Parippu Vada

Ingredients 1.5 cups Toor dal 3/4 cup Onion (chopped) 1 sprig Curry leaves (chopped) 1 tbsp Ginger (finely chopped) 2 Green Chillies (finely chopped) 1/2 tbsp Dry red chilli flakes Salt to taste Recipe 1. Soak toor dal (split pigeon peas) for 3-4 hours 2. Drain and grind coarsely along with salt 3. Add chopped … More Parippu Vada

Sharkara upperi / sharkara varatti (Spiced Jaggery coated plantain chips)

Onam’s coming up, which means I need the customary chips for the sadhya. This time around I have run into a problem. I cannot find Sharkara varatti in any Indian store 😭. And being the stickler for certain things, it meant that I now need to make something I have always just bought in a … More Sharkara upperi / sharkara varatti (Spiced Jaggery coated plantain chips)

Banana Bread Muffins

The perfect snack or breakfast if you have overripe bananas on hand. This recipe makes 6 muffins without any added sugar. If you prefer your muffins sweeter add upto half a cup of brown sugar to this recipe Ingredients 1.5 cups Mashed overripe bananas 3/4 cup All purpose flour 1 Egg 1/4 cup Vegetable oil … More Banana Bread Muffins

Fried Bread Balls

What do you do when you have leftover bread? I made bread upma for breakfast.. And then, there was leftover vegetable bread upma.. So I added enough moisture to be able to roll them into balls and dunked them in beaten egg and fried them.. Voila Delicious Fried bread balls with veggies.. Instead of … More Fried Bread Balls