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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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 I have
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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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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 includes medicinal properties in it. Very much suitable for the winters of
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Make something different 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 we can and I also tried and
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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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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. Makhana or fox nuts are very nutritious and they have many health benefits packed in them. Here in Gurgaon
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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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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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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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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 and also it is said
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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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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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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 be made on that particular day
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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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Crispy, spicy thin flattened rice 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 people from malenadu (my native place), coastal Karnataka and
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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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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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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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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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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 preparation of gulab
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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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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 less soaking time when compared to, making idly using
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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 (sweet avalakki) using the same
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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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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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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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We prepare this 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 free ! Sweet mixture ie… Pre-cooked fresh
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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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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 just stop munching
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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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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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ಚಟ್ನಿಪುಡಿ ಸಾಂಪ್ರದಾಯಿಕ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ This is an authentic chutney powder/pudi recipe from Karnataka, which we prepare since ages. This can also be called as dry chutney as well as instant red chutney at times. Later on all the different varieties of chutney powder existed. Chutney Pudi/Powder is a staple condiment in many south Indian house-hold like
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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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Traditionally mathura Peda is made using only cow’s milk, no other milks were used. But now a days leave about the milk, we get everything ie… Khova, Powdered sugar etc readily available in the market. It is so delicious that no one can stop at having only one. I made Khova (instant) at home and
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We all know the health benefits of Chickpeas, I’m not going into its details today rather directly going to write the recipe This can be made with many variations, but the basic cooking procedure remains the same. Now I’m going to post three variations of it ie 1 usli made using only chickpeas, 2 chickpeas
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A very easy, yummy, tasty fruit based halwa recipe which can be made in no time if apples and almonds are handy. Apple is a nutrition rich fruit. Everybody even who don’t like this fruit also can’t resist this halwa. Apple halwa prepared with sauteed apples, Almond and very less sugar. If we are using
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Here in Delhi NCR rather in north India, twice a year ie chaitra navaratri and sharad navaratri (Dussehra) they observe navratras vrat. During this period they eat few particular dishes different from what they eat regularly. During this period those vrat dishes are available in all restaurants as well in the form of single dish
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Amaranthus Amaranth in English or Rajagiri in Kannada or Rajgira/Ram dana in Hindi …. is a tiny grain which is gluten free. The origin of the word amaranth is Sanskrit. But amaranth isn’t technically a grain like oats, wheat, or rice. It’s sometimes referred to as a “pseudo-cereal” because its nutritional profile is very similar.
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As the name itself says the main ingredients in this dish are Potato & Rice. In the same procedure you can prepare this rice with French beans , Cluster beans, cabbage, Capsicum, Brinjal etc individually OR by using more than one vegetable or mixed vegetable. This is one of the best one pot meal which
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How do we make carrot saaru/rasam ? This can be prepared easily by putting together easily available ingredients in the Kitchen. This is served with rice or else can be served also as soup. This tastes good when made little more spicy. Here is my method of preparing it. Ingredients : For Tempering : For
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Gulkand is undoubtedly a yummiest & delicious preparation. This has a natural aroma of rose. This has many health benefits & cooling properties. This is beneficial in problems like Lethargy, tiredness itching, acidity, stomach heat, Ulcer etc. This is a source of Calcium and is a powerful antioxidant. This acts as a very good digestive
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Wish you All a very Happy Ganesh chaturthi. These are the dishes made during Ganesh chaturthi, one by one I will add recipes of all the dishes very soon. Have a great day. The spread goes like this on a Plantain leaf (clockwise)  Salt, Kosambari (lentil cucumber salad), Cucumber Palya (stir fry) , Kadalekalu usli
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Feeling really very happy to post my another innovated recipe ie “Carrot Kesari”. Whenever I prepare Carrot Juice, I use that strained pulp to make carrot saaru (rasam) or use along with any Huli (sambar). But this time I thought of using it in a different way and I got a naturally colourful, yummy dish
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Holige is a traditional sweet dish, which is a must during festivals like Ugadi (Kannada new year day), Swarna Gowri vratha and on Upakarma day. And it is also made during big functions at home as well as temples. There are many kinds & procedures of preparing Holige The one which I’m going to share
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This is one of the oldest and easiest snack made during Janmashtami, Diwali etc. As the name itself depicts this is made using Om kalu or Ajwain or Carom seeds. Mainly carom seeds gives the fragrance & taste and the recipe is also called by its name only. This is a famous tea/coffee time snack
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Simple ladoo/unde made with very few ingredients and a healthy choice too. In this laddoo we can peel the skin of almonds also, but I didn’t feel like peeling so much nutrition, so made along with the skin. So… It can also be done by peeling the skin. As we soak almonds in boiled water,
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There are lots of fresh dates in the market right now. They are very crunchy to eat & I wanted to try milk shake by adding these nutrients dense fruits. They are very sweet ones so I have not added any sugar or honey etc. Just thought of a procedure using few ingredients in my
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This is one of our most favourite burfi’s. I learnt this recipe from my Mother/Grand mothers. My Mother-in-law & her co-sister (My Taiji saas) were experts in making this coconut burfi. However I use very less sugar compared to them all. Since very long I wanted to try this burfi by adding Pista and with
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Yet another traditional & authentic sweet delicacy from Karnataka & Mysore region. It tastes superb and soothing when you have it hot. This payasa is particularly prepared on special occasions, festivals etc. There are many methods and variations which people follow, Here is my method of making this payasa. This should be in drinking consistency…
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Palak/Spinach saaru/rasam recipe explained with step by step procedure pics. This is one of a very healthy, simple, spicy & tasty saaru recipe, which is very aromatic and can be had as a soup as well. It is so tasty that one would feel like relishing on it without stopping. Of late this has become
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Avalakki nuchhinunde is yet another type of steamed dumplings, prepared by combining less quantity of lentil and comparatively more quantity of beaten rice/rice flakes. It tastes best if made spicy. This recipe is very much suitable for rainy season with a hot cup of coffee/Tea. A guilt free snack recipe… & can be made for
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Congress kadlekayi/spicy roasted peanut is a Coffee/Tea time snack. Roasted and de-skinned groundnut, tempered with spices & generous amount of Hing has different aroma and taste. This is an ever popular snack in Karnataka, that too specially in Bengaluru. Its an Iyengar Bakery special Item ! Though I don’t have any idea … why it
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My Mom’s most favorite sweet dish, rice Kesaribath and now it is my eldest son’s favorite too. It is very easy to prepare with few handy ingredients. This can be prepared with any kind of rice like sona masoori or ponni or jeera etc but becomes aromatic if prepared with Basmati rice. It can be
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One of the authentic South Indian sweets, that needs no introduction. I always make these unde (laddoo) using granular sugar and never like to do this using powdered sugar. Anytime, at our place any sweet will be moderately sweetened, as we like them that way. This time I tried making this unde by adding comparatively
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This is yet another method of making raw mango pickle instantly, using regular raw mango (pickle mango). Generally this method of mango pickle is made in big functions/marriages etc for the same day use. I learnt this recipe from one of the experienced cook from a famous catering company. All thanks to him. Easy & quick
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This is the authentic (Karnataka) method of making Panaka/lemon juice using Saffron strands for natural color & a bit of edible camphor. This is indeed refreshing, energizing & amazing thirst-quenching drink, which can be easily made at home. Click here to check the recipes of →  Rasayana, Butter milk Ingredients : PROCEDURE :

One more summer cooler in a healthy way. Very easy to prepare and can be served during anytime of the day or after breakfast. During summer I always prepare this milk using slightly chilled milk…. so never use ice cubes. Where as in winters we can use warm milk , suitable for the weather. This
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As the name itself indicates this particular pickle is an instant one. Almost everyday this is prepared when available in the season. Very easy to prepare and yummy to eat. Can be used as an accompaniment along with any kind of dish and also goes very well with curd rice. Ingredients :  For Tempering : 
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Here in North India, that is in Delhi, Gurgaon, People make chana Poha by adding either Kala chana(brown chickpeas) or Kabuli chana(white chickpeas) along with poha/rice flakes and few regular spices. So taking clue from them, I got this new idea of preparing chickpeas rice flakes in both sweet and spicy versions. Actually I/we, the
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As the name itself depicts its a kind of preparation with ripen mangoes, which is available in plenty in this season. It is generally eaten with Hittina holige (rice flour stuffed wheat flour paratha) Chapati or Poori, but at my place we eat it with rice rotti, beaten rice rotti and sometimes with ragi rotti
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Long back I got to know about this recipe from my friend and I was astonished to see chutney using only Almonds…..  but I tried it with using small quantity of fresh coconut also. It tastes more or less like coconut chutney and can be used as the accompaniment with almost everything. Can be made
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This is one more refreshing and cooling kind of raita, during summer. If you are bored of eating tomato in salad , then you can go for THIS tomato raita. Tomato raita can also be eaten along with roti, rice and can be served as accompaniment with Huli (sambar), saaru (rasam), spicy rice preparations like
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UGADI is the new year day for the Hindus, based on the Hindu calendar according to the movement of the moon (Lunar). And in some other parts of India this festival is celebrated according to the movement of the Sun. However mainly the people of  two states ie Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh celebrate this festival
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This is one of the winter special vegetable/beans available in Karnataka with a entirely different aroma. We get these field beans in plenty during winter season in Karnataka. But In Gurgaon we get only dried field beans. Something is better than nothing…so we make use of that only. This is a very famous curry there
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PEANUTS SWEET FLATBREAD | One more way of adding protein to your diet by making a dish using groundnut in the cold season or during winter when fresh groundnuts are available in plenty or also on any day, any time for that matter using the dried ones as well This is a super easy and
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ಬೆಲ್ಲದ ಕ್ಯಾರೆಟ್ಟಿನ ಹೋಳಿಗೆ sweetened with jaggery | This is something which I tried with left over carrot halwa. I never thought it would serve a day’s breakfast programme !! but it did so happy me ! So gladly sharing it with you all. First I thought of making paratha, while in the process it strike
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Idly, sambar & chutney is a very basic, regular & traditional breakfast in south Indian households. In south India anybody who is little familiar with cooking will know how to make Idly. If the proportions and grinding consistency is perfect , then you can’t miss the perfect preparation. Idly is made by steaming a batter
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Generally cakes are considered as high calorie food. But here in this method, I have put wheat flour. The quantity of butter & sugar is also less. The sweet apple and milk (cream less) definitely enhances the taste but I guess it won’t add to high calorie. So this cake is comparatively very less in
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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 when you make the required masala powder at home freshly.  If
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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 masala powder
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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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Appe payasa My Manoj’s (my first son) most favourite sweet dish, is one of the famous sweet delicacy from Karnataka. It’s a kind of kheer prepared using crushed poori, which is made using very fine quality semolina, which is recognized as chiroti rava (cream of wheat), which is mainly available in south India. This kheer
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