Ingredients: For dumpling wrappers: For filling: For garnish: Directions: In a large bowl, add the flour and add water gradually as required. Knead for 5-7 minutes until it’s very soft. When you poke the dough with your finger it should rise back up. Cover it with plastic wrap or a table cloth and leave it…
Category: breakfast
Misal Pav
Ingredients: To serve: Directions: In a pressure cooker, add the sprouted moth beans (to sprout the beans wash the beans a couple of times and then wrap them in a wet cheese towel, sprouting takes 2-3 days. If the cheesecloth dries out; soak it again), add a cup of water, turmeric powder (1/4 teaspoon) and…
Dosa
Ingredients: White Rice (2 cups) Urad Dal (1 1/2 cups) Sabudhana (Tapioca pearls; handful) Salt (to taste) Note: For every cup of rice you have to use 3/4 cup of urad dal. Directions: Rinse the rice and sabudhana a few times and then soak them both together in water for 6-8 hours. Do the same…
Buttermilk Fried Chicken
Ingredients: Chicken Thighs (preferred, I fried the chicken for waffles so used 6 pieces of skinless and boneless) Buttermilk (2 cups) Dried Rosemary (1/2 teaspoon) Dried Thyeme (1/2 teaspoon) Garlic Powder (1/2 teaspoon) Chili Powder (2 teaspoons) Salt (1 teaspoon) Black Pepper (1 teaspoon) Vegetable Oil/Peanut Oil (2 litre or 1/2 gallon) Seasoned Flour: Flour…
Waffles
Ingredients: All-purpose flour (2 cups) Milk (1 3/4 cups) Eggs (2) Vegetable Oil (1/2 cup) Sugar (1 tablespoon) Baking Powder (5 teaspoons) Salt (1/4 teaspoon) Vanilla Extract (1/2 teaspoon) Directions: Preheat the waffle iron. In a large bowl, beat the eggs, then add in the milk, vegetable oil, sugar, baking powder, salt, and vanilla extract,…
Upma
Ingredients Semolina/Rava (2 cups; dry roasted) Carrot (2; diced) Green Beans (6-7; cut into small pieces) Peas (1/2 cup; if using frozen soak it in warm water for 5-10 minutes) Water (4 cups, for every cup of semolina 2 cups of water) Onion (1 medium-sized, finely chopped) Mustard Seeds (1 teaspoon) Green Chilies (2-3, cut…
Pancakes
Ingredients: All purpose flour (2 cups) Baking powder (5 teaspoon) Egg (1) Vanilla Essence (1/2 teaspoon) Butter (4 tablespoons; melted) Milk (1 1/2 cup) Salt (1/2 teaspoon) Sugar (3 tablespoons) Directions: In a medium sized mixing bowl measure out the flour, salt, sugar and baking powder. Using a whisk or a wooden spoon combine the…
Puttu & Kadala Curry
This is one of the most popular breakfast food in Kerala, the soft puttu made from rice flour and the spicy kadala curry is one of the most tasty & healthy breakfast food you could have. You can serve kadala curry with roti or rice but nothing beats the combination with puttu. Ingredients for Puttu:…
Anda Bhurji (Indian Scrambled Eggs)
Ingredients: Eggs (4-6) Onions (2 medium sized; finely chopped) Tomato (1; chopped) Green Chilies (1-2 chopped; as per taste) Turmeric Powder (1 teaspoon) Red Chili Powder (1 tablespoon) Coriander Powder (1 tablespoon) Cumin Seeds (1/2 teaspoon) Cilantro (chopped; for garnish) Salt (to taste) Dinner Rolls/Breads (to serve) Directions: In a bowl, crack the eggs and…
Turshak
Ingredients: Eggs (4) Potatoes (2 large; diced) Tomatoes (2 large; finely diced) Tomato paste (1 tablespoon) Onion (1 medium; finely chopped) Garlic (1 teaspoon; minced) Green chilies (4-6; finely sliced; optional based on spice required) Ground Cumin (1/2 tablespoon) Dried fenugreek (1 teaspoon; optional) Cilantro (finely chopped; for garnish) Jalapeno (sliced; for garnish) Salt (to…
The Ghee Spot 