From today on wards, I will be sharing with you my experiences with layered parathas. Layered parathas are kid’s favourite. Even when I was a kid I loved those flaky layered parathas. The layers can be done using many methods. Today we will see how to pleat and layer a…
Last week I was sharing the preparation of different types od doughs used for Indian flat breads. This week I will be sharing some techniques involved in preparing some flat breads. The dough is the chapathis dough which I have used here. There are two ways of stuffing a paratha.…
After the preparation of dough, there are very important steps to be followed to get the perfect soft akki roti. To make the dough please refer to the post on akki roti dough. While rolling out the dough ball, it is necessary to be very gentle. The rolling pin’s pressure…
For this month’s Magic Mingle#7, Kalyani chose two magic ingredients. We need to come up with a recipe using both ingredients in the dish. The ingredients are moong dhal and pepper corns. This easy dosa recipe uses both the ingredients and it is very delicious. I prepared these dosas for…
Akki roti is a speciality of Karnataka. Usually rotis are patted directly on tawa and cooked. These rotis usually have onions and green chillies in them. They also have avarekalu during season. But the akki roti I am posting today is my friend’s recipe. When ever I think of akki…
Today is the second day of Blogging Marathon#18. I am posting under Indian Basics. For this week I will be posting about different types of dough used for making flat breads. Poori is a very famous breakfast in Tamilnadu. The hotels will serve hot and puffy pooris with potato masal…
Today I am participating in Blogging Marathon#18 and I am posting under the theme Indian Basics. As this blog is all about basic techniques and recipes from my kitchen, I thought of participating when I saw the theme Srivalli announced. To begin with I will share with you the method of preparing…
Eggless Spinach and Cheddar Cheese quiche is an amazing savoury pie that is rich and filling and tastes so delicious.
I went to an organic store recently and saw these cute large brinjals/ eggplants. I bought some home to try out varuval. I usually prepare this with the green and long variety of brinjal. This is the first time I tried it with the purple variety. Though the brinjals were…
Idli is the most famous south Indian breakfast. Soft and fluffy idlis served with sambar chutney and vadai makes a delicious breakfast. In the last post I explained about getting the perfect batter for idlis. the next step is to steam the idlis. For making idlis we need idli mould…