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    Crispy Masala Dosa-South Indian Crepes with Potato Filling Are you looking for a healthy and filling breakfast? Then why not try this classic Indian style crepe recipe. Dosa and sambar is a popular South Indian breakfast that everyone loves.  It is a comforting and homey breakfast.  Masala Dosa has a delicious potato filling and drizzled with a generous amount of ghee. The melted ghee/clarified butter makes it irresistibly appetizing. I grew up eating dosa for breakfast, and crispy dosa served with warm sambar is absolute comfort food. But sometimes, I love making a restaurant-style breakfast combo with crispy dosa and potato masala filling, vada , sambar , and chutney. It is a great way to start your day and keeps you satisfied until lunchtime! The recipe I am sharing today is my best go-to recipe to make crispy and tasty masala dosa at home. At least once a week, we make the batter to make idlis and dosas. To make dosas, the rice and lentils are soaked in adv...

Semiya/Vermicelli Upma Semiya/Vermicelli upma is a quick and filling breakfast. There are sweet and savory recipes with vermicelli. Upma is a popular south Indian breakfast. Add vegetables of your choice to make this light and healthy. Ingredients Semiya/Vermicelli- 1 cup Onion medium- 1 Ginger chopped- 1 tsp Green Chilly-2 Mixed vegetables chopped- 3/4 cup (carrots, green beans ) Chopped dates- 2tbs Cashew nuts- 5-6 Water- 2 1/3 cup Salt to taste Sugar-1/2 tsp Mustard seeds- 1/3 tsp Urad dal- 1 tsp Ghee- 1 tsp Hing- a pinch Curry leaves- a few Heat one tsp ghee in a pan and roast semiya/vermicelli in medium flame for about 3-4 minutes or till it slightly changes to golden. Keep this aside. In the same pan heat oil and add mustard seeds and when it splutter add urad dal and cashew nuts. Fry till nuts change color. Saute chopped dates, curry leaves and hing. Next goes in chopped onion,green chilly and ginger. Fry till it becomes golden brown. ...

Poori Masala/ Fluffy Puri and Potato Masala Poori Masala is a hugely popular breakfast staple in India. Poori/Puri masala is a fantastic meal combination, with fluffy puri and potato curry. Everyone loves flatbread that is deep-fried until crispy perfection. Frying the perfect, beautifully puffed up, and flaky poori is an art by itself. Once you master making perfect fluffy puris, you'll find lots of ways to enjoy it. The most delicious combo with puri is potato curry, chickpeas, mixed vegetable curry, and also egg masala goes well with puris. On festive occasions, poori's are enjoyed, with desserts like semolina halwa. Puri/poori is made all over India. But the curry combination with puri usually has the regional flair to it. The yellow potato masala that you see with this recipe is a typical South Indian specialty. Poori masala/ bhaji was my favorite for school lunch. My mom also makes them for picnics and trips. The train journey was incomplete, without homemade poor...

Uzhunnu Vada/Urad Dal Vada Uzhunnu vada or medu vada is a very common snack in south India and is a perfect accompaniment with a cup of hot piping tea.I like it as a snack but again cannot resist when it is served with idli,sambar and chutney as breakfast. One might wonder where does all the aroma come from? The  plain deep fried lentils is by itself flavorful because I make them often for  vada curry. But in uzhunnu vada the addition of pearl onions,ginger and curry leaves imparts a wonderful aroma that is irresistible.This is something I really missed when I came here to the US until I started making my home made version. Try this you will surely love it. Ingredients Urad Dal/Black lentil skinless- 1 cup Rice flour- 2 tsp Pearl Onions- 4-5 Ginger finely chopped- 1 inch thick Curry leaves finely chopped- 1 spring Green chilly  finely chopped- 3 Whole black pepper- 5-6 salt to taste Oil- 2 cup to fry Wash and soak urad dal and rice for about 4-5...

Mixed Vegetable Upma Are you looking for simple and easy to make Indian breakfast? Then this south Indian breakfast is perfect. Upma is simple yet so filling, flavorful and heartwarming. I grew up eating this and for me, it is absolute comfort homey food. The recipe I am sharing today is a mixed vegetable upma. It is made with semolina/ rava. It is made in every south Indian home, restaurants and tiffin centers in South India. Upma has a soft melt in mouth texture and has a balanced taste of salty and sweet with a kick of heat from green chilly. The beautiful aroma of melted ghee makes this dish irresistibly appetizing. Upma can be made simply with tempering and toasted nuts. Today's recipe is mixed vegetable upma. It is full of vegetables and tastes good when served warm. What you add to it is totally up to you. Peas, carrots, cauliflower, green beans seem to go well with upma. I sometimes add a very little amount of chopped pineapple, sweet plantains or dry raisin...