ಮಂಗಳೂರು ಸೌತೇಕಾಯಿ ತಿರುಳಿನ ತಂಬುಳಿ | ಬಣ್ಣದ ಸೌತೇಕಾಯಿ ತಿರುಳಿನ ತಂಬುಳಿ | One of the healthiest starters recipe, which is an age old traditional one as well. The specialty of this watery vegetable cucumber is such that, nothing of it is discarded but everything is consumed ie the skin, flesh, seeds and soft centre part, literally everything
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ಕರಿಬೇವು ಸೊಪ್ಪಿನ ಚಟ್ನಿಪುಡಿ | This particular curry leaves chutney powder recipe which I’m going to share with you all today is a nutritious, wholesome, nourishing condiment, which is prepared by adding few more herbs and healthy stuffs which are very beneficial to our overall health when consumed everyday in a small quantity at the beginning
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Cumin seeds electuary/Herbal jam | ಜೀರಿಗೆ ಲೇಹ್ಯ Lehya is a kind of traditional electuary or herbal jam with a medicinal properties in it, consumed in small quantity to improve health and immunity and revitalise the body. As mentioned above, this has to be the healthiest thing including all the healthy stuffs in it – right?
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ಅವರೇಕಾಳು ಪರಾಠಾ | I was thinking of making this Paratha since long time, but we don’t get avarekayi in Gurgaon, rather here nobody knows about this fresh beans, which is a specialty vegetable during winter in Namma Karnataka/Namma Bengaluru Somehow this time I could get the avarekayi from Bengaluru, so made these Parathas today and
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As we all know, Onam is an annual Indian Hindu religious/harvest festival celebrated across India and predominantly by the people of Kerala. It is the official festival of the state of Kerala and includes range of cultural events. Though Onam is being celebrated for ten days in the month of August-September and this year the
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ಮೆಂತ್ಯ ಸೊಪ್ಪಿನ ಪರಾಠಾ | One of the versatile, healthiest, flavourful green leafy vegetables, the fenugreek leaves are widely used across the globe in multiple cuisines in the form of a spice as well Well I learnt this particular method of making paratha here in Gurgaon from a friend, Meetu Sahajwallah couple of years back. I’m
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ಕಳಿತ ಬಾಳೆಹಣ್ಣಿನ ಪದರು ಪರಾಠ Do you have ripen bananas no no…. over ripen bananas ? if yes, then you should definitely try this recipe. This is a kind of two in one Paratha. Just by adding some amount of jaggery along with the below given ingredients, this Paratha can be converted into Banana Sweet Paratha
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ಹಾಗಲಕಾಯಿ ಕಡ್ಲೆಕಾಯಿ ಪಲ್ಯ | We all at home have no problem in consuming bitter gourd. So for us, bitter gourd is as good as any other vegetable, which is made very often. Now talking about this stir fry, this goes so very well with Phulka, tandoori roti, chapati, Plain paratha, poori and best part is
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ಹಾಗಲಕಾಯಿ ಮಾವಿನಕಾಯಿ ಚಟ್ನಿ | ತೊಕ್ಕು | Bitter gourd/Karela is one of my most favourite vegetable. I can eat anything made using bitter gourd at any time. Bitter gourd chutney is one such recipe which I make since so many years. But since couple of years I’m also making bitter gourd chutney by adding a good
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ನೆಂದ ಹೆಸರು ಬೇಳೆ ಪರಾಠ/ರೊಟ್ಟಿ | We tasted this yellow lentil Paratha, for the first time, at our place when Mr. Jalan, a very good friend of Suresh, sent it along with ripened guava subji. Their cook made this paratha at their place I believe. This paratha is one of a traditional Indian flat bread which
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ಮೊಸರು ಕರ್ರಿ | ದಹಿ ತಡ್ಕಾ | Dahi tadka is a lip smacking side dish made to go with rice or all kinds of Indian flat bread. Very simple, tempered curd/yogurt recipe which can be made when you are in a hurry or running out of time or when you have lot of left over curd
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Amla chutney powder | ಬೆಟ್ಟದ ನೆಲ್ಲಿಕಾಯಿ ಚಟ್ನಿ ಪುಡಿ I am really very glad to have created this amla chutney powder recipe, which is prepared using amla or Indian gooseberry. Its not like nobody does this chutney powder, but I have created this in my own way to suit our requirements and also different people prepare
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ಬಾಳೇಕಾಯಿ ಕಟ್ಲೆಟ್ Raw banana cutlet using only one tsp of oil and made on Iron tawa. Today I’m not going to write much about the health benefits of consuming raw banana rather let us directly go to the recipe, explained with step wise procedure pics You can have a look at many other recipes which
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ಹುಳಿ ಮತ್ತು ಮಜ್ಜಿಗೆ ಹುಳಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಉಕ್ಕರಿಸಿದ ಗೋಧಿ ಧೋಕ್ಲಿ | This is a fusion cuisine. I have mixed two dishes, one from Gujarat/Rajasthan and one more from our own Karnataka and created a different kind of one pot meal Recently I discovered a kind of new one pot meal, but which is actually not any new thing/dish
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ಹೆಸರುಬೇಳೆ ಮೂಂಗ್ಲೆಟ್ | Delhi street food, delish moonglet !! yes … moonglet recipe which is famous across Delhi, which I’m sure you are going to make time and again from now onwards. You read it right … today I’m here to share the recipe of how to make yummy moonglet easily at home. Basically moonglet
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Split bengal gram Idly | ಕಡ್ಲೆಬೇಳೆ ಇಡ್ಲಿ …ಅಕ್ಕಿಯ ಉಪಯೋಗವಿಲ್ಲದೇ | This is just a thought transformed into a breakfast dish !! Yes protein rich, diabetic friendly breakfast recipe which also has got fermented goodness in it !! Yes, last evening, when I was planning for today’s breakfast, thinking something in my mind, went to the
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ಹೆಸರುಬೇಳೆ ಸಂಡಿಗೆ ಪಲ್ಯ | Mangodi Ki subji = moong dal vadi Ki subji (dried/sun dried vadi)/ಹೆಸರುಬೇಳೆ ಸಂಡಿಗೆ ಪಲ್ಯ Here, the word mangodi or mangoda translates to dried (sun dried) small bite sized balls made using soaked and ground split green gram/Yellow lentil/moong dal/hesarubele by putting few spices and herbs. In Kannada, anything that is sun
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ಸುವರ್ಣ ಗೆಡ್ಡೆ ಪರಾಠ | ಚೂರ್ಣ್ ಗೆಡ್ಡೆ ಪರಾಠಾ | Suvarna gedde (as called in Kannada) or elephant foot Yam or Jimikand or suran is a tuber Plant. Tubers are usually short and thickened and they typically grow below the soil. Interestingly In our Kannada language all the tuber vegetables are called as ‘gedde’ which translates to
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ಕೊತ್ತಂಬರಿ ಸೊಪ್ಪಿನ ಫುಲ್ಕಾ , ಪೂರಿ ಮತ್ತು ಪರಾಠ Feeling very glad to have come up with this healthy, tasty, tummy friendly recipe, which is going to get it’s place in my ‘regularly made’ dishes list. I must say ….a breakfast dish with a unique flavour & taste…. Recently had left with plenty of coriander leaves and
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ಕರಿಬೇವು ತಂಬುಳಿ ಅಥವಾ ದೊಡ್ಡಪತ್ರೆ ತಂಬುಳಿ | We all know that these distinctive and Pungent leaves are nutrient rich herb, which benefits our overall health in many ways. They have so high medicinal values. Today I just tried making tambuli, a curd based starter (normally we eat any kind of tambuli, mixed with a small amount
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ರಾಗಿ ಕಢಿ | ಟೊಮೇಟೊ ಕಢಿ …ರಾಗಿ ಹಿಟ್ಟು ಉಪಯೋಗಿಸಿ | Wah !!!!! Pat on my back for getting this thought of making kadhi using ragi flour/millet flour/nachni flour – a nutritious dish/accompaniment to go with all kinds of flat bread and steaming hot rice ! Yes today when I was making preparations to make kadhi to
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ಗೋಧಿ ಹಿಟ್ಟಿನ ಸೌತೇಕಾಯಿ ರೊಟ್ಟಿ | A summer special/suitable rotti/thalipeeth made by adding grated cucumber along with regular spices to the whole wheat flour. We (people of karnataka) generally make rice flour rotti by adding grated cucumber (along with its skin and seeds) to it, so in the same method I have made rotti using whole
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ಪುಲಾವ್ ಉಪ್ಪಿಟ್ಟು | ಹಸಿರು ಉಪ್ಪಿಟ್ಟು … ಮಧುಮೇಹಕ್ಕೆ ಸೂಕ್ತ ತಿಂಡಿ ರೆಸಿಪಿ | I’m definitely a big upma fan !! That too I liked it more when my mom and mom in law used to make upma. They had some magic in their hands I guess …I surely miss them both for this reason too. As I
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ಮೆಂತ್ಯ ಸೊಪ್ಪಿನ ಕಢಿ | The Kannada word ‘menthya soppu‘ translates to ‘fenugreek leaves‘. Come winter and we tend to use all kinds of winter essential, available goodies. And fenugreek leaves is one such winter special green leafy vegetable which we like to indulge in as much as possible. We can make many number of recipes
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ಸಜ್ಜೆ ಅಡೆ ದೋಸೆ | ಬಾಜ್ರಾ ಅಡೆ ದೋಸೆ | ಪರ್ಲ್ ಮಿಲ್ಲೆಟ್ ಅಡೆ ದೋಸೆ | Yes you read it right. After trying out our south Indian protein rich, healthy, wholesome, crispy, delicious breakfast recipe Aday dosay/adai dosa along with semolina, ragi, red rice/matta rice etc, today I’m here to share this wonderful nutritious recipe made along with
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Also I have put black eyed beans and red rice along with other lentils | ಅಡೆ ದೋಸೆ | ಪ್ರೋಟೀನ್ ಭರಿತ ಅಡೆ ದೋಸೆ | I’m back with one more type of diabetic friendly recipe, which also contains lot of protein in it. I have been able to make video demonstration also of this recipe. As I
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ಕ್ಯಾರಟ್ ಫುಲ್ಕಾ | Fiber rich, enriched with vitamins and minerals carrot Phulka is an absolute healthy choice for any time of the day. I have paired this with achari aloo and both together tastes awesome Particularly carrots are a good source of beta carotene, antioxidants, Potassium, fibre besides also being low in calorie Here you
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ಗೋಧಿ ನುಚ್ಚಿನ ಇಡ್ಲಿ | To make this fermented batter idly recipe diabetic friendly, just replaced the rice with broken wheat/lapsy/dalia/godhi nuchhu, rest same measurements and procedure like how we make rice idly. Making broken wheat idly is one more way to reduce the intake of rice. We can also make instant version of dalia idly
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ಮಾವಿನಕಾಯಿ ಮತ್ತು ಬೆಂಡೆಕಾಯಿ ಪಲ್ಯ | An excellent accompaniment to go with Plain paratha, phulka, chapati, poori etc. is this raw mango ladies finger stir fry. Personally this has become one of my most favorite subji lately. Just except for the time taken to roast the ladies finger, this is an easy and yummy subji recipe.
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ಗೋಧಿ ನುಚ್ಚಿನ ಖಾರ ಬಾತ್ | #alwayshomemade #healthyonepotmeal #dalia #brokenwheat #quick&easy #nutritional #immunitybooster #weightwatchrecipe #fibrerich #vegetables #greengram Apt one pot meal for the current on going situation ! a spicy dish which includes all the healthier ingredients which boosts our immunity and keeps us away from getting cold, cough etc. You can also check broken wheat
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ಖಾರದ ಬೇಳೆ ಹೋಳಿಗೆ | ವಿಡಿಯೋ | Earlier probsbly kayi holige (coconut puran poli) & bele holige (lentil sweet puran poli) were the two most famous, well known, commonly prepared holige recipes in Karnataka. But of late everyone have started making many many more varieties of holige, of which even I have tried a few like
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ಹಸಿ ಬಟಾಣಿ ರಾಗಿ ಬೇಳೆ ಅಡೆ ದೋಸೆ – ಅಲಸಂದೆ ಕಾಳಿನೊಟ್ಟಿಗೆ | I keep trying out dosa/dosay using different combinations of lentil, pulses and grains. But this time thought of adding fresh peas as well and it turned out to be a yummy dish which is both delicious & awesome. So very happily sharing the recipe of
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ಹೆಸರು ಬೇಳೆ ಚಾಟ್ | ಮೂ೦ಗ್ ದಾಲ್ ಚಾಟ್ | ವಿಡಿಯೋ | We have grown up eating this basavanagudi (DVG road) special, hesarubele chat and banana benne gulkand, which translates to split green gram chat & banana butter gulkand from namma Bengaluru. I have made this hesarubele chat numerous times earlier at home, but this time without
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ಮೊಳಕೆ ಬರಿಸಿದ ಹೆಸರು ಕಾಳು ರವೆ ರೊಟ್ಟಿ | Making sprouts at home is as easy as consuming it. I very often make green gram, fenugreek seeds, horse gram sprouts at home and use them in cooking. Usually I make rotti or thalipeeth by using sprouted green gram (you can use only soaked green gram as well)
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ಸಜ್ಜೆ ಹಿಟ್ಟು ಮೂಲಂಗಿ ರೊಟ್ಟಿ | ಬಾಜ್ರಾ ಹಿಟ್ಟು ಮೂಲಂಗಿ ರೊಟ್ಟಿ | Winter is here and it’s time to relish all kinds of winter delicacies… such as carrot halwa, different kinds of parathas, masala peanut, soups , masala rice etc etc. Pearl millet flour or sajje hittu or bajre ke atta is one such amazing food, which
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ಜೋಳದ ಕಢಿ | ಜೋಳ ಮತ್ತು ಈರುಳ್ಳಿ ಕಢಿ | Kadhi is as such one of my favorite side dish, but onion kadhi is my most favorite. Today sharing with you all the recipe of onion kadhi by adding sorghum flour/jowar flour/jolada hittu. This Jowar kadhi is a simple, quick side dish which tastes superb with both
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And also read about how to sprout fenugreek seeds | ಮೊಳಕೆ ಮೆಂತ್ಯದ ಕಾಳಿನ ತಂಬುಳಿ | It is very easy to make fenugreek seeds sprout at home. I’m very fond of making whole green gram sprouts and fenugreek seeds sprout and use them in many ways and very often I keep making them So time and
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ಶುಂಠಿ ತಂಬುಳಿ | Sharing with you all one more curd based side dish, an appetizer with lot of medicinal properties ie.. shunti tambuli/ginger tambuli, which is very good for digestion and also a healthy, tasty , simple side dish. Actually we eat this tambuli mixed with steaming rice and ghee at the beginning of the
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CHAYOTE SQUASH FINGER MILLET FLOUR ROTTI | ಸೀಮೆಬದನೆಕಾಯಿ ರಾಗಿ ರೊಟ್ಟಿ | ರಾಗಿ ರೊಟ್ಟಿ | I always look forward to include more and more ragi in our diet, that too in its whole form. But today’s recipe is made by using ragi flour. Just one more kind of variation in making ragi rotti by adding grated
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ಮಿಶ್ರ ಕಾಳುಗಳ ಹುಳಿ | ವಿವಿಧ ಮಿಶ್ರಿತ ಕಾಳುಗಳ ಹುಳಿ | A protein rich healthy preparation, which we always like to indulge in is this mixed pulses curry or mishra kalugala huli. The kannada word ‘mishra’ translates to ‘mixed’ and ‘kalugalu’ translates to ‘pulses’. I have used 12 kinds of pulses and a small quantity of toor
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ಛೋಲೆ | ಪಂಜಾಬಿ ಛೋಲೆ | ವಿಡಿಯೋ | Chole is a very popular curry or gravy prepared by Punjabi’s as well as others through out north India. It is also a favorite dish among many Indians. Chole chawal , chole bhature, chole aloo tikki, chole paratha etc are favorite combinations among most of the Indians. I
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ಹೆಸರುಬೇಳೆ ಮತ್ತು ಉದ್ದಿನಬೇಳೆ ಇಡ್ಲಿ | ಪ್ರೋಟೀನ್ ಭರಿತ ಇಡ್ಲಿ | This is one of a healthy, fiber rich, protein packed idly recipe that does not contain rice in it as well as a diabetic friendly recipe, which can be relished by people of all age group. In this recipe I have used both split black gram
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ಸತ್ತೂ ಪರಾಠಾ | ಕಡಲೇಕಾಳು ಹಿಟ್ಟು ತುಂಬಿದ ಪರಾಠಾ | ಗೋಧಿ ಹಾಗೂ ರಾಗಿ ಹಿಟ್ಟಿನೊಂದಿಗೆ | To begin with I would like to give a brief introduction about sattu to all my South Indian friends/readers/viewers/followers. Sattu is nothing but the roasted chickpea flour/hurida Kadale kalina hittu or hottina sahita Kadale kalina hittu. Actually this wonder flour sattu is
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ಮೆಂತ್ಯ ಸೊಪ್ಪಿನ ಫುಲ್ಕಾ | We all know that chopped fenugreek leaves are added to the whole wheat flour and made paratha since ages. But how about adding fenugreek leaves paste to the flour and making Phulkas! interesting isn’t it? Yes….during this recent winter I tried making fenugreek leaves phulka or methi phulka and it is
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ಒಣ ಬಟಾಣಿ ಉಸ್ಲಿ | ಒಣ ಬಟಾಣಿ ಸಲಾಡ್ | It is made exactly like how we make usli/salad using dried chickpeas, black eyed beans/lobia, horse gram/hurali/kulthi or whole green gram. These are all a protein rich, fibre rich, healthy accompaniments served with meals, mostly with lunch. We also make saaru/rasam and huli/dal using the stock/water in
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ಕ್ಯಾರಟ್ ಎಳ್ಳು ರಾಗಿ ರೊಟ್ಟಿ | ರಾಗಿ ರೊಟ್ಟಿ | One of the healthiest choice most suitable during summer season rather all seasons, ragi rotti made using carrot & sesame seeds and paired along with grated cucumber raita and sour raw mango gojju, which are also a diabetic friendly dishes too Everything ie ragi, carrot, sesame seeds,
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ಈರುಳ್ಳಿ ಹುಳಿ | ಈರುಳ್ಳಿ ಸಾಂಬಾರ್ | ಈರುಳ್ಳಿ ಸಾರು | Yet another onion huli or sambar or curry recipe made in my own way, which we all like to relish with any kind of South Indian breakfast dishes or simply along with steaming hot rice The specialty in this huli/saaru recipe is that the onions are
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ಹೆಸರುಕಾಳು ದೋಸೆ | Hesarukalu dosay or whole green gram dosa is an healthy, quick, instant dish. This is a recipe of a dosa/dosay variety which requires less effort as no need to soak the ingredients for long time and no need to ferment the batter. In other words a simple, healthy, easy, quick or instant
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ರಾಜ್ಮಾ ಮಸಾಲಾ | ರಾಜ್ಮಾ ಚಾವಲ್ | The Punjab special rajma chawal recipe is today’s brunch special at our place, so I thought, along with let me share the recipe of my method of making Rajma masala at home. I and both my sons like rajma chawal very much, Suresh never likes to have it in
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Made in 2 ways and this is a without onion garlic recipe | ಬಟಾಣಿ ಪರಾಠಾ | ಹಸಿ ಬಟಾಣಿ ಪರಾಠಾ | As the heading itself depicts, I make this fresh green peas paratha in two different ways and both tastes superb in their own way. Broadly you can say in the first method there is a
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ಬೆಟ್ಟದ ನೆಲ್ಲಿಕಾಯಿ ಸಾರು | ಆಮ್ಲ ರಸಂ | A therapeutic, soothing, diabetic friendly saaru/rasam recipe prepared using amla, herbs, condiments and spices. Amla saaru or Indian gooseberry rasam is an absolutely winter friendly recipe. Today wanted to make amla/nellikayi chitranna, but ended up making saaru/rasam. I have also posted amla pickle , dry instant pickle ,
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ಅಕ್ರೂಟ್/ಆಕ್ರೋಡು ಬೆಟ್ಟದ ನೆಲ್ಲಿಕಾಯಿ ಚಟ್ನಿ | This is my 18th kind of chutney recipe. Made chutney using the Kashmir’s significant nut – walnut. More often I use more walnuts wherever and whenever I feel like it fits into that particular recipe, considering its innumerable health benefits. This time I tried making chutney, which can be used
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ಕಡಲೇಕಾಳು ಉಸ್ಲಿ | ಗುಗ್ಗುರಿ | As I have mentioned earlier in my posts, this is the recipe from southern parts of India. It is prepared as either evening snack or as an accompaniment with saaru/rasam or made during functions or festivals to offer as naivedya and share with the home coming guests as well On
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ರಾಗಿ ದೋಸೆ | ಹುದುಗಿಸಿದ ರಾಗಿ ದೋಸೆ | A very healthy, filling, full of fibre, diabetic friendly dish made using finger millet/ragi as a main ingredient, which is very suitable for breakfast or brunch. In this recipe I actually most of the times use whole black gram/uddina kalu/sabut urad which is also full of fibre along
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ಜೋಳದ ರೊಟ್ಟಿ | Jowar roti or Jolada rotti is a flat bread made using jowar/sorghum floor/bili jolada hittu, Which is a north Karnataka special and very widely made in northern parts of India as well during winters. Jowar contains a good amount of fibre, it improves digestion, both of which is good for the control
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ಬದನೇಕಾಯಿ ಎಣ್ಣೆಗಾಯಿ ಪಲ್ಯ – 1 | Today I served Jowar roti/ Jolada rotti along with badanekayi ennegayi and chutney pudi mixed with ghee. Nobody likes brinjal that much as I do at my place. But I keep making something or the other using this vegetable and serve them in less quantity/portion and keep the bigger
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ಎಲೆಕೋಸು ಪಲ್ಯ | ಎಲೆಕೋಸಿನ ಪಲ್ಯ | Today I’m here to share a simple yet tasty, regular palya made using cabbage or yelekosu – as we call this in Kannada language. This yelekosu palya or cabbage stir fry is very easy to make with some basic tempering. We call this kind of palya as sihi palya
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A diabetic friendly recipe which also includes oats & methi ಇಡೀ ಬಿಳಿ ಜೋಳ ಮತ್ತು ರಾಗಿ ದೋಸೆ | It just strike my mind to make use of whole sorghum and make dosay/dosa, but when I was about to soak the sorghum, thought of adding whole ragi also to it. What next – soaked both the things
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ಬಿಳಿ ಜೋಳದ ದೋಸೆ | ಜೋಳದ ದೋಸೆ | I’m here with yet another recipe picked up from my written/noted recipe book. Actually in the book I have written/noted as sweet corn (musukina jola) to be used in this recipe, but today somehow I felt like making it using Sorghum/Jowar instead of sweet corn. This whole sorghum
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ಸಿಹಿ ಗೆಣಸು ಮತ್ತು ದೊಣ್ ಮೆಣಸಿನಕಾಯಿ ಪಲ್ಯ | The recipe is in the same method in which we make palya using potato along with capsicum, but for a change I have used/tried making the same Palya using sweet potato along with capsicum and served it with ragi rotti . Sweet potato capsicum stir fry or palya turned out
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ಹಾರಕ ಮತ್ತು ಬೇಳೆಗಳ ಅಡೆ ದೋಸೆ | ಆರ್ಕ ಅಡೆ ದೋಸೆ | Today tried making adai dosay using Kodo millet by replacing rice. Kodo millet is called as Kodon in Hindi and Haraka or aarka in Kannada. Usually we use only whole red chilies or equal number of red chilies and green chilies, but today I have
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ಉಪ್ಪಿಟ್ಟು | ಉಪಮಾ | A very simple, easy plain upma preparation by Manoj. One more recipe added to his collection/learner’s recipe/beginners recipe. This Upma or Uppittu is made using very less quantity of semolina/sooji, which is enough for one person. Again I just guided him and he prepared it fully by himself. Ingredients : the
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ಕಡಲೇಕಾಳು ಕಟ್ಟಿನ ಗಟ್ಟಿ ಹುಳಿ ಮತ್ತು ಉಸ್ಲಿ | Usli is a kind of sauteed salad made using different kinds of legumes, which are made very often in almost all Southern parts of India. And normally we (people of south India) make saaru/rasam using the strained water in which the legume is cooked (legume stock as in vegetable stock)
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Made by using both little millet & foxtail millet | ಸಾಮೆ ಅಕ್ಕಿ ಮತ್ತು ನವಣೆ ಮಸಾಲೆ ದೋಸೆ | Millets are called as ‘siridhanya’ in Kannada. Made millets masala dosa or dosay(without onion) by putting the proportions of ingredients on my own and it turned out like normal/regular dosa/dosay only. In this recipe I have used navane/foxtail
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An awesome one pot meal | ಗೋರಿಕಾಯಿ ಗೋಧಿ ಹಿಟ್ಟಿನ ಧೊಕ್ಲಿ | I’m here with yet another steamed dumpling curry – one of the traditional Gujarat and Rajasthan special dish. It is basically a spicy wheat flour dumpling cooked in cluster beans curry. I made this Gwar dhokli or cluster beans wheat flour dumpling curry just once and
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ಸೀಮೆಬದನೆಕಾಯಿ ಹುರಳಿಕಾಯಿ ಸಾಗು | ಎರಡು ತರಕಾರಿಗಳ ಸಾಗು | This Particular two vegetable sagu is one of our most favourite. For aromatic masala I use only Cinnamon stick and the vegetables used are french beans & chayote squash (seeme badanekayi). Earlier I have also made sagu using only seeme badanekayi/chayote squash. It goes well with Chapati, Phulka,
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ಬ್ರೌನ್ ಅಕ್ಕಿಯ (ಸಾವಯವ) ಸೆಟ್ ದೋಸೆ ಮತ್ತು ಖಾಲಿ ದೋಸೆ | ಕೆಂಪು ಅಕ್ಕಿಯ ಸೆಟ್ ದೋಸೆ ಮತ್ತು ಖಾಲಿ ದೋಸೆ | ರವೆ ಸೆಟ್ ದೋಸೆ ಮತ್ತು ಹಸಿರು ಬಣ್ಣದ ಈರುಳ್ಳಿ ಚಟ್ನಿ ವಿಡಿಯೋ ರೆಸಿಪಿ ಲಿಂಕ್ | KHALI DOSAY can also be made using this batter. You can just check below at the end of this post for the details During my recent
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ಬೀಟ್ರೂಟ್ ಹಾಕಿದ ರಾಗಿ ರೊಟ್ಟಿ | ಬೀಟ್ರೂಟ್ ಮತ್ತು ಮಿಲ್ಲೆಟ್ ರೊಟ್ಟಿ | Such a healthy and tasty breakfast to serve to the people you care about ! A very easy, healthy colorful rotti recipe, which fills your stomach with that total satisfaction of eating and serving something best to your family members. A wonderful combination of finger
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ಹೆಸರುಕಾಳು ಹುಳಿ | ವ್ರತದ ಹುಳಿ | Traditional, healthy, authentic, delicious huli/curry prepared using green gram or sabut moong dal or hesaru kalu. This one of those traditional dishes made particularly during ‘chaturmaasa vratha’. Both my grand mothers used to make this huli and my mother learnt from them, like wise further passed on to me.
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ಹೀರೆಕಾಯಿ ನುಚ್ಚಿನುಂಡೆ | ಹೀರೆಕಾಯಿ ಬೇಳೆ ನುಚ್ಚಿನುಂಡೆ | Today made yet another innovation by adding chopped ridge gourd/heerekayi to our own, traditional steamed snack recipe – nuchhinunde/dal /lentil dumplings, which is also an addition to the list of diabetic friendly recipes. I have used both togaribele (pigeon peas) & kadalebele (split bengal gram) to make this
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A diabetic friendly, low calorie breakfast idea along with the goodness of fenugreek seeds | ಹೆಸರುಕಾಳು ಇಡ್ಲಿ | ಹೆಸರು ಕಾಳಿನ ಇಡ್ಲಿ | A Protein rich filling food made using split green gram along with rice or semolina/rava/sooji. Mung beans are fiber rich filling food. Consumption of more fiber means eating fewer calories. Fiber rich food
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ಬಿಳಿ ಜೋಳದ ಹಿಟ್ಟಿನ ದಿಢೀರ್ ದೋಸೆ | A diabetic friendly, millet recipe for breakfast, using sorghum/jowar flour/jolada hittu & split black gram flour/uddina hittu. A very simple & quick to prepare, instant, sorghum flour dosa is a healthy breakfast idea. It is also suitable for consuming at dinner time as well.  The below mentioned quantity of
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ತಟ್ಟೆ ಇಡ್ಲಿ | ಕೆಂಪಕ್ಕಿ ತಟ್ಟೆ ಇಡ್ಲಿ | Tatte idly is one among the many varieties of idly made in Karnataka. Here the word tatte translates to ‘plate’ ie… idly made in plates instead of that regular round moulds. As of my knowledge the origin of this particular variety of idly belongs to a place called
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ಗೆಣಸಿನ ಪರಾಠಾ | ಸಿಹಿ ಗೆಣಸಿನ ಪರಾಠಾ | Yet another winter special paratha recipe, in which we can use either whole wheat flour or mixed grains flour and which can be served at breakfast time or during lunch and which is also a diabetic friendly recipe as well, as they are high in fiber and have
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ನುಚ್ಚಿನುಂಡೆ | ಮೆಂತ್ಯ ಸೊಪ್ಪಿನ ತೊಗರಿ ನುಚ್ಚಿನುಂಡೆ | When some thing strikes my mind, I surely try out that recipe and it definitely turns out too good ! may be by God’s grace ! So this is one such recipe. Neither I have ever used fenugreek leaves/methi in this particular nuchhinunde or dumpling nor I have
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ಮೆಂತ್ಯ ಸೊಪ್ಪಿನ ಸಾರು | ಮೆಂತ್ಯ ಸೊಪ್ಪು ಸಾರು | Tried it just like that (haage summane) and made this saaru like how we make regular bele saaru (lentil rasam), but have added sauteed and ground methi/fenugreek leaves and small amount of fenugreek seeds as well. I thought it may turn out little bitter but it didn’t,
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ಒಂಭತ್ತು ಹಿಟ್ಟುಗಳ ರೊಟ್ಟಿ | ಮಿಶ್ರ ಹಿಟ್ಟುಗಳ ತಾಲಿಪಟ್ಟು | An amazing, winter special rotti or thalipeeth, a breakfast recipe, prepared by using many kinds of flours mixed together. This is known as rotti in rest of the Karnataka and as thalipeeth in Northern parts of Karnataka and also Maharashtra state as well. But during winter all
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ಮಿಶ್ರ ತರಕಾರಿಗಳ ತ್ವರಿತ ಸಾಗು | ಕುಕ್ಕರ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ತ್ವರಿತ ಸಾಗು | QCM stands for “quicker cooking method”, which is the age old method of making dishes by gathering all the ingredients together in a cooker and cooking in one shot ! the best example for this is, our Karnataka special dish “bisibelebath” ie…. putting everything in
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ರವೆ ಪೊಂಗಲ್ | ರವೆ ಖಾರ ಪೊಂಗಲ್ | Khara Pongal or Rave huggi or Sooji ki khichdi is yet another savoury special breakfast idea, from southern parts of India, made by using split green gram or moong dal or hesarubele and semolina or rava or rave Mildly spicy, suitable for winter, healthy, yummy flavorful dish served
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ರಾಜ್ಮ ಪರಾಠಾ | ಬೀನ್ಸ್ ಪರಾಠಾ | A very healthy diabetic friendly paratha, which has got amazing health benefits. They have high quantities of folic acid, calcium, carbohydrates, fibre, proteins etc all of which are considered as important in proper functioning of our body. Some of the health benefits of rajma/Kidney beans are… good for diabetics,
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ಸೇಬು ಮತ್ತು ಹಸಿ ಮೆಣಸಿನ ಪರಾಠಾ | Made using multi grains flour along with whole wheat flour | After using fresh fruits like green grapes, pineapple, pomegranate, mango, watermelon etc in preparing dishes, this time again it is the chance of fresh apple in the process. Best way to use this fresh fruit if bored of
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ಇಡೀ ರಾಗಿ ಸೆಟ್ ದೋಸೆ | ಮಿಲ್ಲೆಟ್ ಸೆಟ್ ದೋಸಾ | ರವೆ ಸೆಟ್ ದೋಸೆ ಮತ್ತು ಹಸಿರು ಬಣ್ಣದ ಈರುಳ್ಳಿ ಚಟ್ನಿ ವಿಡಿಯೋ ರೆಸಿಪಿ ಲಿಂಕ್ | This was today’s awesome breakfast dish paired along with yummy Potato sagu/aloo subji and coconut chutney. Yesterday just like that I thought about this and soaked black gram lentil/urad dal/uddina bele and Sago/sabudana/sabbakki for almost
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ಮೆಂತ್ಯದ ಗೊಜ್ಜು | ಮೆಂತ್ಯ ಕಾಳಿನ ಗೊಜ್ಜು | Fenugreek/methi seeds, though small in size, has an amazing health benefits and is used as medicinal, therapeutic and natural home remedy. Both methi seeds and leaves are easily available and largely used across the country. It has numerous health benefits  and has minerals, fiber, Protein, Vitamin C, Iron,
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ಗೋಧಿ ನುಚ್ಚಿನ ಬಿಸಿಬೇಳೆ ಬಾತ್ | ದಲಿಯಾ ಬಿಸಿಬೇಳೆ ಬಾತ್ | We, the people of south India, that too specially the people of Bengaluru-Mysuru region, are always ready any time, any day to relish our own bisibelebath in any combination ie… rice-dal, beaten rice-dal, millet-dal or broken wheat dal !! for it is for sure a yummy,
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ಜೋಳದ ಅವಲಕ್ಕಿ ಚೂಡಾ | ಜೋಳದ ಅವಲಕ್ಕಿ ಮಿಕ್ಸ್ಚರ್ | Yummy sorghum flakes mixture !! Sorghum flakes/Jowar poha/jolada avalakki is processed following “the process standardized for flakes preparation using flakes machine”, which is one of the millet and has a very good taste and is rich in essential health nutrients. Particularly I’m using it since last 3 years,
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ಜೋಳದ ರವೆ ಇಡ್ಲಿ | ಬಿಳಿ ಜೋಳದ ರವೆಯ ಇಡ್ಲಿ | ಮಿಲ್ಲೆಟ್ ಇಡ್ಲಿ | A gluten free, diabetic friendly Idly recipe made with Sorghum millet semolina, black gram lentil, and fenugreek seeds. This sorghum semolina idly turned out soft and had the same texture like rice idly and was too yummy. Earlier I had tried making Upma,
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ಬಾಳೆಹಣ್ಣು ವಾಲ್ನಟ್ ಸಜ್ಜಿಗೆ/ಶೀರಾ | Walnuts are high-calorie, high-fat food, but they are healthy calories and healthy fats, and I always like to use it in every possible dish. Today I made semolina bath using banana-walnut-fresh coconut without sugar but by adding a small amount of jaggery. No need to say it was toooooo yummy !
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ಶ್ಯಾವಿಗೆ ಬಿಸಿಬೇಳೆಬಾತ್ | ಸೇಮಿಯಾ ಬಿಸಿಬೇಳೆಬಾತ್ | Today I tried (kind of innovated….because I have never seen anyone doing this or tasted it anywhere ) an awesome diabetic friendly recipe, in which a diabetic person can indulge without any hesitation and have it tummy full without any worries !! Since many years and till now I
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ರವೆ ಬಿಸಿಬೇಳೆಬಾತ್ | Today I tried an awesome diabetic friendly recipe, in which a diabetic person can indulge without any hesitation and have it tummy full without any worries !! Since many years and till now I used to prepare the authentic bisibelebath using rice or flattened rice or little millet (Saame) along with lentil
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ಸಾಮೆ ಅಕ್ಕಿ ಬಿಸಿಬೇಳೆಬಾತ್ | Millets are gluten free grains and hence it is called as diabetic friendly grains. We south Indians use Ragi mainly in our diet since ages, which is again a wonder millet. They are very rich in dietary fiber and has a very high content of nutrients. And also contains impressive starch
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ಗೋಧಿ ಶ್ಯಾವಿಗೆಯ ತರಕಾರಿ ಬಾತ್ | ಗೋಧಿ ಸೇಮಿಯಾ ವೆಜಿಟಬಲ್ ಬಾತ್ | I make it in a little different way to adjust it to the taste of my children. I just add cumin seeds, green chilli, veggies and wheat vermicelli (I also want to add in curry leaves, but they don’t allow me) using little oil and
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ಮಾವಿನ ಕಾಯಿ ಸೌತೇಕಾಯಿ ಉಪ್ಪಿಟ್ಟು | ಖಾರಾಬಾತ್ | Today’s yummy breakfast, which is healthy and apt for this hot weather. This time I have made it with a small twist in it ie…. added grated raw mango instead of adding regular lemon juice for that tangy taste. And it turned out to be more tasty and
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ಮೆಂತ್ಯ ಸೊಪ್ಪು ಮತ್ತು ಕಡಲೇ ಬೀಜದ ಉಪ್ಪಿಟ್ಟು | Since some time, I was planning to make upma by adding fenugreek leaves (normally methi is not used while making upma) and co incidentally my sis – in -law Sandhya told me about adding Peanuts to the upma which, one of her friend does. So what next – I
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ಛೋಲೆ | ಪಂಜಾಬಿ ಸಾತ್ವಿಕ್ ಛೋಲೆ | ಈರುಳ್ಳಿ ಬೆಳ್ಳುಳ್ಳಿ ರಹಿತ ಛೋಲೆ | As the name itself depicts…..this is a Satvik dish ie… no onion – no garlic recipe ! Wow very rich.. tasty, healthy.. delicious.. superb.. lip smacking yummy recipe. We all enjoyed this delicious chole with Rice, Dosa/Dosay and Phulka…..what not and what all. This
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ಮೆಂತ್ಯ ಸೊಪ್ಪಿನ ಪರಾಠಾ | We get very fresh fenugreek leaves here now in winter. Anything made using fenugreek leaves tastes awesome and we all at home like this wonderful leafy vegetable very much. More and more dishes are prepared throughout the winter and we enjoy each and every dish. I make fenugreek leaves paratha in
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ಬಿಳಿ ಜೋಳದ ರವೆ ರೊಟ್ಟಿ | ಜೋಳದ ರವೆ ರೊಟ್ಟಿ | Today let us learn about how to make rotti/flat bread using sorghum semolina/jolada rave. Sorghum which is called as Jowar in Hindi, Cholam in Telugu, Jola in Kannada, Cholum in Malayalam…. is a powerhouse of nutrients. Sorghum/Jowar also belongs to Millets category. Consuming millets has many
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ರಾಗಿ ಇಡ್ಲಿ | ಮಿಲ್ಲೆಟ್ ಇಡ್ಲಿ | Ragi idly is a healthy, nutritious, tasty dish made using whole ragi, with high fiber content which helps to manage blood sugar levels and cholesterol problems. Ragi which helps in anemia and is an excellent plant source of natural Iron. It is a cereal loaded with Calcium, proteins and
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Vermicelli hyacinth beans idly| shavige avarekalu idly (Yet again moderated this recipe with a new and rare twist. You can check the updated version below (just after the procedure Pics) at the end of this page) Vermicelli is a commonly available ingredient, used in various cuisines across India. It is easily available in both raw
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Fermented batter Kanchipuram rave idly (below at the end) ರವೆ ಇಡ್ಲಿ | ಹುದುಗಿಸಿದ ರವೆ ಇಡ್ಲಿ | This is not the instant version. Many years ago I tried this recipe of making idly with fermented batter using split black gram & Semolina/Rava and split black gram & Broken wheat/Dalia. Since then it has become a regular
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ಕರಿಬೇವು ಸೊಪ್ಪಿನ ಚಟ್ನಿಪುಡಿ (ಬಾಣಂತಿಯರಿಗೆ) Packed with Carbohydrates, fiber, Calcium, Phosphorous, iron and Vitamins like C, A, B, E, Curry leaves are a wonder leaves with lot of health benefits. This particular recipe of curry leaves chutney powder is specially made for new mothers to consume during their Post partum period It is good for heart
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ಕರಿಬೇವು ಸೊಪ್ಪಿನ ಗೊಜ್ಜು | ಕರಿಬೇವಿನ ಗೊಜ್ಜು | Curry leaves known as kadi patta in Hindi & karibevina soppu in Kannada is Packed with Vitamins like C, A, B, E…. Irons, Calcium, Fiber, Carbohydrates, Phosphorous, helps your heart function better. It is also good for skin & hair. As a South Indian, by default I use
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ಮುದ್ದೆ | ರಾಗಿ ಮುದ್ದೆ | Would like to know how to make Ragi mudde ? then here is my method of making this nutritious, energetic, Calcium rich dish from Karnataka & Mysore region. In Villages they add broken rice along with the ragi flour and make it very hard & big in size quantity wise,
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ಮಿಶ್ರ ತರಕಾರಿಗಳ ಪಲ್ಯ | ಮಿಶ್ರ ತರಕಾರಿಗಳ ಹುರಿದು ಮಾಡಿದ ಪಲ್ಯ | This is one of our most favourite mixed vegetables stir fry. A simple, quick & crunchy palya which has the goodness of varieties of vegetables. The only spice used in this is red chilli powder. This goes well with almost everything as in Poori, Phulka,
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ಗೋಧಿ ಹಿಟ್ಟಿನ ದೋಸೆ | ಗೋಧಿ ಹಿಟ್ಟಿನ ದಿಢೀರ್ ದೋಸೆ | As the name itself indicates, I use whole wheat flour (I personally get it done in the mill) to make this yummy dosay/dosa. This is an instant, quick and easy recipe which can be made at any time of the day. If you are a diabetic
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ಸಿಹಿಗುಂಬಳ ಕಾಯಿ ತೊವ್ವೆ | ಸಿಹಿ ಕುಂಬಳ ಕಾಯಿ ತೊವ್ವೆ | In southern parts of India.. when you say  tovve ( dal ) itself means its a less spicy preparation ie…. no aromatic spices are used, also which is very much suitable for summers. Tovve can be made Plain ie using only lentil or by putting some
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ಮೆಂತ್ಯ ಕಾಳಿನ ತಂಬುಳಿ | Tambuli is a curd based curry eaten at the beginning of the meal, mixed with hot rice in a comparatively less quantity. Not only this, any kind of tambuli for that matter. This is one of our Malenadu (my native) special dish, which we would love to eat any day. This
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ಗೋಧಿ ನುಚ್ಚಿನ ದೋಸೆ | ಗೋಧಿ ದಲಿಯಾ ದೋಸೆ | I Prepare this dosa exactly in the same procedure as rava dosa. So in a very less time ie… within couple of hours it will be ready to eat. We can make this broken wheat dosa by adding any kind of vegetables or can keep it plain.
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ರವೆ ದೋಸೆ | ಹುದುಗಿಸಿದ ರವೆ ದೋಸೆ | There are many methods of making Rava dosa, but I always prefer to make this dosa in this particular method ie… in fermented batter form. We can add any vegetables to make this rava dosa more fibre rich and colourful or we can make simple, crispy, melt in
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ಮೊಸರು ಶ್ಯಾವಿಗೆ | ಶ್ಯಾವಿಗೆ ಮೊಸರು ಬಾತ್ | Curd vermicelli or Semiya curd bath is a tasty dish prepared exactly in the same way as curd rice or mosaranna as we call this dish in our Kannada language and here rice is being replaced with semiya or vermicelli. This is a very easy and quick recipe
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ತ್ವರಿತ ರಾಗಿ ಹಿಟ್ಟಿನ ದೋಸೆ | ರಾಗಿ ಹಿಟ್ಟಿನ ದೋಸೆ | I have posted ragi rotti recipe on my blog long ago, Now its Ragi dosa/dosay. Very simple, easy and healthy version of dosa/dosay. Though this is an instant version, we can also make this dosay by fermenting the batter for 8 to 9 hours or overnight We
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ಕಡಲೇಬೇಳೆ ಚಟ್ನಿ | Today ie on 3/11/2022, I moderated this chutney with a slight variation. To this recipe I just added some 15 to 20 fresh ajwain leaves/Indian borage/doddapatre as we call it in Kannada. You can check the details below at the end of this recipe Split bengal gram is called as ‘Kadale bele’
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ರಾಗಿ ರೊಟ್ಟಿ | Ragi or finger millet is widely used in South India. Ragi is rich in absorb-able calcium, Iron and fiber. Ragi is used in many ways ie… Ragi rotti, Ragi dosay, Ragi ladoo, Ragi porridge, Ragi malt and most popular is ” Ragi balls (mudde)”. We can make this ragi rotti by adding
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ಬೆಟ್ಟದ ನೆಲ್ಲಿಕಾಯಿ ಪಲ್ಯ | ಬೆಟ್ಟದ ನೆಲ್ಲಿಕಾಯಿ ಉಪ್ಪಿನಕಾಯಿ ಪುಡಿಯ ಪಲ್ಯ | We get plenty of Indian gooseberry during winter season in Gurgaon. It is bigger in size and more sour than the gooseberries which we get in Bangalore. I learnt this recipe from one of Mrs. Nita Mehta’s cook book and made some changes in the
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ಕಾಳು ಬೇಳೆ ರವೆ ದೋಸೆ | One of the south Indian style, easy and quick to make, a kind of instant dosay/dosa recipe. Traditionally this preparation calls for more amount of rice, but however here I have replaced rice with semolina/sooji or rave as we call it in our Kannada language No change in taste by
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