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Hey Folks, Kappa Puzhukku is one of the staple breakfast items in my house. I remember back in school days most of the time in  a week I will be having kappa puzhukku in the morning when it is the season for tapioca harvest. Kappa puzhukku with beef curry, Fish Curry , chicken curry, or even with pickle is delicious. Kappa Puzhukku - The Perfect Cook Book INGREDIENTS: Tapioca / Kappa - 1 kg Shallots - 8 - 9 Garlic - 5 cloves Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp Grated Coconut - 2 cups Curry Leaves  Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp Salt - to taste Water  PREPARATION:  Peel the skin and clean the kappa. Dice it up and keep it inside water otherwise, the kappa will turn black.  In a hard-bottomed vessel, add the tapioca, 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder, salt, and water enough to cook the tapioca. Cover and cook for 10 - 12 minutes.  Strain the water and pour it back into the same pot.  In a mixer, add shallots, garlic, cumin seeds, and some curry leaves. Give it a blend and make it c...

Hey Folks, Pancakes are a classic breakfast recipe that can be combined and served with sweet fruits or salty bacon. It is a round and fluffy cake made with flour, milk, eggs, and butter. Today I will be sharing a basic and simple recipe for Pancake. Pancakes Recipe - The Perfect Cook Book INGREDIENTS: All Purpose Flour - 1 1/2 cups Baking Powder - 4 tsp Salt - a pinch Sugar - 2 tbsp  Milk - 1 1/4 cups Egg - 1 Melted Butter - 1/4 cup Vanilla Essence - 1/2 tsp PREPARATION: In a large bowl add the flour, baking powder, and salt. Sugar is optional if you want you can add that too.  Give it a quick mix using a whisk.  In another bowl, crack in the egg and pour the milk. Beat and combine them well until it is frothy with a whisk. Add the melted as well as the vanilla essence and mix well to remove the eggy smell.  Make a well in the middle of the dry ingredients and add the egg mixture to it. Fold the batter well with a whisk or wooden spatula. Mix well until the batter d...

  Hey Folks, Idli is one of the most popular breakfast food in South India. There are different varieties of idli, but the authentic idli recipe is made out of rice and black gram. Today, I will be sharing The Perfect Cook Book recipe for soft and fluffy Idli . INGREDIENTS: Black Gram (Uzhunnu) - 1/2 cup Raw Rice (Pachari) - 2 cups Cooked Rice (Choru) - 3/4 cup Fenugreek Seeds - 1/4 tsp Salt - to taste Water - as needed PREPARATION: The first step is to rinse the rice, and black gram until the water turns clear. Then soak the rice in water with some fenugreek seeds for about 4 hours. Soak the rice first, then after an hour soak the black gram in water for a maximum of 3 hours. The next step is grinding the soaked rice and black gram. Pour the soaked black gram into a mixer. I always prefer to use the same water used for soaking it, to grind them. The softness of idli comes from the grinding of the black gram. It has to be ground till it is fluffy and airy. The batter should be thic...