in the

NILGIRI MUTTON CURRY

This delicious curry is from the Nilgiri Hills (Ooty) in South India. It is flavoured with mint and coriander leaves. Yogurt is added for tanginess. You can relish it with plain rice, dosas and appams.

Ingredients:
Mutton ............ 500 gms
Coriander leaves .. 1/2 cup
Mint leaves ........ 1/2 cup
Green chillies ..... 2-3
Grated coconut .... 1 cup
Yogurt .................. 1 cup
Onion .....

SPICY CHICKEN FRY / SPICY CHICKEN CHUKKA

Spicy chicken fry is a delicious treat for spicy food lovers. It pairs well as a side dish with dal chawal or can be relished with rotis, parathas, dosas and appams.

Ingredients:
Chicken ... 500 gms
Onions ..... 1 cup (sliced)
Green chillies .. 2
Curry leaves ... 1 sprig
Yogurt ... 3 tbsps.
Dry red chillies .. 2
Garlic paste .. 1 tbsp
Ginger paste ... 1 tbsp
Tomato puree ... 3 tbsps
Cinnamon

DOZZA ( Pizza Dosa)

Pizza is a very popular Italian dish loved by everyone especially kids. These days we have so many fusion pizzas made with rotis, naans, parathas, bhakris, as a base. One such variation is Dozza made with dosa batter. We can use any toppings of our choice.

Ingredients:
For Dosa Batter:
Urad dal .... 1 cup
Rice ........... 3 cups
Methi seeds .... 1 tsp.
Baking soda ... a pinch
Salt ... to

POTATO SAGU

This is a side dish from Karnataka Cuisine usually served for breakfast with puris and dosas along with the chutneys. You can prepare it even with mixed vegetables. It hardly takes time to prepare and tastes so good. It is quite similar to Bombay chutney in taste. For variation some people like to add onion and tomato. It is entirely up to you to prepare with or without them.


Ingredients:

CHICKEN CURRY MUNIYANDI VILAS STYLE / MADURAI MUNIYANDI VILAS KOZHI KUZHAMBU

Madurai style chicken curry is very flavourful made with freshly roasted and ground aromatic spices. Like every city has it's own speciality restaurants that serve the authentic curries,  Muniyandi Vilas is the most popular one in Madurai for its Traditional dishes. All these restaurants mostly use country chicken which really tastes good though it takes a little longer to cook.

TRICOLOURED DOSAS (Independence Day Special)

Here is a healthy breakfast menu for Independence day.. Make tri-coloured dosas by adding carrot and spinach for the saffron and green colour.

Ingredients:
 Urad dal .... 1 cup
 Rice ........... 3 cups
Methi seeds .... 1 tsp.
 Baking soda ... a pinch
 Salt ... to taste
 Oil.....as needed to fry dosas
Spinach ............ 2 cups
Carrots grated ... 1 cup




Method:
1. Soak dal and rice

ADAI / RICE AND MIXED LENTILS DOSA

This is one of the dosa varieties made with rice and mixed lentils. In addition to these some spices like pepper corns, dried red chillies, cumin seeds, asafoetida, fresh ginger and curry leaves are added while grinding the batter. These make the adai very flavourful. You can make them plain or with the addition of finely chopped onions to the ground batter. It is usually served for

GINGER RASAM / INJI RASAM / ALLAM CHARU

Rasam is a dish made almost everyday in all the South Indian homes. Hence it is made with many variations. I have already posted a few of them . Today's preparation is ginger flavoured rasam. This one is specially good when you have a sore throat.




Ingredients:
Toor dal ... handful (soaked and boiled with tomatoes)
Ginger ... 2 inch pieces (can add more if you like)
Tamarind .. size of a

POHA DOSA / ATUKULA DOSA / AVAL DOSA

South Indian Cuisine has a variety of breakfast recipes and dosa is the most popular one among all. Dosa can be prepared in so many variations, flavours, toppings etc etc...the list can be endless as these days people come up with such innovative ideas.
Today I have prepared the Poha Dosa. Flattened rice or poha is soaked and added while grinding the batter. This dosa is porous in texture and

COLOURFUL IDLI MUFFINS / SPINACH, CARROT AND BEETROOT MUFFINS ( Holi Special)

Holi, the festival of colours is round the corner. I don't like playing with colours but I celebrate with colourful food and snacks. Today's snack is colourful and healthy idlis using natural colours from spinach, beetroot and carrots and I steamed them in muffin cups.

We chose the Holi theme in our group "Shhhh Cooking Secretly Challenge", where we are paired with another blogger and we

SPINACH BEETROOT CARROT DOSAS / COLOURFUL DOSAS (Holi Special)

Here is a healthy breakfast menu for Holi .. Make colourful dosas by adding carrot, spinach and beetroot to get the natural colour and nutrition at the same time.




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Ingredients:
 Urad dal .... 1 cup
 Rice ........... 3 cups
 Methi seeds .... 1 tsp.
 Baking soda ... a pinch
 Salt ... to taste
 Oil.....as needed to fry dosas
Spinach ............ 2 cups
Carrots grated ... 1 cup
Beetroot