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These Crispy, mildly sweet Bread Balls for tea brings back lot of childhood memories each time I make them. It's extremely easy to make & ready in 10 mins. How many of you have tried these? Comment and let me know. And those who have not yet, save this for later 🤗 See written method 👇👇👇👇 (video uploaded too) Ingredients :  Bread slices - few leftover or bread ends Milk - Little to soak Cardamom Powder -1/2 tsp Sugar - to taste Coconut - 2 Tbsp (Optional) Method: 🔸Take some bread , slice & add in a bowl. I also break them to small pieces or sometimes blend it in the mixer jar till it forms crumbs. Use any method you please 🔸Add milk to soak it 🔸Add sugar as desired 🔸Add cardamom powder (optional) & coconut (optional) 🔸Mix all well and mash 🔸Make sure it's not too liquidy. Add more sliced bread if it becomes watery. 🔸 Make them into balls & deep fry them until golden brown. 🔸 Enjoy hot with Tea Notes:  My mom used to add in some coconut...

This is another quick snack with leftover dosa batter. It is mildly sweet and perfect with some coffee. This snack is very easy to make, and I have made them in appe pan. If you don't have appe pan you can also deep fry them. I personally prefer the one made in appe pan, since it uses less oil. This is also a very good way to use over ripe banana's.  A similar recipe which is  Banana Dosa  for kids is up on the blog too. Also a Savory version of this snack, a popular Andhra snack,  Punugulu  is up on the blog too.  Do check out other  Snacks  uploaded on blog.  Lets get going and see how this one is made. Step by step images given for reference below. I missed clicking image of adding rice flour. Kindly do add.  Ingredients:  1 cup dosa batter  2 over ripe banana 2 to 3 Tbsp rice flour (adjust to get a thick consistency) A pinch of baking soda 2 tsp sugar or more  Oil for cooking  Appe pan  Method:  Mas...

Punugulu is an easy tea time snack made with leftover idli batter.(Idli batter is a fermented rice and urad dal batter). I have shared Idly-Dosa batter recipe  in another post. Punugulu or punnukullu is a common street snack in the coastal regions of Andhra.These are crisp deep fried snack that can be enjoyed with some spicy Chutney  and a hot cup of tea. There are different versions of it, many make with fresh batter, many with leftover sour batter. I usually have dosa- Idly batter ready for the week and a sudden demand for snack ends up into these wonderful, tasty and easy Punugulu. Lets see how its done: Step by step image given below. Also check out the recipe for Leftover Idly Snack  on the blog.  Serves: 2 (makes about 10) Ingredients:  Idli Batter - 1 Cup Baking soda - 1 pinch Salt - 1 pinch or as per taste Asafoetida - 1 pinch Red chilli powder - 1 pinch Jeera - 1/2 tsp Curry leaves - 4 finely chopped(optional) Coriander leaves - 1 Tbsp finely chopp...

In our busy schedules, we often forget to prep our meals for the next day, well it often happens with me. Pre-planning is amazing and perfect, but what if we forget?? Thats when these instant breakfast ideas come handy. This is one such quick recipe which I found in Hebbar's Kitchen  and thought its interesting. Its instant dosa with some leftover rice and few more ingredients.  You can also check out other  Breakfast Recipes  uploaded on the blog. Recipe Credits: Hebbar's Kitchen Ingredients: 1 cup cooked rice ½ cup wheat flour** 1 cup rice flour 1 - 1½ cup water, add as required adjusting consistency ¼ cup curd/yoghurt salt to taste pinch of baking soda (optional) oil/ghee for drizzle on dosa Method:  In a blender take 1 cup of cooked rice, ½ cup wheat flour and 1 cup rice flour. Add 1 to 1.5 cup of water to blend smooth. (Add gradually and see consistency) Add more water in batches if required and blend to smooth paste.  Transfer the smooth paste to...

I am a big fan of One pot meals and I keep making them every week atleast once. Its non messy, quick, stress free and yet so so delicious and nutritious. We usually prefer rice for lunch and there are some days when you want it to be wholesome meal yet quick and easy. This is yet another quick, easy and delicious one pot rice, made from  leftover  channa / black chickpeas. You can make this with fresh cooked channa/ chickpea as well. To make it more nutritious I have added carrot and beans as well. You can add whatever veggies you have in hand or you can completely avoid. If you wish to make other quick recipes do check out my  One Pot Meals .  Lets see how this is done. Easy step by step images are given below for reference Serves : 4 See Notes ** Ingredients:   1 cup Leftover channa/ black chickpeas 2 cups rice (I used everyday basmati) 2 tbsp oil 1 onion chopped  1 small tomato chopped 1 tsp Garlic and ginger paste 1/2 cup Carrot sliced or chopped  ...