As with any South Indian family we too love our share of idly and dosa.Since the idli/dosa batter takes longer to grind and ferment,I prefer flour based dosas as they can be whipped up in a jiffy. One such day when we were ‘craving’ for dosa,I found that the pantry shelf had jars with around…
Weekend breakfast-Poor man’s food!
Porridge maybe referred to as ‘Poor man’s food’ but in our home,we call it ‘Week end breakfast’!There is story behind this – as usual!!One day when I was sick[yea with that terrible thing called ‘cold and cough’],I wasn’t hungry at all yet I needed some nourishment. My dear friend Ju had got a pack of…
Tangy Aval Upma – My ‘Life-saver’!
As if having 2 blogs to write[one about food and the other on my travels] is not enough I have another blog with yet another theme coming up!Well what can I say, I really am obsessed! Noon is the time I really get to sit ‘undisturbed’ in from of the PC [becoz that’s when Lil…
PJ Sandwich
PJ sandwich!!I have a sandwich named after me!!!Wait a minute..Before you can imagine how I would be feeling at this moment ,read on. Ever heard of John Montagu?In a way this Earl is responsible for the nomenclature of sandwich! Though pieces of meat were wrapped between bread since the ancient times,this dish has been linked…
Buckwheat Poori
Buckwheat and buckwheat flour are some of the ingredients that are very new to me.Until I landed here, I had just heard about these food stuffs but never got a chance to try them out. I got a pack of both buckwheat and the flour and I first tried out recipes with it.My first encounter…
