March 18th, 2010 
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When it comes to making Rotis or Chappathis, I am a lazy person. I hate kneading and rolling. So I tend to make Rotis only once in a while. Roti is the generic name for any Indian Flat Bread. Chappathis are thin flat breads made using Whole Wheat Flour with or without oil. Parathas are [...]
January 25th, 2010 admin 
When I first heard Lekshmi Nair mentioning Velayappams made with wheat in her Cookery Show on Kairali TV, I was surprised. How could Vellayapam be made with anything other than rice? Be it Vellayappam, Palappam or Kallappam, back home in Kerala, it was always made with rice. Well, after I saw her show, I was [...]
November 12th, 2009 admin 
Paratha is an Indian Flat Bread made using Wheat Flour and Ghee. Parathas are softer and tastier when compared to Chappathis. There are so many different types of Parathas but these Triangle Parathas are the easiest to make. Though traditionally, ghee is used for making Parathas, I use Vegetable Oil for my parathas. We have [...]
August 9th, 2009 admin 
Maida Ada or Pancakes made using Plain Flour used to be one of my childhood tea time snacks. There was another sweet pancake made using Rice Flour and Grated Coconut. We called it Thenga Ada meaning Coconut Pancakes. These coconut pancakes are easy to make and you can have it with any Chutney, Stew or [...]
January 30th, 2009 admin 
Appam – the Queen of Kerala is a fermented flat bread made out of Rice and Coconut. In Tamil, it is known as “Aappam“. The Srilankans prefer to call it as “appa” or “hopper“. Appam is specially popular among the Syrian Christians of Kerala and some say that Appam was adapted from Jewish people who [...]
July 29th, 2008 admin 
This is an Easy to Make Dosa Recipe. Dosa is commonly known as Dosha in Kerala. It is a fermented Flat Bread made out of Rice and Urad Dal (Black Lentil). Ingredients Rice Flour – 2 cups Urad Dal (Uzhunnu Paripuu) – 3/4 Cup Salt – 1 tsp Baking Soda – 1/4 tsp (Optional) Water [...]
