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ONION PAKODA

August 1, 2014 by Nithya Leave a comment

When rains pour down making pakodas are always a common thing in our home.When he finds the weather cloudy hubby will always ask me to make his favorite pakoda.These fritters with onion tastes yum as a tea time snack or as a starter for your lunch or dinner menu.It is a very easy and tasty munchy snack.The trick to a good batter for making pakodas is that you don’t add water to it.Yes.You heard it right.The water from the onion is just enough for the mixture to bind the ingredients together.I have seen many pakoda with names such as thhool…

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RICE FLOUR

June 27, 2014 by Nithya Leave a comment

We all make snacks at home Iam no exception.I make them twice or thrice a month be it any variety and am always of the opinion that homemade is best.So for all the snack items i prepare this rice flour is a must and besides that it can be used for many other items as well such as idiappam,kozhukattai,akki roti,rice flour pooris etc.and also sweets like appam.adirasam and vella seedai.It is a general practice to grind flour in a rice mill if you are preparing it bulk but for me this works out equally fine as i make it whenever…

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Diwali Snacks, Indian Festival Recipes, Snacks

KARA BOONDI

June 14, 2014 by Nithya Leave a comment

It is always a tradition to serve something to guests sometimes sweet and sometimes savoury.I do make snacks once in a while and believe making them at home is far healthy and cheap than store bought ones.I made a small batch of boondi last week just to munch for the weekend. Kara boondi is the savoury version of boondi that can be used to make raitas,to mix in mixtures or eaten as it is.It is made out of chick pea or gram flour and the sweeter version is made my making them into ladoos. You need a ladle with holes…

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Gokulashtami Recipes, Indian Festival Recipes, Snacks

KODUBALE

June 11, 2014 by Nithya Leave a comment

Kodubale is an intresting snack to me for two reasons.One it’s name and the other it’s variations.It’s a speciality snack of Karnataka.It is a snack made out of rice flour and is usually prepared during Janmashtami,the birthday of LORD SRI KRISHNA.It involves a little effort and patience though initially,but believe me the results will be truly rewarded.When i first came here to Bangalore,a neighbour taught me this and it has been a regular preparation in my household thereafter. Kodu means horn and bale means bangle in Kannada,the language spoken here.As you might see these are shaped like bangles or horns.I…

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Easy, Gokulashtami Recipes, Indian Festival Recipes, Snacks

THATTAI

June 6, 2014 by Nithya Leave a comment

Literally translated Thattai means to pat or flatten in Tamil and is made by making flat rounds of rice flour dough and fried deep.It is a snack variety and made during Gokulashtami, but for me i’ll make it any time of the year to munch on as a snack.It is one South Indian snack item that doesn’t require any moulds and really yummy to taste. It was during last week that i made this when my parents were here.My dad is fond of fried items and thought it would be nice to make this.When you knead the dough and keep…

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Breakfast Recipes, Easy, Tiffin, Traditional Recipes

PULI AVAL

May 27, 2014 by Nithya Leave a comment

I am back again with yet another Poha/Beaten rice recipe.Poha in tamarind is always an easy dinner option as it is light on the tummy yet filling for the heart.Yes ,food for me should not only fill the stomach but also heart should be happy when you serve it to others. Of course when unexpected guests arrive this light dish out of rice flakes can be prepared in no time.The traditional puli aval recipe calls for poha in tamarind only, but i have added veggies to it to make it healthier and tastier.The vegetables is purely upto you, you can…

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Easy, Indian Festival Recipes, Neiveidhyam Recipes, Ovo Vegetarian, Sweets, Traditional Recipes, Vegetarian

VELLA AVAL

May 26, 2014 by Nithya Leave a comment

Some traditional dishes are long forgotten as they aren’t prepared anymore in some households.I just stumbled upon an old cookbook which was full of old days recipes.As they say old is gold.This Vella Aval is nothing but beaten rice with jaggery cooked to perfection with coconut and ghee.Offerings to the GOD are normally made with sweet and this is no exception.Lord Krishna as we all know is fond of Aval/Poha Beaten rice,Normally made during Krishna Janmashtami this a simple yet flavourful sweet dish which you can make as an Naivedhya/Offering.Children at home will like this .The good thing about it…

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Easy, Lunchbox Ideas, Rice Variety

PEANUT RICE/LUNCH BOX IDEA

May 25, 2014 by Nithya Leave a comment

Rice is always a favourite at home and besides making accompaniments such as sambhar ,rasam or any other gravy at home,for lunch packing i often wonder what could i possibly pack today each day with rice.I was searching for one such rice based recipe,that i stumbled upon peanut rice.I have peanuts well stocked at home for making snacks or simply roasting and adding salt and chilli powder to it etc.or for simply adding them to other rice items for a garnish but never heard of making rice with itself.Peanuts are a good source of nutrients,minerals and amino acids. They also…

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Authentic Brahmin Recipe, Kuzhambu Varieties, Medium, Rice Accompaniments, Traditional Recipes

PARUPPU URUNDAI KUZHAMBU

May 12, 2014 by Nithya Leave a comment

Parrupu means dal and urundai means balls in tamil.Lentils have lots of protein content and very filling too.This is one dish which i enjoy making everytime,since it happens to be hubby’s favourite.My Dad also likes it very much,so when my parents were here sometime before i made it on a sunday and clicked.Thanks all for patiently waiting for the photos to be clicked.Though i have made this paruppu urundais and soaked them in a tamarind based gravy,you can soak them in mor kuzhambu and plain rasam as well.It takes a little time though to make these tur and channa dal…

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Authentic Brahmin Recipe, Easy, Kuzhambu Varieties, Rice Accompaniments, Traditional Recipes

OMAM KUZHAMBU

May 10, 2014 by Nithya Leave a comment

Sometimes it so happens that we are out of stock of vegetables or on a rainy day we like to have something hot and spicy.Same was the case on one fine day or rather a cloudy day,i thought of making this tamarind based gravy.It has the tanginess of the tamarind and warmth of red chilles. Oman/Ajwain is one thing which we all have in our pantry all times.It has all the medicinal properties of dealing with indigestion and stomach disorders.So do make this gravy for a change and see the reaction of your family.They’ll love it for sure.This is my…

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Easy, Snacks

ALU BHUJIA

May 8, 2014 by Nithya Leave a comment

I am back with potatoes again.This time at the instance of my daughter,who likes only selected snack items came upto me and asked for alu bhujia.I believe and i’m afraid many of you agree with me making snacks at home is not only less expensive but also healthy as well.It requires patience and practice though.So when it was heavily raining here in Bangalore,i made this on a Saturday evening.You could make it bulk and store them.Stays crispy for 2 weeks.Assembling the ingredients let’s start to make this North Indian snack item. sn Notes

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    Hi, Welcome to my Blog! I am Nithya Ravi a passionate cook and food blogger, author and photographer. I have been involved with food since childhood and have been blogging for more than two years now. I have seen with my mom and grandmothers since my younger days, picking up stories in food and food related things. I dedicate this blog to my daughter and husband who have been in someway or the other involved with my blogging. I also would like to thank my mother-in-law whose is ever supporting and offers every piece of advice I ask for.

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