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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ಕಾಶಿ ಹಲ್ವಾ | ದಂರೋಟ್ | Today I’m going to post a yummy halwa recipe, which is made using a vegetable. And the 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
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ತೊಗರಿ ಬೇಳೆ ಹೋಳಿಗೆ | ತೊಗರಿ ಬೇಳೆ ಕಾಯಿ ಹೋಳಿಗೆ | ರುಬ್ಬುವ ಗೋಜಿಲ್ಲದೆ | 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
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ಹಸಿ ಬಟಾಣಿ ಬಾಸುಂದಿ | 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
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ಬೀಟ್ರೂಟ್ ಹೋಳಿಗೆ | ಬೀಟ್ರೂಟ್ ಮಖಾನ(ಕಮಲದ ಬೀಜ)ದ ಹೋಳಿಗೆ | 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,
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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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ವೇಡ್ಮಿ – ಗುಜರಾತಿ ಹೋಳಿಗೆ | 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
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ಗೋಡಂಬಿ ಗಸಗಸೇ ಕೊಬ್ಬರಿ ಪಾಯಸ | 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
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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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Sweetened with jaggery n also using sourdough discard | ರಾಗಿ ಹಿಟ್ಟಿನ ಉಂಡೆ/ಲಡ್ಡು …ಬೆಲ್ಲದೊಟ್ಟಿಗೆ | Wishing you All a very happy Navratri …Dussehra … bombe habba One of the nutritious, yummy, mouth watering unde/laddu which we have grown up eating often is ragi hittina unde/finger millet flour laddu /ragi unde/laddu. It takes just 4 to 5
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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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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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ಮಿಶ್ರ ಬೇಳೆ-ರವೆ ಉಂಡೆ | ಆಲ್ ಇನ್ ಒನ್ ಲಡ್ಡು | Happy Gokulashtami to All …. A special kind of recipe which is a protein rich sweet dish along with goodness of jaggery and also consisting of dry nuts and home made ghee in a moderate amount. Over all a kind of healthy laddu which can be
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ಬೇಳೆ ಹೂರಣದ ಬೋಂಡಾ | This recipe includes no grinding, no deep frying rather needs few drops of oil/ghee and made using whole wheat flour and small amount of rice flour & Lentil and Jaggery. Overall a yummy and healthy sweet dish to make on any occasion of casually on normal days as well. I definitely
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ಬೇಕ್ಡ್ ಶ್ಯಾವಿಗೆ ಕುನಫಾ | #Akshayatruteeya #BasavaJayanti #Ramzan An awesome… yummy… crunchy…. luscious…. cheesy…. easy peasy dessert which instantly became our favorite, preferred sweet dish…. I must say it’s truly delicious !! Kunafa or Kunafeh or Knafeh is a crunchy, cheesy dessert from the middle eastern region. There are many variations in making this dish But
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ಸಿಹಿ ಕುಂಬಳಕಾಯಿ ಹೋಳಿಗೆ …..ಗೋಧಿ ಹಿಟ್ಟು & ಬೆಲ್ಲ ಉಪಯೋಗಿಸಿ | ವಿಡಿಯೋ | 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
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ಗೋಧಿ ಹಿಟ್ಟು & ರಾಜಗಿರ ಹಿಟ್ಟಿನ ಮಫಿನ್..ಕಿತ್ತಳೆ ರಸದೊಟ್ಟಿಗೆ | ಮೊಟ್ಟೆ ಮತ್ತು ಬೆಣ್ಣೆ ರಹಿತ | I wanted to make muffins and the main ingredients on my mind were Khapli wheat flour & Orange juice, but then there was a pack of amaranth flour in front of me, so instantly decided and have put equal quantity of sharbati
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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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A fusion chocolate recipe | I did not know that chocolate, coffee flavor and fresh coconut goes with each other so very well !! Yes I’m talking about today’s recipe – burfi layered chocolate. It is a fusion recipe of south Indian famous, our own karnataka special sweet/burfi made using fresh coconut burfi with milk
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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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Wishing you All a very Happy & Prosperous Varamahalakshmi festival One of the easiest burfi recipe which tastes the yummiest ! Trust me one can never stop at one piece !! I have made the burfi using raw can sugar. But any kind of sugar can be used and also mine is always a moderately
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ಹಸಿ ಅರಿಶಿನದ ರವೆ ಸಜ್ಜಿಗೆ | Just like that, it did strike my mind and I immediately converted my idea into a dish !! Actually now further I’m thinking of making this golden halwa using vermicelli/semiya/shavige, sago/sabudana/sabbakki as well Yes … kind of different, yummy, quick, simple and healthy sajjige/sooji ka halwa/semolina pudding/halwa by adding grated
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ಸಬ್ಬಕ್ಕಿ ಮತ್ತು ಮಿಶ್ರ ತಾಜಾ ಹಣ್ಣುಗಳ ಪಾಯಸ ಅಥವಾ ಸಲಾಡ್ | ವಿಡಿಯೋ Maha Shivaratri wishes to All On this auspicious day made this Payasa/kheer/salad using sago/sabbakki/sabudana along with fresh fruits. This sabbakki fresh fruits Payasa or sago fresh fruits kheer/salad also has the goodness of rock date palm sugar and the melon seeds. This Payasa/kheer is made
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ಗೋಡಂಬಿ ಪಾಯಸ | ಕಾಜು ಕೀ ಖೀರ್ | Wishing you All a very Happy & prosperous New year !! Yes you read it right..it is cashew nuts desert or kaju kheer or godambi payasa – the new year special desert at our place. In my opinion we can definitely treat ourselves to this rich, creamy, nutritious
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ಸಜ್ಜಿಗೆ | Let me first let you know that, Okay….. now Sajjige is a kannada word which translates to sheera/sooji ka halwa/semolina Pudding. Either sugar or jaggery is put 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
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ಮಕ್ಕಳ ದಿನಾಚರಣೆಯ ವಿಶೇಷ ಸಿಹಿ | Children’s day wishes to All….happy children’s day. I’m here with a two quick recipes, which happens to be the most favorite of all the children irrespective of the age. But the most specialty of this day at our place is, today happens to be my second son Mukund’s birth day
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ಗೋಧಿ ಹಿಟ್ಟಿನ ಉಂಡೆ | ಗೋಧಿ ಹಿಟ್ಟಿನ ಗುಲ್ಪಾವಟೆ | ಗೋಧಿ ಹಿಟ್ಟಿನುಂಡೆ | 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
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ದಿಢೀರ್ (ಇನ್ಸ್ಟಂಟ್) ಬಾಸುಂದಿ ಮತ್ತು ಸೀತಾಫಲ ಹಣ್ಣಿನ ಬಾಸುಂದಿ | 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. therefore though of sharing this Instant basundi and custard apple/seethaphal basundi recipe with you all. (We just ate it at
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ಜೋಳದ ಹಾಲು ಬಾಯಿ | ಬಿಳಿ ಜೋಳದ ಹಾಲ್ಬಾಯಿ | A very happy DEEPAWALI to one & all A healthy, guilt free sweet fudge/steamed cake recipe, made using the milk extracted from the soaked raw/whole Sorghum/Jowar/bili jola. Below I have the recipe explained with step wise procedure pics. We normally make this fudge/haalbai using whole wheat or
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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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ಕನ್ಯಾ ಪೂಜೆಯ ಕಡಲೇಕಾಳಿನ ಒಣ ಉಸ್ಲಿ | ನವರಾತ್ರಿ ಉಸ್ಲಿ | This one is absolutely navaratri special recipe, which is very famous here in north India. On the day of ashtami (8th day of navaratri), they perform Kanjak Pujan or Kanya pooja and without fail they make brown chickpeas dry salad/Kala chana, semolina halwa/sheera/sajjige and Poori and
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ಎರಿಯಪ್ಪ | ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ನವರಾತ್ರಿ ವಿಶೇಷ ಸಿಹಿ ಖಾದ್ಯ | Yeriappa is a traditional sweet delicacy necessarily made on the 7th day of dussehra or navaratri or Dasara festival ie… on the day of Saraswati Pooje, in Karnataka. Actually our elders had a separate mould (similar to idly plates, but with much deeper cavity) to make this
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ಬಾದಾಮಿ ಹಾಲು | 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 here
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ಎಳನೀರು ಪಾಯಸ | ಎಳನೀರ್ ಪಾಯಸ | Elaneer payasa is a very popular desert made on the festival of Onam in Kerala. I had tasted few times in my neighbor’s house when we were in Gauribidanur when I was young, but was not aware of how it is prepared – just knew how it tastes !
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ಶೀರ್ ಖುರ್ಮಾ | ಶೀರ್ ಖೋರ್ಮ | Sheer khurma or sheer khorma literally means milk with dates, from Persian cognate word sheer and Sanskrit cognate word Ksheer which translates to milk. It is a traditional vermicelli/Seviyan desert or pudding for celebrations and a breakfast dish prepared by Muslim community on Eid in Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh
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ರಾಗಿ ಹಾಲಿನ ಹಲ್ವಾ | ರಾಗಿ ಹಲ್ವಾ | One of the healthy, nutritious, oil/ghee less sweet recipe which is good for and liked by children and aged alike is this awesome, yummiest, healthy whole ragi milk halwa or finger millet milk fudge I have named this dish as halwa, but this is our own Karnataka special,
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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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ಬಾದಾಮಿ ಹೋಳಿಗೆ | ಬಾದಾಮಿ ಬೀಜದ ಹೋಳಿಗೆ | After making ananas holige or Pineapple puran poli, of which I got inspired by ‘mane holige’ (the holige/pooran poli selling store, located in Bengaluru, which sells varieties of holige/pooran poli), I’m back with yet another special holige/Puran poli which is prepared using badami/almond/badam. Along with almonds, they put
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ಹುಳಿ ಸಿಹಿ ಅವಲಕ್ಕಿ | ಹುಳಿ ಅವಲಕ್ಕಿ ಮತ್ತು ಸಿಹಿ ಅವಲಕ್ಕಿ | One of the oldest and easiest yummy recipe which is healthy and filling as well which we often make for breakfast or dinner or on the days of fasting. The word huli translates to ‘sourness’, which we get by adding considerably more amount of thick
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ಕ್ಯಾರಟ್ ಹೆಸರುಬೇಳೆ ಪಾಯಸ | ಕ್ಯಾರಟ್ ಖೀರ್ | Since long time we make both lentil payasa and carrot payasa separately right ? But today I have mixed them both and made a new kind of payasa and named it as carrot lentil payasa. The Kannada word payasa translates to Kheer. And the lentil used in this
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Through out this winter season I have made huggi (Savory pongal) using whole green gram every time by making it fiber rich and more nutritious. So thought of making sweet Pongal also using whole green gram only. Earlier I have never made sweet pongal using whole green gram. So however makara Shankranthi is around the
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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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With the goodness of jaggery, & saffron strands | ಸಿಹಿ ಅವಲಕ್ಕಿ | ವಾಲ್ನಟ್ ಸಿಹಿ ಅವಲಕ್ಕಿ | Yet another old or regular recipe with a small twist in it, which made huge difference in taste as well as health point of view. Tried out our malenadu (my native) special sihi avalakki by adding walnuts in place
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ರವೆ ಕೇಸರಿ | ರವೆ ಕೇಸರಿ ಬಾತ್ | A very quick and regular, easy, all time favourite or hit south Indian desert recipe since ages, which should get its color and name from the usage of original or natural saffron strands, but most of the time, almost everyone make it using food color ! This sweet
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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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ಲಾಡು ಉಂಡೆ | ಬೂ೦ದಿ ಲಾಡು | Unlike every year, for Deepavali, instead of making only sihi – khara boondi kalu , this time I made boondi laadu or laadu unde 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
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ಗುಲ್ಕಂದ್ ಫಿರ್ನಿ | Today, to celebrate the first day of deepavali in the evening ie…. for neeru tumbuva habba/dhanteras, I made both gulkand Phirni using home made gulkand and Pan/betel leaves Phirni in small quantity. Both the desserts, Gulkand Phirni and Pan phirni turned out to be very yummy. So sharing my version of both the
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ವಿಳ್ಳೇದೆಲೆ ಫಿರ್ನಿ | ಪಾನ್ ಫಿರ್ನಿ | There are many variations or methods of making in this recipe, but this is my own way/method of making it. One major difference is I have used comparatively more amount of Paan in the recipe. This betel leaves Phirni or Paan Phirni was too aromatic, yummy and tasty with
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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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ಅವಲಕ್ಕಿ ಸಿಹಿ ಪೊಂಗಲ್ | ಅವಲಕ್ಕಿ ಪೊಂಗಲ್ | One more kind of sweet Pongal recipe but, this time made using beaten rice or rice flakes or Poha or avalakki. The procedure and the other ingredients used are the same as rice-lentil Pongal.  Adding a small portion of C M C C powder ie… C – cloves,
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ಮಾವಿನ ಹಣ್ಣು – ಗೋಧಿ ಹಾಲಿನ ಹಲ್ವಾ | This  recipe is, you can say….. a nice twist to our Karnataka special sweet dish godhi haalbayi or whole wheat milk halwa the recipe of which I have posted earlier in my blog, using walnuts.  And this time it is with mango and almonds.  Relish this whole wheat milk mango halwa
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Sweetened with jaggery | ಹಲಸಿನ ಹಣ್ಣಿನ ಕೇಸರಿಬಾತ್ | ಹಲಸಿನ ಹಣ್ಣಿನ ಶೀರಾ | Jack fruit is my most favorite fruit among all…. so I had bought it in large quantity from Bangalore, But actually more than half of it I ate as such, so with the remaining fruit I could make only two items ie… semolina
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With the goodness of milk and jaggery | ಕೆಂಪು ಕ್ಯಾರಟ್ ಸಜ್ಜಿಗೆ ಬೆಲ್ಲ ಮತ್ತು ಹಾಲಿನೊಟ್ಟಿಗೆ | One more type  of sheera, but this time made using a vegetable but not fruit. Tried this recipe for the first time and it’s a big hit !! happy me. During winter we get plenty of red carrots here in
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ಸೇಬು ಹಣ್ಣು ಮತ್ತು ವಾಲ್ನಟ್ ಕೇಸರಿಬಾತ್ | Rave kesari ….. ie semolina or sooji ka halwa made using one more kind of fruit and this time it is apple and also with the healthy nut ie walnut. As I have mentioned above, in this recipe also I have used walnut along with apple and to get
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ಹುರುಳಿ ಕಾಳು ಶ್ಯಾವಿಗೆ ಪಾಯಸ | Did you know – horse gram/huruli (Kannada), when roasted leaves a nice aroma which is very fragrant !! (generally we roast it while making chutney Pudi…right?) So it happened like….. one day I was making something for which I did roast horse gram (huruli kalu) and the same day at
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ಶ್ರೀ ರಾಮ ನವಮಿ ಪ್ಲಾಟರ್ | Sri rama navami is a Hindu festival, observed on the ninth day of chaitra masa/month to mark the birth of Lord Sri Rama, which is said to be the seventh avatara of Lord Sri Vishnu. Rama navami falls exactly nine days after Ugadi. Here in north India those nine days
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Today I’m here with my latest innovation – alasande kalina holige or black eyed beans Puran Poli or lobia holige or pooran poli. Its just recently I tried rather innovated couple of sweets recipes ie… Semiya-horse gram payasa & alasande kalu holige. And both the dishes turned out to be very tasty, yummy and perfect
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ಬೇಸನ್ ಲಾಡು | ಬೇಸನ್ ಲಡ್ಡು | Besan laadu or besan laddu or besan unde call it by any name but these turns out to be super delicious each and every time. We do call it as besan laadoo in Kannada language, Karnataka. Actually I never make it either using readily available store bought besan/bengal gram
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ಕಡಲೆ ಬೇಳೆ ಹೋಳಿಗೆ | ಖರ್ಜೂರ ಬೆಲ್ಲದ ಸಿಹಿಯೊಂದಿಗೆ | Recently I got date palm jaggery through someone from Kolkata. I have never seen or used this jaggery before. So today I tried making Kadlebele holige or bengal gram pooran poli using this particular jaggery. It is differently aromatic and tasty compared to sugar cane jaggery. Rest
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ರಸಗುಲ್ಲ ಚಾಟ್ | A never heard before, never seen before and obviously never tasted before chat recipe ! It is a chef special dish in one of the famous restaurant in Delhi by name Veg Gulati (Pandara road). Yes, very recently I got to see/taste this chat recipe there. As usual the very name on
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ಕ್ಯಾರಟ್ ಕಸ್ಟರ್ಡ್ ಪುಡ್ಡಿಂಗ್ …ಬೆಲ್ಲದ ಸಿಹಿಯೊಟ್ಟಿಗೆ | Carrot custard pudding is a simple, yummy desert which is nutritious too. Very simple to make recipe taken from one of my old written recipe book. Carrot custard pudding is a healthy recipe for children and grown ups. I have used raw cane sugar today, but I always put
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ಸಿಹಿ ಗೆಣಸಿನ ಹೋಳಿಗೆ | 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 ! The below mentioned
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A diabetic friendly recipe with the goodness of jaggery & walnuts | ಗೋಧಿ ಹಾಲಿನ ಹಲ್ವಾ ಬಾದಾಮಿ ಮತ್ತು ಅಕ್ರೋಟಿನೊಟ್ಟಿಗೆ | Just made a twist in our own Karnataka’s traditional sweet dish ‘godhi haalubayi’ in a different look and also by enhancing the health benefits by adding dry nuts Here in north India and everywhere for that
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ಸಿಹಿ ಪೊಂಗಲ್ | ಸಂಕ್ರಾಂತಿ ಸಿಹಿ ಪೊಂಗಲ್ | Sweet Pongal is the best sweet relished during the harvest festival…Shankranthi, one of the best winter special jaggery infused sweet dish as well, though made through out the year for breakfast or lunch. There are many variations in making Pongal though everybody use the same set of ingredients,
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Merry Christmas to All….. A Soft… light…. moist…. delicious…. eggless…. alcohol free fruits seeds & nuts cake – in which – I have used seeds like sunflower, flax seeds, muskmelon seeds, pumpkin seeds & nuts like almond, cashews, walnut, pistachio, pine nuts & berries like cranberries, black raisins, green raisins, blueberries, blackcurrants & fruits like figs, dried
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ಹಿತಕವರೆ ಬೇಳೆ ಸಿಹಿ ಹುಗ್ಗಿ | ಹಿತ್ಕ್ವರೆ ಬೇಳೆ ಸಿಹಿ ಹುಗ್ಗಿ | A winter special sweet dish, with the goodness of pressed field beans, jaggery, ghee etc which are kind of healthy, essential stuffs during winter.  This is a very easy to make and yummy dish from our own Karnataka. During winter we get hyacinth beans/field beans/avarekayi
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ಕ್ಯಾರಟ್ ಹಲ್ವಾ …ಬೆಲ್ಲ ದೊಟ್ಟಿಗೆ Carrot/gajar halwa……with the minimum usage of ghee in it and also with the goodness of jaggery & almonds. It hardly takes any time to prepare this delicious sweet, which is also a winter special here in north India. We get plenty of red carrots/winter carrots now in Gurgaon. We can pair
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ಹಬ್ಬದ ಊಟ | ದೀಪಾವಳಿ ಹಬ್ಬದ ಊಟ | Today I definitely wanted to make these dishes, so had made some pre preparations yesterday itself. All the dishes were superb tasty, turned out very yummy. I have posted the recipes of  individual dishes like  cornflakes mixture , haalu holige , rave gulab jamun , bisibelebath  so you can check these recipes here or
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ಹಾಲು ಹೋಳಿಗೆ | ಹಾಲ್ ಹೋಳಿಗೆ | One of my most favourite sweet ! hmmm….. but now everybody likes it at home, no doubt it has that inviting quality of attracting people This is a sweet dish from Karnataka, which is generally made using maida & sugar, But I prefer using fine quality rava/sooji/semolina & jaggery
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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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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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ಗೋಡಂಬಿ ಬಾದಾಮಿ ಬರ್ಫಿ | ಕಾಜು ಬಾದಾಮ್ ಬರ್ಫಿ | As I know this is one of the yummy sweets often made using cashew nuts and almonds. I make cashew burfi or kaju katli (yet to share the recipe here) and almond burfi or badam katli (yet to share the recipe here) separately. But this time I
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ಬಟವಿ ಪಾಯಸ | Yet another payasa recipe which can be made on any festival. Today it’s first day of deepavali (neeru tumbuva habba or dhanteras) and also it happens to be my first son’s birthday (17th oct) today. Therefore for lunch I made this payasa and cabbage rice (one of his favourite). and for dinner I
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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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ಪಿಸ್ತಾ ಬರ್ಫಿ | Deepavali/Diwali is around the corner, so thought of sharing a sweet dish recipe made using any nuts or fruits and decided to make Pistachios burfi or Pista burfi. It is very simple to make and very delicious to relish. I have used very less amount of ghee, you can use according to
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ಅಮೃತ ಫಲ | ಅಕ್ಕಿ ಹಾಲ್ಬಾಯಿ | ಅಕ್ಕಿ ಹಾಲು ಬಾಯಿ | Amrutha Phala is a sweet rice fudge preparation made by using rice, coconut, milk and jaggery. Actually many people do not use milk for making akki haalbai, but the rest of the procedure and the ingredients used are exactly same. I don’t prepare this particular
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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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ಸೋಯಾ ಬೀನ್ಸ್ ಹಿಟ್ಟು ಗೋಧಿ ಹಿಟ್ಟು ಬಾಳೆಹಣ್ಣಿನ ಹಲ್ವಾ/ಶೀರ | Yet another yummy, healthy sweet dish with the goodness of Soya bean, whole wheat, milk, banana and jaggery in it ! I don’t remember from where I got this recipe, but I did find this recipe in one of my old recipe books. I just tried out
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ಗೋಧಿ ಹಿಟ್ಟಿನ ಸಜ್ಜಿಗೆ ಹೂರಣದ ಹೋಳಿಗೆ | ಸಜ್ಜಕದ ಹೋಳಿಗೆ | Semolina stuffed whole wheat puran poli | Sajjige holige is a delicious, yummy sweet flat bread recipe which is necessarily made on the day of Anantha Padmanabha vratha. Either sajjige holige or bele holige is made on that day. Sajjige is a kannada word which literally
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ಅಕ್ಕಿ ಕಡಲೇ ಬೇಳೆ ಪಾಯಸ | Akki Kadalebele 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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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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ಜೋಳದ ಅವಲಕ್ಕಿ ಚೂಡಾ | ಜೋಳದ ಅವಲಕ್ಕಿ ಮಿಕ್ಸ್ಚರ್ | Yummy sorghum flakes mixture !! Sorghum flakes/Jowar poha/jolada avalakki is processed following “the process standardized for flakes preparation using flakes machine”, which is one of the millet and has a very good taste and is rich in essential health nutrients. Particularly I’m using it since last 3 years,
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ಅವಲಕ್ಕಿ ಉಂಡೆ | ಅವಲಕ್ಕಿ ಬೆಲ್ಲದ ಉಂಡೆ | Created my first ever vecipe (video recipe) of avalakki unde/beaten rice or rice flakes or Poha laddu…. a sweet treat that can be made in minutes, using Quick video App for android phone. It is a very simple, healthy unde/laddu recipe which uses only very few ingredients, which
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ಗೋಧಿ ಹಿಟ್ಟಿನ ಉಂಡೆ | ವಾಲ್ನಟ್ ಮತ್ತು ಗೋಧಿ ಹಿಟ್ಟಿನ ಉಂಡೆ | We all make whole wheat flour and jaggery laddu, or unde, don’t we? It’s a popular treat, especially during festivals. This time, I wanted to try something new, so I made a few changes to improve the sweetness and taste. Instead of the usual cashew
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ಸಬ್ಬಕ್ಕಿ ಪಾಯಸ | ಸಾಬೂದಾನ ಖೀರ್ | 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
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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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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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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
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ಪೈನಾಪಲ್ ಕೇಸರಿ | ಅನಾನಸ್ ರವೆ ಕೇಸರಿ ಬಾತ್| Occasionally we can make this yummy sweet dish. Also though we add sugar in this, but this also has all the goodness of semolina, Pineapple, Saffron strands and all. We should choose sweeter pineapple to make this dish or else we should add a pinch of salt if
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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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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. Here I present to you the Shankranti Platter I shall write the detailed recipe of each & every dish as soon as possible. The Platter consists of ….
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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 called as Shankranti yellu bella consisting of wholesome ingredients like…. sesame
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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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ರವೆ ಚಾಕೋ ಶೀರಾ A chocolate flavored semolina bath or sooji halwa or choco bath … as in…. Kesari bath…. is the yummiest sweet which I recently learnt from a TV cookery show. Any dish with chocolate flavour is our favourite! So obviously I wanted to try it as soon as possible and here is the
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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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ಅಕ್ರೂಟ್ ಮತ್ತು ಬಾದಾಮಿಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಬಾಳೆ ಹಣ್ಣಿನ ಹಲ್ವಾ This one is very quick and healthy to make dessert or sweet recipe, which I would definitely like to make very often from now on. Of course banana is a healthy fruit but adding Walnuts and Almonds make this halwa even more healthy. We like to eat it when
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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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ಸೇಬು ಬಾದಾಮಿ ಹಲ್ವಾ | 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.
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ಅಮರಾಂತ್ ಅಥವಾ ರಾಜಗೀರ ಉಂಡೆ | 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
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ಹಬ್ಬದೂಟ | ಗಣೇಶನ ಹಬ್ಬದ ಊಟ | 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. Different festivals are celebrated with high enthusiasm across India. Ganesha chaturthi is one such festival and
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ಕ್ಯಾರಟ್ ರವೆ ಕೇಸರಿಬಾತ್ | ಕ್ಯಾರಟ್ ಕೇಸರಿಬಾತ್ | 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
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ಬೇಳೆ ಹೋಳಿಗೆ | ಗೋಧಿ ಹಿಟ್ಟಿನ ಬೇಳೆ ಹೋಳಿಗೆ | 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
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ಬಾದಾಮಿ ಉಂಡೆ | ಬಾದಾಮಿ ಲಡ್ಡು | 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
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ಕೊಬ್ರಿ ಮಿಠಾಯಿ | ಕೊಬ್ಬರಿ ಮಿಠಾಯಿ | 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
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ಕೇಸರಿಬಾತ್ | ಅನ್ನದ ಕೇಸರಿಬಾತ್ | 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
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ರವೆ ಉಂಡೆ | 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
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ಕಡಲೆಕಾಳು ಸಿಹಿ ಅವಲಕ್ಕಿ | Recently I had posted the savory version of Poha chickpeas/chana cucumber Poha recipe, So while preparing that dish I got the idea of making its sweet version as well. So here is the recipe for Sweet version of poha or beaten rice or rice flakes using chickpeas. I would say a healthy,
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ಯುಗಾದಿ ಹಬ್ಬದ ಬಾಳೆ ಎಲೆಯ ಊಟ | 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
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ಪೈನಾಪಲ್ ಹೆಸರುಬೇಳೆ ಅವಲಕ್ಕಿ ಬಾತ್ | Ananas or Pineapple hesarubele avalakki bath is a very flavourful sweet dish. Here ananas is Pineapple, hesarubele is split green gram ie moong dal and avalakki refers to rice flakes as well as bath refers to a dish Flatten rice or rice flakes or avalakki or poha as we call
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