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Tuesday, 12 February 2013

Soyabean thoran( Soyabean chunks with coconut)

Soya bean granules thoran

We all know the health benefits of Soya bean and one can have it in any form, be it as beans, chunks or granules. Soy is cholesterol free and an excellent source of protein especially for vegetarians and hence I always try to include Soya in any form in the diet chart 2-3 times in a week. Although I love the Soya chunks curry my mom prepares using typical Kerala masala but I also liked the thoran prepared using the soy granules.

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Tuesday, 22 January 2013

Set Dosa

The other day, had been to one of the south Indian restaurants and came across this item in their menu card, which looked different and yummy. With the first byte and from the aroma only I realized that this is something I have had at one of my good friends house quite some time back and had loved it then.

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Monday, 21 January 2013

Parippu vada/Masala dal vada

Parippu Vada

Parippu Vada is one of Malayalee's favourite tea time snacks, readily available in every restaurant, street side shops in Kerala and we love to have it with hot sipping tea.
Some people prefer making it with Channa dal, but I like the way my mom prepare it using Toor dal/Bengal Gram/Sambhar parippu, which renders the Vada a crunchy feel after its fried.

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Kanda Poha

Kandha Poha, is one of the Maharashtrian breakfast recipes which is very healthy and tasty in itself. Its so very simple to make yet so filling. Its made either using only onion known as Kandha Poha or using only Potato known as Batata Poha.

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Tomato rice/Thakali rice

Tomato rice/ Thakkali chor

Mausi(my kids Nanny) has taken 4 days off, so the kitchen is all mine and its now my responsibility to make something nice for my family.I enjoyed the first day of her absence and prepared whatever my family loves to have ,but by the end of the day I was completely exhausted and hence decided to keep the second day's menu to be less elaborate so that I can spend time with kids and take care off other stuffs as well and hence decided to prepare the simplest and yet yummy "Tomato rice" for lunch as it does not require too much of preparation.

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Tuesday, 15 January 2013

Cherupayar parippu(Split green gram)

Cherupayar parippu(Split green gram/ Daal) is an essential part of Kerala "Onam Sadya" and is a typical Kerala style daal. I love having it with rice and papad(Kerala pappadam). Yummy!!!!! thats what I would describe the combination of this threesome : Rice, Cherupayar parippu and papaddam with ghee drizzled on it.

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Poori Sabzi

Poori Sabzi

The schools have re-opened after Christmas vacation and today being the first day , I asked my son what he would like to have in his tiffin box, with a grin on his face he asked me, Mama can you prepare "Poori sabzi" for me. I obliged to his cute wish as I wanted him to go to School happily, after such a month long vacation. With this wish he had another in line , that I should take the snaps of the poori and have it posted in the blog as I do with other dishes.

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