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Roti or Tawa Chapati is an Indian Bread made from whole wheat flour(Aata). It is very popular in northern and western part of India. Today i am going to show you how to make Roti or Tawa chapathi (Indian Bread). Ingredients: 1. Whole wheat flour 2 cups 2. Water 1 cup 3. Ghee or Butter 1/2 cup (for applying on the Roti) Method: 1. Take Wheat flour in a wide bowl. 2. Slowly mix water in this flour, knead well. It has to come to a consistency of a soft dough. 3. Keep it 30 minutes a side. 4. Make the dough into small round balls. 5. Take one dough ball; dust some dry wheat flour on its top of it. With the help of a wooden chapati-roller, flatten the dough into a round thin circle(Roti).(Use enough dry flour to avoid the dough from sticking to the wooden roller). 6. Carefully place the flattened dough on a pre-heated tawa(pan) on a medium flame. 7. Heat the roti on till both the sides till slighty brown. 8. Remove from Pan and place the roti on t

Recently during my vacations, I visited this beautiful Temple city Udupi, situated on the coast of western ghats. This place is famous for its Sri Krishna Temple. In this temple we can see a small and beautiful idol of Lord Krishna adorned with lot of jewels. One more interesting thing about this place is the delicious vegetarian food. Popular traditional vegetarian food like Dosa and Idly are originated from this place. During one of my later blogs, I will post how to make them-both Idly( steam tasty dumpling with rice and lentil) and Dosa( a kind of crapes). In a mean while I captured beautiful market images in and around Sri Krishna temple. A Florist selling flowers like jasmine, roses, chrysanthemum A Bunch of Wooden Spoons, Rolling Pins, Ladles.... in a little shop One more shop with a lot of wooden beaters (old style curd churners to remove fresh white butter from curd) A Fresh Coffee Grinding Vendor

Palak(Spinach) and Onion Pakoda A Salad of vegetables to be eaten along with the pakoda... Ingredients: 1. Palak (Spinach) 1 small bunch( cut nicely) 2. Onions ((medium size) 1 (cut into small dices) 3. Besan (chick pea flour) 100 gms 4. Salt 1 table spoon 5. Ginger 1 small piece(grate it nicely) 6. Green chilli 1 (cut into small pieces) 7. Cumin powder 1/2 a tea spoon 8.Water around 1/2 small cup 9. Oil for fry 200 gms Method: 1. In wide bowl take finely cut palak(spinach), onion dices, besan(chick-pea flour), salt, green chilli pieces, grated ginger and cumin powder. mix these ingredients well. add water in small portions till it becomes a thick batter. 2. Heat oil in a wide based, heavy bottom pan, slide one spoon of batter slowly into hot oil, fry up to golden brown and crisp. (2 or 3

Looking at some of my blogs, my younger son telephoned me and asked me to show how to make tomato Rasam in microwave. Frankly saying, i never tried Rasam in microwave.I usually make it on the gas stove. This is the first time i tried it in microwave. My family didn't even realise that it was microwave made. It came out well. Here is the recipe for my microwave Tomato Rasam. Hope you like it... Ingredients: 1. Medium sized tomatoes 2 (cut into dices) 2. Tamarind little( 10 gm)(make it like paste with little hot water) 3. Water 250 ml 4. Coriander powder 1/2 tea spoon 5. Cumin powder 1/2 tea spoon 6. Turmeric very little(2 gm) 7. Garlic 1 clove (nicely grated) 8. Crushed peppers 1/2 tea spoon 9. Salt 1 table spoon 10. Sugar 1 tea spoon 11. Coriander leaves

Visual treat: A day at the local vegetable market: The day usually starts early at this market. The market usually has spice-vendors, vendors of sprouts(lentils and pulses), vegetable vendors(with their baskets full of fresh vegetables) and last but not the least-village style "jewellery shop". Sprouts of mug dal(type of pulse) Spices and condiments A vendor selling wild berries and guavas Me buying chikoos(sapodillas) A karela vendor( bitter gourd) Assortment of fresh vegetables( directly from the farm) Sprouts of pulses and lentils Another spice vendor(garlic, dry coconut) A uniqe style of village "jewellery vendor" Fresh vegetables from farms

I made this curry in a microwave oven in an emergency. At times when no other cooking equipment is not available and a quick serving is impending, this would work as a great alternative.I thought of sharing it with you all. Ingredients: 1. cauliflower 200 gms (wash florets and cut into small pieces) 2. onion 1 ( cut into small dices) 3. tomato 1 (cut into small dices) 4. green chilli 1 (cut into small pieces) 5. ginger small piece - for taste (cut into small pieces) 6. jeera (cumin seeds) 1/2 tea spoon 7.salt 1 tea spoon 8. red chili powder 1 tea spoon 9. oil 1 table spoon 10. turmeric powder - a hint Method: 1.Take a microwave safe bowl 2. Place all ingredients in this bowl in layers; first pour some oil; put in jeera, then as the next layer place onions, chillies,tomatoes,ginger,and in the next layer cauliflower and finally, on top of all, sprinkle chilli powder,salt, and turmeric. 3. Close the bowl with its lid, place it

Tangy and spicy sweet potato Ingredients: - Sweet potatoes 4(boild) - lemon juice 2 lemons cut and sqeeze juice in a cup - ginger little piece grate it - pepper powder 1 tea spoon - chilli powder 1 tea spoon - salt as per taste - sugar 1 tea spoon - coriander leaves for decoration Method: 1. Take lemon juice in a bowl,in this add salt,sugar,pepper powder,chilli powder and grated ginger and mix well. 2. Take boild sweet potatoes and remove skin and cut into rounds. 3. In a serving plate arrange these sweet potato round pieces . 4. Take lemon juice mix ,with the help of spoon pour little little on each piece. 5. decorate with coriander leaves, pour remaing juice on top. Serve as a starter.

Crispy Baby corn fritters 1. Baby corn 6pieces 2. corn floor 50gms 3. salt 1 t.spoon 4. pepper 1 t.spoon 5. jeera powder 1/2 tspoon 6. tomato,chilli sause 1 small cup oil for frying 7. water 1/2 a cup Method: Clean baby corn with dry towel,then cut in to each 2 pieces.. Take corn floor in a large bowl add salt,pepper,jeera powder, mix well,then add water slowly,make it like a thick batter, then add baby corn in this batter and marinate well and keep it in 15 mints a side.Now heat oil in a pan,then fry baby corn pieces till golden brown. Take it out in a paper towel. Now serve this crispy baby corn with tomato chilli sause.