Akki Roti – Ellu Pajji ~ Rice Roti with Sesame seeds ChutneyAkki roti with Ellu pajji is a classic breakfast dish among Kodava food recipes. Rice roti is served with roasted sesame seeds chutney and a dash of honey. |
Indian Bread Recipes
Paneer KulchaI prepared Kulchas stuffed with paneer, cooked over stove top and served them with Channa Masala. Made for a hearty filling meal. Tastes best hot off the stove. |
Aloo ParathaA large boiled potato was lingering about in the fridge along with some chapati dough. I decided to make Aloo Parathas for breakfast since it meant less preparation work. The stuffing I make is super simple. Whatever variations of the stuffing I prepare, coriander leaves and green chilies are a constant. And I always use desi ghee to roast them, the flavor is simply out-of-the-world. |
How to make Naan (without yeast)All of us at home relish Naan. Most times we pick up at a take-away but in recent past I have been preparing Naan at home. Its almost close to the Naan prepared the traditional way using the tandoor (clay oven). |
Methi Chole – BhaturaChole Bhatura, popular Punjabi street food fare is one of my favorite brunch items. Our Sunday brunch was Methi Chole and deep-fried indulgence, Batura. A comforting brunch you’d want to eat on a cold winter morning to nuture your body and soul. Its the first time I prepared this winning combination of kabuli channa and [...] |
Pav Bhaji -Medley of Spiced Mashed Vegetables With Toasted BunsYet another Tuesday and its time for Sweetnick’s Antioxidant Rice Foods 5-A-Day.The earlier recipes I submitted for this event were Cauliflower Tomato Curry ,Uthappams and Bisi Bele Bath which is a rice dish with loads of vegetables.Actually I have started looking forward to this event as it really encourages me to think of recipes which [...] |
Ragi Roti – Millet Flour Based Flat Indian BreadAlysha of The Savory Notebook has started a new club called ‘Virtual Recipe Club’ where she has chosen to utilize this club to swap new recipes and share our favorites every month.This month’s (January) theme is – Whole Grain Breakfast Foods that contain whole grains like whole wheat flour,wheat bran,oat bran,wheat germ,millet,whole grain cornmeal,oats,buckwheat or [...] |
Matar Paneer Paratha – Indian Bread Stuffed with Cottage Cheese & Green PeasWe were fortunate to have good Punjabi neighbours (in our growing years) who made some of the best paranthas and who taught us the art of preparing authentic Punjabi parathas.I grew up eating different varieties of stuffed parathas prepared with almost all vegetables and greens I can ever think of ..carrots,radish,potatoes,cauliflower, spinach,methi leaves,coriander,mint, onions, paneer, [...] |
Chole Masala Puri – White Chick Peas Curry with Fried Indian BreadChole, a Punjabi dish, is regularly cooked in my kitchen. We generally eat chole as a evening snack garnished with chopped onions and coriander leaves or eat it with puri or bhatura (Indian bread) for dinner. |
Protein Rich Parathas – Stuffed Parathas with Carrot fillingEarlier I had posted a recipe for carrot yogurt pachadi. In that recipe the carrot mixture prepared before combining yogurt, can also be used as a filling to make stuffed parathas. The recipe for this carrot filling is here. I pack my son’s Tiffin box with this ‘protein rich paratha’. |