Rosemilk Agar-Agar / China Grass Dessert with rose flavour

IngredientsAgar-agar /China grass - 20 strands (~ 20grams)Sugar-1/4cupCoconut Milk -1 cup [I used 3 tablespoons coconut cream powder in a cup of Luke warm water]Rose essence -few dropsRed Food colour- few drops (optional)Ice cube trays (optional)Water -1cupMethodCut the agar-agar strands into small pieces and soak it in a cup of water for 2-3 hours or overnight.Take the soaked agar-agar in a sauce pan and heat it till the agar-agar dissolves..Add the coconut milk and sugar after the china grass has dissolved completely, Remove from...

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Set Dosa/ Sponge Dosa / Kal Dosa

This dosa is served as a set of 2 and thus got the name. :) Ingredients Raw rice - 1 cup Boiled rice -1 cup Whole urad dal - 6 tablespoons [little less than 1/2cup] Curd - 1 tablespoon Salt Method Wash and soak the rices together for 6 hours. Wash and soak the urad dal for 11/2hours separately. Grind the rice with little water to a coarse paste. Grind the dal with little water to a fine paste. Mix the rice batter , urad dal batter with a tablespoon of curd and enough salt. Let it ferment for 8 to 10 hours. Take the required amount...

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Almond & Chocolate chip Biscotti

Biscotti is an Italian cookie, which is nothing but twice baked biscuit. Here I have prepared the biscotti's with almonds and semi-sweet chocolate chips...a perfect snack with a cup of coffee are tea.IngredientsAll Purpose Flour/Maida -11/2cupSugar-3/4 cupBaking powder - 3/4teaspoonEgg -1Butter -1/4cup + tablespoonVanilla extract - 1teaspoonRoasted almonds -1/2cupSemi sweet Chocolate chips -1/4cupMilk -1 to 2 tablespoonsMethodSieve the flour and baking powder a couple of times.Separate the egg yolk and reserve it. Coarsely chop the...

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Arisi Vadaam / Murukku Vadam / Rice-Sago Fryums

IngredientsRice Flour - 11/2 cupsSago /Javvarisi - 1/2cupRed chillies -15 to 20Cumin seed - 2 tablespoonHing /Asafoetida - 1teaspoonSaltMethodWash the sago/javvarisi gently, soak it for 45 minutes with water, then strain the water and let it soak with the remaining moisture for 4-5 hours or overnight.Soak the red chillies in hot water for an hour and grind it to a fine paste, then add sago with the chilli paste, and grind it again.With this mixture, add all the other ingredients , and 2-3 cups of water to make it as a thin batter.Take...

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