Sailu's Kitchen

Utappams or thick dosas are South Indian vegetarian tiffin variety made from rice and lentil batter, fermented overnight making the batter slightly sour and then used to prepare thick pancakes like dosas which are light and porous. Uthappams are topped with chopped onions, green chillis and vegetables like tomatoes or carrots but can be eaten [...]

Today is being celebrated as the Cheese Sandwich Day in the food blogosphere.I love cheese sandwiches and so does my 3 year old.Today I made a no-nonsense,stoveless,no-grill cheese sandwich which would qualify as a kid friendly recipe.My son is old enough now where he can assemble things on his own.And he loves it when I [...]

Posting my son’s favorite vegetable patti based burger. Its healthy, very tasty and easy to make as well. You can use this pattie as a filling for the burger and eat it just as a pattie/cutlet.

Pesarattu Upma is a traditional breakfast dish of Andhra Pradesh. Its a whole green gram lentil (moong dal) dosa stuffed with Upma. Pesarratu and Upma are two separate dishes. Each of them can be eaten individually or as a combination which is called Pesara Attu Upma.

This is a delicious low fat dish of South India and can be enjoyed both as a snack and meal. Basically idli is a breakfast dish and is served with curried lentil or chutney or spiced powder (podi).

Masala dosa is a South Indian snack/tiffin made with fermented rice and dal (lentil) batter. It goes with the traditional potato curry which is placed on the center of the Masala dosa, wrapped and served hot.

Sprouts salad recipe is a healthy, low calorie salad that I prepare often. Simple, tasty and nutritious!

This particular dish is made of broken wheat and is a very healthy dish especially when one is sick and needs strength and energy. A diabetic recipe since it is low fat and less calories. You can make it for breakfast on a weekend or dinner.