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Breakfast is the first and most important meal of the day. It is said that we have to eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar. The menu varies from place to place. Globally there are very wide range of preparations and ingredients that are associated with breakfast. Me being south Indian, out typical breakfast consists of idly, dosa, upma, poori etc.... Now that I am living in USA for quite sometime now, we have changed our menu to cereal, toasted bread, oatmeal, scrambled eggs etc.... I sometimes mix and match the menu and ingredients involved in it.  Today's recipe is one such mix and match dish of french toast and bread roll. I had some left over  potato which I used for making parathas. Here I will cutting the edges of bread then roll it to make it thin. Fill it with potato and fold it to dip in  beaten eggs. This dish was so delicious and filling. I served it with some sliced avocados too to make it more rich and healthy.  This re...

Croissants are one of my favorite breads. Croissants are buttery, flaky and French Origin bread. The dough is made with yeast, sugar, salt and lots of butter. The dough is layered with butter and folded couple of times and rolled into sheets. These simple, light and delicious croissants are great to have for breakfast along with a cup of coffee or milk. They can be stores in air tight container for up to 10 days. This recipe is adapted from here . This recipe goes to week 3, day 1 of Blogging Marathon 103 under the theme " Roll and fold for a bun".  Ingredients: All purpose flour / Maida 2  3/4 cups Sugar 3 tbsp Salt 1 tsp Dry Active yeast 2 tsp Butter 1 cup Milk 1/2 cup Water 1/4 cup Egg 1 Preparation: In a large mixing bowl add flour, salt, yeast, sugar and mix well. Butter has to be cold, cut the butter into small pieces.  In another bowl whisk together milk, water and egg. Add the milk mixture to dry flour mixture and butter. Combine everything well to make dough. Wra...

Puri is a popular breakfast dish made with wheat flour. The flour is made into semi smooth dough then rolled out into small circles and then deep fried. It is usaully served with potato curry, kurma or chana masala. This is the traditional puri which is made all over Indian Sub continent.  Bedmi Puri is another popular breakfast dish made in Delhi and some parts of Uttar Pradesh. Udad dal is the key ingredient for this dish. Udad dal is an energy booster as it is rich in protein and iron, and most importantly it improves digestion. Udad dal is added by soaking in water and grinding into smooth paste. There puri's is slightly thicker than the regular puri. Bedmi puri is usually served with spicy potato curry. This recipe goes to  week 2,  day 1 of Blogging Marathon 103 under the theme " Bread of similar type".  Here goes the recipe.... Ingredients: Wheat flour 2 cups Udad dal 1/4 cup Sooji / semolina 2 tbsp Fennel seeds 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds 1/2 tsp Green chili 3 Ginger...

Egg Muffins are low carb and easy to make ahead of time snack. Healthy and perfect breakfast dish or for evening snack / after school snack. Just crack the eggs and add lots of  your favorite sauteed   veggies along with some  cheese if you and your kids  like it. Add the mixture to muffins trays and bake, delicious and healthy dish is ready in just few minutes. These muffins can be made and refrigerated or freeze it  for later you. When you are ready to serve just heat  them up in  a  microwave for about a minute or two.  This dish will be going to day 2 of BM 98 for week 3 under Kids Delight- School Closer Snacks or Bites. Ingredients: Eggs 5 Chopped Spinach 2 cups Chopped bell pepper 1 cup ( any color ) Chopped mushrooms 1 cup Chopped tomato ( de seeded )1/2 cup Chopped yellow onion 1 cup Garlic paste  / minced 1 spoon Olive oil 2 spoons Salt to taste Black pepper powder 1/2 spoon Preparation: Preheat oven on 350 Degree F. Heat a...

Hello friends, first of all a very Happy New Year 2019  to all of you from me and my Kitchen. I Hope you all had a very good time spent with your family and friends and of course  with lots of  food.  My first post for 2019 is a very interesting and spicy dish made with Appe. Click  appe or gunta ponganalu recipe.  I would say left over appe because I made this yummy dish with lots of left over appe  from today's breakfast.  We  usually have very lite and simple menu for dinner like roti - sabzi or pasta or some times just  bread and omelette. Today as I was thinking what to cook for dinner, I see there are no veggies in  my refrigerator, but  I see lots  of  left over appe. Wanted  to  make something out of them  rather than feeding the kids same old appe (To be frank even I was  bored of eating them )  So thought why not add some masala / chutney powder and fry the appe with some onio...

What a good way to start your day with a healthy and delicious breakfast. This is one such dish where you need only 3 ingredients to make a perfect, easy and quick dish. My kids love pancakes. I usually get a store bought pancake mix, add eggs  and milk along with some fruits or chocolate chips according to kids choice. But today's pancake dish is made without any flour. We just need 3 ingredients and can be made in just few minutes.  For week 4, day 3 of Blogging Marathon 93, under the theme " Easy Breakfast Dishes" am here with a simple and delicious Banana Pancakes. This dish can also be served as  a  after school snack or a mid day snack. Here goes the list of ingredients and procedure...... Ingredients: Banana 1 Eggs 2 Cinnamon powder 1/4 spoon Preparation: Mash banana in a mixing bowl. Add eggs and beat well. Now cinnamon powder and combine well. Heat non stick pan and add little butter. Drop a ladle full of egg and banana mixture on the pan. Cook for few secon...

Spanish omelet is a English name for a traditional dish from Spanish Cuisine called tortilla de papas. It is a omelet made with eggs and potatoes. Onions and other veggies can be added according to their taste. Click here to know more about Spanish Omelet, its history, preparation , and variations. Today's special Spanish Omelet goes to the 4th week,  2nd day of Blogging Marathon 93 under the theme " Easy Breakfast Dishes". Here goes the recipe.......... Ingredients: Eggs 4 Onion chopped 1/4 cup Potato 1 (boiled, peeled and then sliced or diced ) Chopped cilantro 3 spoons Minced garlic 1/4 spoon Italian Seasoning 1 spoon Salt to taste Black pepper powder 1/4 spoon Butter 1 spoon Preparation: Heat on stick pan and add butter. Also add minced garlic and saute for few seconds. Now chopped onion and cook   for about 1.5 to 2 minutes on low to medium flame. Now add boiled, peeled and cubed potato pieces. Mix well and add  salt to taste, black pepper powder, Italian season...

Breakfast is first and  important meal of the day.  There are a lot of breakfast recipes which take quite sometime to prepare and which take  just few minutes to prepare. From today for next 3 days will be sharing 3 quick and easy breakfast dishes.  We are in the 4th week for Blogging Marathon 93, my theme for week is "Easy Breakfast Recipes". So for day 1, am here with a very quick, easy and healthy breakfast dish Murmura Upma / Puffed Rice Upma. Here goes the recipe....... Ingredients: Puffed rice 2 cups Roasted peanuts 4 spoons Onion sliced 1/2 cup Tomato chopped 1/2 cup Chopped green chili 1 spoon Chopped cilantro 2 spoons Mustard seeds 1/2 spoon Cumin seeds 1/2 spoon Chana dal 1 spoon Curry leaves 4 Salt to taste Turmeric / Haldi 1/2 spoon Chili powder 1 spoon Lime juice 2 spoons Oil 4 spoons Preparation: Heat oil in a non stick pan. Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, chana dal, curry leaves. Add sliced onions and saute for 2-3 minutes. Add roasted peanuts and chop...

Pesarattu Upma is a traditional breakfast dish of Andhra Pradesh. ( Pesara -attu) Pesara means whole green gram, attu means dosa. This dosa is healthier than the regular dosa as whole green grams has more nutrients than the other dosa. This dosa is typically served with upma which will be stuffed inside dosa, alongside ginger chutney. Doesn't need any fermentation time, just soak the dal, grind and the batter is ready to make yummy dosa's. It is easy to make , healthy and delicious. Today we are starting with 2nd week of Blogging Marathon 85, my theme for the week is " Famous Breakfast dishes from different places". For day 1, am here with one of the famous breakfast dish from my place, Andhra Pradesh. Here goes the recipe....... Ingredients: Pesalu( Whole green gram) 2 cups Raw rice 1/4 cup Green chillies 3 Ginger 1/2 inch Chopped onion Jeera Salt to taste Ingredients for Upma: Sooji / Semolina  1 cup Chopped green chili 1 spoon Mustard seeds 1/4 spoon Cumin seeds 1/...

A Crepe is a type of thin pastry usually made of wheat flour. Crepes are popular through out France. Crepes are served with variety of fillings sugary or savory.  Sweet Crepes are made with wheat flour where as savory crepes are made of non wheat flours like buckwheat flour.  Savory crepes fillings could be cheese, ham, eggs, or any kind of meat.  Where as sweet crepes are filled and topped with nutella spread, whipped cream, custard, sliced or chopped fruits.  Today we are starting with 2nd week of Blogging Marathon 82. My theme for this week is " Crepes for all time". For day 1 am here with a simple and delicious  Nutella crepes with lots of mixed berries. Perfect to have for breakfast or as a dessert after lunch or dinner. Here goes the recipe........ Ingredients: All purpose flour 1 cup Eggs 4 Nutella 3/4 -1 cup Sugar 1 tbs Unsalted Butter 4 tbs Milk 1 1/2 cup Salt 1/4 spoon Mixed Berries 1 1/2 to 2 cups Whipped cream 1 cup Preparation: In a blender add all ...

Upma is one of the popular  and regular breakfast made all over India specially in South India. Upma is made with Semolina, Cracked wheat, cracked rice , Vermicelli, Pressed rice or puffed rice.  Its up to you if you want to add any vegetable of your choice or skip them totally. I like to add some veggies as my kids are very fussy in eating veggies.  I picked this  colored Vermicelli in the Indian store thinking of making Payasam. My kids do not like payasam too which I make with regular vermicelli. Seeing this colorful vermicelli they at least tried to have few spoons. Today I have tried making Upma with it, adding cabbage which my kids do not like at all. Believe me adding cabbage to the colored vermicelli, kids were not able to find it.  For week 4 and day 2 of Blogging Marathon 79, under the theme Kids Delight- Hide and Seek Veggies am here with a healthy and yummy breakfast Colored Vermicelli Upma. Here goes the recipe....... Ingredients: Colored Vermicelli...

Thepla is a Indian flat bread and most popular in Gujarat, India.  Thepla tastes great if the dough is made perfect. We add little milk and yogurt to make the dough which makes the thepla soft. You can add any vegetable of your choice to the flour along with spices. I have tried Methi / Fenugreek leaves and cabbage earlier. They tasted awesome.  Today we are starting with 4th week of Blogging Marathon 79, my theme for the week is Kids Delight- Hide and Seek with Veggies. My first post the theme is " Mint Thepla". Here goes the recipe....... Ingredients: Wheat flour / Atta  2 cups Gram flour / Besan 2 spoons Mint leaves 1 cup Salt to taste Coriander powder 1/2 spoon Cumin seeds 1/2 spoon Chili powder / red chili flakes  1/2 spoon Asofoetida 1/4 spoon  Yogurt 2-3 table spoons spoons Milk / water if needed Oil 5 spoons Preparation: Wash and chop milk leaves. Heat pan and add 1 spoon oil, add mint leaves and cook for 30-90 seconds. Remove and set aside. In a mixing ...

Masala Idly is a simple and quick snack or breakfast dish. Apart from idly upma, fried idly, masala idly is a a great way to use fresh or leftover idlies. Add any masala you wish to, like sambar masala, maggi masala or a simple home made masala which I made with black pepper, garlic and curry leaves.  Fried crispy idly tastes yummy with this masala. A great way to feed your fussy kids.  This recipes goes to the week 4, day 2 of Blogging Marathon 78 under the theme " Kids Delight- Kids Lunch box recipes". Here goes the recipe..... Ingredients: Idly 4 Black pepper corns 5 Curry leaves 15 Fresh Garlic cloves 2 Cumin seeds 1/2 spoon Salt to taste Onion chopped 2 spoons Tomato chopped 1/4 cup Chopped cilantro 2 spoons Asafoetida 1/2 spoon Oil to deep fry Preparation: Cut idly into bite size pieces. Heat oil and deep fry the cut idly's to golden brown or till they turn crisp. In a blender  add peeled garlic cloves, 1/2 of the curry leaves, cumin seeds and pepper corns and blend...

Chia seeds have become one of my favorite ingredients, I add them in smoothies, puddings, oatmeal, cookies and fruit Popsicles too. Chia seeds are full of fiber, Omega-3 fatty acids, protein, carbohydrates and calcium. On the other hand Blueberries are the most nutrient dense berries which contains Fiber, Vitamin C and K.  Blueberries and Chia seeds make a great combination to make smoothies or puddings. Today I am here with a great pudding recipe with these 2 Ingredients, which is perfect as  a breakfast, dessert or snack. I have used fresh banana and blueberries for the recipe but, it would taste best if you use frozen berries and banana for the recipe. You can use honey or sugar instead of dates for the sweetness.  This recipe goes to the 3rd week, day 2 of BM 74 under the theme " Are you Pudding me?" Ingredients: Blueberries 1 cup Banana 1 small Chia seeds 1/2 cup Dates 5  Almond Milk 1 cup Preparation: Add all the ingredients except Chia seeds into blender. Blen...