Thavala Adai is a savory rice-and-dal flatbread made from coarse-ground flours cooked into a dough with tempered spices and coconut. Shape, pan-fry on a greased tawa, and serve hot.
Snacks
Explore a tasty collection of South Indian snack recipes, including vadai, pakoda, bonda, kozhukattai, murukku, sundal, patties, and other tea-time favorites. These vegetarian snack recipes include crispy deep-fried savories, healthy steamed dishes, protein-rich sundal varieties, festival snacks, and easy evening bites served with chutney, ketchup, tea, coffee, or as a side with rice dishes.
Milagu Sevai
We can prepare varieties of dishes using the plain Idiyappam also known as “Sevai”. One such dish is “Milagu Sevai” – a simple spicy version.
Acchu Murukku
Acchu Murukku also known as Achappam or Rose cookie is a mild sweet Murukku, normally prepared during Christmas time.
Butter Murukku
A murukku made with butter, rice flour, besan flour and pottukadalai powder. This snack can be stored for long term without refrigeration.
Potato Pakoda
To make delicious Potato Pakodas, start by washing and finely chopping potatoes with their skins, along with onions, green chilies, coriander leaves, and curry leaves.
Keerai Cutlet
Keerai Cutlet combines sautéed greens, onion-tomato masala, and spices with mashed potatoes and besan into a soft dough, then pan-fried until crispy and golden brown.
Green Gram Vadai
A common snack that can be enjoyed with any chutney or with tomato ketchup is vadai.
Green Gram Sprouts
This sprouts are made with green gram dhal by soaking and fermenting for a day
Oats Dhokla with Coriander Chutney
This Dhokla is made with ready made oats and goes well with coriander chutney or onion chutney.
Keerai (Greens) Adai
This adai is made with raw rice and greens (keerai). It can be served warm with jaggery or butter, or with any chutney.