Vegetable Panini Sandwich
Because of my husband’s India visit I am staying in my sister’s place in Atlanta. I am enjoying my sister’s cooking. She is good in cooking many cuisines and also it will be nutritious and tasty too. This vegetable panini sandwich is her recipe and it is very simple and tasty. Time of Preparation : 15 minutes Spice level : 2 Ingredients: Bread (Ciabatta) – 4 Mozzarella cheese shredded – 1/4 cup Sun dried tomatoes – 1/4 cup Onions (thickly sliced) – 1/4 cup Red Bell pepper – 2 tbsp Spinach pesto – 1/4 cup For Spinach Pesto: Spinach – 2 cups Pine nuts – 1/4 cup (toasted) Garlic Cloves – 2 Salt – to taste Black pepper – 1/4 tsp Extra virgin olive oil – 1/4 cup Jalapeno pepper – 1/2 Parmesan cheese – 1/4 cup (optional) Method...
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Banana Nut Muffins
I tried muffins for the first time and they came out so perfect. All my friends loved it. I adapted this recipe from food network and made some modifications. More christmas cookies, breads and cakes are coming in Spicy Tasty. Time of Preparation : 30 minutes No of Servings : 16 Ingredients: All purpose flour – 2 cups Baking soda – 1 1/2 teaspoons Salt – 1/4 tsp Bananas – 4 Brown sugar – 1 cup Unsalted butter(melted and cooled) – 3/4 cup Eggs – 2 (room temperature) Pure vanilla extract – 1tsp Walnuts – 1/2 cup (chopped and roasted) Method of Preparation: Mash 2 bananas with fork and keep it aside. Roast the walnuts in oven for 8 minutes and keep it aside. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt and keep it aside. Beat the remaining bananas...
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Pudhina Adai / Mint and Lentil Crepe
Adai is a healthy recipe which is very tasty. We can give a twist to the adai by adding mint and coriander which makes the adai more tastier. My cousin shared this recipe to me and I like this adai better than regular adai. Time of Preparation : 1 1/2 hours to 2 hours Spice level : 3 Ingredients: Par boiled Rice – 1 cup Toor dhal – 1/2 cup Channa dhal – 1/2 cup Moong dhal – 1 tbsp Raw rice – 1 tbsp Urad dhal – 1 tbsp Green chillies (chopped) – 8 to 10 (according to spice level) Ginger – 1″ (chopped) Mint leaves – 100g (chopped) Coriander leaves – 100g (chopped) For Seasoning: Cumin seeds – 2 tsp Onions (finely chopped) – 1/3 cup Asafoetida – a pinch Method of Preparation: Soak the boiled rice...
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Peanut Chutney / Verkadalai Chutney
Here wherever we go to Indian Restaurants, there will be Peanut chutney instead of coconut chutney. But the taste will be equally good as coconut chutney. Also since the coconut is little expensive we often make this Peanut Chutney. 🙂 Time of Preparation : 10 to 15 minutes Spice level : 3 No of Servings : 3 Ingredients: Peanuts – 1 Cup Red Chillies – 5 (according to spice level) Garlic – 2 cloves Tamarind – small marble size Coconut – 2 tbsp (optional) Salt – to taste Oil – 1/2 tsp For Seasoning: Oil – 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp Curry leaves – a few Method of Preparation: Dry roast the peanuts and remove the skin. Heat oil in a pan and fry the red chillies. Toss the garlic for a minute and add the coconut....
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Kuzhi Paniyaram(Sweet)
Kuzhi Paniyaram is one of the most popular South Indian festival delicacies. I still remember those childhood days my mother used to make this as an evening snack for us. It’s a perfect evening snack with some hot tea. Paniyaram can be made in different types. There are two types of panityaram one is Kara kuzhi paniyaram and other one is sweet kuzhi paniyaram. If you have a  sweet tooth try this recipe you will love it. Prepration Time : 30 minutes No of servings : 7-8 Ingredients: Maida : 2 cups (You can also use rice flour instead of this) Ripe Banana : 2 (Mashed) Baking soda : 1 tsp Powdered Jaggery : 1 cup water : 11/2 cups Cashews : 7 to 8 Coconut : 1/2 cup (optional) Ghee : 2 tbsp cardamom pods : 8 nos...
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Thakkali Kuzhambu for Idly / Tomato Curry
My mom got this recipe from one of our family friends in Salem and then she used to make this Tomato Curry often. I love this Thakkali Kuzhambu especially with dosa and Kuzhipaniyaram. This is very simple to make and will be different from regular chutneys. Time of Preparation : 20 minutes Spice level : 3 No of Servings : 3 to 4 Ingredients: Roma tomatoes – 6 (chopped) Pearl Onions – 15 Red Chillies – 8 to 10 (according to spice level) Garlic – 6 cloves (pressed) Coconut – 1/4 cup (grated) Split dalia – 1 tbsp Oil – 2 tbsp Salt – to taste Coriander leaves – for garnishing For Seasoning: Mustard seeds – 1 tsp Cinnamon stick – 1″ Cloves – 2 Curry leaves – a few Method of Preparation: Heat oil in a pan and...
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Kuzhipaniyaram / Rice Doughnut
Kuzhipaniyaram or Paniyaram is a South Indian dish made by steaming dosa batter. There are two types, Sweet and Spicy Kuzhipaniyaram. Here is the recipe for Spicy Kuzhipaniyaram. For making Kuzhipaniyaram we need Kuzhipanyaram pan. It generally has 7 holes in which we get doughnut shaped paniyarams. Time of Preparation : 15 minutes Spice level : 2 Ingredients: Dosa batter (Indian crepe mixture) – 4 cups Onion (medium size) – 1 (finely chopped) (optional) Green chillies – 3 (very finely chopped) Mustard seeds – 1 tbsp Split urad dal – 2 tbsp Curry leaves – a few Coriander leaves – 2 tbsp (finely chopped) Oil – 3 tbsp Method of Preparation: Heat 2 tsp of oil in a small kadai, add mustard seeds followed by curry leaves, green chillies and split urad dal. After they become golden brown, add them...
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Puri Masala / Indian Puffed Flat Bread with Potato Curry
In general everyone loves puri. When I was a kid I love to have puri on every sunday. The best combo is puri and potato masala. Potato masala is very easy to make and still I like to have it for sunday breakfast :). Time of Preparation : 45 minutes (for poori and masala) No of Servings : 3 Spice level : 3 Ingredients: For Puri: Wheat flour – 2 cups Rava – 1 tbsp (optional) Salt – 1/2 tsp Water – 1/2 cup (aprroximately) Oil – For frying For Masala: Potatoes (boiled) – 3 Onion (thinly sliced lengthwise) – 1 Tomato (small roma tomato) – 1 (finely chopped) Green chillies (slitted lengthwise) – 3 (according to spice level) Ginger – 1 tbsp (grated) Garlic – 2 cloves (pressed) Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp Channa dal – 2 tbsp...
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Pesarattu – Healthy Mung Bean Crepe
Pesarattu is a type of dosa or crepe from the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It has moong dal (muzhu pasipayaru), green chilies, ginger and salt. It is a protein packed and fiber packed dish and is suitable for the 28 Day Weight Loss and Detox Program. You can serve these crepes or dosa with chutney or Idli podi (spicy lentil powder). Ingredients: Whole green moong dal or green gram – 2 cups Grated ginger – 2 tbsp Green chilies – 3 to 4 (adjust to spice level) Salt to taste Oil or cooking spray Method of Preparation: Wash and soak whole moong dal in water overnight. Next day, drain the excess water and reserve the drained water. Grind it along with ginger, green chilies and salt to a fine batter (like the consistency of dosa batter). You can grind it in...
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Potato Stew
Potato stew is a typical Keralite dish and it is very easy to make. Â It will be very tasty and it goes well with Aapam and Idiyappam. In a typical stew, they wont add tomatoes. Â My husband is not a big fan of stew. So I tried making the stew by adding tomatoes. It came out well and now he likes to have it. Preparation time: 15 minutes No of Servings : 3-4 Spice level: 2 out of 5 Ingredients: Coconut milk-1 1/2 cup Potato-1(boiled) Green chillies-5(according to spice level) Garlic-6 cloves Onion-1(finely chopped) Tomato(small size)-1(finely chopped)(optional) Cinnamon-1/2″ Cloves-2 Curry leaves Oil-2 tsp Salt-to taste Method of Preparation: Heat oil in a pan and add cinnamon, cloves,curry leaves, garlic, green chillies followed by the chopped onions and salt. Fry them till they become translucent and add the chopped tomatoes....
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Masala Vada – Spicy Lentil Dumplings
I was wondering what to cook on saturday because I felt like eating some spicy snack with hot tea. I soaked some chana dal to make some urundai kozhambhu but suddenly I remebered this uber-popular South Indian that goes great with tea – Masala vada. Masala vadai is a staple food in all breakfast menu as well in a lot of festival platters. It is even more popular as street food and is usually available in any street corner tea shop. Having Masala vada with hot tea on a rainy day is pure bliss. Ingredients: Oil : 2 cups ( for deep fry) Chana dal/Black gram dal : 11/2 cup Dry red chilies : 7-8 (according to your spice level) Urda dal : 1 tbsp Cumin seeds : 2 tsp Garlic : 3-4 Onion : 1 1/2 cups (Finely...
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Chole Bhatura
Chole Bhatura is a mouth watering dish and is the bigger cousin of a well-known Indian breakfast dish – Poori. Chole Bhatura is a combination of Chick Peas dish (chole) and the fried bread made from maida flour (bhatura). My memory of Chole Bhatura growing up in South India has been that it is one of those exotic dishes that you can eat at a restaurant. I still remember the big puffed up dish served hot with fresh cut onions and a sliver of lime. It turns out that even though it takes a little bit of time, Chole Bhatura can be made at home! And I am here to share that secret with you. Although I have to give a special mention to our friend Archie, who gave away his secret to making the perfect Bhatura! Read on.....
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kaara Adai (Rice & Grain Pancakes)
Adai is another one of those south indian delicacies and probably a well kept secret too. It tastes great and not that hard to make it too. The batter has to be coarse to get the right crispy texture. Kaara Adai is my husband’s favorite dosa kind of dishes. I use to make adai at least once in a month. It pairs best with coconut chutney and avial , the rich flavor from curry leaves and red chillies is just mouth watering! Or if you are like me just eat every bite with a little bit of sugar and I can promise you heaven. Ingredients: Par-Boiledrice : 1/2 cup Raw rice : 1/2 cup Channa dal (Bengal Gram) : 1/2 cup Whole red chilies : 6 to 7 ( according to your spice level) urad dal : 1 tbsp...
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Rava Kichadi (Semolina pudding)
This is one of the easiest dinner or breakfast recipe. I would usually used to make this when I am out of any recipes or want to make something very quick. This is a very handy recipes to have with us. It is similiar to upma. I still remember the first time I made kichadi in my hostel room it came out like a gummy paste but my roommates were just nice to me and ate it all. I am entering this recipe to the Meeta’s Monthly Mingle – One-Dish Dinners this month. This is my first entry in any such event and hope to get some exposure with this. Thanks to Pooja letting me know about this event. Ingredients: Rava (Semolina) : 1 cup Onion : 1 (Medium) Oil : 1tbsp water : 2 cup Ghee : 1/2...
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