South American Cachapas

Do we all love recipes that are too simple, but looks exceptional??? Yeah... I am all for it.. You guessed it right, Today's recipe which I got from here is a very simple and elegant breakfast which is super quick to do... With just a few readily available ingredients, today we will relish a delicious pancake called cachapas from Venezuela. They are traditionally eaten with Queso de Mano (hand made cheese – soft one like mozzarella), but I used the cheese that I got locally here.

Spanish Gazpacho Soup / Creamy Gazpacho Andaluz

Today we will relish the Spanish Soup - Great Gazpacho Soup. This soup is screaming healthy with loads of veggies and so flavorful also.. This is one of the soups you can make the day before as it tastes best when served cold.. I got this recipe from Americas Test Kitchen. This is so flavorful, elegant and richer..

 

Tahini

Tahini is a very delicious paste made from sesame seeds. It makes a delicious and important addition to Mediterranean cuisine.. It is an important part of the hummus.. It is advised to store the tahini is the fridge to avoid spoiling. Also addition of oil is not compulsory, but it gives a creamier texture.

Kanchipuram Idli / Kancheepuram Idli

Today we travel to the temple city - Kanchipuram. Kanchipuram is very famous for Silk Sarees (called Kanchipuram Pattu), temples, rich tradition and culture and food wise, this delicious idli. It has a beautiful aroma from the dried ginger powder and other spices. The recipe today is the very famous idli from this city. This is a very authentic recipe and has its unique taste, appearance and flavor..

Jeera Rasam - Rasam Varieties

What is the most comforting food in our house?? It is rasam... and there are so many varieties of it.. This rasam is so flavorful from jeera (cumin seeds) and tastes awesome... Serve it hot with rice and a veg and that is such a fulfilling dinner!! This is my another choice for Lentils in different ways…

Parupu Usli

Parupu usli is a very popular dish which is made from dals and green beans. This is served in almost all marriages and functions. This is very rich in nutrients from parupu which is rich in proteins and green beans which is a green vegetable. This one is also very appealing to the eye with green, yellow and red colors. It is a great accompaniment to mor kuzhambu, rasam or sambar. It is very filling as it comes with a lot of protein. Since the grinded dal tastes similar to vadai, we also call this vadaikkari..

Grape Juice–Summer Recipes

One of the easiest and quickest way to get fruits into us is in the form of juice. But when we use the store bought ones, it has the obvious issues of not being fresh, contains preservatives etc.. I always prefer grapes with seed but the issue is the process is longer than the seedless ones.. It is very important to use the skin of the grapes here to get the maximum benefit. I have used honey here, but you can use all sugar also.. This stays good as a concentrate for about a week.. Did not try for longer period as it got over by then…

Frozen Kiwi Tartlets–Summer Recipes

Some recipes are so simple that I keep thinking again again if I missed out on anything.. This is one such recipe I got from here.. 2 Ingredients and 2 simple steps and the dish is done.. The best part is it is so elegant and cute.. kid friendly too... This goes for this month’s BM Fruits in any form…

Saamai Idli / Little Millet Idli–Millet Recipes

Today's guilt free recipe is with millets and the cutest millet of all... It is made with Saamai called as the Little Millet.. Idli by itself is a very healthy breakfast.. Now making it even more healthier is by substituting the rice portion with the millets.. I also used the whole black urad dal with the skin. Again making it even more healthier.. Serve it with a spicy chutney and gobble them guilt free.. I made them in mini idli molds and it was so attractive

Brown Rice Adai

Do you like Adai?? My answer is a BIG yes!!! I love it so much and can eat it everyday.. It is so rich in proteins with so many dals and lentils in it... But this has equal amount of rice in it and today I tried to substitute the rice with Brown rice and the result was a even more crispier and tastier adai!! Starting this month’s marathon with this guilt free adai!!

Mango Lassi - Summer Recipes - Drinks

Mango is the king of fruits and there are very few people who do not like it.. Actually I am not a big fan of mangoes as they are too sweet, but I love it in Lassi. Today’s recipe is a very famous Punjabi refreshing drink made with curd and mangoes..

Parupu Bonda

For this week BM we will be seeing a variety of snacks starting with a type of Bonda today. Fried items are many people's weakness.. You can just stop with one.. Same holds true for this delicious bonda. This bonda is made with a variety of lentils (parupu) along with spices ad herbs.

Varagu Adai / Kodo Millet Adai – Millet Recipes

Coming to the next recipe in Indian Bread Basket, my choice is with millets today. The minute, I was introduced to millets, this is one of first recipes I tried and have tried it many times. You do not miss rice here. In fact you will think you are eating regular adai which is made with rice..

Sprouts Dosa / Sprouts Uttappam

Lot of times, we want to eat some ingredients but the choice of relishing them are few that we know. So I always look for recipes that uses such ingredients and one of them is Sprouts. I have enjoyed sprouts mostly as is or in a salad. One more I tried was Sprouts Pulao and that was so yummy. Here comes another recipe that uses sprouts completely and you can enjoy these guilt free.. Serve this hot with tomato chutney. It makes for a nice evening tiffin, great breakfast and also a perfect lunchbox recipe.

Murungakeerai Adai / Drumstick Leaves Adai

Murungakeerai / Drumstick Leaves is a very healthy green leafy vegetable. It is very rich in many vitamins, minerals, iron and calcium. There are many ways we use this leaf in our cuisine and the two commmon ways in our house are this adai and a kootu variety. This adai is very healthy and makes a great breakfast or evening tiffin. The quantity of the leaves added are personal choice.  You can use the batter immediately after grinding or store it in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.

Kuthiraivali Milagu Jeera Adai–Barnyard Millet Adai–Millet Recipes

Hope you all have enjoyed my Arisi Adai which is made with Parboiled rice. I saw a similar recipe here using Kuthiraivali (Barnyard Millet) and immediately tried it. I did make a few changes to the original recipe and we loved this adai.. Make sure you have the tawa on medium to medium high or the adai will become hard. You need to enjoy this adai piping hot.. You can serve this as-is. We enjoyed it with Coriander Coconut Chutney (recipe coming soon). The flavor of the pepper, coconut in this adai is amazing.. This recipe will give 6 adais of medium size.

Lemon Grass Basil Pine Pesto Pasta

Pasta is an Italian dish made with a combination of cooked pasta and a sauce. There are many types of pasta like Penne, Fettuccine, Farfalle, Spaghetti etc. Pesto is a type of a paste made with specific ingredients.. Most of the time it is uncooked.. So it has bursting flavor of fresh ingredients.. This is not a traditional pesto, but a pesto made with the ingredients I had on hand and it was flavorful and everybody in my house loved it!!! Some more types of Pastas from my blog – Pesto Ala Trapenese, Spicy Indian Style Pasta, Basil Penne, Pesto Di Noci, 

Senai Kizhangu Kootu

A very delicious and authentic kootu which has lots of flavor. I make this quite often and it is one of our favorite kootu. I have added coconut oil, but you could use regular cooking oil. You can enjoy this kootu with plain white rice, curd rice, rasam rice etc. It also makes a great lunchbox dish. Mix rice and little coconut oil with the kootu and enjoy for lunch as is or with appalam (papad).. Here is another delicious kootu from Tamil Nadu

Then Vadai / Sweet Medu Vadai

Vadai is my favorite deep fried item.. So perfect for tiffin or for breakfast. This is the sweet cousin of the Spicy Medu Vadai. This gets its taste and sweetness from the honey added. You could add more honey if desired. I saw this in a TV show and loved it.. It will be in darker color compared to its spicy cousin due to its sugar content..

Kambu Dosai–South vs. North Challenge

So excited to be part of the SNC group which is created by Divya. Idea here is the group is divided into 2 and then each group challenges the other group with a recipe. Now from the Southern team, it is my turn this month to challenge my friends from the North team.  The choice for this month is a very healthy and delicious breakfast / tiffin item… It also makes a perfect “lunchbox” food or “travel” food…
Here is the link to the recipe for this month’s challenge for the North Team - Kambu Dosai / Bajra Dosai –Very Healthy Breakfast.. I have given the translation in English / Hindi for most of the ingredients.. Please email me at nivedhanams@gmail.com if you have any questions… Please add your post to the linky tool below