Puliyodharai

It is also called ambut rice in Saurashtra. It is tamarind rice. IngredientsA big ball of tamarind Salt - 1 ½ tbspFenugreek seeds - 1 tspRed chillies -10-12Turmeric Powder- ½ tspAsafoetida Mustard seeds - 2 tspsOil (preferably gingelly oil) - 1/5 cupsPeanuts/ Chenna dal - ¼ cupCooked Rice - 2 cupsGet Cooking!1. [...]

Mor Kazhi

This is a south Indian snack made with rice flour. IngredientsRice flour Salt - to taste Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp Yogurt or buttermilkOil - 2 tbspMustard seeds - 1 tsp Bengal gram - 1 tsp Peeled broken Urad daal - 1 tsp Green chillies (or mor millagai) Red chillies Get [...]

Kazhi Kindi Dosa

A type of dosaIngredientsRice -1 cupGrated coconut -½ cupSaltOilGet Cooking!1. Soak the rice.2. Grind the rice with coconut.3. Take the batter out.4. Wash the mixer with water. Boil that water and pour it into the batter.5. Add salt (less than required as the batter takes the saltiness)6. Pour a ladle of the batter on a [...]

Homemade Finger-paints

If your child eats crayons, you could use homemade finger-paints instead.IngredientsWater 2cupsSugar 3 tbspCornstarch 3 tbspFood colouringMethod1. Bring 1 1/2 cups of water to a boil and add the sugar. 2. Dissolve the cornstarch in ½ a cup of cold water slowly. Add this to the boiling water. 3. Stir constantly until mixture [...]

Dahiwala Gobhi

This is a microwave recipe

Ingredients
500 gm cauliflower
1 tbsp ghee
2 tsp cumin seeds
a pinch of asafoetida
¼ cup yogurt
1 tbsp ginger-finely chopped
1 tbsp coriander seeds
2 tsp salt
½ tsp turmeric
¼ tsp garam masala
1 tbsp green chillies-chopped fine
2 tsp cumin seeds-roasted and powdered
2 tsp coriander leaves [...]

Dahi Alu

Time required 50 mins
Serves 4
Ingredients
250 g potatoes
250 g yogurt
150 ml water
1 tsp rock salt
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
2 tbsp ghee or oil
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp finely chopped ginger
1 tsp finely chopped green chillies
1 tsp finely chopped coriander leaves
Get Cooking!
1. Boil the potatoes and peel them. Slightly press to mash them and dice them into [...]