Corn Mayo Sandwich

One of the most simplest breakfast dishes and one of my favorites too. This corn mayo sandwich needs absolutely no cooking or prep time. I would rather call it a simple assembly of mayonnaise, boiled corn and sandwich bread. 

Spread the mixture of mayo and boiled corn in between two slices of bread and toast them light. In the blink of an eye these yum sandwiches will be ready to serve.

This dish makes me travel back in time to Hyderabad GlobalData office where we used to take innumerable breaks and gulp down innumerable corn mayo sandwiches. Cheers to those wonderful days and a big shout out to all folks who enjoyed them with me. 

Uttapam

Well,  I sometimes pity this south indian breakfast delicacy as I never think of preparing it exclusively.. Its only when there is some extra dosa batter left that I put on my apron and finely chop some onions, coriander, chillies (occasionally tomatoes) and convert the mundane dosa into these little treats. 

To make it more interesting you can top it up with grated carrot and serve them with coconut chutney and you will not be disappointed in terms of taste..

Ghee Roast Masala Dosa

Oh what fun it is to make this scrumptious masala dosa plus an extraordinarily great end product is like cherry on the cake... I hail from northern part of Karnataka, where dosa making is no less than rocket science for us.. This might be coz we have different set of breakfast items on the menu.. Whenever we feel like having this delicacy we hop onto a rickshaw go to the Kamath Cafe in the super market and eat it to our heart's content... But slowly and steadily things are changing and more and more people are including this in their daily breakfast menu.

To share my experiences on making Dosa, I have to say, I have been trying and have multiple failed attempts too since years to get a perfect dosa which is crisp on outside and at the same time soft on inside.. Whenever i'am trying out dishes like idli or dosa which requires fermentation, I don't get proper sleep the previous night as I desperately wait to check if the batter has risen or not :P

Luckily as a blessing in disguise I happen to come across this youtube link.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgLGOP7M9qE ( batter and red chutney preperation)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffb_bGipFkw (dosa making and potato masala)

The lady has explained each step right from making the batter, the red chutney, and the potato masala very clearly and precisely. I tried this out and was in all praises from my husband, he said that the dish reminded him of Vidyarthi Bhavana in Bangalore ( i haven't had the chance of going there personally), which is very popular for its dosas. 

A good beginning always has a good ending.. So start off your day with this tasty dish and I'am sure your day is gonna end happily...

P.S : I have substituted oil with ghee for additional taste but you can prefer oil instead...

Dill Paratha

Dill is also known as sabasige soppu (south karnataka), sabsi (north karnataka), shepu (maharashtra and parts of Mangalore), savaa (UP and northern states of India), soa-kura (Andhra Pradesh), chathakuppa (Kerala) and various others names in rest of India and other countries. Its a herb basically which has very strong and pungent flavour. 

It is one among my favorite leafy vegetables, and if you guys don't believe me, then ask my mom what was the first thing I told her when she asked me what is special about USA?, I said " Amma we get sabsi pallya(Dill leaves) at the farmer's market". 

All I knew about Dill and its usage is that it makes one of the best curries with toovar daal and moong daal, until one of my friend named Shweta Naik Singh (kuku as we address her), introduced me to these wonderful and flavorful parathe. You can savor it with curds (yogurt) or pickle.

The moment I had them, I instantly fell in love with dill leaves all over again. I strongly recommend you all to try making it and post a challenge to kuku, coz she makes one of the best shepu parathas in the whole world. 

Mangalore Buns

These puffed puri like thing are popularly known as Mangalore buns. These amazing buns fall more on sweeter side but go well with spicy coconut chutney. More interestingly, bananas and curds are its main ingredient. These buns are a must try and I rate them 5 stars.

Chow Chow

I'am sure the name of the dish might get some raised eyebrow response, but people from Karnataka and specifically southern part of the state might be very familiar with this name. I had it for the first time when I was in Udupi. The waiter was going on with his list of breakfast specials of that hotel and suddenly this " Chow Chow" caught my attention. Its basically a breakfast combo of khara bhath ( Upma/upittu) and kesari bath ( sheera). As they say, eat breakfast like a king, this dish is indeed the best fit for that saying coz its heavy and rich. So amigos, do try this sometime and I'am sure you will love it.