KFC STYLE VEG STRIPS RECIPE-KIDS SNACKS RECIPES

KFC’s Veg strips with Veg Rice Bowlz & Potato burgers/Krisper is my daughter Raksha’s favourite restaurant food now.Yeah,we have become a regular customer of (Bangalore) Kathriguppe KFC in weekends.Thanks to my friend Megha for telling me about the veggie options in KFC.Earlier we were thinking it is only for non-vegetarians.So we have never gone inside it and i was throwing out all the KFC discount coupons i was getting along with sodexo meal pass.Once Megha told me about Veg Rice Bowlz and Veggie burger varieties of KFC and suggested me try once.We went in the same weekend and now we have become an ardent fans of those dishes.More than me Sendhil & Raksha have become crazy for its taste and they are ready to go there anytime of the day.U won’t believe if i say that we have visited KFC nearly 6-7 times in past two months.And nowadays Raksha started demanding me to try KFC’s recipes at home too.When i was browsing for the same,i got some ideas from facebook’s Chef at large group posted by some members.I collected all those recipes & googled few more too.Inspired by all the pictures and recipes,i tried veg strips for the first time last week and i was  very happy with the results.It was sooo crispy and Raksha loved it a lot with tomato ketchup.I won’t say its the exact replica of KFC’s original recipe(hope u know its a secret recipe) but i am sure it tastes pretty close and your family will enjoy it for sure.
Today being children’s day,i wanted to treat my daughter with her favourite finger food.So I made this again along with one minute brownie & kept it for her surprisingly.After coming from the school,when i gave this snacks to her,she showed a big smile and hugged me tightly.She tasted and said “Wow,mummy its awesome” and she had 5 of them.
The procedure may seem lengthy as i made bread crumbs & chilli flakes at home.If u have store bought bread crumbs & chilli flakes in hand, u can finish the entire process within 30 minutes,Also u can make everything well advanced and just deep fry during serving time.So just try this for your kids birthday party & get together or simply as evening snack.They will enjoy this dish thoroughly.But one thing,serve it hot to enjoy its full flavor,taste & crispness.So don’t forget to serve & eat hot !!
Here is the picture of KFC Veg Rice bowlz with veg strips i tried on last weekend.Here i used coarsely ground corn flakes to give KFC chicken look.But today i used finely powdered corn flakes.So make it as per your wish.It tastes Sooo Good in either ways .Soon i will post Veg rice bowlz with curry recipe.

NOTE: KFC's veg strips tastes less spicy with very mild masala flavour.So i too followed the same here.Please add garam masala powder,aamchur powder or chat masala powder if u want strong masala smell.

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KAMBU DOSAI-BAJRA DOSA /PEARL MILLET DOSA RECIPE

Last week i shared instant millet dosa using mixed millets energy mix powder.Though i make it very often,i wanted to try a dosa recipe with kambu (in tamil)/Pearl millet ( in English)/Bajra(in Hindi) as i got tempted by seeing my fellow bloggers post.Recently my friend Shalini was telling me about kambu dosai which she has been making for her breakfast regularly.So I took this recipe from her and tried today for the first time.She told me to use brown rice and pearl millet but i used raw rice as i din’t have brown rice in stock.So feel free to use brown rice instead of raw rice in this recipe.You will get good results and its a healthier option too.I will try to post kambu adai and kambu koozh recipes soon.Lets see how to prepare this kambu dosai for breakfast/dinner.This dosa tastes the best when it is served hot.It becomes slightly chewy when its cooled down but overall its a very flavorful and healthy breakfast recipe.Check out my other millet recipes below.

Millet energy mix powder

Millet ladoo

Instant millet dosa recipe

Thinai idli,dosa recipe

Saamai sweet pongal/Little millet pongal recipe

Types of millets with health benefits,other names,where to buy etc.

A small update : I made this dosa for dinner with raw onion-garlic chutney as side dish.I felt this combo was awesome than coconut chutney.Even my daughter told the same.This chutney pairs very well for kambu dosa.Try this combo ! U will like it ;)

Kambu dosai/Pearl millet dosa

Pearl millet dosa/Kambu dosai recipe - Healthy millet recipe for breakfast/dinner

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Millet recipe

Serves: 15 nos

Prep time: 3 Hours

Cook time: 2 Minutes

Total time: 3H2Min

INGREDIENTS

Kambu/Pearl millet - 1.5 cups Raw rice or brown rice - 1/2 cup Round Urad dal - 1/2 cup Methi seeds - 1 tsp Salt & water - as needed Cooking oil – to drizzle ( while making dosa)

METHOD

Wash and soak the kambu,rice,urad dal and methi seeds together for 2-3 hours.In a big mixie jar,take half of the quantity of soaked grains and grind it adding ice cold water(It helps the mixie jar to prevent heating). Grind it to a smooth paste adding enough water and salt.(I used the soaked water itself).Transfer the batter to a vessel. Let the batter ferment over night or for 10-12 hours.The next day morning batter would have raise well.Mix it well and check the consistency.If it is too thick,add little water say 1/4 cup and mix well.Heat dosa pan and pour a ladleful of batter.Spread it well if u want to make thin,lacy dosas OR spread it little if u want thick soft dosas.Make it as per your wish.Drizzle a tsp of oil and cook for a minute.Cover it with a lid and cook the dosa if u want crispy ones.Do not flip the dosa.If u want thick dosas like utappam,flip the dosa and cook for a while.Remove and serve hot. Enjoy with your favourite chutney.I served it with coconut chutney and idli podi !

Note

Use enough water while grinding the batter.Batter has to ferment for 10 hours minimum in cold weather.If the climate is hot,this batter will ferment quickly and it will become sour.So keep an eye. Use brown rice instead of raw rice.U can use idli rice too. If u don’t want to use rice at all,just follow 2:1 ratio of kambu & urad dal and grind the batter as mentioned above. This dosa becomes soft when its cooled down.So serve n eat hot !

Have this healthy millet dosa for your breakfast/dinner.I enjoyed it with coconut chutney,idli podi and had milk with Lion dates syrup.

A small update : I made this dosa for dinner with raw onion-garlic chutney as side dish.I felt this combo was awesome than coconut chutney.Even my daughter told the same.This chutney pairs very well for kambu dosa.Try this combo ! U will like it ;)

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EGGLESS BROWNIE RECIPE IN MICROWAVE IN A MUG - ONE MINUTE RECIPE

Nowadays I have become crazy to try 1 minute microwave cakes and cookies recipes in a mug. After making my one minute microwave mug cake and 5 minutes eggless oreo cake successfully, I have become more confident in trying out recipes under few minutes using microwave. Somehow my daughter Raksha is also fond of these instant recipes because she loves to help me in making them. Here is a one minute microwave, eggless brownie in a mug. 

Recently we tasted brownie with ice cream in KFC and loved it a lot. Raksha was asking me to prepare the same at home. Basically I was not aware of the difference between a cake and brownie. When I googled for it, I found few differences from here that the texture of cake should be spongy & fluffy. So it needs a leavening agent like baking powder & soda whereas the texture of brownie is dense and chewy. So it doesn’t require all these. Also a brownie tastes more chocolaty than a cake.

When I tried this one minute brownie recipe in a mug from here using cocoa powder, it tasted perfect. As I defined above, it was more chocolaty, mildly sweet, dense and slightly chewy too. I can name it as “perfect brownie in a mug” and that too under 2 minutes. Moreover this brownie tasted the best when we had with vanilla ice cream. You know what my daughter told after tasting this brownie, she told ”mom, this is the world’s best eggless brownie” as if she had tasted all brownies in the world. But still, as a mom, I was very happy with her feedback. So what are you waiting for, surprise your kids with this perfect brownie & ice cream this evening. I am sure they will be super excited to taste this. And don’t forget to leave your feedback here.

Microwave eggless brownie in a mug

Eggless brownie in a mug using microwave under 2 minutes !

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Brownie

Serves: Serves1-2

Prep time: 5 Minutes

Cook time: 1 Minute

Total time: 6 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

All purpose flour/maida - 1/4 cup (30g) Sugar - 1/4 cup (50g) Unsweetened cocoa powder - 2 tbsp ( any brand is fine) Melted butter - 2 tbsp Milk at room temperature - 1/4 cup + 1/2 tbsp (60ml) Vanilla essence - 1/4 tsp

HOW TO MAKE EGGLESS BROWNIE IN MICROWAVE - METHOD

In a wide bowl, take all the dry ingredients. Mix well without lumps. Then add the melted butter, milk and vanilla essence. Mix well for a minute in one direction. Sugar should be dissolved in the mixture. The consistency of batter should be slightly thin and not too thick. It should fall like a ribbon. Transfer the mixture to a microwave safe mug or bake in the same bowl if it is microwave safe. Microwave in high power ( mine is 800w) for one minute. Take it out and check for its texture. If you find any fluid on top, microwave it again for 10 seconds. Now remove and insert a tooth pick or back of a spoon. If it comes out clean, brownie is done. Else keep it for 10 seconds. Mine got done in 1 minute 20 seconds. ( Never over bake. Brownie will become hard. Keep it only for 10 seconds & check it ). Brownies won’t double in size after baking. It will raise slightly as you see in the picture. Serve it warm with your favourite ice cream. Enjoy !

Note

Color of brownie may slightly vary as per the color of cocoa powder. I used weikfield cocoa powder which was dark in color. While mixing the dry ingredients, make sure there are no lumps. Add the wet ingredients and mix in one direction always. Never over bake it. Keep it for a minute first. Remove and check its texture. If you find any fluid on top, keep it for 10 seconds again and check. Repeat the same until a toothpick or back of spoon comes out clean. Over baking makes the brownie hard and chewy.

Enjoy this hot one minute brownie with your favorite ice cream. It tastes heavenly !!

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15 CHUTNEY RECIPES FOR RICE - THOGAYAL RECIPES - THUVAIYAL VARIETIES

In this collection you can find thogayal recipes /chutney recipes for rice like Paruppu thogayal, Coriander leaves thogayal/Kothamalli thuvaiyal,pudina thogayal/Mint thogayal, Poondu thuvaiyal/Garlic thogayal, curry leaves thogayal/Karuvepilai thuvaiyal, Thengai thogayal/Coconut thuvaiyal, Pirandai thogayal, Karisilankanni thogayal, chow chow thogayal, radish thogayal & banana stem thogayal recipes for rice pepared by Tamil people.

 
Thogayals/ Thuvaiyals are very popular among South Indians especially for Tamil people. Some people like to mix with plain rice and eat and some loves to have it as a side dish for curd rice & sambar rice. In my family, everybody loves thogayal a lot. Everyday our lunch menu starts with a thogayal recipe. I came to know about varieties of thogayal recipes only after my marriage. Before marriage, my mom used to make thengai thogayal to mix with plain rice & pottukadalai thogayal as side dish for lemon rice and that too she makes it very rarely in weekends.

But after marriage, when I tasted few thogayal recipes prepared by my MIL,it was very new and tasted delicious for me. My MIL makes all the thogayals perfectly with well balanced taste. The ratio of tamarind,salt and chillies are very important to make a perfect thogayal otherwise it will taste spicy or tangy. So whenever my MIL visits me, I tell her to make varieties of thogayal recipes like paruppu thogayal, peerkangai/ridge gourd thogayal,coriander thogayal,pudina thogayal, Poondu thuvaiyal, curry leaves thogayal and many more. I refrigerate them in an air tight box and enjoy it for more than a week.

As Sendhil loves thogayal sadam a lot, I pack it for his lunch box too along with some stir fry/poriyal recipes. If I have few thogayals in hand, it is a big support for me as it makes the lunch box job much easier. In my blog, I have posted nearly 12 thogayal recipes for rice so far. It includes some healthy thogayal recipes like pirandai thogayal, Karisilankanni keerai thogayal as well. I wanted to have a collection of them in one post for my easy reference and for people who look for varieties of thogayal recipes for their daily lunch. I am yet to post few more like inji thogayal/ginger thogayal & peerkangai thogayal. I will share them in near future and add it here.

Most of the recipes are without coconut. So you can grind, saute in oil and store them in refrigerator for more than a week too. I hope these thogayals would be very handy and useful for bachelors & working women who wants quick lunch or dinner. Do try these thogayal varieties for your lunch & lunch box. It tastes yummy. Do leave your feedback if you try any of these. I would be more happy. Thanks for visiting this page.

Thogayal recipes

Collection of thogayal recipes / chutney for rice - Varieties of thogayal/ thuvaiyal / chutney recipes for rice !

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Thogayal

Serves: 3

Prep time: 10 Minutes

Cook time: 15 Minutes

Total time: 25 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

Coriander leaves/Kothamalli Mint leaves/Pudina Curry leaves Pirandai Karisilankanni leaves Banana stem Chow chow/Chayote Coconut Red chillies Toor dal,Moong dal Urad dal Brinjal Tamarind Jaggery Pepper corns Garlic cloves Cooking oil Mustard seeds

  

  

  

  

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INSTANT MILLET DOSA USING ENERGY MIX POWDER/SATHU MAAVU DOSA RECIPE

Few weeks back i shared  millet energy mix powder/siru thaniya sathu maavu podi.You can find that recipe here.This millet powder is very useful & handy for us.We use this powder for making instant dosa & porrdige for our breakfast and dinner. It comes out very well with awesome flavours of millets.Every month my FIL buys 1/2 kg in each variety of millet & grind in a mill.We store and use that powder for 2-3 months and make dosas regularly and porridge during fasting days.My MIL usually says, instead of searching for different recipes with each millet,she is very much comfortable and happy with this mixed millet powder as it includes health benefits of all the millets in one recipe.Nowadays i too started making this dosa very often in my kitchen.Friends,if you got bored of making idli,dosa,pongal,upma and rice recipes with millets,do try this sathu maavu /health mix powder for a change.You will love it for sure.OK,Lets see how to make this easy,instant mixed millet powder dosa.
Check out my other millet recipes :
About millets
Mixed millet powder ladoo
Little millet sweet pongal
Foxtail millet idli,dosa

Millet energy mix powder dosa/Millet sathu maavu dosai

Instant millet dosa using millet energy mix powder

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Breakfast

Serves: 5nos

Prep time: 5 Minutes

Cook time: 2 Minutes

Total time: 7 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

For batter Millet energy mix powder - 1/2 cup Rice flour - 1 tbsp Curd - 1/2 tbsp Water - around 3/4 cup Salt - as needed To temper & saute Cooking oil - 1 tsp Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp Urad dal - 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds/Jeera - 1/2 tsp Big onion - 1 no Green chilli - 1 no ( slit or chop finely) Curry leaves - few Ginger - 1/2 inch piece ( chopped finely)

METHOD

Mix all the ingredients given under “ To batter”.Heat oil in a kadai and temper all the ingredients in the same order given under “ To temper”.Saute the onions,chillies till transparent.( Usually i do tempering job in dosa pan itself) Add this to the batter and mix well.Check for salt. Batter should be slightly watery.Heat dosa pan and pour the batter in a circular manner starting from outwards towards center.Fill the holes with little batter. Drizzle a tsp of oil around the dosa and cook for one side in medium flame till the edges start to lift slightly. Flip the dosa & cook for a minute.Remove in a plate n enjoy with chutney or idli podi Enjoy !

Note

Adding rice flour & curd is optional here.Instead u can add a tbsp oof ragi flour for easy removal of dosa. If u want to make thick dosas,add little water & make dosas thick.For thin,lacy dosas,add more water & make the batter watery.But adding too much of water makes the dosa look dry.So take care. Also if u don’t have time to have saute onions,just add pepper corns and jeera to the batter and make dosa.It also tastes equally good.

Enjoy eating this healthy energy mix mixed millet powder dosa for your breakfast/dinner.It is easily digestible too

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Easy Beetroot Poriyal Recipe-Bachelor’s Recipes

This is one of the easiest poriyal recipes that can be done under 15 minutes during busy morning hours.I learnt this recipe from my MIL but made few changes according to my tastes buds.Usually i make beetroot poriyal following my mom’s method and it tastes awesome with more kuzhambu and keerai kuzhambu.But this poriyal recipe is much much easier than that version because it doesn’t need pressure cooking & grinding and it tastes equally yummy too.U can make it with or without coconut .So this recipe would be apt for bachelors and working girls/women to pack for their lunch box.You can have this as a side dish for sambar rice,rasam and More kuzhambu.Generally beetroots are very good for health especially for liver problems.So i make sure to use it at least once in a week in the form of poriyal,kootu,salad or at least juice.Friends,do try this easy beetroot stir fry recipe and enjoy its health benefits.Soon i will share our beetroot kootu recipe here.Lets see how to make this easy,south indian style beetroot poriyal recipe for rice.

Easy beetroot poriyal recipe

Easy beetroot poriyal recipe for bachelors and working women - It can be done under 15 minutes.

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Poriyal

Serves: Serves 1-2

Prep time: 5 Minutes

Cook time: 10 Minutes

Total time: 15 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

To grate Beetroot - 2 nos ( Medium sized) To temper & saute Cooking oil/ Coconut oil - 1 tbsp Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp Urad dal - 1/2 tsp Chana dal - 1 tsp Hing/asafetida – a pinch Curry leaves - few Big onion - 1 no ( finely chopped) Sambar powder - 3/4 - 1 tsp Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp Salt & water - as needed Grated coconut - 2 tbsp ( optional) Lemon juice - few drops (optional)

METHOD

Wash and peel the skin of beetroots.Grate it using a grater.I used bigger sized grater here.Set aside.Chop the onions finely and keep it aside. In a pan,heat oil and temper mustard,urad dal,chana dal,curry leaves and hing.Then add the finely chopped onions and saute till it turns transparent.Stay nearby and do everything in high flame.Then add the grated beetroot and saute for few seconds. Add salt,sambar powder & turmeric powder while sauting.After the beetroot starts to shrink & reduced in quantity to a bit,sprinkle some water ( say 3-4 tbsp) and cover cook in low flame for 2-3 minutes.Then remove the lid,mix well and check whether it is cooked else sprinkle little more water and cover cook again. After the beetroot is cooked well n soft,add the grated coconut,mix well for a minute and switch off the flame.Add few drops of lemon juice if u need tangy flavor. Enjoy !

Note

You can follow the same procedure & make carrot & cabbage poriyal too. Here i used coconut oil while tempering which renders an additional flavour to this poriyal.Its optional though U can also garnish with coriander leaves in the end if u are not using grated coconut. Add few drops of lemon juice at the end if u need mild tangy taste, else skip it.

You can have this poriyal mixed with plain rice adding a tsp of gingely oil OR as a side dish for sambar,rasam etc.Tastes yum!

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