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The Menu of Flavours

A mouth watering menu of your favourite flavours

Ingredients:

  1. Dosa batter - 2 cups
  2. Grated carrot - 1/4 cup
  3. Chopped onion - 1/4 cup
  4. Chopped capsicum - 1/4 cup
  5. Chopped tomato - 1/4 cup
  6. Chopped coriander leaves - 2 tbsp
  7. Finely chopped green chilli - 1 tsp
  8. Oil - as needed
Preparation:

  • Heat a non stick pan or tawa on high flame.Once the pan gets heated, reduce the flame and grease it with oil..
  • Pour a ladleful of batter on it and spread  in circular motion.The dosa should not be too thin.
  • Sprinkle all the veggies on top and drizzle some oil if needed.
  • Cook till its base turns golden brown  and after that, flip it and cook for 2-3 minutes or until done.
  • Serve hot with chutney, sambar etc.



Ingredients:

  1. Rava / Semolina/ Sooji - 1.5 cups
  2. Grated coconut - 1/2 cup
  3. Sugar - 3/4 cup
  4. Ghee/Butter - 1 tbsp
  5. Hot milk - 1 cup
  6. Cardamom - 4 nos
  7. Raisins - 2 tbsp
  8. Cashew - 2 tbsp
Preparation:

  • Powder sugar and cardamom in a blender and set aside.
  • Heat ghee/butter in a heavy bottomed pan and fry cashews and raisins till golden brown; set  aside.
  • In the same pan, roast the grated coconut till it changes colour. Add in rava and roast again till nice roasted aroma comes.
  • Add in powdered sugar mixture, fried cashews and raisins and mix well.Add in milk gradually till the  mixture turns moist.
  • Let it cool slightly and shape them into balls.Store in air tight container.



Ingredients:

  1. Thin poha/aval/rice flakes - 3 cups
  2. Puffed rice -1/2 cup
  3. Peanuts - 1/2 cup
  4. Coconut bits - 1/4 cup
  5. Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
  6. Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
  7. Sesame seeds - 1/2 tsp
  8. Roasted chana dal/pottu kadala - 2 tbsp
  9. Curry leaves - 1 spring
  10. Red chilli powder - 3/4 tsp
  11. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
  12. Hing - 1/4 tsp
  13. Salt - as needed
  14. Oil - 2 tbsp


Preparation:

  • Dry roast poha and puffed rice together for 3-4 minutes in a large pan and set aside.
  • Heat 1 tbsp oil in the same pan and fry coconut bits, roasted chana dal, peanuts and curry leaves separately.Set it aside.
  •  Heat  the remaining 1 tbsp oil . Splutter mustard, cumin and sesame seeds.
  • Reduce flame and  add turmeric powder, hing, red chilli powder and salt.Add all the fried items and give a mix. 
  • Finally, add in the roasted poha and puffed rice mixture and mix well.
  • Let it cool completely and store in air tight container.





Ingredients:

Dosa batter(click here for dosa recipe) - 2 cups

For masala:
  1. Boiled potatoes - 3 nos
  2.  Tomato - 1, chopped
  3. Onion - 1, chopped 
  4. Chopped ginger - 1tsp
  5. Green chilli - 2, chopped
  6. Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
  7. Red chilli powder - 1/4 tsp
  8. Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
  9. Mustard seeds- 1 tsp
  10. Urad dal - 1 tsp
  11. Chana dal - 1 tsp
  12. Curry leaves - 1 spring
  13. Salt - as needed
  14. Oil - as needed
For red chutney:
  1. Grated coconut - 3 tbsp
  2. Roasted chana dal/kadala parippu - 2 tbsp
  3. Dry red chilli - 2 nos
  4. Shallots - 5 nos
  5. Garlic - 3
  6. Salt - as needed
Preparation:


For masala:-
  • Peel the boiled potatoes; mash it and set aside.
  • Heat oil in a pan, splutter mustard seeds,Add urad dal and chana dal and fry til tillit turns golden brown. 
  • To this, add chopped ginger and saute till the raw smell is gone.
  • Add chopped onion ,green chilli, curry leaves and salt ; saute till the onion becomes translucent.
  • Next, add in all the spice powders and fry for few seconds.To this, add chopped tomato and cook till it becomes soft.
  • Finally , add the mashed potatoes and mix everything well.
For red chutney:
  • Grind all the listed ingredients to a smooth paste and set aside.
For making mysore masala dosa:
  • Make thin dosa using dosa batter and drizzle some oil on top of it.
  • Spread 2 tsp of prepared red chutney over the dosa.
  • Add 2- 3 tbsp of masala and fold it .
  • Serve hot with sambar, chutney etc..

Ingredients:

  1. All purpose flour/Maida - 2 cups
  2. Sugar - 3/4 cup
  3. Cardamom - 4
  4. Baking soda - 1/4 tsp
  5. Eggs - 2 nos
  6. Salt - 1/4 tsp
  7. Oil - fpr deep frying


Preparation:

  • Sieve together maida, baking soda and salt.
  • Powder together sugar and cardamom; set aside.
  • In a large bowl beat the eggs well.Add in powdered sugar and beat again.
  • To this, add sieved flour mixture and form a smooth dough.
  • Shape the dough into a rectangular log and cut into 2 inch slices.
  • Make slits on both sides of each slice.
  • Heat oil in a pan and deep fry the slices in medium heat turning in between until golden brown.
  • Drain onto paper towels.Serve with tea.



Ingredients:

For marination:

  1. Cleaned prawns - 2 cups
  2. Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
  3. Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
For curry:
  1. Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp
  2. Onion - 2 nos
  3. Green chilli - 1
  4. Tomato - 2 nos
  5. Coconut slices - 1/4 cup
  6. Kashmiri chilli powder - 1.5 tsp
  7. Garam masala - 1 tsp
  8. Coriander powder - 2 tsp
  9. Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
  10. Thick coconut milk - 1/2 cup
  11. Curry leaves - 1 spring
  12. Oil - as needed
  13. Salt - as needed


Preparation:

  • Marinate the cleaned prawns with listed ingredients for 1 hour.
  • Heat oil in a pan and  add sliced onion along with ginger garlic paste,curry leaves, chopped green chilli and enough salt.Saute till it becomes translucent.
  • Reduce the flame and add all the spice powders and fry for few seconds.
  • Next, add in chopped tomatoes and cook till it becomes soft.Add in the marinated prawns and mix well.
  • Add enough water and cook till the prawns are done.Add thick coconut milk and switch off the flame.
  • Finally, add in fried coconut slices and mix well.Serve hot with rice, chapatis etc.



Ingredients:

  1. Basmati rice - 2 cups
  2. Sliced button mushroom - 1 cup
  3. Chopped onion - 1 cup
  4. Ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp
  5. Chopped green chilli - 1 tsp
  6. Chopped capsicum - 1/2 cup
  7. Cumin - 1 tsp
  8. Bay leaves - 1
  9. Cardamom - 4
  10. Cloves - 4
  11. Ghee/butter - 2 tbsp
  12. Salt - as needed
Preparation:

  • Wash well and soak basmati rice in enough water for 30 minutes.
  • In a large vessel, bring water to boil and add 2 cardamom,  bay leaves, 2 cloves, half tbsp ghee/butter and enough salt.
  • To the boiling water, add the soaked rice and cook to perfect consistency.Drain excess water and spread on a tray and let it cool for some time.
  • Heat the remaining ghee/butter in a pan and splutter cumin seeds.Add remaining whole spices and fry for few seconds.
  • Add in chopped onion along with ginger garlic paste, chopped green chilli and enough  salt, and saute till the onion turns translucent.
  • Next, add the sliced button mushroom and cook for 8-10 minutes.
  • Add in chopped capsicum and cook it for another 4-5 minutes and switch off the flame.
  • Add this mixture to the cooked rice and mix gently without breaking the rice.
  • Serve with any gravy of your choice.