The fried onion paste gives a nice flavour to the gravy. It also thickens the gravy and add a nice sweet taste to it. It can be prepared and refrigerated upto 3-4days. It is very easy to prepare and can be quite handy in preparing rich creamy gravies. Chop onions…
Spinach Puree
Palak puree is used in many dishes. Palk Paneer, Palak Chole, Plak roti, Palak Paratha, Palak rice are some of the dishes using the puree. Making puree is very easy. If you have fresh palak at hands, do not hesitate to prepare this colourful puree. This when used in rotis…
Carrot Beetroot Chutney
This is a nutritious chutney. As my daughter doesn’t take vegetables to school, I need to sneak it in her diet. I give this with her morning dosa and she can get the benefit of both the vegetables. The colour is vibrant because of the beetroot used. The chutney tastes…
Vazhai Thandu/ Banana Stem
Vazhai thandu/ banana stem has a lot of medicinal value. The juice of the banana stem is used to cure kidney stones and it helps to reduce weight. The stem is used in many tamil dishes like kootu, pachadi and poriyal. It has a lot of fibres and so cutting…
Pumpkin Puree-1
I normally stock pumpkin in my freezer. There are two to three types of making the pumpkin puree. This is one of the methods. Pumpkin puree can be used to make parathas, pulao, kheer and many more delicious baked dishes. Grated pumpkin can also be frozen in zip lock bags.…
Vellaripalam
Vellaripalam is the fruit of cucumber. It is not easily available in markets. When we travel to Theni, there are some villages in the route. Ladies sell this fruit in front of their houses. I never miss that opportunity to buy this fruit. The fully ripe vellaripalam should have a…
Layering Parathas 3
I saw this method of layering parathas in a TV Cookery show. The next day I tried it out and I got nice layers in the paratha. This is also very easy to do. The dough I have used is the chapathi dough(click to view recipe) which I have…
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Layering Parathas 2
Today I will share another method of layering parathas. This involves cutting the whole rolled out disc into small strips and then stacking them. This is done in the preparation of lacha paratha. You can either use ghee or oil to apply on the rolled out disc. I have used…
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Layering Parathas-1
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…
Stuffing Parathas
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.…