Nami's Cookbook

  Chakli | Chakkuli | Murukku is a crispy and crunchy popular South Indian tea time snack prepared using rice flour and lentil flour. There are many varieties of chakli prepared with different procedure. In this recipe , I have used Urad dal and rice flour. I fried these chakli in coconut oil which gives a nutty taste to chaklis. The main taste of this chakli depends on roasting the urad dal perfectly and adding ghee/butter for moining. Follow this perfect recipe step by step for perfect and non-greasy chaklis. Let's get started. Recipe Video : Recipe ca rd : Print Chakli | Murukku Yield: 30-40 chaklis Author: Namitha Shenoy Prep time: 15 Min Cook time: 7 Min Total time: 22 Min a crispy and crunchy snack prepared using urad dal and rice flour Ingredients Urad dal - 3/4 cup Rice flour - 2 cups Asafoetida powder (hong) - 1/2 tsp Red chilli powder - 1 tsp Salt - 1 tsp Sesame seeds - 1 tsp Carom seeds (ajwain) - 1 tsp Butter (melted) - 3 tbsp Water - 3/4 cup to 1 cup approx Coconut o...

    Surnali/ Surnoli is a unique name for the sweet dosa. This is a famous dosa in GSB community and prepared mostly for breakfast. This dosa is prepared using Dosa rice, methi seeds, flattened rice/puffed rice, coconut, curds, jaggery and fresh turmeric for color.       Good Fermentation results in soft and porous dosas. The batter should be fermented atleast for 8-10 hrs. Some add baking soda or eno for fluffiness. But I don't add. I like to keep it natural.     Some soak rice and methi in buttermilk, some grind the soaked rice and other ingredients to smooth paste, add 1 cup of milk and add 2 tbsp of curd and allow it to ferment(to avoid sourness).          My version of Surnali recipe is different, yet you get the soft and fluffiest dosas. Do follow all the steps properly. Lets get started. Recipe Video : Recipe Card :  Print Surnali Yield: 15 dosas Author: Namitha Shenoy Prep time: 5 H & 10 M Cook time: 7 Min ina...

Kori Rotti Gashi or Chicken curry is a very amazing dish which is always served with crispy rice rotis known as Kori rotti in Mangalore/Udupi region of Karnataka. The creamy texture of the gravy comes from coconut milk and the flavor from roasted spices. Many people prepare it in different ways. Some add coconut milk, and some prepare by just roasting the grated coconut. If you don't have rottis, you can have this with neer dosa, ghee rice/ Khushka or even plain rice. But thus curry taste amazing with rice rottis only. Its not available everywhere. But you can try to find out in Mangalore stores available in your area. So this is my variant of recipe. Vegetarians can prepare the same curry using Soya chunks or Chaap or Cauliflower. Please give this recipe a try and let me know. Recipe Video: How to extract coconut milk : Recipe Card : Print Kori rotti gashi ¦ Mangalorean Chicken curry Yield: 3-4 servings Author: Namitha Shenoy Prep time: 15 Min Cook time: 40 Min Total time: 55 Min ...

 Samosas are famous Indian deep-fried snack loved by almost everyone. It is a triangular shaped deep fried pastry stuffed with potato mixture. My recipe includes less of potato and loaded with other vegetables. A perfect option for kids who always hate veggies. Recipe Video : Recipe card : Print Veg Samosa Yield: 12 samosas Author: Namitha Shenoy Prep time: 30 Min Cook time: 30 Min inactive time: 30 Min Total time: 1 H & 30 M A triangular shaped deep-fried pastry stuffed with vegetables and spices Ingredients For the dough : Maida - 2 cups Ajwain - 1 tsp Salt - 1/2 tsp Oil - 1/4 cup Water as required For the stuffing : Boiled vegetables - 2 cups Boiled Potato - 1 large Onion(finely chopped) - 2 Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp Red chilli powder - 1 tsp Garam masala powder - 1 tsp Ginger-garlic paste - 1/2 tbsp Chaat masala - 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds - 1 tsp Curry leaves - 1 sprig Salt - 1 tsp Oil - 2 tbsp Instructions For the stuffing : Boil a large potato, peel it, mash and keep aside. B...

 Mix veg Palak Gravy, is a dish prepared using butter sautéed veggies cooked spinach puree. It goes well with any kind of rotis and even jeera rice or plain rice. This is my own version of palak paneer. Kids will love this as it looks so colorful and also healthy. I have used minimum spices. You can adjust according to your preference. Recipe Video : Recipe Card : Print Mix Veg Palak Gravy Yield: 3-4 servings Author: Namitha Shenoy Prep time: 10 Min Cook time: 25 Min inactive time: 5 Min Total time: 40 Min Butter fried veggies cooked in spinach puree and seasoned with spices Ingredients Mix Vegetables (ur choice) - 3 cups (I used carrots, green peas, beans and sweet corn) Paneer (cubed) - 1 cup Onions (finely chopped) - 1 large Butter - 1 tbsp Oil - 1 tsp Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp Coriander powder - 1 tsp Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp Garam masala powder - 1 tsp Red chilli powder - 1/4 tsp Coconut milk - 1/4 cup Kasuri Methi - 1 tbsp Salt to taste For Spinach puree : Spinach/Palak leaves ...