ರವೆ ಡ್ರೈ ಫ್ರೂಟ್ಸ್ ಮತ್ತು ಮಿಶ್ರಿತ ಹಿಟ್ಟಿನ ಉಂಡೆ | A very healthy, easy to make and delicious multigrain flour dry fruit semolina laddoo recipe, which is very inviting and attracts people of all age group to relish on it This multigrain flour is a combination of 60% of whole wheat flour and 5% each of Jowar,
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ಅವರೇಕಾಳು ಚಕ್ಕುಲಿ | ಅವ್ರೇಕಾಳು ಚಕ್ಲಿ | Sri Krishna Janmashtami is around the corner and this recipe, avarekalu chakkuli or hyacinth beans chakkuli, which I’m going to share now would be helpful to make on that day. Happy Gokulashtami to you all in advance, may Lord Krishna bless us all. During his recent visit to Mumbai,
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ರವೆ ಒಣ ಹಣ್ಣು ಬೀಜಗಳ ಹುರಿ ಹಿಟ್ಟು/ರವೆ ಮತ್ತು ಡ್ರೈ ಫ್ರೂಟ್ಸ್ & ನಟ್ಸ್ ಪಂಜೀರಿ Panjeeri, one of the traditional dish, is a dry and sweet snack with high nutritional values. This is also an energy booster, besides adding to the overall health of the body. This is also one of the north Indian winter special snack, which
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ಧನಿಯಾ ಪಂಜೀರಿ | ಕೊತ್ತಂಬರಿ ಬೀಜದ ಪಂಜೀರಿ | The Hindi word ‘dhaniya’ translates to ‘coriander seeds’ and ‘Panjiri’ can be called as ‘huri hittu/hurittu’ Now coming to the point, dhaniya Panjiri is one of the kind of offer made to the Lord Sri Krishna necessarily on Sri Krishna Janmashtami or Gokulashtami here in north India. We,
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ಹಿತಕಿದ ಬಟಾಣಿ ಬೇಳೆ ಮಿಕ್ಸ್ಚರ್ | Avarekayi or hyacinth beans is a famous seasonal vegetable or beans grown in Karnataka. During winter, in Bengaluru we get Avarekayi/hyacinth beans in plenty. Obviously we make many types of dishes using avarekayi and making mixture of hithakavarebele/pressed hyacinth beans for tea/coffee time is almost like a tradition there. But
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ಬೇಸನ್ ಲಾಡೂ | ತರಿ ಕಡ್ಲೆಹಿಟ್ಟಿನ ಬೇಸನ್ ಲಾಡೂ ಬೆಲ್ಲದೊಟ್ಟಿಗೆ | Yes !! you read it right.. it’s Jaggery besan ladoo Here in north India, they make besan laddu using mota besan, which translates to coarsely ground bengal gram. It is very easy to get this flour here. And also as I have mentioned earlier for many
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ಅಂಟಿನ ಉಂಡೆ | ಅಂಟಿನುಂಡೆ | One of the healthiest ladoo which is nutritious and delicious as well. The Kannada word ‘antu’ translates to edible gum, which is mainly used in this recipe. Actually this unde/ladoo is compulsorily made during the postpartum or postnatal period and given to every mother in our Karnataka/Bengaluru to acquire nutrients
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ಹೆಸರು ಬೇಳೆ ಚಕ್ಲಿ | Usually we make muchhore, a savory snack using split green gram/hesarubele along with rice flour, but I just tried making chakkuli/chakli by putting almost similar ingredients and their measurement, but it is entirely different in taste ! Yes … just including or excluding couple of ingredients makes the whole recipe taste
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ಮೊಸರು ತೇಂಗೋಳು | ದಿಢೀರ್ ಮೊಸರು ತೇಂಗೋಳು | Yet another deep fried, instant curd based savory snack recipe chosen from one of my old written recipes book. This year for recent gokulashtami also I had made this tengolu only instead of the traditional tengolu. This is no doubt a quick recipe, which doesn’t take much time,
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ಕೋಡ್ಬಳೆ | ಕೋಡುಬಳೆ | ಟೈಪ್ – 2 | In this recipe I have tried to explain how to make Kodbale/Kodubale by using red chili powder instead of whole red chilies. Earlier I have posted the kodbale recipe made by using whole red chilies, which we grind into powder and then add it to the rice
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ದಿಢೀರ್ ಚಕ್ಕುಲಿ | ದಿಢೀರ್ ಚಕ್ಲಿ | One of the recipe from my old written/noted recipe book, which I have made numerous number of times earlier, but never shared the recipe here. So this time without fail I could capture procedure pics and make it possible to post it here now.  A very easy, hassle free
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ಬೇಸನ್ ಉಂಡೆ | ಎಳ್ಳಿನ ಬೇಸನ್ ಉಂಡೆ | This ladoo gets its nutty flavor from sesame seeds/til & almonds, crunchiness from semolina/sooji and aroma from besan/bengal gram flour & ghee and last but not least it gets the sweetness from the organic raw sugar. On the whole the yummiest & a kind of healthy sweet ladoo
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ಕಾರ್ನ್ ಫ್ಲೇಕ್ಸ್ ಮಿಕ್ಚರ್ | This corn flakes mixture is one of the easiest and healthy savory snack. I have also added walnuts into this snack. Over all usage of almonds, cashews, walnuts, cornflakes and lots of curry leaves… make this mixture/snack a healthier one to some extent if not completely Again… since this was made
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ಬೆಣ್ಣೆ ಮುರುಕು | ಬಟರ್ ಮುರುಕು | Benne muruku is almost like, must to do savory snack during deepavali from the state of Karnataka, of which everyone is a great fan Benne means butter and muruku literally means pieces. It is said so because though benne muruku looks exactly like chakkuli/chakli a spiral shaped savory snack from
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ಸಿಹಿ ಮತ್ತು ಖಾರದ ಬೂ೦ದಿ ಕಾಳು | One of the traditional, sweet & savory boondi combination definitely made without fail during the biggest light festival, Deepavali in namma Bengaluru, Karnataka. A bit time consuming dish but easy to make and yummy when savoured I do mix the flour with water and at first step I make
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ನಿಪ್ಪಟ್ಟು | Nippattu is a crispy, spicy and delicious rice crackers Particularly from Bengaluru & Mysuru region. It is a signature dish of people of a particular community called shetty community (Telugu speaking folks) in Bengaluru & Mysuru region, and I must say they are the experts in making this particular snack. In fact in
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ಸಾಂಪ್ರದಾಯಿಕ ಶೈಲಿಯ ಮುಚ್ಛೋರೆ | As Gokulashtami/Janmashtami is around the corner I’m posting all the snacks which are necessarily made particularly on that day. Again muchhore is yet another savory snack made specially in the houses of brahmins in Bengaluru & Mysuru region. It is also a tea/coffee time snack and made on festivals like Gokulashtami/Janmashtami
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ಚಕ್ಕುಲಿ| ಚಕ್ಲಿ | Yet another spiral shaped, deep fried snack idea from southern parts of India. This one is also a traditional snack item made during Gokulashtami/Janmashtami, Ganesh chaturthi and Deepavali. Again it is also a great accompaniment with tea/coffee. Though this is called as Chakkuli or chakli in Karnataka, but known with different names
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ತೇಂಗೋಳು | ತೇಂಗೊಳಲು | Thengolu is a deep fried, rice based snack from Karnataka (Bengaluru & Mysore region) necessarily made during Gokulashtami/Janmashtami and Deepavali. The main difference between this and chakkuli is, this contains comparatively more quantity of split black gram powder/uddina bele hittu than Chakkuli, again one more deep fried, rice based snack from
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ಕೋಡುಬಳೆ| ಕೋಡ್ಬಳೆ | Kodbale| Kodubale is a crunchy, spicy and one of the most popular snack from Karnataka. Almost everybody is a fan !! The main ingredient used is Rice flour along with ground spices and roasted gram. The most popular Sweet & spicy pair is Kodbale & Kobbari mithai (fresh coconut burfi), one can not
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This is one of the must do savory snack of Karnataka, prepared during Deepavali/Diwali. So thought of sharing my way of making this festival special snack with you all. The basic ingredients used in this snack is Chickpea flour & Rice flour in equal proportion. My mother was an expert in making this snack. I
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