Boiled Jackfruit Seeds | Palakottai

Boiled Jackfruit Seeds are the delicious snack to munch on anytime. Jackfruit seeds are totally edible(if you're wondering) and taste delicious when it's boiled with plain salt itself.I have a fond memories of eating boiled jackfruit seeds during summer times in my schooldays. In our home, we used to add the jackfruit seed in Sambar & Aviyal or boiled as it is and have it .  Last week, we bought the jackfruit from hongkong market here in Houston, the fruit was very delicious and i left with a lot of jackfruit seeds. So i have boiled the seeds and serve as tea time snack, still i reserve...

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Masala Dosai | Potato Masala Dosai | Tamilnadu Masala Dosai

Masala Dosai/Potato masala dosa, a delicious and signature South Indian breakfast recipe. It's one of the popular breakfast/dinner items in restaurants and I have seen that the restaurant here in Canada and US serve this masala dosa for lunch menu or even in buffet. Crispy dosa stuffed with scrumptious potato filling along with sambar & chutney is simply a heaven on your breakfast platter !!! There are a lot of variations available in making the potato masala based on the region or restaurant, here i'm sharing the basic version of how we make them at our home. Amma used to make these...

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Butter Pepper Corn | Corn on the cob | Buttered Corn

Buttered Corn, an easy to make snack with fresh corn. Is it really a recipe required  to make butter corn? Definitely "no". But here i am sharing how i prepare my buttered corn. You can prepare this for kids as an after school snack, simply yet very tasty. It can be made with frozen corn kernels too.  If you don't want to serve corn on the cob, remove the kernels and then toss with butter and pepper mixture. I like to have corn on the cob, so leave it as such. Buttered Corn Preparation Time : 5 mins  | Cooking Time : 10 mins |  Serves : 2 Recipe...

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Egg Toast | Masala Egg Toast | Egg Toast with Indian spices

Again a bread recipe, this time not a sandwich, a easy toast recipe, that can be ready in 10 mins. This recipes is from Chef Venkatesh bhat, i have seen this on one of his tv shows, immediately i tried on next day. We love this toast so such, it's so soft and tasty. The egg and milk makes the bread so soft and it like soft sponge,so you can try this on some leftover old bread too. This recipe gives you the idea of how to make basic toast. In this you can add cheese on top or add more veggies like carrot or onions, so use your creativity and make yummy toast as per your liking.     Masala...

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Kezhvaragu Puttu | Ragi Puttu| Finger millet Puttu | Breakfast recipe

Kezhvaragu/Ragi Puttu - another easy puttu recipe. This puttu is very healthy and it makes a great breakfast along with ghee and banana.As you all know, finger millet has high nutritional value , especially rich in iron and calcium . Even today, in south tamilnadu, finger millet porridge is the first solid food introduced to the child. As i already mentioned in my previous post, ragi is the new addition to our breakfast and i used to try various variety. For porridge and adai click here and here Ragi Puttu Ingredients Preparation Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 15 mins | Serves...

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Muttai Kuzhambu | Boiled Egg Gravy | Egg Curry with Coconut

Muttai kuzhambu, a spicy & tangy curry made with boiled eggs and it tastes great with steamed rice. It's one of the easiest curry to make in mins so i used to make this on my lazy days. And i always wonder how the simple ingredients give such a delicious & flavorful curry.Amma used to say that if you knew to balance the tanginess, spiciness and  salt in a curry, then you can become a master in making any kind of curry. That's the key to this recipe too.It's my grandmother's(paternal) recipe and she never made muttai kuzhambu without adding drumstick in it.  Egg kuzhambu...

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