ಸಮಾರಂಭಗಳ ಶೈಲಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹುಳಿಪುಡಿ ಮಾಡುವ ವಿಧಾನ | Often in big functions like house warming, thread ceremony, wedding etc, an authentic, aromatic blend of huli pudi or sambar powder is usually prepared freshly on that day itself, which is just sufficient for immediately usage only And making this function style huli pudi/sambar powder method differs from person
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Prepared using home made fresh kadai masala powder Today made this north Indian famous and special accompaniment dish – kadai paneer. Also made the kadai masala at home freshly just before making the subji, So…. I think, no need to say that it turned out super fresh, aromatic, tasty, yummy and delicious as well as
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This is the recipe of an instant version of preparing saarina pudi/rasam powder, which very recently I tried making few times for the immediate use in smaller quantity. You can make this as and when needed and immediately use it. Actually When I made this for the first time, I had put all the ingredients
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There are many variations in preparing this spice powder too. But I made this in my own way, to suit our taste, the aroma that we like and with those set of ingredients which we normally use and like. Actually that freshness of home made powder adds to the colour, aroma and taste of the
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ಹಸಿ ಅರಿಶಿನದ ಬೇರು ಮತ್ತು ಅದರ ಉಪಯೋಗಗಳು | The studies says that the pungent bitter root – turmeric has an amazing health benefits for our body and brain. Of late I have started using raw turmeric in my daily food preparations by replacing the turmeric powder. Though I have never used any branded turmeric powder for
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One more addition to my home made masala powders list. It’s just fresh, fragrant, healthy and light on your pocket when made at home. And also some masala powders need not be made in large quantity as we don’t make use of them very often. And also the masala powders like chole masala, rajma masala,
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Yet another addition to my masala powders category. Freshly roasted and ground dal makhni masala powder. I have mentioned the ingredients in very small quantity, because these kinds of masala powders releases nice aroma when freshly ground/made whenever necessary. Quantity/measurement of ingredients mentioned below is purely based on my guess and I felt it was
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Anytime, anything that too…. when it comes to masala powders, nothing tastes and feels fresh than home made one! and I have been inculcated with this habit of home made things since my birth by my mom, both the grand mothers and after marriage also nothing has changed because even my mother in law was
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A kind of self created multipurpose spicy/masala lentil powder made using Pigeon Pea/arahar dal/toor dal/togaribele and whole dry chili. Whenever I put more quantity of fresh coconut for grinding along with roasted masala for many of the dishes, I used to think something should be done to reduce the quantity of coconut I put –
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ಎಳ್ಳು ಪುಡಿ ಚಿತ್ರಾನ್ನ | ಸಂಕ್ರಾಂತಿ ಎಳ್ ಪುಡಿ ಚಿತ್ರಾನ್ನ | One of the winter special rice dish – we can say, which is made necessarily on the day of makara shankranti festival (Pongal/Sankranti). Sweet pongal and yellupudi chitranna are the two main dishes prepared on that day in Bengaluru brahmin households and this is the match
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ತಂದೂರಿ ಮಸಾಲಾ ಪುಡಿ | Wow !! anything I mean… any masala powder, which is homemade is full of fragrance, aroma and freshness besides being hygienic and healthy. And I always like to use any/every kind of masala powders made at home. Today I just finished making tandoori masala powder, which I’m going to use in
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ಚಿತ್ರಾನ್ನದ ಪುಡಿ | ಗೊಜ್ಜಿನ ಚಿತ್ರಾನ್ನದ ಪುಡಿ Chitrannada Pudi, the word ‘chitranna’ translates to the tempered spicy rice dish which we prepare using home made masala powder called chitrannada pudi…..my mom’s one more signature rice dish, prepared by using this particular powder. No vegetables are used in this recipe. It almost tastes like the south Indian
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ಬಿಸಿಬೇಳೆ ಬಾತ್ ಪುಡಿ | ವಿಧ ವಿಧವಾದ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಬಿಸಿಬೇಳೆ ಬಾತ್ ಪುಡಿ | Bisi bele bath (Hot lentil rice bath) is one of the most popular and traditional rice-lentil-vegetable-spices mixture rice dish of Karnataka cuisine. This is an age old authentic one pot meal cooked in OPOS (one pot one shot) method. Bisibelebath tastes awesome, yummy, tasty
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This is a kind of south Indian style spice/masala powder which is used to prepare a gravy/curry called as ‘gojju’ in Kannada, with many types of vegetables, seeds, pulses and green leafy vegetables, fruits etc. The gojju/curry contains all the tastes like bitter, sweet, spicy and tangy. This can be eaten mixed along with steaming
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Recipe includes for making both small and large quantity This is a particular type of Spice powder/masala powder which is used to prepare aromatic vegetables rice. Basically this is called as vangi bath powder, which is particularly used to make Vangi bath, which translates to Brinjal rice. But now a days this same vangibath masala
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Huli (sambar) is a gravy consisting of lentil …that too particularly Pigeon Pea/Toor dal and one or more kind of vegetables in which we add this huli pudi as masala, temper it with ghee/oil, mustard seeds, curry leaves and hing, and consume it mixed with cooked plain rice.   This is considered to be a
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ತಿಳಿ ಸಾರಿನ ಪುಡಿ | ಸಾಂಪ್ರದಾಯಿಕ ತಿಳಿ ಸಾರಿನ ಪುಡಿ | Saaru is a soothing south Indian lentil preparation, made in very thin consisitency, which aids in digestion and also includes many medicinal properties in it. This works good for cough & cold, also saaru can be consumed in the form of soup as well. Here the
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This is a kind of healthy, multipurpose, protein rich powder, which is generally not too spicy. This is considered as a kind of starter, which is eaten mixed with steaming hot rice and ghee in Southern parts of India.  Here menthya or menthe translates to fenugreek seeds and hittu translates to flour/powder and a small amount
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