Category: Breakfast

Breakfast Items

  • Vegetable Gotsu – Accompaniment for Idli dosa – காய்கறி கொத்சு

    Vegetable Gotsu – Accompaniment for Idli dosa – காய்கறி கொத்சு

    Vegetable Gotsu is an easy accompaniment for Idli dosa or Pongal. Normally gotsu is made with dal and veggie combination with no ginger garlic in it but this idea adapted from one of those Arusuvai Idhu thani suvai TV program by Mrs. Revathy Shanmugam where she shares making a gotsu using ginger garlic paste which…

  • Tomato Onion Chutney

    Tomato Onion Chutney

    Tomato Onion Chutney – there is tomato, there is onion 🙂 plus few extras to make this chutney rock your dining table during breakfast or dinner. Weekdays are always hectic so dinner preset “idli” / “dosa”with some chutney and this was one of those attagasams… Check 45+ chutney recipes here Tomato Onion Chutney is a simple…

  • Paneer Dosai – Pepper Paneer Dosa

    Paneer Dosai – Pepper Paneer Dosa

    Paneer dosai is one of my fav picks when eating at Hotel Saravana Bhavan.. spicy, juicy, pepper tossed paneer stuffed in ghee roast dosai is ultimate! You don’t even need a side but is generously served with mild sambar and white coconut chutney! I so damn miss #saravanabhavan chain in Detroit… its either Toronto or…

  • Chettinad Tomato Pudina Chutney – Chettinad Kara Chutney

    Chettinad Tomato Pudina Chutney – Chettinad Kara Chutney

    Chettinad Tomato Pudina Chutney – is a no onion, no garlic, no coconut…quick chutney that can be paired with any tiffin item, roti… even rice too. Ever since i saw this under Anusha’s @tomatoblues  insta feed it was knocking me on my head… so gave it a try and here it is! I blindly followed…

  • Idli Podi Recipe – How to make Idli Milagai Podi

    Idli Podi Recipe – How to make Idli Milagai Podi

    Idli Podi – Idli Milagai Podi Recipe – How to make Idli Milagai Podi – இட்லிப் பொடி – South Indian Idli Powder – Tamil Nadu Style Idli Podi – Tamil Nadu Chutney Powder – Idli Powder – How to make Idli Podi  #idlimilagaipodi #idlipodirecipe #இட்லிப் பொடி Idli Podi / இட்லிப் பொடி, a coarse dry spice…

  • Samba Godhumai Rava Upma – Cracked Wheat Upma

    Samba Godhumai Rava Upma – Cracked Wheat Upma

    Samba Godhumai Rava Upma is a quick upma that you can make under 30 minutes. When you have no time to make a traditional breakfast like idli or dosa or if you run out of idli batter… this can come in handy and also gives you a satisfaction of an healthy filling meal. Broken Wheat,…

  • Poori Recipe – Poori Masala

    Poori Recipe – Poori Masala

    Poori Masala doesnt need any introduction…. fluffy, puffy, softy, balloony with melony, yellow potato chunks is what i am dreaming as I’m typing this recipe. This is usually considered breakfast but for us its like… anytime whenever there’s no prepared meal ready or any advanced menu prep then we opt for this…..lunch or dinner or…

  • Thengai Poondu Podi – Coconut Garlic Podi

    Thengai Poondu Podi – Coconut Garlic Podi

    Thengai Poondu Podi is an accompaniment for idli, dosa or even can be topped over pipping hot rice and some ghee. Its is more like Andhra pappula podi… just that the coconut dal ratio varies….. My son loves this podi… so make it often, sometimes play with the ingredients hiking one at a time for…

  • Tomato Onion Gothsu – Tomato Gotsu using coconut

    Tomato Onion Gothsu – Tomato Gotsu using coconut

    “Gothsu” refers to a chunky style gravy… almost like a light version of salsa which can be made in quickly to feed a crowd. Today’s recipe is all about Tomato Onion Gothsu…most South Indian gotsu recipes include a hint of dal and made without ginger garlic and even sometimes without onion… a typical Brahmin style…

  • Pudina Thogayal – Mint Thuvaiyal

    Pudina Thogayal – Mint Thuvaiyal

    Todays recipe is all about Pudina Thogayal… wich is nothing but a thicker version of chutney and can be made in a variety of ways. Typical thuvaiyal- colloquially thogayal includes some lentil, tamarind and dry red chili as base and rest depends on what type we want to make. There are “coconut” version and “no…