The Taste Island

 ' Appam' is one of my favorite breakfast.   It goes very well with any curry - veg or non- veg. Many folks find it difficult to make appam batter. Nowadays appam batter is available in supermarkets. But its always better to have the homemade one as we don't add preservatives as they do. The recipe is so sim ple. Once you make this you won't go behind the instant one. Ingredients ·           Raw rice  – 1 cup ·           Grated coconut - 1/2 cup   ·           Cooked rice - 3 or 4 tbsp ·           Sugar - 4 teaspoon   ·           Yeast - 1/4 tsp Preparation: Wash the rice well and let it soak for at least  6 hours. Drain the soaked rice. Grind it along with grated coconut, yeast, sugar and enough water...

 'Ulli vada ' as the name says is made from onion. Its an all time favorite snack among kids as well as the elderly. You can make it at home very easily with limited ingredients.  But when we are away from  Kerala , we miss it as its not easily available outside K erala.  The recipe is so sim ple. Ingredients ·           Onion - 2 Finely sliced ·           All purpose flour/ Maida - 2 cups   ·           Green chilly - as per your spice level (finely chopped)  ·           Ginger - medium sized piece (Finely chopped) ·           Curry leaves - 2 sprigs   ·           Curd -2 tbsp (not so sour) ·           Baking soda - 1/2 tsp   ·...