Category: Breakfast

Idli & Peanuts Chutney

Idli and Peanut Chutney

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day yet, that is the most neglected in my house. U doesn’t eat breakfast and I just munch on some junk. Lately, instant oatmeal and cream of wheat have become my saviors. They have become my favorite, not for their taste but for the ease of fixing… more

Ragi Java

Ragi Java

This month, Madhuram of Eggless Cooking is hosting JFI and she chose ragi as the ingredient.  Ragi or Finger Millet is rich in nutrients and minerals.    I don’t use ragi in my cooking and gave up on participating. Then I remembered Ragi Java or cereal or Porridge that my maternal granny use to drink… more

My Breakfast…

sweet corn

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day yet, that is the most neglect meal in my house.  U skips his breakfast most of the time and I munch on whatever I find in the fridge or the pantry and eat an early lunch.  Whenever he eats breakfast at home, I make roties with… more

Savory Corn Muffins

Savory corn muffin

One day, as I was blog hopping, I stumbled on to Dorie’s Savory Corn and Pepper Muffins recipe. The recipe looked interesting and the muffins looked delicious. I bought all the ingredients to bake the muffins and then I saw Suganya’s Spicy Corn Muffins. Her recipe yields 6 muffins, which was perfect and also this… more

Mixed Variety Omelet

mixedomelet1

This recipe is my mamayya’s (my father-in-law’s brother) recipe. I usually call this mamayya’s omelet. Since I want to send it to Sangeeth’s 101 Omelet Recipes, I named it Mixed Variety Omelet on the fly.  Anyway, what is in name, as long as it tastes good, right?  This recipe is very flexible and has no… more

Healthy Fruit Milkshake and Lassi

milkshakelassi

Every 4-5 months, we go through a eat healthy diet phase, where we try to eat only healthy food and avoid all the oily curries, biryani and deep fried food, poori being an exception. Usually this phase lasts for 4-6 weeks, until it is interrupted by arrival of our guests and visitors. We currently are… more

Poori, Pitla and Tomato Shorva

Poori, Pitla and Tomato Shorva

Every Saturday morning, it is always, Pooris for Breakfast, Honey? To go with the pooris, it is either tomato shorva or chicken shorva. A few weeks ago, I was on phone with my sister-in-law.  We talked about my blog and then she asked what we had for lunch. When I told her what we had… more

Makha Butta with Ellipaya Miram

corn on the cob, garlic butter sauce

Makha butta or corn on the cob is one of my favorite food, prepared in any form. Whenever I see fresh corn in the stores, it reminds me of street side vendors back home. During the corn season, these vendors are every where selling fresh corn or roasted corn. They roast the cobs on coal… more

Spicy Egg Mushroom Rolls

spicy egg mushroom rolls

Few weeks ago, when I was browsing the through the blogs, I came across Meeta’s blog What’s for Lunch, Honey? She has a yummy blog and her spicy egg mushroom rolls caught my eyes. It is a quick and easy recipe and requires no before hand preparation. I made it couple of times and thought… more

Fried or Sauted Sweet Corn Kernels

Sauteed sweet corn,

Total Time: 15 minutes Preparation Time: 2 minutes Cooking Time: 10 minutes Serves: 1-2 Ingredients: 1 tbsp Oil 3 Curry Leaves (opt) 1/4 tsp Mustard Seeds 1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds 1/2 small size Onion chopped 3 Green Chillies chopped (adjust to your taste) 1 tsp Garlic Paste/Crushed 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder Salt to Taste 10… more