There is special happiness while you get hot off the tawa dosas. It is a special privilege we get while being with mum. For the same reason, much of the dosa making in our house has shifted from breakfast to dinner. In that way, it still gets from the tawa to the plate in no time. There is one recipe that my family loves, hot or cold. Softer than the pancake, the set dosa or sponge dosa is one that gets voted perfect each time. What makes set dosa unique? The pillowy soft set dosa is one of...| Mildly Indian
The steamed perfection of idli beats any other breakfast recipe. As a child, this South Indian classic was my arch-enemy!! Now it is the best comfort that life can offer in two or three pieces of steamed perfections. Though classic rice idlies still rule my world, we add variety to this with some twists and turns. When the weekend is of limited hours and lots of work, the rava-based idlies are a handy bunch. This kambu idli is one such that is fermented and with whole grains yet much faster...| Mildly Indian
Udupi style recipes have always been a pleasure to make. Without a doubt, a majority of these were hand trained by my mother in law. Today is one such dosa recipe which doesn't require any fermentation of the batter. Southekayi Southekayi is a term which applies to both yellow field marrow and the green large cucumbers. Now as per my learning, the southekayi in this one is the cucumber vs the southekayi in the huli (sambhar), which is the field marrow. Correct me if I am wrong. Anyway, I hard...| Mildly Indian
