ಖರ್ಜೂರ ಹಸಿ ಶುಂಠಿ ಗೊಜ್ಜು | Happy Onam everyone … Onam, celebrated mostly by the people of Kerala, is an harvest and cultural festival of Kerala, which is celebrated all across India as well. This year this festival is being celebrated from 6th of September until 15th of September totally for ten days Ona sadya or
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Rice or Flattened rice or Semiya Puliyogare Yet another type of Puliyogare which, when consumed, tastes equally heavenly like our traditional Puliyogare, but both the colour and the taste is different and we can say this is differently tasting yummy Puliyogare We can make this Puliyogare by using either steamed rice or vermicelli or rice
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This is the very basic kind of Pulao recipe which I’m making since almost 29 years and the noticeable part is I’m making it in these particular method only since all these years. I haven’t even done a small change and can never even think of doing so Here are the two methods – So
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Few days back, came across someone’s recipe which looked like a make over to our own Karnataka’s age old, traditional, authentic rice dish called Puliyogare (tamarind rice) by adding a vegetable to it. So even I felt like trying it out right away and made this Vegetable Puliyogare by adding brinjal and surprisingly it tastes
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Today I’m going to post a yummy halwa recipe, which is made using a vegetable. And that vegetable is called as white pumpkin, Ash gourd, winter melon in English, Safed Petha, Kashi Phal in Hindi and boodu kumbalakayi in Kannada. As the Ash gourd is called as Kashi Phal in Hindi, the sweet (halwa) prepared
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We all at home are a big fans of any kind of holige, of which bele holige is our most favourite sweet dish and the best thing is, I always make holige using whole wheat flour/whole wheat flour+semolina and the stuffing contains lentils and sweetness is obtained from jaggery …. So this is always a
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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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Mango Panna or Aam panna is commonly prepared during the Peak summer widely in northern parts of India, when raw/green mangoes are available in abundance. This is also known as Kairi ka Panna Aam Panna is said to be the natural coolant and mainly known for its heat resistant properties besides having other many health
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Basundi or Rabdi is a popular milk based dessert made across India. And today I’m here to introduce to you all one of the super yummy basundi prepared using one of the vegetable, which is available in plenty during winter, that is Fresh Peas. Yes today I’m going to let you all know how to
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Yet again I’m here with one more extraordinary recipe (my own) made using Beetroot and very soon I shall come up with one more awesome recipe which also uses Beetroot in it Very gladly sharing, one of my recently innovated recipe, which uses beetroot, makhana seeds, coconut, jaggery and I have named it as beetroot
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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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We tasted this tarakari anna recently in a south Indian restaurant called Naivedyam (Vipul Square). I and Mukund (my second Son) got attracted by this dish’s name ‘Tarakari anna’, which translates to ‘vegetable rice’ and we wanted to try and know about its taste. We definitely liked this simple recipe … no doubt. By smelling
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Made this yummy cake for Suresh’s birthday today. Since long time I wanted to bake cake in this designer tin (charlotte cake Pan) and today it did happen This particular recipe, ie the ingredients and their quantity is purely my guess. I had created this recipe, when I got my first ever prize in baking,
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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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ಗೋಜಿಬೆರ್ರಿ ಟಾರ್ಟ್ ಒಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಮಾವಿನ ಶ್ರೀಖಂಡ | Make something different during this summer’s mango season for your family and friends. Make something baked. Recently I made this tart for a contest held by one of the baking group on fb in association with Ossoro flavours. We were asked to make and post any number of recipes
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Gujarati Vedmi or Puran Poli is a Indian stuffed sweet flatbread, which is often prepared on festivals. Prepared sweet mixture of cooked Pigeon peas and jaggery/sugar is stuffed inside the whole wheat flour outer cover and the specialty of this vedmi/Puran poli is, this is made in small sizes often unlike our regular chapati sized
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Happy New Year …….. wishing everyone a very happy & Prosperous New Year On this day, I definitely wanted to create something new and this is what I could imagine in my mind … a quick, simple, easy, tasty, yummy and delicious Payasa/Kheer. Just thought and combined my these two recipes ie … Cashew nuts
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ಮಖಾನ (ಕಮಲದ ಬೀಜ) ಬೇಸನ್ ಲಾಡೂ | I had made these delicious laddus for this recent deepavali and we all at home liked it so much that again I’m planning to make one more batch though there is no festival or any occasion in near future. Makhana or fox nuts are very nutritious and they have
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ಕಾಯಿ ಹೂರಣದ ಕಡುಬು | ಕರಿಗಡುಬು | Karigadubu or Kayi hooranada kadubu is one of the traditional festival delicacy from the state of Karnataka. The Kannada word ‘Kadubu’ translates to Gujiya (as called in Hindi). Different types of Kadubu are made for different festivals. Today I’m going to post the recipe of Karigadubu/Karida Kadubu (deep fried
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Wishing you all a happy & Prosperous Deepavali. May God bless us all …. I’m here with one more fiber rich, delicious, nutritious, Protein rich, amazing sweet delicacy for celebrating this festival of lights. Happy festival to all of you once again. After making this delicious traditional sweet n number of times for many years,
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Vijayadashami greetings to All / ಎಲ್ಲರಿಗೂ ವಿಜಯದಶಮಿಯ ಶುಭಾಶಯಗಳು The comprehensive success of the Pandavas in their endeavor has been inferred to the everyday ventures of the common man. So on this day people exchange Shami leaves, take blessings from the elders in the family and wish each other victory in their own ventures and efforts
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ಸಕ್ರೆ ಹೋಳಿಗೆ/ಕೊಬ್ಬರಿ ಹೋಳಿಗೆ Wishing you All a very happy Sri Swarna Gowri & Shri Vara siddhi vinayaka/Ganesha chaturthi Festival ! May The goddess & The God fill your life with health and happiness Today I’m here with one of the Karnataka special, traditional, all time favourite holige recipe, which people across Karnataka take a fancy
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Wishing You All a very happy UGADI Puran Poli or Holige as we call this in Kannada is a pleasing sweet dish. Though I have made this delicious sweet numerous number of times and every time thought of taking the pics and shooting the video but couldn’t/didn’t do so !! But I’m glad that …
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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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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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ಕಾಫಿ ಕೊಬ್ಬರಿ ಮಿಠಾಯಿ Easy and tasty Kobbari mithai/coconut burfi is the authentic burfi recipe which belongs to the state of Karnataka. This is made using a very few ingredients such as fresh coconut and sugar. Further you can add any kind of flavor to enhance the taste. Last week, one of the food groups on
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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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ಪರಿಮಳ ಪ್ರಸಾದ | ಮಂತ್ರಾಲಯ ಪ್ರಸಾದ | Mantralaya – located in Andhra Pradesh, India is a major centre of pilgrimage for Hindus belonging to the Madhwa sect. Madhwas are Hindu brahmin communities in India, who follow the dwaita philosophy propounded by a great philosopher Sri Madhwacharya. Parimala Prasada is the naivedya/prasada which we get in Mantralaya
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Maha Shivaratri wishes to All On this auspicious day made this Payasa/kheer/salad using sago/sabbakki/sabudana along with fresh fruits. This Payasa/kheer/salad also has the goodness of rock dates palm sugar and the melon seeds. This Payasa/kheer is made without using ghee and other kinds of nuts and fruits – that’s the specialty about this Payasa/kheer. Ingredients
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Okay….. now Sajjige is a kannada word which translates to sheera/sooji ka halwa/semolina Pudding. Either sugar or jaggery is used as a sweetener here. The jaggery one is called as bellada sajjige. As I have mentioned above it is light in color or has no color but it is in it’s original color when you
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Happy Gurupurab to All Call it by any name like godhi hittina unde or Kada prashad or gulpavate or gulpavate unde or wheat flour halwa or godhi hittina prasada or shanivarada (Saturday) unde etc, this is one of the traditional sweet prepared necessarily on Saturdays as offering/naivedya to Lord Rama and also on Shivaratri and
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One of the most favorite milk based sweet dessert recipe which can also be made instantly within minutes. Recently for Diwali I had made this sweet dish. So sharing the recipe with you all. (We just ate it at room temperature, but you can refrigerate it to have the chilled one) Scroll down (bottom) to
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ಸಬ್ಬಕ್ಕಿ ಮಾವಿನ ಹಣ್ಣಿನ ಪಾಯಸ/ಪುಡ್ಡಿಂಗ್ …. ಬೆಲ್ಲದೊಟ್ಟಿಗೆ Unlike North India, in which people keep fasting during those nine days of Navaratri, for us the people of south Indian Navaratri/Dasara means feasting. Actually we make different kinds of sweet on each day of Navaratri. There are some particular sweet dishes which is said (by our ancestors) to
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ಬಾದಾಮಿ ಹಾಲು | ಸಕ್ಕರೆ ರಹಿತ ಬಾದಾಮಿ ಹಾಲಿನ ಪುಡಿ We know about the numerous health benefits of almonds. It could be great if we can consume these wonder nuts everyday. So one of the way to include almonds in our daily routine is to eat them as such or put it in the milk. Today I’m
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ಹುರುಳಿ ಕಾಳಿನ ದಿಢೀರ್ ಸಾರು/ರಸಂ An instant recipe which saves the time and energy besides being healthy as well. Very suitable for those days on which you are not feeling like cooking in detail, when you are in a hurry, when you want to have something light but healthy, comforting, when you want to have something
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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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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 food preparation, it always has been natural/original/organic
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My mom used to make these two snacks, whenever we would visit Tirumala Tirupati shrine and as a kid I would eagerly wait to eat them both. Both sweet & savory versions tastes yummy. Along with these two snacks, rave unde, Kuttavalakki, Kobbari mithai, besan unde, hacchida avalakki were the fixed sweets & savories we
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1/4 ಕಪ್ ಹಲ್ವಾ ಅವಲಕ್ಕಿಯೊಟ್ಟಿಗೆ Haha….. actually I have named this dish as ” 1/4 cup halwa ” because I have taken 1/4 cup of each ingredients which have been used to prepare this halwa/sheera/kesaribath ! Super soft, yummy, melt in mouth, delicious, easy to make sweet dish which can be made in no time, if
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ಉದ್ದಿನಬೇಳೆ ಉಂಡೆ | ಉದ್ದಿನ ಉಂಡೆ | Delicious uddina bele unde/ladoos, which are kids friendly, lentil based summer vacation special dishes, which I have grown up eating and continued to do so with my children also. A nutritious unde/laddoo made using uddina bele/urad dal/split black gram. A very healthy, tasty, yummy easy to prepare recipe with
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ಚೂಡಾ ಅವಲಕ್ಕಿ ಕೆಂಪವಲಕ್ಕಿ ಚೂಡಾ | Crispy, spicy thin roasted flattened rice or avalakki chooda is a tea/coffee time snack and also it is made using very less oil and includes all the healthy stuff in it Suitable for people of any age group. I say it’s one of the Karnataka special snack, that too specially
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As I have explained in my earlier post raw mango Puliyogare ,  this is the signature dish of a particular community in namma Bengaluru called Iyengars community. The classic Puliyogare is spicy yet tangy and it always tastes better a few hours after it is being mixed with the cooked rice. Though tamarind is the main
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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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ಅವಲಕ್ಕಿ ಪುರಿ ಉಂಡೆ | Wishing you all a very Happy New Year filled with happiness, peace, health & Prosperity !! Avalakki puri unde or Puffed rice flakes unde/ladoo is a traditional snack/sweet from south India that too from Bangalore – Mysore region. Here the word ‘avalakki’ translates to rice flakes, ‘Puri’ translates to Puffed one
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ಬೀಟ್ರೂಟ್ ಹಲ್ವಾ ಅಂಜೂರ ಮತ್ತು ಬೆಲ್ಲದೊಟ್ಟಿಗೆ I make this halwa in my own way. I feel like more than sugar, jaggery goes very well with this particular recipe. Based on this recipe I make carrot halwa also using jaggery.  In my opinion both the halwa tastes best with jaggery than sugar.  The usage of fresh coconut, figs
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ಮುಸುಕಿನ ಜೋಳದ ಶ್ಯಾವಿಗೆ ಬಾತ್ | One of the simple, easiest and quick breakfast recipe using sweet corn along with semolina/wheat vermicelli. Absolutely learner’s/beginners/bachelors recipe. Corn is a good source of fiber. It is loaded with phytochemicals that promote healthy vision. It aids in weight loss and good digestion because of the insoluble fiber in it.
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Unlike every year, for Deepavali, instead of making only sihi – khara boondi kalu , this time I made boondi ladoo and it turned out to be super yummy. This is one of the delicious and popular sweet served at almost all the religious and festive occasions all over south India. In Kannada this is called as
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ನಿಂಬೆ ಹಣ್ಣಿನ ಚಿತ್ರಾನ್ನ | Very much suitable Lunch box idea ie…….. one of the oldest, authentic, simple, flavorful, colorful, healthy one pot meal, which is an all time favorite among many people is Lemon rice. This tastes heavenly when we add the correct proportion of spiciness + sourness + salt into it !! This is
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ಹೀರೆಕಾಯಿ ಮೆಣಸು ಕೂಟು | ಹೀರೆಕಾಯಿ ಮೆಣಸ್ಕೂಟು | A super delicious curry recipe made using ridge gourd, to be consumed mixed with steaming hot rice. The Kannada word menaskootu (menasu = black pepper & Kootu = curry) translates to curry made using black pepper to obtain the hotness in the curry this is special, because this
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A tasty, easy vegetable palya/subji/stir fry recipe from southern side ie … Namma Bengaluru, which is made on regular basis. Actually making this kind of subji using any single vegetable is a kind of regular dish in most of the south Indian households. It is one of the basic, less spicy recipe, which is very
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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. This is
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Carrot pudding is a simple, yummy desert which is nutritious too. Very simple to make recipe taken from one of my old written recipe book. This is a healthy recipe for children and grown ups. I have used raw cane sugar today, but I always put powdered jaggery in this but its completely your choice
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My first attempt at making melt in mouth sweet potato or sihi genasina holige. It was in my to do list since long time, but this time for Sankranti festival I made it. It turned out to be thin, crispy, delicious, yummy and melt in mouth dish…..wah ! Other holige recipes on my blog are dates/Kharjura
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ರವೆ ಗುಲಾಬ್ ಜಾಮೂನ್ As the heading itself depicts, this is the recipe of gulab Jamun made using semolina/sooji/rave as the main ingredient and also a small amount of milk powder and ghee. We need to cook the semolina/sooji/rave in the milk first and then proceed with making the gulab jamun. This is a hassle free
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Bisibelebath….like made in marriages/functions Very glad to say that I could make it. It turned out exactly how it did taste in functions/marriages etc. We all at home liked it very much. The specialty of this particular dish is that it does not contain any aromatic spices and in spite of that it tastes heavenly,
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A simple, basic, healthy dal prepared using split yellow lentil or moong dal or hesaru bele (in kannada). This goes very well with steaming hot rice, roti/Phulka, any kind of biryani, Pulao etc. And most specially Kashmiri Pulao tastes best with this particular dal. Today I’m going to share absolutely my method of making yellow
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ಮಾವಿನ ಹಣ್ಣಿನ ಕೇಸರಿಬಾತ್/ಶೀರ …ಬೆಲ್ಲದೊಂದಿಗೆ Yet another yummiest sheera/rave kesaribath recipe made by using fresh fruit and this time it is the king of fruits – mango ! We all at home like sheera with any kind of fresh fruit, it’s one of our favourite sweet dish. Normally most of the people use sugar in this
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ಮೃದುವಾದ ಅಕ್ಕಿ ತರಿ ಇಡ್ಲಿ | ಮೂರೇ ಮೂರು ಸಾಮಾಗ್ರಿಗಳೊಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಇಡ್ಲಿ This is, one more type of rice idly, which is slightly different from the regular one, using only three ingredients ie… akki tari (raw rice rava), black gram lentil/urad dal and beaten rice. This particular Idly turns out to be soft and light. This recipe takes
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ಪುಳ್ಳಂಗಾಯ್ ಉಂಡೆ/ಕಲ್ಲುಂಡೆ | This is one of the authentic, old and traditional, delicious, nutritious unde/laddu/ladoo recipe made using grains, lentils, nuts along with the goodness of dry coconut in jaggery syrup. Actually this particular recipe was made only when there used to be big functions like marriage and Upanayana (thread ceremony). As far as my knowledge
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ಅವಲಕ್ಕಿ ಹಾಲುಬಾಯಿ | ಹಾಲ್ಬಾಯಿ | Yet another healthy, steamed traditional sweet dish from Karnataka, ie… beaten rice/rice flakes/flattened rice/Poha/Avalakki fudge, using jaggery, grated fresh coconut along with beaten rice. Thick quality beaten rice is used to prepare this sweet fudge. Actually I don’t prepare this dish very often, because we prepare & consume sihi avalakki
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ಮಾವು ಮೆಂತ್ಯ ದೊಣ್ ಮೆಣಸಿನಕಾಯಿ ಚಿತ್ರಾನ್ನ Today I was planning to make any kind/some kind of spicy rice dish and I had only one big capsicum left in my refrigerator and around about 1/2 cup of grated raw mango !! So immediately decided to make capsicum rice, but using raw mango in place of lemon juice
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Ambode is a deep fried lentil snack from our own state, Karnataka. The main ingredient used in this snack is split bengal gram/chana dal/Kadlebele. This is one of the most suitable festive savoury preparation, which is almost everyone’s first choice I can say Normally ambode can be called as a definite pair along with Holige/Puran
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ಅಕ್ಕಿ ಕಡಲೇ ಬೇಳೆ ಪಾಯಸ | Akki Kadlebele payasa is a sweet dish/Payasa necessarily made on the day of Ganesha chaturthi/Ganeshana habba. No other kheer/payasa is made on that day, other than this. This is a simple and yummy payasa recipe and one of my most favourite Payasa/Kheer as well. Jaggery is used to get the
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ಕಾಯಿ ಹೋಳಿಗೆ | ಕಾಯಿ ಹೂರಣದ ಹೋಳಿಗೆ | Yet another, an authentic sweet flat bread recipe from Karnataka, popularly know as Kayi holige or fresh coconut Puran Poli, which is made using grated fresh coconut & jaggery mixed filling. This is known with different names across India. The outer layer differs from person to person. Generally
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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 Bengaluru/Mysuru nippattu
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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 and of course Deepavali.
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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 in different parts
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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 Karnataka made on Gokulashtami.
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ಗೊಜ್ಜು/ಗೊಜ್ಜಿನ ಚಿತ್ರಾನ್ನ – ಲೋಟಸ್ ಸೀಡ್ಸ್/ಕಮಲದ ಬೀಜ ದೊಟ್ಟಿಗೆ | One of the traditional dish, which I enjoy relishing on since my childhood is this gojjina chitranna. Just prepare this gojju and store in a dry container in the refrigerator and use as and when needed by just mixing it with the cooked rice and your one
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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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ನಾಗರ ಪಂಚಮಿ ತಂಬಿಟ್ಟು | ಪಂಚಮಿ ತಂಬಿಟ್ಟು | A protein rich sweet snack recipe, which can be made on any day for that matter, but definitely should be made for Nagara Panchami festival. Every year this tambittu is specially made on the day of nagara panchami, in our native (shikaripura, Karnataka), along with bisi tambittu..ie rice flour
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ಕುಚ್ಚಿದ ಸೀ(ಸಿಹಿ) ಕಡುಬು | We prepare this Kuchhida Kadubu or steamed rice Sihi and khara (sweet and spicy) kadubu (dumplings) particularly on Nagara Panchami day. Actually it is very popular in Karnataka as sihi kadubu, uddina kadubu (spicy) and kadale kadubu (spicy). A very yummy & tasty dish which is steamed ie…. totally oil free/guilt
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ಖಾರದ ಕಡಲೆ ಕಡುಬು & ಉದ್ದಿನ ಕಡುಬು | We prepare this Kuchhida kadubu or steamed rice Sihi and khara (sweet and spicy) kadubu (dumplings) particularly on Nagara Panchami. Actually it is very popular in Karnataka as sihi kadubu, uddina kadubu (spicy) and kadale kadubu (spicy). A very yummy & tasty dish which is steamed ie…. totally
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ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನದ ಶೈಲಿಯ ಚಿತ್ರಾನ್ನ Yes… as the name itself depicts , this kind of chitranna is made in temples for naivedya and then they distribute that among devotees as Prasada. We get this without fail in all the south Indian temples. Last week my sis-in-law was here and we all visited few temples and there when
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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, which I saw in one of the stores in Gandhi bazar (namma Bengaluru),
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Special chutney pudi especially for sprinkling on masala dosa I made this spice powder or chutney pudi specially to apply on Open butter pudi masale/masala dosay/dosa. The combination of ingredients is my own guess work, I mean I have added those ingredients and their quantity which I felt will be alright for this particular type
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ಗೋಧಿ ಹಾಲುಬಾಯಿ | ಗೋಧಿ ಹಾಲ್ಬಾಯ್ | Explained with step by step procedure pics, Haalbayi….. famously known as wheat jelly at my place (my sons have named it so) is a very old and traditional sweet from Karnataka (Bangalore/Mysore regions) which is made using whole wheat milk and jaggery. We also make haalbayi using Ragi, rice
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ಕಲ್ಲಂಗಡಿ ಹಣ್ಣಿನ ಸಾರು – ಸೂಪ್ | After trying out my hands on Watermelon lassi, now I’m here with one more rare kind of recipe made using watermelon Watermelon curry – soup has become my most favourite curry/soup lately. I really look forward to prepare this curry more often. I got the basic idea of making this
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ಗೋಧಿ ಶ್ಯಾವಿಗೆಯ ಚಾಕೋ ಬಾತ್ | ಗೋಧಿ ಸೇಮಿಯಾ ಚಾಕೋ ಬಾತ್ | Earlier I have posted the recipe of semolina choco bath, in my blog. So I thought like let me try the same choco bath again but using vermicelli and it turned out to be the yummiest. I’m….. no doubt a big fan of chocolate flavored
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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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Trying to make maximum out of mango, this summer season. Recently I shared Upma/Uppittu recipe using raw mango and today I’m here to share a curd based curry using both raw & ripe mango. It is very simple to make with few handy ingredients at home and goes very well with hot rice, phulka, roti,
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One more yummy nutritious Payasa/Kheer recipe. I have written earlier also, about the goodness, health benefits etc of including Sago/sabbakki/sabudana in our diet, so now I’m continuing with my payasa/kheer recipe. I never cook sago in pressure cooker, but I always cook it in a open vessel. Below is my method of making Sago/Sabbakki/Sabudana Payasa/Kheer
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Starting from simple preparation in beaten rice or rice flakes ie…..poha, we, the people of south India make varieties of dishes using beaten rice, with or without vegetables, and we call it as ‘ oggarane(tempering) avalakki(poha)’. This is almost a regular breakfast dish in many south Indian households as it is quick and easy to
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Kharabath is the most popular breakfast dish in Karnataka. Kharabath is nothing but making Upma by adding a special kind of masala powder and that’s how it tastes different from regular plain Upma. Actually in hotels in Karnataka it is served as ‘Chow Chow bath’ along with a scoop of Kesari bath and fresh coconut
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ಬಾಳೇಹಣ್ಣಿನ ರಸಾಯನ | This is one of the yummy salad/rasayana among rama navami delicacies. Famously known as tuppbalehannu in Karnataka and southern parts of India, basically it is made using banana, jaggery, ghee, elaichi powder, honey and fresh coconut. But this time I made it in a different way… using date syrup in place of
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ಮಾವಿನಕಾಯಿ ಚಿತ್ರಾನ್ನ ಟೈಪ್ – 1 A yummy, simple, easy and quick raw mango rice/chitranna. This is the basic recipe which can be made very easily even by the beginners. The main time consumption in this recipe is the time taken for cooking rice, once rice is ready it hardly takes less than five minutes to
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ಒಣ ಹಣ್ಣು ಬೀಜಗಳ ಮಾವಿನ ಹಣ್ಣಿನ ಶೀರಾ | I wanted to prepare something using fruits today, to pair with steamed fresh green Peas savory Gujiya . But when I looked at the fruit basket there was only one over ripe banana, one orange (which was sour) and one mango ! And also there were almonds & walnuts
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ಹಸಿ ಬಟಾಣಿಯ ಕುಚ್ಚಿದ ಖಾರ ಕಡುಬು | These steamed savory Kadubu are definitely a healthy alternate for the  sweet filled deep fried Kadubu/Gujiya which are often made for festivals and functions. This time instead of making deep fried kadubu/gujiya for Holi Hunnime, I tried this new version of salt & spicy steamed savory rice flour Kadubu/Gujiya
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ಬೇಬಿ ಕಾರ್ನ್ ಬಜ್ಜಿ ಚಾಟ್ | Being one of the most famous street food of Bangalore, Bajji chat is truly a delight sold in small outlets, on many famous streets of Bangalore. My family’s favourite outlet is located in Nettakallappa Circle, Basavana Gudi, Bangalore. They have all varieties of bajjis like capsicum, Raw banana, chilli, baby
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ಒಣ ದ್ರಾಕ್ಷಿ ಗೊಜ್ಜು | Raisins are one of the healthy alternatives to those sugar rich sweet products. It also helps in digestion, anaemia, reduce acidity, prevent cancer, treat infections. It is good for the eyes, mouth & dental care etc etc. When grapes are dehydrated to produce raisins, the nutrients become more concentrated, making a
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ಪೈನಾಪಲ್/ಅನಾನಸ್ ಹೋಳಿಗೆ During my recent visit to Bangalore, I came across a different kind of Holige/Pooran poli name in the menu card of a holige/Pooran Poli selling store ‘Mane Holige’ (they make varieties of Holige using many kinds of fruits and dry fruits apart from the regular Bele holige/Pigeon peas pooran poli, Kayi holige/coconut pooran
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ಸಿಹಿ ಖಾರ ಒತ್ತು ಶ್ಯಾವಿಗೆ | Since years I’m making it, but this time I made it with a twist or modification. Generally many people find it difficult to make the spicy version of this particular semiya as it is very soft and it should be handled very gently. So I’m going to present it with
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ಜೋಳದ ಅನ್ನ| ಜೋಳ್ದನ್ನ| ಪಾಲಕ್ ಸೊಪ್ಪಿನ ಸಹಿತ/ರಹಿತ| This is one of our most favorite one pot meal. Very tasty, healthy, yummy, flavor full rice dish made with very few ingredients. Actually personally I & children like corn in any form, so this is one of our favorite regular rice dish at our place. This corn rice
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ಪುದೀನಾ ಸೊಪ್ಪಿನ ಸಾರು | ಸೂಪ್ | One more innovated, wonderful saaru/rasam recipe made with mint leaves…….. and the outcome is… just wow ! This can be consumed with rice or have it like soup, however it is consumed it is really soothing, tasty and full of flavor. The recipe goes like this……. Ingredients : measuring cup
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ಚಾಕಲೇಟ್ ಮೌಸ್ಸ್ | This is one such super dessert which is free from any kind of food thickeners like…. gelatin, egg whites etc. Instead I have put flaxseed solution as a replacement. The main ingredient used in this recipe (original recipe) was corn flour and I did not want to use it. So I replaced
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ಅವಲಕ್ಕಿ ಪಾಯಸ | Specially made on the day of Ratha Saptami, Avalakki Payasa or beaten rice or poha Kheer is a healthy and filling sweet dish. Like other dishes this is also made in many ways, even I do it in many ways, but on this festival day I make this Payasa/Kheer in this particular
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This vegetable is known by different names, such as Ash gourd, Winter melon, White pumpkin and Boodugumbala kaayi in Kannada & Petha or Safed Petha in Hindi. A very famous sweet from Agra called ” Petha” is made using this vegetable. Ash gourd has many therapeutic properties. As the name itself says  ash gourd is
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ಬಾಳೆಹಣ್ಣಿನ ಸಾಸಿವೆ | ಬನಾನಾ ರಾಯ್ತ | One more fruit based raita recipe, which has all the goodness of banana and curd, made using ground mustard seeds and coconut mixture. This raita is very apt for summer. This can be used as an accompaniment with roti, chapati, dosay and any type of masala rice or pulao
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ಶಂಕ್ರಾಂತಿ ಹಬ್ಬದ ಅಡುಗೆ | ಶಂಕ್ರಾಂತಿ ಹಬ್ಬದ ಊಟ | More of rice, jaggery, sesame seeds, peanuts few special vegetables are necessarily used on this day of Makara Shankranthi. I shall write the detailed recipe of each & every dish as soon as possible. The Platter consists of …. the following dishes The Shankranthi/Sankranthi Platter – 2018
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ಭೋಗಿ ಹಬ್ಬದ ಅಡುಗೆ | ಭೋಗಿ ಹಬ್ಬದ ಊಟ | A day before Shankranthi is celebrated as Bhogi habba (bhogi festival) in Karnataka. The significance of this day is of being together with the family  by being a part of domestic activities. This day is celebrated in the honor of Lord Indra …the God of Rain…. for
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ಸಂಕ್ರಾಂತಿ ಎಳ್ಳು ಬೆಲ್ಲ Makara Shankranthi is a festival celebrated all across India, in different forms.  Shankranthi is a harvest festival which signifies the beginning of Spring. In Karnataka … on this occasion… for this day , it is mandatory to prepare a trail mix consisting of wholesome ingredients like…. sesame seeds, Jaggery, dry coconut, roasted
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ಸಕ್ಕರೆ ಅಚ್ಚು | ಸಕ್ರೆ ಅಚ್ಚು | Shankranti is a harvest festival of Karnataka. Sakkare  (sugar) Achhu (moulded figurines) is a traditional, artistic thing made during Shankranti festival in Karnataka. Without sakkare achhu & yellu-bella (Till- Gur mixture) Shankranti festival can not be celebrated. We exchange achhu,  yellu-bella, banana, a piece of sugar cane etc with
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ಮೆಂತ್ಯ ಸೊಪ್ಪಿನ ಚಟ್ನಿ Somehow… today I was not willing to make coconut chutney as an accompaniment with dosay/dosa. Then I decided to make bengal gram/chana dal chutney but then also I wasn’t very willing to do it even, while I was thinking… I had methi in front of me….. suddenly I thought like ..let me
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ಬ್ರೆಡ್ ಮತ್ತು ದಾಳಿಂಬೆ ಹಣ್ಣಿನ ಮಸಾಲೆ ಬಾತ್ Yet another… our most favourite….spicy rice preparation with the taste of sweet pomegranate, spices, crispy bread cubes along with vegetables. Though made some changes to this, but mainly followed Mrs. Nita Mehta’s recipe. I make this masala rice for quite sometime now, since I bought her cook book few
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ಪುದೀನಾ ಬೆಟ್ಟದ ನೆಲ್ಲಿಕಾಯಿ ಚಟ್ನಿ | One more type of chutney using Amla the seasonal fruit. This time I paired it with mint leaves and made chutney. I have prepared it in the same procedure which I follow while making pudina/mint chutney. I have just replaced tamarind with lots of Grated gooseberry. The Amla which we
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ಬೆಟ್ಟದ ನೆಲ್ಲಿಕಾಯಿ ಕೊತ್ತಂಬರಿ ಸೊಪ್ಪಿನ ಚಟ್ನಿ Yet another chutney recipe made in the combination of Coriander leaves plus Indian gooseberry. This one is also full of healthy ingredients and tastes yum yum. In this particular type of chutney, no need to roast anything, just gather everything and grind… that’s it.  In this way we could see
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ಬೇಸನ್ ಲಾಡೂ | ಬಾದಾಮಿ ಅಕ್ರೂಟ್ ಬೇಸನ್ ಲಾಡೂ | A sweet dish which is full of fiber in the form of chickpea flour & almond flour and moreover walnut is also being used so this is definitely a healthy sweet dish which a person can eat in moderation without worrying  much. Most of the time many
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ಸೀಬೇಕಾಯಿ ಚಟ್ನಿ | ಚೇಪೇಕಾಯಿ ಚಟ್ನಿ | Now its the season of Guava/amrood/seebekayi… Plenty are available in the market. So thought of sharing the recipe of guava chutney with you all. This is a mildly sweet more spicy chutney which one would like to eat as such. I make this chutney as an accompaniment to go
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ಹಿತಕವರೇ ಹುಳಿ | ಹಿತಕಿದ ಬೇಳೆ ಬದನೇಕಾಯಿ ಹುಳಿ | I have earlier also posted this curry done with dry coconut and dry masala powder (Huli Pudi). But this huli/curry can also be prepared along with brinjal, flat beans, Potato etc. So today I’m going to post another version made with wet masala using fresh coconut &
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ನಿಂಬೆಹಣ್ಣು ಮಾವಿನಕಾಯಿ ಶುಂಠಿ ಹಸಿ ಮೆಣಸಿನಕಾಯಿ ಉಪ್ಪಿನಕಾಯಿ | Here I come with a mixed pickle which mainly uses lemon, mango ginger or fresh ginger as well as picador green chili (green chili available for making pickle) No need to mention about the enormous health benefits of Lemon. It has many nourishing elements like Vitamin C, B6,
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Anarasa is a kind of sweet….prepared with Rice & Jaggery made on the day of Tulasi habba/festival ( Utthana dwadashi). This is a kind of sweet which is rich in Iron…. having mild sweetness in it. This sweet can not be made instantly… it takes some good amount of time. First we have to soak
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ಬೆಣ್ಣೆ ಬಿಸ್ಕತ್ತು | ಗೋಧಿ ಹಿಟ್ಟಿನ ಬೆಣ್ಣೆ ಬಿಸ್ಕತ್ತು | Nankhatai or benne biscuit is a popular, traditional and most loved cookie, which is a favourite among people of all age group. I have hardly seen any Iyengar bakery without benne biscuit in their jar or any bakery for that matter. And we are also not an
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ನಿಂಬೆ ಹಣ್ಣಿನ ಗೊಜ್ಜು | ನಿಂಬೆ ರಸದ ಗೊಜ್ಜು | We all are very well aware of the health benefits of Lemon and it is available though all round the year but in plenty during winter. Also the Lemons which we get in winter are very juicy & big in size. Gojju/curry is made using Lemon juice.
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ಮಲ್ಲಿಗೆ ಇಡ್ಲಿ | ಮೃದು ಇಡ್ಲಿ | We the people of Karnataka as such never put fenugreek seeds in idly, but we definitely put it while making dosay/dosa. But in this particular idly fenugreek seed is being added – don’t know how, why ! This is a kind of soft and smooth idly which is also
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ಇಡ್ಲಿ ಸಾಂಬಾರ್ | ಬೇಳೆ ಹಾಕದೇ ಮಾಡಿರುವ ಸಾಂಬಾರ್ | I prepare sambar in many ways, now going to share one of those method… this is my own recipe of making sambar but by adding regularly used ingredients for sambar, just the procedure is absolutely mine. In this recipe I’m not using Lentil or lentil water, its
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ಮಾಟವಾಡಿ/ಮಾಟೋಡಿ ಪಲ್ಯ…. ಉಕ್ಕರಿಸಿದ ಬೇಳೆ ಮಸಾಲೆಯೊಟ್ಟಿಗೆ Do not forget to check at the end of this recipe for an awesome, interesting twist which I recently made in this Matawadi Palya There are again different variations in making this dish, some use bengal gram and some pigeon pea and some people use both. I always make it
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