Indian Style Rava Toast Recipe | Bread Recipes

       Rava toast one of the quickest snack /breakfast you can make at home for kids/adults.Eating plain toast every day can be boring sometimes.Also, this can be helpful at times when you don't have anything to cook, but you want something spicy and Indian. You can make your snack/breakfast in a jiffy and satisfy your hunger.

Palak Paratha | Spinach Paratha | Step By Step Pics

Palak/spinach paratha a green paratha made with spinach leaves.Paratha is a Indian flat bread made with wheat flour/chickpea flour/millet flour without any leavening agents.Paratha doesn't require any side dish because masala's will be blended in the paratha,so can be eaten with plain salted yogurt.

Mooli Paratha Recipe | Paratha Recipes | Step By Step Pictures

      Mooli Paratha- a delicious paratha made with grated radish and Indian spices.Paratha's are delicious and healthy flat bread made with whole wheat flour and is consumed in northern part of India.I love paratha.Paratha is simple in itself ,with all the spices and veggies with nutrition its wholesome too, also can be made quick compared to chapathi or roti. A simple yogurt or pickle is more than enough to gobble a few paratha.I simply love any paratha be it Chana paratha,aloo paratha,mooli paratha or this mooli paratha.

Chole Bhature Recipe | Aloo Bhatura

       Chole Bhature - a famous Punjabi flat bread made with maida/all purpose flour.Always deep fried in oil to get puffy,soft bature.Bhatures are often served with chole ,a curry made of chickpeas cooked along with Indian spices.Hence chole-bhature is an inseparable combination.

LeftOver Moong Dal Paratha | Paratha Recipes

    Leftover's are big head ache to any women or at least for me.One day i cooked more moong dal for making dal but i was not using all of them.I kept in fridge and used next day for making this yummy moong dal paratha.

Parotta Recipe | Kerala Paratha

    Parotta a wonderful food ,every tamilian want to dig in more everyday.When you visit tamilnadu at night you will find at least one parotta shop.Tamilnadu parotta is served with salna where as kerala its served with onion raita.

Methi Thepla |Gujarati Recipes

Thepla a very popular spiced ,flat,unleavened bread of Gujarat.Thepla is def one of the most delicious and nutritious recipe among the other gujarati food.These flat breads  are great travel companions and can be eaten as a breakfast or can be munched during snack time.
When i tried methi thepla the outcome was phenomenal.Its become our family favourite ,i am doing it at least once in 10 days.

BajraRoti/KambuRoti/HealthyDinnerIdeas

   Pearl millet is bajras english name .Its also called kambu (in tamil),Bajra(in hindi),sajje (in kannada) ,kambam (in malayalam),Sajjalu (in telugu).One good news is- india is the largest producer of this crop ,so we can be happy that we are eating our home grown food .    

       I got 2 packets of bajra flour without knowing what to make with it ,but i know one thing its a whole grain .One fine day i just got this recipe from uma aunty (whom i met in facebook.during the early days she is the one encouraging me in my facebook fanpage very often) and made it ,it was a bit  bitter when i had my first mouth and my huss too felt the same .I made this roti more than 4 times now and we love it a lot ,my little girl too loves her bajra roti much .
        It is essential to add some grains to your diet on a daily basis (according to my opinion).These are the reasons that i say we need to add more grains to our diet.

1. Food now a days are more processed 
2. They get adulterated (like adding stones to your wheat ,adding pesticides to the crops to yield more etc) .

 Do you think that bajra,millet,couscous are the grains .Wheat is also a grain ,which i guess everybody got in their house ?So eat something healthy not a processed food ,will you ?
     

If you are looking for some side dish for this roti check

Malai kofta
Palak dal
Paneer butter Masala
Rajma gravy
Poori bhaji(potato masala for poori)
Channa in peanut curry
Mushroom gravy
Chicken Gravy

Yields :8 small rotis
Preparation time:5 min+(half an hour rest time)
Cooking time:10-15 min

Chapathi noodles/Kids Snack Ideas/Leftover recipes

This is my very favourite item using the leftovers.I saw a TV show long time back and tried this recipe 2-3 times .My husband is not a fan of this dish,so i do it when he is not around .Very easy to put together when you have some left over chapathis in hand .Your kids will be pleased after you make them this noodles. Over all its a healthy colorful snack which vanishes in no time .
You can add  available veggies carrot,corn ,bell pepper ,cabbage ,peas ,broccoli  etc .You can add some tomato ketchup also if your kids like them .

Interested in some easy, healthy breakfast/snack  recipes like

Chili Vegetable kothu parotta
Brushchetta with Rusk
Ragi -oats dosa
Broken wheat upma
Paal kolukattai 
Grilled potato patty(in tava)

Preparation time:10 min
cooking time:10 min
serves:2

Kathi rolls/Paneer Kathi Rolls/North Vs south Challenge

For this month on north vs south challenge minne challenged south team members with her kathi rolls .When i saw that challenge  i was tempted to try it .First of all its savoury then its a  paneer kathi rolls .So i was waiting to try it.I made it for a special occasion on my hus birthday.
 This looks a bit of work but you can finish everything in an hour and half including the chapathis, not tough for a first timer like me making kathi rolls .Getting together all the ingredients is a bit of task .So gather the ingredients together then you can finish in no time .Thanks minni for the wonderful challenge and we enjoyed it a lot .

I didnt add black salt and sugar to salad even then it tasted awesome .I used homemade paneer which i made previous day and stored in refrigerator .For how to make the dough for kathi rolls check the posting here

Total time:1 and half hour
Serves:3

Pulkhas/Parathas/Indian Flat bread

Pulkhas

Pulkas are indian flatbread varieties made with whole wheat flour ,which gets puffed in direct gas or a holed pan placed on gas.These flatbread are the staple food of north india where every state got little variations to the basic recipe in name of roti,parathas,phulkas etc.While we south indians do once in a while  .While whole wheat flour has got many nutrients like protiens (do you believe it got protiens ? i read about it recently).

.How to make pulkas ?how to make parathas ?I know many of you might know how to make one while some of you may not know this.This post is about how i make them .
When i studied college i know only about chapathis my mom makes,While searching for job i got to know it from my aunt .My aunt is expert in north indian cooking .She cooks wonderful phulkas,pavbhaji and methi parathas .I gave tips to many others after i learnt from her ,That is another story .To make phulkas is very easy and involves very little trick and will be good while serving hot with dry curries or dals.

Preparation time:5 min
Cooking time:15-20 min
Yields:10-11 pulkhas

Methi paratha/Vendhayakeerai roti/Fenugreek leaves paratha

Methi in all forms are very good.Because its bitter ,its good for diabetic people .Like other greens its iron rich also.Cleaning of the leaves may be difficult but its worth doing it for your healthy body ,right ?...Leaves should not be cut otherwise you are going to taste its bitterness in the dish you prepare .So whatever you prepare put the leaves full .So that you get the goodness without its bitterness .

I buy methi every week and do methi sambhar,methi dal ,other than that I do this paratha whenever i need a change from dal,sambhar .

If you are looking for a different paratha stuffing check this green channa paratha.

Preparation time:10 min+ 2 hour rest time
Cooking time:20 min
Yields:10

Puffy Pooris and Rajma gravy

Poori is a popular breakfast food all over India. Poori is every ones favourite because its deep fried. Even though roti and chapathi's are healthier options poori is a delicacy.
When I was a kid my mom rarely used to make poori, she still maintains that its not healthy. When we used to go out to eat out we always wanted to eat poori. Its very special and always yummy. Pooris in restaurants are extra puffy and as kids we used to poke them and play with them.
As a mom I always want my little one to eat healthy but my daughter loves poori.These pooris absorb less oil and they are puffy . They go very well along with any hot gravy,kuruma & potato subjis.

Check for breakfast recipes like Kuli paniyaram,Lentils dosa,LemonSemiya Bath,Greenchanna Paratha

Poori:
Making Time:40 min
Yields:18 medium size pooris


Ingredients :

• 2 1/4 cup wheat flour
• Required water(around 1 cup)
• Salt as required
• Oil for frying the pooris

Method:

• Mix the wheat flour with water and salt in a large mixing bowl
• The dough has to be thick otherwise  you end up with oily pooris.

• Don't let the dough rest make poori's as soon as you can.
• Place a small sauce pan /kadai in stove with enough oil to fry the pooris.
• The oil should be very hot (It should not be smoky)
• Separate the dough in to 18 pieces.
• Roll them with the rolling pen or chappathi maker.

• Fry them in oil at high temperature.
• Wait 10-15 secs in between pooris.
• Remove from oil and drain in paper towels.

For the entire batch my kitchen towels absorbed only this much oil.

Note:

• The dough should be hard but not too hard so you cant roll that out.
• If the oil is not hot enough the pooris will get soggy.

Rajma Curry:

Preparation time:12 hrs(soaking the rajma)

Cooking time:30 min

Serves:3 

Ingredients:

• 1 cup rajma Soaked overnight
• 1 medium size onion
• 1 medium size tomato
• 1 inch ginger piece
• 1 garlic pod.
• A pinch of turmeric.
• 1/4  tsp  chili powder
• 1/4 tsp cumin powder

Method:

• Roughly chop the onion,tomato ,garlic and ginger. 
• To a hot saute pan pour some oil.
• Add garlic and ginger first and saute them for a few seconds

• Add Onions and saute them until translucent.
• Add tomatoes and saute it until its cooked through.

• Add the masala powders and saute for a few seconds.
• Cool and grind the mixture.
• Cook the rajma in a pressure cooker until soft(8-10 whistles)
• To a hot saute pan add little oil and add cumin seeds.

• After it changes colour add the ground paste.
• Add little more water if required and cook them for around 5-10 min until it thickens
• Add the cooked rajma and boil the curry/gravy until both of them come together.
• If you have time let the curry simmer, flavors will seep into rajma.

• Rajma is ready to be served with chapathi,rotis,dosas.

Note:

• Cooking of rajma takes time .If its not cooked, cook them again in the pressure cooker.
• Don't add too much water curry has to be little thick.

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Green Channa Paratha

The other day I came across fresh Green Channa in our Indian Grocery Store. I have heard and read about green channa but never used it before. I brought some and used them as stuffing for parathas. It came out good. You can try this with regular channa as well.Enjoy

Preparation time:10-15 min 

Cooking time:20 min 

Serves:2-3