ಹಿತಕಿದ ಬಟಾಣಿ ಬೇಳೆ ಮಿಕ್ಸ್ಚರ್ | Avarekayi or hyacinth beans is a famous seasonal vegetable or beans grown in Karnataka. During winter, in Bengaluru we get Avarekayi/hyacinth beans in plenty. Obviously we make many types of dishes using avarekayi and making mixture of hithakavarebele/pressed hyacinth beans for tea/coffee time is almost like a tradition there. But
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ಪಾಲಕ್ ಬಟಾಣಿ ಚಾಟ್ | ಪಾಲಕ್ ಹಸಿ ಬಟಾಣಿ ಚಾಟ್ | Palak fresh peas chat or Palak matar chat is one of our most favourite chat among many chat items, which almost tastes like namma Bengaluru famous Masal Puri ! I consider this as a healthy chat. And this time I tried making this more healthy using
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ಎಲೆಕೋಸು ಬಟಾಣಿ ಪಲ್ಯ | A very simple, easy. quick stir fry, sauteed in a very basic tempering, using cabbage and Peas. The Kannada word Palya translates to sookha subji/stir fry. This cabbage peas stir fry is absolutely an easy recipe and very much suitable for beginners/learners, bachelors, students & all. Actually this is prepared as
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ಹಸಿ ಬಟಾಣಿ ಮೊಸರು ಬಜ್ಜಿ | ಹಸಿ ಬಟಾಣಿ ರಾಯ್ತ | Recently when I made Peas-cashews or Peas-almond yakhni pulao I also prepared this fresh Peas raita to go with that, This recipe is from one of my old books. I had written the recipe but never felt like trying this particular raita, but believe me when I
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ಬಟಾಣಿ ಅಕ್ಕಿ ರೊಟ್ಟಿ | ಬಟಾಣಿ ಹಾಕಿದ ಅಕ್ಕಿ ಹಿಟ್ಟಿನ ರೊಟ್ಟಿ | I don’t know if anybody has prepared this batani akki rotti or green peas rice flour rotti before, but I’m making it for the first time. In winter we definitely miss field beans (avarekayi) which is available in Bangalore in plenty during winters, as we
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Batani – godambi or batani – badami yakhni pulao/ kaju – matar or badam – matar yakhni pulao is a delightful dish to have. Yakhni means stock or soup. As this is a veg recipe, here I have taken the stock obtained from soaked bengal gram. When I was searching for some rare recipe in
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