Ingredients

Method:

1. Make a thin batter of the all the ingredients except onion.
2. Heat dosa pan and sprinkle the onions and then pour the batter to make dosa.Sprinkle little oil.
3. Cook in medium flame and no need to flip,when the dosa becomes golden brown,take out and transfer to the serving plate.
4. Enjoy with sambhar or any chutney.

Notes:

       This one is very easy to make,my hubby who doesn't likes pasta sauces, loves to eat pasta like this. I have used penne here,you can choose your pasta and try this. Any bachelor can try making this! Kids will sure love this too!!

Ingredients:(serves 1)

Method:

1. Cook pasta with salt,cooking oil,till soft,as per the packing instructions. If you want the pasta to get cooked soon,soak in water for  1 hr and then cook.
2. Drain the water and keep aside.
3. Heat a broad pan and add the butter and just melt it in low flame.
4. Add the cooked pasta and stir in the cheese and pepper.
5. I used Amul Cheese spread with pepper in it,so I dint added pepper.
6. Toss well till the cheese melts and blends well with the pasta.If you want bit juicy,you can add a tblsp of milk and mix.
7. Serve hot!!

             One can call this south Indianized onion paratha! Who cares about the name when it tastes awesome. My mom makes this for dinner and I was not a big fan of this before marriage…And after marriage when I made this,my hubby loved it and me too realized the taste and flavour of this one and started liking this! I made this yesterday for dinner… Flavoured with sambar powder,its truly south Indian!

Ingredients: (makes 6 adais)

Method:

1. Chop the onions finely, add the chopped onions,turmeric,sambhar powder,salt,curry leaves to the flour and mix well.
2. Add water (for me it consumed 1/2 cup plus little more) and make a smooth dough. Divide into six equal sized balls.
3. Take a polythene film over a platform and grease it with few drops of oil. Flatten the dough ball with hands into a little bit thicker than roti.
4. Heat a flat pan,drizzle with oil and toast the adai both the sides in medium flame till golden brown spot appears….
5. Serve hot with raitha of your choice…my mom makes a raita with golden fried onions+curd,seasoned with mustard,urad dal and curry leaves. The best combo for this adai.

              I dint add jeera. You can also add the onions to the adai after sautéing it. Also you can add a chopped tomato,after frying it… Replace sambar powder with 1 tsp of red chilli powder and 1/2 tsp dhaniya (coriander) powder. Apt for dinner!

Entry for the Festive food-His cooking event :

VERMICELLI UPMA

       I some how made him cook this upma for me this weekend,to send entry to Priti’s event. He was more than happy and made this for me!

Even he got too enthusiastic and made semiya kesari too as additional treat for me .

Ingredients:

To temper:

Method:

1. Roast semiya with a tsp of oil and fry till just the semiya turns golden yellow here and there.
2. Heat a pan with oil and season with the items given under To temper table.Add sliced onion and green chillies,fry till transparent.
3. Then add water and bring it to boil,add the vermicelli. Add salt and mix well. Cook covered in low flame for 4-5 minutes.
4. Add coconut oil few drops if you like. I had with chutney,my hubby likes with curd and sugar.

VERY VERY SIMPLE ONE POT MEAL

                     One day I was very much confused what to make for dinner and asking my friends I chat with ,what their plans for dinner.Then suddenly this simple yet very flavourful  one  I got to remember,try once,may be you like it too!  I wanted this to be in my space as this is a family favourite! My mom makes another variant too,which I will post later…This recipe  will sound like pongal+Upma…but trust me,the taste is nothing related to any of these dishes..!

I served with coconut thogayal,I just made a variation of adding a sprig of curry leaves in it …

INGREDIENTS

To temper

Method:

1. In a heavy bottomed pan( I used cooker itself),dry roast rice and dal together till the rice turns milky white and nice aroma rises. (I will soon update the picture to show the stage).Keep aside.
2. Add the oil in the cooker directly and temper with the items given in order.
3. Add two cups water,salt and the roasted rice &  dal mixture and mix well.
4. Pressure cook for 3 whistles in medium flame.
5. Serve hot with little coconut gratings and coconut thogayal for accompaniment… My H loves with sugar too..!

You can add a tsp of coconut oil if you dont have coconut grating…