Carrot Palya is a simple homestyle Stir Fry made with Grated Carrots. It tastes great as a side dish. Can also be eaten as a Salad if served Raw 

A simple home style carrot Palya that takes less than 5 minutes to put together if you have grated carrots on hand. If you have a food processor, grating carrots is a breeze

Serving this as a Raw Salad (Kosambari)

You can also make this as a Raw Kosambari (Salad). Instead of sautéing the carrots, Add the prepared tadka into a bowl of grated carrots, 

Add salt, grated coconut & coriander & serve. This tastes delicious as well. My Mother In Law makes it this way

Do Not Overcook the Carrots 

The Idea of sautéing the carrots is to remove the raw taste in them. Do not sauté them for more than a minute as they will get over cooked a start turning mushy 

Onion Uthappam Or Eerulli Dosae is a slightly thick Dosa  made using the usual Dosa Batter. A mixture of Onions & Carrots is slathered on top & cooked on both the sides until the onions get crisp & slightly caramelized 

What Kind of Dosa Batter To Use?

NOTE:

• 1 cup Toor Dal
• 1 cup Chana Dal
• 1 cup Moong Dal
• 1 onion - finely chopped
• 1 bunch of fresh dill - finely chopped
• 6-7 green chillies - finely chopped
• 2 tsp grated ginger
• 1/2 cup fresh grated coconut
• Salt as per taste

• Wash all the 3 lentils in water & soak them together for about 3 hours or overnight.
• In a mixed, grind the lentils coarsely along with green chillies without adding any water.
• In a bowl, mix together ground lentils, onions, dill leaves, grated ginger, coconut & salt.
• Make oval shaped dumplings & steam them for about 10 - 12  mins in a steamer basket. I used my Idli Steamer to steam them
• Do Not steam them in the microwave. 

HOW TO MAKE HASI MAJJIGE HULI 

You Will Need:

• 4 green chillies
• 1 tbsp Hurigadale or Chutney ka Dal
• A small piece of ginger
• 1.5 cupS fresh yogurt
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup fresh coconut
• Salt as per taste

• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 4-5 Curry Leaves
• 2 pinches of Hing

You Won't Need to Boil Pasta Separately Anymore Yay !!

Spaghetti Cooked With Marinara Sauce & Vegetables In An Instant 

Pot. This is an Easy One Pot Meal & Can be made under 30 minutes 

I can't believe I tried this recipe  2 years after getting the instant pot. This Instant pot Spaghetti recipe is so good & so quick 

Its quick because you don't need to boil the pasta separately & mix in with the vegetables & sauce. 

It took me less than 30 minutes right from cutting the vegetables to serving this. I am never going back to my old way of making Spaghetti ever again  

 You Will Need:

• 1 packet Spaghetti - 1 Lb 
• 2 cups Marinara Sauce
• 3 cups water 
• Half an onion - diced 
• Half an Yellow, Red & Green Peppers - diced
• 1 small Carrot - Diced
• A few sliced black olives 
• Mixed Italian seasoning 
• 1/2 teaspoon Red chilli Powder - optional
• 4-5 cloves of Garlic - Chopped
• Salt
• 1/3 cup parmesan 
• 2 tablespoon Olive Oil

We all need a little bit Sweet, sometimes. Which is why you Need this Brownie Recipe in your life. Single Serve Desserts are a great way to satisfy your dessert cravings. 

One of my favorite quick mug cake recipes has always been The Eggless Chocolate Banana Mug Cake but I was looking for a single serve Brownie Recipe, that I can bake in the oven 

I came across this Brownie recipe & made a few tweaks to get the right texture. While, it can be made in the Microwave as well, Baking it in the oven gives it a better texture.

I know that baking a single serve dessert for 12 minutes is a ridiculously long wait, but its worth it

You Will need:

• 4 tablespoons All Purpose Flour
• 1 tablespoon Cocoa Powder 
• 2 & 1/2 tablespoon Maple Syrup
• 1 & 1/2 tablespoon Coconut Oil - Melted
• A pinch of Sea Salt
• 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract 
• 2 tablespoon Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips 

What Kind of Baking Dish to Use ?

Substitute For Maple Syrup

You can try using Honey instead . Since Honey is thicker than maple syrup, you may need to add a splash of milk to adjust the consistency of the batter 

Can I bake this in the Microwave?

Yes, you can. You will need to pour the batter into a Microwave safe mug or a bowl & microwave for 90 seconds

But the texture of an Oven Baked Brownie is going to be much better. So, try baking it. 12 minutes isn't that long :)

A No Coconut Creamy Peanut Chutney made with Roasted Peanuts, Onion & Tomatoes

I was always under the impression that Chutneys without Coconut are not very tasty but this No Coconut Peanut Chutney sort of changed my opinion

This is super creamy with roasted peanuts, onion & tomatoes. It tastes delicious with Dosas, Idlis, Akki Rotti 

 You Will Need:

• 1 cup Peanuts 
• A small piece of Tamarind-  Soaked  
• Salt

Home Style Dosae / Dosa made with Rice, Urad Dal & Bottle Gourd which gives the Dosa a very lovely flavour 

You Will Need:

• 3 cups Rice
• Half Cup Urad Dal
• 1/2 teaspoon Methi
• 2 cups chopped Bottle Gourd/Sorekayi/Lauki

A Quick & Healthy Twist To Bhel Puri With The Addition of Steamed Moong Sprouts 

Click Here To Learn How to Make Moong Sprouts 

Easy Chutney Pudi Made With Leftover 

Ellu Bella Or Sankranti Mix 

It is also very easy to put together & will take about 15 minutes of effort.

You Will Need:

• 2 cups Ellu Bella Mix 
• 12 - 15 Dry Red Chilies *
• 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
• 1/4 tsp Asafoetida/Hing
• 2 sprigs of curry leaves
• Salt as per taste
• A lemon sized ball of tamarind
• 2 tsp cooking oil

How To:

In a mixer grinder, coarsely grind the Ellu mixture & set aside. In a small pan, heat a tsp of oil. Add Asafoetida, curry leaves & turmeric powder. Next, Add the red chilies & roast on low flame for 3-4 minutes until it slightly changes colour. set aside to cool

In the same pan, fry roast tamarind until it turns crisp. Add the red chilies, curry leaves & tamarind into the mixer & make a fine powder. Add this to the coarsely ground Ellu mixture & add salt as per taste.

Run in the mixer for 1-2 rounds until it gets mixed well. The powder should have a slightly coarse texture. Do not grind it into a smooth powder

Store in an airtight jar & use as needed. It stays fresh for about 3-4 months

* I used Byadagi Chilies. You can replace half of the chilies with Kashmir Red Chilies