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Quinoa & Oats Uttapam

Uttapam is a popular south Indian breakfast dish. Traditionally uttapam is made from rice and urad daal. This recipe is a derived version of the uttapam recipe however uses quinoa and oats. Instant quinoa & oats uttapam with pineapple salsa is a quite easy and healthy breakfast dish and tastes awesome. Pineapple salsa gives a unique taste to quinoa & oats uttapam.

Paniyaram

Paniyaram is a south Indian recipe and mainly prepared using idli batter. In this recipe I have added carrot, spinach and some spices which gives nice color and taste to paniyaram. You would need a Paniyaram pan to prepare this recipe. It’s a breakfast item and brings a variety in your breakfast. This tiny lentil and rice colorful balls can pack for your kids lunch boxes.

Baingan Bharta

Baingan (eggplant) Bharta  recipe is prepared using roasted baingan. There are many dishes you can be prepare using baingan, like a baingan bhaja, pakodas, sabji or so on. Roasting baigan on coal based furnace gives a nice smoky flavor and tastes delicious. In this recipe, baingan has been roasted on coil based electric stove. You can also roast on a gas stove. This is mainly a Punjabi dish and very popular in Northern part of India. This goes very well with Bihari dish litti and also goes very well as side with paratha, rice and daal. 

Medu Vada

Medu Vada is a favorite south Indian snack. It is a common breakfast dish and goes in combination with Idli. Vada is also served as an appetizer along with coconut chutney. The procedure is very simple, but grinding the daal is the most important part because it should be nicely grinded with very little water, while the batter of the vada should be light and fluffy so the vada comes out very nice.  Vada’s are generally very tempting that once you start eating, you can’t stop 🙂