• RECIPES

    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.…

  • RECIPES

    Akki Roti/ Pathiri

    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…

  • RECIPES

    Moong Dhal/ Paasiparuppu Dosai

    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…

  • RECIPES

    Akki Roti/ Pathiri Dough

    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…

  • DIWALI SWEETS - SWEETS

    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…

  • FLAT BREADS

    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…

  • COOKING BASICS - FLAT BREADS - RECIPES

    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…

  • SAVORY - SNACKS

    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…