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Mini Idli and Sambar

When I think of mini idli, the first thing that comes to mind is the tasty ghee filled mini idli with sambar from Saravana Bhavan/ Ananda bhavan. I don’t think there’s a better way to eat mini idlis other than soaked in sambar. You can make varieties based on the ingredients you have at home like masala idli, fried idli, pepper fried idili etc…

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Medhu Vadai/Ulundhu Vadai

Cook Time :20 – 30 Min | Servings : 4 Persons

Medhu vadai is a very famous savory fritter, a common breakfast item in Tamilnadu served along with idili or ven pongal as combo.  It’s also often soaked in Sambar or Curd and served as Sambar/Curd vadai.

Medhu Vadai/Ulundhu Vadai

I love to have this with coconut chutney as side or soaked in curd.

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Blueberry Pancake

Cook Time :20 Min | Servings : 2 Persons

Blueberry pancake with blueberry syrup.

Breakfast is an essential meal of the day and should never be skipped. We wake up after 8 hrs and the last you have eaten is probably 10 hrs back and your body needs that energy to keep going.
Research says, people who tend to skip breakfast work slower than the one who has had breakfast.
When we get up from bed our body metabolism will be very low, after we eat breakfast it raises to a level, we need to keep this level constant through out the day with short snack at 11, lunch in the noon, another short snake at 4 and then proper dinner with the balanced calorie . When there’s a constant intake of food in regular intervals the body burns fat rather than burning muscle. If we eat in regular intervals with the necessary amount of calories for a day, we burn 1/4 pound of fat a week without doing any exercise, which is 1/2 kg a month.
Here’s a simple blueberry pancake recipe for breakfast. Pancakes are like Indian flat rice flour dosa but made with all purpose flour instantly. Pancakes are accompanied with Pancake syrup.
I love blueberries, that’s why you see most of my recipes with blueberry.  The following is a blueberry Pancake with light pancake syrup.

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Poori Masala / Poori & Urulaikilangu Masala

Any one from Tamilnadu can tell us how famous poori and potato masalas are at our places. Many of the parties will have it for sure. I love them a lot, when I see the puffed up poori I will be tempted to eat 2 more than usual.

Poori Masala / Poori & Urulaikilangu Masala

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Left over Idli Upma South Indian Recipe

Idli is one of the main south Indian breakfast/ dinner. When we have  left over idlis from the previous meal  we usually make idli upma. It is very simple and very easy to make. When in college I asked my mom to prepare this very often even after wedding I still love this.

Left over Idli Upma South Indian Recipe
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Aval Dosai / Poha Dosa / Flattened Rice Dosa

Are you wondering what to do with remaining raw aval or left over raw aval ? I was searching for and found this recipe. Aval dosa is very soft and tastes good. Also, I read an interview with Cooking expert, Mrs. Mallika Badrinath and she says poha adds softness to normal dosa batter. So will definitely try next time.
Aval Dosai / Poha Dosa / Flattened Rice Dosa

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Tamilnadu Ven Pongal

Venn Pongal is a eaten as a breakfast item in Tamilnadu. The rice &  moon dhal cooked in ghee tastes awesome with coconut chutney. This is very easy to prepare, trust me no one dislikes this pongal. The best combo for this is Medhu Vadai with Coconut Chutney.

Ven Pongal

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