Archives for “Breakfast”

Vegetable Upma

When it comes to Upma, I have had to cave in and resort to the traditional way of making it with ghee only; and a lot of it at that. But the results are indeed delicious as a recent phone call from hubby confirmed it. Adding some veggies is my way of making it a [...]


Blueberry Pancakes

Aditya loves pancakes and I always make extra to freeze for later. This time around I decided to make the pancakes a bit more healthy and added whole wheat pasty flour to the recipe.  He loved them and did not notice the change.


Mixed Berry Compote

The vacation last month was a much needed respite for me. Despite a hectic travel schedule I did manage to sneak in some R & R while staying with my parents.  Right now I am recharged and have started getting up early to cook a little everyday.  As my Mom is visiting again, I also [...]


Atukula Uppma (Flattened Rice Upma)

Atukulu Upma or Poha is another quick breakfast or snack which Shilpi keeps asking for regularly. It’s a real easy to whip up in less than 20 minutes even when I am being interrupted constantly every 2 minutes .


Bread Upma

This is a quick and easy recipe. It was one of my favourite after school snacks.I still remeber the first time my Mom made it. I was in fourth grade I think. She had come back from some event where she had learn’t to make it and there was a little leftover. I had loved it [...]


Basic Crepes

As a kid I think crepes were the first ever dish I made following a recipe.  They were called pancakes in the book I had and the book was Every Girls Handbook. My mom had presented it to me during the summer break of 7th grade I think. We were in Pune then and my [...]


Savory French Toast

This is a very simple french toast style recipe. Ingredients 3 eggs 1/4 cup milk 4 slices bread salt to taste Method Combine the eggs and milk in a wide shallow dish. Dip a slice of bread in the egg and milk mixture, making sure it is coated evenly on both sides. Cook in a [...]


Easy French Toast

This is a childhood favorite of mine. I made it for Aditya and he loved it. I served it with strawberries and syrup. He could hardly wait for me to finish taking the picture before he dug in. Ingredients 2 slices bread 1 egg 2 tbsp half and half or milk 1/4 tsp salt 1 [...]


Breakfast Hoagie

Today morning I was contemplating making savory pancakes, but on taking inventory of my pantry I found a few leftover hot dog buns. As today is Friday I knew we wouldn’t be touching them until next Monday. It was time to put them to good use, but how was the question? Again as I mentioned [...]


Chicken and Veggie Hash

This is a very versatile dish and can be adapted to suit ones personal tastes. If you want a vegetarian version you can omit the chicken or substitute TVP instead. Also instead of the Chicken Enchilada sauce you could add 2 Tbsp of flour and a little water to provide the required wet consistency. Ingredients [...]


Healthy Idli’s

Well it’s been a while since I posted and today I am craving something healthy. Not a surprise. I have been really neglecting my diet in general. So here’s a recipe that actually makes you feel a little good about your diet.




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