Khara Bhath

Ingredients:

Rava - 1cup

Onion - 1

Grated carrot - 1/4th cup

Peas - 1/4th cup

Turmeric powder - a pinch

Chili powder - little(depending how spicy u want)

Mustard

Oil

Salt

Urad dal

1.In a pan add oil and then add mustard and urad dal.

2.After it pops add onion .Saute until golden brown and then add turmeric and chilli powder and then rava and fry well.

3.Then add grated carrot.Mix well and keep aside.

4.Add 2cups of water.Add salt and mix well.

5.After the water boils add rava and mix well not forming any lumps.Keep mixing until all the water is gone.

6.Keep in low heat for 5mins and serve hot with coconut chutney.

Grits Pongal

Ingredients:

Grits- 1cup

Moong Dal - 3/4cup

Jeera - 2 tbsp

Black Pepper  - 1 tbsp

Ghee

Cashew - 3

Salt

1.In a  cooker add the grits and moong dal.Add 31/2 cups of water and pressure cook for 3  whistles.

2.In a pan add ghee and then add jeera,pepper and cashwe

s.

3.Fry for 5mins and then add the mixture to the cooked dal and grits.

4.Add salt and mix well.

The taste was very nice. Today I made this for breakfast.We had it with Coconut Chutney and Sambar.

French Toast

Ingredients:

Whole Wheat Bread - 2 slices

Egg -1

Milk - 1/2cup

Sugar

Butter

1.In a big plate add the milk,egg and sugar.Mix well.

2.In a dosa tawa or a big pan add butter.

3.Dip the bread slices in the egg mixture and put in the tawa.

4.Cook well and turn to other side and cook both sides.

Serve with some fresh fruits.

Rava Pongal

I generally make pongal in rice.But I dint want to eat rice so thought of making it with rava.

Ingredients:

Rava - 1cup

Moong Dal - 3/4cup

Jeera - 2 tbsp

Black Pepper  - 1 tbsp

Ghee

Cashew - 3

Salt

1.In a  cooker add the rava and moong dal.Add 31/2 cups of water and pressure cook for 3  whistles.

2.In a pan add ghee and then add jeera,pepper and cashwes.

3.Fry for 5mins and then add the mixture to the cooked dal and rava.

4.Add salt and mix well.

The taste was very nice. Today I made this for breakfast.We had it with Coconut Chutney and Sambar.

Kuli Paniyaram

I dint have a paniyaram pan so made them in muffin pan :).

Ingredients:

Idly Batter - 2 cups

Onion - 1

Mustard

Urad dal

Salt

Oil

1.In a pan add little oil and add mustard and urad dal.

2.After it pops add the onion and salt.

3.Saute till golden brown.

4.Add it to the idly batter

5.Grease the muffin pan and add the batter.

6.Bake it for 20 mins in 250Degrees.

I added brown sugar in some and made sweet paniyaram in a similar way.

Masala Poha

Ingredients:

poha - 2 cups

Chilli powder - 1/4tsbp

Turmeric powder - 1/4tsbp

Onion

Salt

Mustard

Urad dal

Oil

Cashews

1. Soak the poha in little water until it becomes soft.

2. Cut onions into small pieces.

3. In a pan add little oil and then mustard and urad dal.

4. After it pops the add the onion and salt.

5.Saute for a while and then add turmeric and chilli powder.

6.Add cashews and the soaked poha.

7.Mix well and masala poha is ready.

Pongal with Vadai

A typical south indian breakfast Pondal and vadai. 

Ingredients:

 rice- 1 cup

Moong dal - 3/4 th cup

Pepper - 1 tbsp

Jeera - 1 tbsp

Cashews - few

Ghee - 1/2 tbsp

Salt

1. In a pressure cooker add the rice and moong dal. Add 3 1/2 cups of water. Keep it for 3 whistle.

2. In a pan add ghee and add jeera,Pepper and cashews.

3. Add the salt and the mixture in the pan to the cooked rice and dal.

4. Mix well and the pongal is ready now.

Vadai:

Ingredients:

Urad Dal - 1 cup

Onion - 1

Curry leaves - few

Salt

1. Soak a cup of Urad dal for atleast 4hrs.

2. Grind the dal without adding water at all.

3. Add the chopped onion,curry leaves and salt.

4. In a pan add oil and heat it.

5. Take a little of the dal mixture and deep fry them in the oil

Serve hot with Coconut chutney.

Carrot Semiya Upma

Ingredients:
Semiya - 1 cup

Carrot -1/2 cup -grated
Onion - 1
Urad , Channa Dal
Mustard
Oil
Salt
1. Heat a pan with oil and add the mustarf,urad and channa dal.
2. Add onion and then carrot and saute it.
3. Add the semiya to the pan and roast it for a while. Do not burn it.
4. Transfer that to a plate and let it cool.
5. In the same pan add 2 cups of water. It is 1:2 ration. 1 cup semiya : 2cups water.
6. After the water boils add the semiya to the pan.
7. In a medium flame let the semiya cook for 5mins.