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…
Mawa Gujiya
Gujiya is a north Indian sweet which has a crispy flaky pastry with a soft filling. The filling varies and the names of gujiya varies accordingly. This is somewhat similar to innippu somas we prepare in Tamil nadu. This gujiya has a soft mawa filling and the dry fruits added…
Gobi Paratha
Today is the second day of Blogging Marathon#18. Thinking of stuffed dishes, Stuffed paratha crossed my mind. I have already posted paneer kulcha but I have never tried out gobi paratha. The cauliflower must be grated to make a nice filling for the paratha. I used my new hand mixer…
Poori Dough
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…
Sweet Potato Bread Roll
Today is the first week of Blogging marathon#18, and I am posting under the theme stuffed dishes. Bread rolls are normally stuffed and deep fried savoury snacks. But to make a guilt free version, I pan fried the rolls. For the stuffing I used the sweet potato roast. It was…
Chapathi / Paratha Dough
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 Parotta
I have been waiting for long to post a full video recipe. When I all the equipment and software ready, I prepared and shot the video for parotta three days back. I struggled a lot because it is my first video. But after editing I was very happy. Though it may…
Cheenikilangu / Sweet Potato Varuval
I usually pressure cook sweet potata or cheenikilangu and serve it as evening snack. But after seeing many savoury recipes with sweet potato, I tried this version of roast. I made it like yam roast and it was delicious. It went well with rasam and rice combination. the skin is…
Blanching Almonds and Home Made Almond Meal
Almond meals are extensively used in baking cakes, cookies, macaroons and tarts. They are also used in marzipan. Buying almond meal may be a bit expensive. Preparing it at home is a very interesting procedure. Peeled almonds are also used in a lot of desserts. You can blanch, peel, dry…
Fresh Almonds
I haven’t come across fresh almonds. This is the first time I saw it in the super market. I got curious and though it was priced higher, I bought home a small pack. I didn’t know how to use it in my recipes. So the only way was to search…