This soup is made like mulligatawny. British called the pepper soup as mulligatawny. It originated from the Tamil word "Millagu Thanni" which means "Pepper Water". I will be making this soup for our cold January night with homemade spice powder, brocolli and cilantro. Soup will be drizzdles with cumin seed oil & crispy curry leaves and will be served with bhoondi and a side salad.

Colorful Brown Rice Idli Cupcakes and Quinoa-Rice Pongal with Sambar & Green Goddess Chutney 1. Idli is steamed rice cakes, a popular breakfast & dinner dish from Southern part of India. I will be using some brown rice in the batter. It is made with fermented rice-lentil batter. I will be layering them with flavorful vegetable base. I will serve them like cupcakes. 2. Pongal is South Indian version of a risotto - creamy, mushy dish made with rice, lentils, cumin seeds, peppercorns and curry leaves. I will be replacing half the amount of rice with quinoa. 3. Three Dips: Lentil stew (sambar), Chidambaram style gosthu (the Baba Ghanoush of South India) & Green Goddess Chutney The stuffed idli and pongal will be served with oodles of sambar, gosthu & chutney

Purple Rice | Milk | Cardamom | Coconut Palm Sugar | Banana | Nuts It will be served with hot tea