The name of this dish is simply Ragi Idli but in my opinion it should be renamed to ‘Life saver’. The other day, I woke up later than usual and had to get the breakfast ready for the husband while simultaneously managing the daughter and our domestic help so that he could catch his office…
Category: Breakfast
Waffles
Some dishes you love because they are nutritious and others because they are comfort food. But my primary reason to start liking a waffle was that it looks so pretty. Such cute little squares inside a slightly larger one and can be doused in honey or smeared with any preserve of your choice. Sigh!!! It…
Rajma Paratha
Every cloud has a silver lining and this paratha is my silver lining to the disastrous attempt of a croquette that I tried. I was excited after seeing the recipe for Kidney beans croquettes on Venkatesh Bhat’s show. It is a recipe for a rajma and potato tikki filled with dried figs. Sounds tempting? I…
Banana Honey Muffins
Life is full of wonderful little surprises. One such is this banana honey muffin I made. I needed to have muffins for my continental breakfast spread I made for the Thali theme last month. I was in a tearing hurry because I need to finish cooking and clicking by 10 in the morning else the…
French Toast
French toast is one of the easiest and tastiest way to eat bread and egg. All you need is bread, eggs and some spices and you have a tasty breakfast in front of you. I make this regularly in order to get my daughter to eat eggs. She doesn’t like it scrambled or as an…
Indo Continental Breakfast
Like I said before, I love breakfast spreads and it is a perfect way to ensure the rest of your day goes well – begin with a hearty breakfast. Usually when we travel, most hotels provide a combination of bed and breakfast. In the past two years during all our travels, the husband and I…
Pongal
One of the easiest, simplest and hearty breakfast is Pongal. It hardly needs you to be around while it hets ready. You can put it in the pressure cooker and disappear for a while and saunter in once its done and add a few finishing touches and voila! Healthy breakfast ready. This is usually my…
Tamil Breakfast Thali
I am a breakfast person. I love elaborate breakfast spreads. The variety of dishes with so many sides and drink to wash it all down with is food heaven for me and that is also my favourite part about Tamil cuisine. It lends itself beautifully to breakfast spreads and combo menus. The range of dishes…
Hash Brown
In my daughter’s universe, the importance given in descending order are hash brown, her father, her mother. She gobbles them up whenever she sees them and you can get her to do anything with this inducement. So here is the recipe for her favorite dish in the world – Makes – 6-8 Recipe source…
Ragi Semiya
Ever since the first time I tried this Ragi Semiya, I have become a huge fan. It’s so easy and tasty that words can’t describe the pleasure of this dish. It’s as easy to make as any other upma but it’s so yummy and it’s ragi which is healthy. What more to ask for!…
Bread Therapy 