Some Indian Food recipes and Kitchen Tips

Tips on Indian Cooking

When I started cooking first I had to learn everything by trial and error. These are some of my recipes for my daughters who are both newly married [:-)] whenever they feel nostalgic for Mom's cooking. Others are also welcome !

Friday, May 25, 2012

Instant sevai


There are many instant sevai varieties available in the market like rice sevai, ragi sevai and millet sevai which are easy to make.
For any of these instant sevai, the preparation is the same>
Place the sevai in a bowl.
Boil enough water to immerse the sevai and pour it into the bowl.
After a minute drain it onto a colander and pour cold water onto it to stabilize it, just as you do for pasta.
After the water is drained spread the sevai on a plate and let it cool.
Follow the steps for making uppuma, lemon rice, coconut rice etc., and use the sevai in lieu of rice and you get sevai upma, lemon sevai, coconut sevai etc.,

Sweet Sevai:
For sweet sevai, heat half cup sugar and half cup grated coconut in a pan over slow fire with a sprinkling of water. Add half tsp of cardamom powder for flavor Mix in the sevai and enjoy it as a sweet dessert preparation.

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