Upma is popular breakfast or “tiffin” (evening snack) in South India. It is easy to make and quite filling. Upma is basically roasted semolina cooked in tempered water.
A Simple South Indian Breakfast
Ingredients Needed
1 cup rava(sooji rava) 2 tbsp oil 1 tbsp mustered seeds 1/2 tsp uraddal 1/2 tsp chana dal 2 broken red chilli Few curry leaves 3 green chillies 1 tomato 1 tbsp grated ginger Pinch termeric powder 1/2 tsp chilli powder Salt to taste 2 cups water Coriander leaves
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Aloo Gobi is the perfect vegetarian dinner made with fresh cauliflower and potatoes steamed and sautéed, this is a perfect side dish for roti and rice.
Aloo Gobi can be served over basmati rice, or with naan bread and some chopped cilantro as garnish.
Ingredients Needed
2 patatoes. 1 small size cauliflower. Oil Termeric powder Chilli powder Coriander powder Cinnamon sticks Cloves Fennel seeds Cardamom Rd 2 tbsp Cashew nuts 3 tbsp Water Coriander leaves Ground black pepper 1 tbsp Salt as required
Ingredients quantity used is mentioned in the video do check.
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It is light and refreshing. Great for body detox and contain only four ingredients.watermelon and cucumber works well together, and is very good for you. It is delicious when combined as a salad or in juice form.
They both are natural diuretic hence helps in flushing excess water and toxins out of our system.
Also, I feel it’s a great n natural way to keep our-self hydrated and energetic.
The mixture is then strained through a fine mush sieve and then it’s ready to serve! If you have any leftovers, keep it in the fridge for a few days.
Nei Payasam or sharkara payasam is a special traditional payasam usually served as neivedhyam in kerala temples. Nei Payasam is prepared with kerala raw rice or unakkalari. kerala raw rice/ unakalari rice is commonly used for Nei Payasam.
Unakkalari is a kind of raw rice used in Kerala and the rice is used without removing the rice bran. Nei Payasam, also called as Aravana Payasam is cooked in a brass uruli that is thick bottomed and cooked on low flame to get the flavours are nicely mixed. Though this is similar to the Sakkarai Pongal, the way this payasam is cooked makes all the difference.
Jaggery is the sweetner used to make this dish and the colour depends on the jaggery used.
Bournvita Biscuit Cake tastes great children’s will love it. This cake recipe is very easy to prepare on any occasions, you no need to be an expert to make this since it needs only few ingredients to prepare a super bournvita cake.
Sooji Fingers is delicious and healthy, Tea Time snack. It’s a perfect appetizer or a teatime snack. They become delicious crackly crispy outside when it is fried. it tastes perfect with green chutney or coconut chutney both.
It is named fingers because it is shaped like a finger. It is an easy snack recipe which is prepared easily and tastes good as a light appetizer. Many recipes are prepared with rava this snack is one of my favourite one.
Ingredients Needed
1 cup rava/sooji
1/2 cup curd
1 TSP(garlic & green chilli paste)
Salt
1/2 cup water for mixing the batter
Set aside(25 min)
After 25 min
Add 1 tbsp sugar(optional)
1/2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp oil
Mix again add into the greased pan and steam cook for 25 min, once it is slightly warm cut them into fingers.
For tempering
2 tbsp oil
1 TSP mustered seeds
Broken red chilli 2
Few curry leaves
Fry sooji fingers on low flame until all the sides are crisp.
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Enjoy this appetizer dish with some coconut chutney or any sauce of your choice.
Cucumber salsa is made with diced cucumbers, chopped onions, chopped tomatoes, garlic, and cilantro and is tossed with a bit of lime juice. It’s the perfect “salsa” for scooping and snacking. This fresh-tasting Cucumber Salsa is quick and easy to make, and it goes perfectly with chips
Cucumbers are low in carbs and will absorb the flavors of other ingredients. this recipe is so easy to make. Simply chop the ingredients and mix it all together!
Ingredients
Cucumber
Tomato
Onion
Veg mayonnaise (optional)
Red chilli powder (you can use red chilli flakes instead)
Salt
Like juice
Ginger garlic grated
Fresh coriander
Mix all ingredients in a large bowl
For dipping I have used papads for a more crunchy taste.
You can store this in refrigerator and have it.
Hope you will try this recipe.
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Method of preparing
Mix all ingredients listed above in a large bowl
To make it more crunchy I have taken papad and cooked both sides of papad on the stove.
An easy Beetroot fry recipe that you can make with minimum ingredients that still tastes good. enjoy it with some rice and your favorite curries. Beetroot as a vegetable in your diet can be a good source of extra nutrients. this beetroot stir fry would be a great side dish to add.
Ingredients:
3 large Beetroots, peeled and then cut into thin strips of 1 inch or half
1/4 cup water
4-5 curry leaves
1 medium-sized onion sliced fine 4 garlic cloves cut into thin slices
Sharjah Shake Recipe || How to make kerala banana shake
Sharjah Shake: Banana shake is known as Sharjah Shake here in Kerala. It is one of the most common shake that we get in ice cream parlors across the state. Topped with vanilla ice cream and lightly toasted/salted (crunchy) peanuts….with the goodness of frozen milk and banana….makes this a refreshing drink.
This is my version of sharjah Shake, I added little water 5 tbsp to prepare this sharjah Shake it is optional
Ingredients used:
3 bananas Frozen milk 1 cup Sugar Boost (chocolate drink) you can add bornvita or Horlicks also to it Salted peanuts 5 tbsp water (optional)
For topping Few peanuts Few colour balls Boost powder
Serve rhe Shake chilled or else the shake will turn watery.. enjoy the yummy sharjah Shake.
Veg Mayo Toast is one of the very delicious and mouthwatering toast recipe, it is made from white breads and three different kinds of dipping, those three dips are “carrot mayo spread”, “cabbage mayo spread” and “cucumber mayo spread“. This is a quick Indian vegetarian toast recipe and really very easy to make and awesome in taste. You can have this easy vegetarian mayo toast with a cup of tea in morning breakfast or as an evening snack.
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