Muggle Diaries

Post Title: +Instant Green Moong Dal Dosa/ Instant Green Gram Indian Savory Crepe..;) Racking your brains..what to make..?? for Breakfast is indeed a big task...especially when you have people going to work and you work your self..then its a larger challenge...well lets add one more option to our daily +Breakfast Recipes..;). " Moong dal Chilla/Dosa/Crepe"!! Easy to make and i also made a very easy n quick tomato chutney along with it...which was a hit at my place..;). This one is a long lost recipe, my mum makes some variations of this one with a combination of different dal's at times...also adds Dill leaves..and it tastes really yum..that way too.....but i decided to go simple this time..just to see how the taste would be accepted at my place where i have a bunch of fussy eaters..!! " My Husband and our Two Little Ones..;)" I just got Lucky !!..;0. I have added a concise collage below,of the simple steps i follow...

Post Title: +Raw Mango Rice..Aam Ka Khatte Chawal/Maavinkai Chitranna..;): A dish i have loved since i was a little child.This was usually made at my home for breakfast or as one of the items on the banana/bel patra/leaf platter on festivals, Also packed into my tiffin box in mango season. An Iconic traditional rice dish in  + Karnataka, very common dish in every household in Karnataka region during the mango season. Simple,subtle, and very easy as well as a dish that you could store in the refrigerator for up to a month or more and use as and when you desire. Just cook rice and toss in some of the mango mix and mix well and tadaa....eat all you can...!!! As for people who love to eat "Khatta" then i'm damn sure you will love it..!! Cooking Time: 10 mins Serves: 1 Cup Mix What goes Inside:  Ingredients: Raw Mango: 4-5 small sized raw green mangoes. Cooked Rice: As Required. Mango Masala mix/Mango Thokku: As Required...

Vermicelli Upma has been my Fav since childhood....i like just dote on this one(a famous south indian speciality)...;) when it came to introducing it to my daughter i was a bit nervous...!! " Will she like it as much as i do"[ Pssst: Makes life simpler when majority at home loves one dish..;) hope hubby is not reading this line..Whooops...... i spilled the beans;)..] She had proved me wrong on several occasions and all through everyone would say...she follows her dad...Mmmmarrrghhh...the amount of jealousy would be like tones of oil added to a forest which is already burning mad...!!(Kidding...i'm happy she takes after him on most things since he's a picky but healthy eater..!!). Well on this one she surprised me...was i glad to see her eat it happily...Oh you bet i am...i loaded it with veggies to make it look more appealing to her lil twinkling eyes...and as the twinkled i had myself all sparkling & beaming with utmost happiness and joy...!! A very ...

Steamed Rice Cups..;) Yet another day.....yet another worry....the biggest of all worries being "What will me toddler eat without any fuss today...??" Yes the stress is on the word "FUSS"...terrifying almost every mother on the face of this planet...is one lil 4 letter word.."FUSS"...!!! This was just another day where i was racking my brains on what to feed her...she'd been sick for the past few days...and as we all know it's terrible to even attempt to wander around a sick child....& if your talking about food...gawd help you....!! Well this is one simple recipe which i've eaten in years at my place...easy, simple and yummy for kids...;) Rice Cups or Phare Recipe: What goes in: Rice Flour - 1 Cup. Jeera - 1 Tsp. Pepper - Coarsely ground - 1/2 Tsp. Fresh Grated Coconut - 1 or 2 Tbsp. Oil/Ghee - 1 Tsp. Salt - To Taste. How to Put it in together: Take about 1/2 Cup of water and bring to boil, now reduce the flame to Si...

Hmmm...Heavenly smell of Parantha's sets a different mood in the whole household,people automatically begin looking like "Jerry mouse" of Tom & Jerry fame who goes weak in the knees with the heavenly smeel of Cheese, jeeezzzz.....!!! Mom goes frantic when it's parantha day at my place, coz she seldom gets a chance to even sit and eat a hot parantha with all that luxury of parantha's coming straight from the tawa/Ladle straight  to her plate... Yummmm...it's more of an imaginative visual experience for her or rather the halucination she goes through...especially when she see's most women her age being served by their bahu's...!! Mom's moment of glory is yet to arrive in say hmmmm...about 10-15yrs from now since my brother is just 14 yrs old now...;( tough luck yet mom...then she takes in a deep breath sighing says " Mera Number Kab Ayega..??"(Meaning: When will my turn to sit and have 3 meals with peace & be served come...?? well...

Ragi Dosa / Finger Millet Pancakes Racking our brains every single day what to do for breakfast, lunch, evening snack or even dinner for that matter..is one thing which is very irritating for all of us, unless we live in a joint family which is a very rare phenomenon these days ..:) where we can get lots of ideas from the other women of the house or worst come scenario even curse our stars together for not being able to think of something quickly...at least things done in a group feels very comforting at times...!! Anyways, i was going through one of those days where i had to look after what my daughter was up to every single minute,plus decide what can be todays breakfast choice, especially that which can be easily consumed by my toddler as well...browsing through my pantry for what can be today option i came across ragi flour sitting out there for some time...!! well i just had an idea.. that changed my day...;) Ragi dosa, doesn't take more than 10 mins and can be had...

Another healthy breakfast option recipe..;) often we think of how good, bad or ugly something might taste and are scared to try it or just brush even the thought aside saying oh...it's something that's not common in our culture so why try un necessarily..!! We are all familiar with both the terms Oatmeal & Pancakes...so i decided to try Oatmeal pancakes...a healthier option to the regular pancakes which are rich and quite heavy on the stomach. Having a very liberal hubby on such issues the poor man was my first guinea pig too for this one, and my experiment did quite well... and now my hubby needs pancakes as breakfast atleast 1 - 2times in a week...sometimes even packed for work....quite encouraging that was...;) The good thing is that it takes just a jiffy to get one pancake off the stove...! The best part being you can make both healthy and heavy in the tummy versions very easily...with not very difficult variations...!! Ingredients: Oatmeal(quic...

Healthy Sabudana(Sago) Khichdi: Sabudana Khichdi is just another normal dish of every "North Indian" house hold, but Sabudana or Sago and Tapioca pearls are both used interchangeably in Indian Cooking. A great choice for a light yet filling meal on days of "Ekadasi or any Fast for that matter". I love the version which mum makes,Often me & dad would be found waiting to pounce on the khichidi (a richer version compared to what i normally make) forget the fast, we just love days of fasting or else we'd not end up having sabudana khichidi..Yummmmmyy!!!! Many people often confuse Sago with Tapioca pearls but they both belong to completely different sources..While sago comes from the "Sago Palm" the latter i.e. Tapioca pearls come from the tuber's of the Cassava Plant. Another thing most people don't know is how to differentiate between the both, unfortunately it's difficult to differentiate between both in the shop but at home it's qui...