J's thoughts

Recently I joined a group of energetic and fun loving ladies for a detox diet. I am lazy trying to pack individual stuff to get me through the day; this is a great recipe that packs in a lot of good stuff all rolled into one. One small laddoo can cut down your hunger pangs and sugar cravings. And to top it off, it is home made. yayyy..with easily available ingredients.

I found out this blog accidentally while searching for recipes on the net and I can assure you , each and every post in this yields mouth-watering food. yum o. I tried the erachi thoran this time and it tasted good and disappeared in no time :) :) Follow this link for the recipe and instructions. (http://atastychallenge.blogspot.com/2011/02/irachi-thoran-meat-stir-fried-with.html) I used frozen minced beef for the recipe; but i feel using fresh beef (cooked and minced) will give even better taste to the dish.

Who can resist appams; paired with stew or egg curry, it's the perfect breakfast. It's after a lot of trial and error that i got it right. I feel using an iron appachatti yields better results than non-stick ones. Considering the health issues of non-stick pans, these days i stick to the iron appachatti alone. This is the recipe i use every time to get soft and yummy appams. RECIPE      1   Basmati rice - 2 cups [soak in lukewarm water for half an hour minimum]       2.    Grated coconut - 1 cup [or use 4tbsp of maggi coconut milk powder]       3.    Cooked rice - 1/2 cup       4.    Sugar - 2 tbsp       5.    Yeast - a pinch       6.   Salt - as required      1.     Grind the basmati rice in the mixer until it is coarsely ground.      2.    ...