Soya Chunks Masala

Soya chunk is a soya flour product, a by-product of extracting soybean oil. It is easy to cook, with a protein content equal to that of meat.  These chunks are a wonderful option for vegetarians. The nutritional values per 100 grams of soya chunks: Energy value – 336 k Cal Fat – 0.4 g Iron – 21.2 mg Protein – 54.2 g Carbohydrate – 28.9 g Calcium – 533 mg Ingredients 1 cup Soya chunks 2 chopped onions 1 chopped...

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Broken wheat dosa

                                         Broken wheat or cracked wheat is the cracked berries of whole wheat. You should not confuse between broken wheat and bulgur wheat. Bulgur is also made from wheat kernel which is cracked after they are steamed and cracked. But in cracked or broken wheat, the whole raw wheat is cracked. So it contains...

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Sweet rice flakes

                             Rice flakes or flattened rice is de-husked rice which is flattened into flat light dry flakes. These flakes of rice swell when added to liquid, as they absorb water, milk or any other liquids. Sweet rice flakes or ‘Aval vilayichathu’ is very popular in Kerala. Ingredients 1 cup rice flakes 2 lumps of jaggery 1 1/2 teaspoon ghee ¼ cup...

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Kachil Puzhukku

                             Purple yam (Kachil) is a tuberous root vegetable. It is also called white yam, Greater yam, Guyana arrow root, and ten-month yam. In some countries it is cultivated for medicinal uses.                 Kachil puzhukku is a very easy and tasty recipe. Ingredients 1...

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Brinjal Fry

       Brinjal is one of the most common vegetables seen in purple, green and white colours. Due to its wide use in both every day and festive South Indian food, it is often called as the ‘King of vegetables’ in South India.                  It is a good source of calcium, potassium, magnesium and thiamin. Brinjal fry is a very tasty dish and it...

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Broken wheat-Rice Upma

                        Broken wheat or cracked wheat is the cracked berries of whole wheat. You should not confuse between broken wheat and bulgur wheat. Bulgur is also made from wheat kernel which is cracked after they are steamed and cracked. But in cracked or broken wheat, the whole raw wheat is cracked. So it contains outer bran which is rich in nutrients. Cracked wheat is also...

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Nullippittu

                 Nullipittu is a special type of snack prepared especially by the ‘Chetti’castes of Wayanad district in Kerala. It is prepared using rice flour and ripe banana. (Rice flour used for making ‘puttu’. i.e.; the rice flour should not be very fine. It should be roasted at least for 5 minutes.) But I use to prepare ‘nullippittu’ by adding jaggery and grated coconut, in addition to banana...

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