Mysurpa/Mysorepak/Ghee Mysorepak

Mysorepak/Mysorepa is a well known South Indian sweet, which has very minimal ingredients and quick to prepare. I've already posted a recipe long back, but this one is slightly different version. My hometown is very famous for Krishna Sweets Mysorepa, which literally melts in the mouth. We have a big branch (where they make sweets and savories to many Krishna sweets nearby) on the way to our house, and every time while crossing the shop, we can not miss the nice aroma of mysorepa and the other snacks. My hubby is a very big fan of...

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Spicy Turn-overs/Potato Turn-overs

This is an interesting puff pastry recipe. Instead of just folding and baking the puffs, I tried some kinda twist. Everyone loves the food which is appealing to the eyes, right?! :)  Ingredients Puff pastry sheets  Potato Stuffing or Your favorite stuffing Milk-2tablespoons Dry flour - to roll out the pastry sheet Method Thaw the pastry sheet as per its instructions. [Usually it takes about 30 to 45 minutes for the sheet to come to the room temperature] Prepare the stuffing according your taste. Here I...

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Spinach with Moong dal/Pachai payaru-Spinach Kadaisal

Ingredients Moong dal-1/4cup Cleaned and washed spinach-1/2cup[tightly packed] Shallots-6 (or) Chopped red onion-3tablespoons Tomato(big)-1 Red chilly-3 Coriander seeds-1teaspoon Cumin seeds-1teaspoon Turmeric powder-1/8teaspoon Chilly powder-1/2teaspoon Sambar powder-1/2teaspoon(optional) Salt Oil Method Pressure cook the moong dal with tomato and a pinch of turmeric powder. Chop the onions and spinach. Heat oil in a pan, add the coriander and cumin seeds, let them splutter. Add the onions, broken red chillies and fry for couple...

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Channa-Bhatura/ Chole Poori

Ingredients for Bhatura Maida/All purpose flour-11/2cups Whole wheat flour/Aata-1/2cup Sooji/Rava-1/4cup Sugar-2teaspoons Baking powder-1/4teaspoon Curd-1/2cup Water-1/4 cup (adjust) Salt Method Combine the flours, sooji, sugar, salt, baking powder in a wide bowl. Add the curd and start kneading the dough. Add additional water if required and knead the dough for at least 15 minutes. Keep it covered for 2-3 hours. Make small balls out of the dough after 2-3 hours. Roll them into pooris, and fry them. Actually I got little help...

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Onion Curry for roti

One evening I was looking for some quick side dish for roti and got this recipe. It's a simple curry which is different from the usual kurma and chutneys. This is a mild side dish and uses only green chilies for the hotness. So adjust the chillies according to the taste. Ingredients Onion(big)-1 Green chillies-3 (adjust to your taste) Tomato(small)-1 Mustard seeds-1/2teaspoon Coriander powder-1/2teaspoon  Turmeric powder-1/8teaspoon  Salt Oil  To make a powder Desiccated coconut-1tablespoon Garlic-2cloves  Method Juliane...

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Tomato Rice/Thakkali Sadham

I am not a big fan of variety rices! :) yup...tomato rice is the only exception. During school-college-working days I never take coconut rice, lemon rice or any kind of of one pot meal for my lunch box! Most of the time my lunch box will be either rice mixed with some dal or kuzhambu-poriyal and tomato shows up once in a blue moon! My poor Mom has to cook the lunch for me and pack it every morning! :))) There is one more method in which I insist my Mom to make the tomato rice. Shall call her and get the recipe later. This one is...

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Beans Stir-fry/ Saravana Bavan style Beans Porial

 This beans stir-fry is slightly different from the usual one. This became a regular dish in my kitchen soon after Asiya akka posted this recipe. It tastes really good with rice as well as roti's. The fresh and tender beans make this dish more tasty. To tell you the truth, I have never been to Saravana bavan at all! We are "Anna poorna-Gowrishankar, Aariyabavan" people!  Asiya akka mentioned that this is the way they cut beans for the stir fry in Saravana bavan restaurant and thus the name! :) Ingredients Chopped Green...

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