Handvo is basically a traditional Gujarati snack, which includes all the goodness in the form of vegetables and spices, grains and legumes, lentils and semolina etc etc. However you can find one more variation of this handvo recipe, which I have posted here on my blog by clicking on this link Gujarati Handvo and there
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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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We all at home are the big fans of this Kolkata special street food – ghugni chat. Ghugni chat is basically a gravy made using dried white peas along with some easily available at home herbs & spices. May be why we like this chat so much is because of a kind of resemblance to
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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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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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A unique, new kind of rotti/thalipeeth recipe which Instantly came into my mind and eventually came into existence. We, the people of Karnataka make ambode/fritters using split bengal gram. So obviously the ambode is a deep fried snack. But One day, I wanted to make ambode but was not willing to deep fry it. Thought,
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Delhi street food, delish moonglet !! yes … moonglet recipe which is famous across Delhi, which I’m sure you are going to make time and again from now onwards. You read it right … today I’m here to share the recipe of how to make yummy moonglet easily at home. Basically moonglet is made using
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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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Yet another healthy, easy, simple soup, made using mixed vegetables, which is so soothing during this chill weather. Yes I have made it in a very simple method. I have not put any kind of spices rather it contains only cumin seeds powder and salt. I could not take the procedure pics as well as
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This is one of the famous, delicious and tasty dish made using fresh sweet corn kernels from Gujarat. Only the tender, juicy/milky fresh corn makes the delectable chevdo, which is also known as makai ni Khichri. Long back, while surfing on the net, I found this recipe. I checked through many recipes and found out
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Creamy tomato soup made absolutely in my own way without adding any kind of thickeners like, oats, corn flour, cream, butter, yogurt, lentil, rice flour etc or any kind of colour enhancers. So how do we get that creamy texture ? And the answer is nuts. Yes…. since long time I was trying to make
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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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ಮಂಡಕ್ಕಿ ಚುರಮುರಿ/ಡ್ರೈ ಭೇಲ್ಪುರಿ – VIDEO The very famous street food and a healthy snack from Karnataka, which can be easily made at home is mandakki churmuri/Puffed rice snack. Yes, here the Kannada word ‘mandakki’ translates to ‘Puffed rice’. The other name for it in Kannada is ‘Puri‘ I think almost all the households in Karnataka,
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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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Coconut mustard rice flakes | ಕಾಯಿ ಸಾಸಿವೆ ಅವಲಕ್ಕಿ | #riceflakes #coconut #mustard #rawmango #seasonal #healthy #easypeasy #yummy One of the quick, simple, spicy, yummy, healthy breakfast recipe using rice flakes & raw mango. Today I’m going to share one more recipe using rice flakes/avalakki/Poha ie kayi sasive avalakki meaning coconut-mustard paste rice flakes, peesa nariyal aur rayi ka poha. Earlier I have
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Though making this snack at home since so many years, never thought of posting the recipe here on my blog. But I guess today is that day! Going to post the recipe of one of our (almost everyone’s) most favorite, namma Bengaluru bakery goody, yummy snack – masala bread toast. Trust me you can get
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ಬಟಾಣಿ ಪಿಸ್ತಾ ಒಗ್ಗರಣೆ ಅವಲಕ್ಕಿ | One of the easiest, quickest and healthiest breakfast recipe is oggarane avalakki. The Kannada word ‘oggarane‘ translates to ‘tempering‘ and ‘avalakki‘ translates to rice flakes/beaten rice/Poha. We can make Poha/tempered rice flakes or oggarane avalakki by adding many kinds of vegetables and making the same using fresh green peas during
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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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ಬೀಟ್ರೂಟ್ ಕ್ಯಾರಟ್ ಸೂಪ್ | Soups are definitely an ideal meal idea during winter. Nutritious, flavorful, comfort food made using vegetables, lentils, nuts etc soups helps us to stay warm during the chili weather. Soups are a weight loss friendly food too. Recently I tried making carrot-beetroot soup, in which I have used some good amount
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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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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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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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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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Wow !! anything I mean… any masala powder, which is homemade is full of fragrance, aroma and freshness besides being hygienic and healthy. And I always like to use any/every kind of masala powders made at home. Today I just finished making tandoori masala powder, which I’m going to use in a dish, which I’m
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ರಸಂ ವಡೆ | ರಸಂ ವಡ | Rasam vade/waday/wada/vada is nothing but, deep fried, disc shaped fritters made using soaked black gram lentil and later these vada/waday are soaked in a kind of thin lentil soup which consists of small amount of lentils, tomato, tamarind juice, jaggery and traditional spice powder mix called rasam powder/saaru pudi. Rasam wada
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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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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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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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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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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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ಸೌತೇಕಾಯಿ ಅವಲಕ್ಕಿ | Southekayi avalakki is a no fire, simple, summer friendly recipe, in which southekayi translates to cucumber (kheera) and avalakki translates to flattened rice (poha). No cooking is needed in this recipe except for the tempering. Since this is a very filling dish , we can have it for breakfast with a glass
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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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ದಾಳಿಂಬೆ ಹಣ್ಣಿನ ಲಸ್ಸಿ | The pomegranate is a shrub that produces a red fruit, categorized as a berry.  Pomegranates are loaded with important nutrients. Its a fruit that contains hundreds of edible seeds called Arils. They are rich in fiber, vitamins, minerals and most importantly bio-active plant compounds with powerful medicinal properties. Consuming pomegranate benefits
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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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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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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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ಮನೆಯಲ್ಲೇ ಪನೀರ್ ಮಾಡುವ ವಿಧಾನ | Making Paneer at home is very easy, it is made by curdling the milk. For curdling we can use either lemon juice or curd or vinegar, But I always use only Lemon juice, we just need to add right amount of lemon juice. I forgot to take the step wise
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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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ಪುದೀನಾ ಸೊಪ್ಪಿನ ಗೊಜ್ಜವಲಕ್ಕಿ | A very old, authentic preparation made using rice flakes/Poha/avalakki. It is sweet, salty, spicy, tangy and now with added (mint/Pudina) flavor. It is always done in two ways ie using powdered rice flakes or/and whole rice flakes The procedure followed is same in both the methods, below I have posted the
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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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ಸಬ್ಬಕ್ಕಿ ಹೆಸರುಬೇಳೆ ಉಪ್ಪಿಟ್ಟು | Yet another healthy, filling and yummy breakfast and very much suitable for dinner as well.  Shivaratri is around the corner and many people spend the entire day fasting and entire night worshipping rather than feasting on this day and I guess this is one such super dish for all of them who
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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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ಸಬ್ಬಕ್ಕಿ ಹಿಟ್ಟಿನ ರೊಟ್ಟಿ | ಸಬ್ಬಕ್ಕಿ ಹಿಟ್ಟಿನ ತಾಲಿಪಟ್ | Sabbakki or Sago or Tapioca Pearl is a food which is full of energy and carbohydrates. It can be alternatively used in place of carbonated drinks, providing energy without any artificial chemicals and sweeteners. Sago/Sabbakki is used in making many sweets, spicy dishes which is very good
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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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ಸಿಹಿ ಮತ್ತು ಖಾರದ ತುಂಬಿದ ಇಡ್ಲಿ | ಸ್ಯಾಂಡ್ವಿಚ್ ಇಡ್ಲಿ | Making stuffed idly is not a new thing, My dadi (paternal grand mother) used to make stuffed idly many years ago. They never ate onion so… she used to make palya(subji) using only potato for filling. Actually this time when I made idly batter and just
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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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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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ಜೋಳದ ರವೆಯ ರೊಟ್ಟಿ | Today let us learn about how to make rotti/flat bread using sorghum semolina/jolada rave. Sorghum which is called as Jowar in Hindi, Cholam in Telugu, Jola in Kannada, Cholum in Malayalam…. is a powerhouse of nutrients. Sorghum/Jowar also belongs to Millets category. Consuming millets has many health benefits and are economical
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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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ಪನ್ನೀರ್ ಭುರ್ಜಿ Paneer bhurji or crumbled Paneer, made using freshly home made Paneer. Here the Hindi word ‘bhurji’ translates to crumbled. So as the name itself depicts, crumbled Paneer is used in this recipe along with couple of other regular vegetables and spice powders. As I have mentioned earlier also many a times, I learnt
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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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ಅವಲಕ್ಕಿ ಇಡ್ಲಿ | ದಿಢೀರ್ ಅವಲಕ್ಕಿ ಇಡ್ಲಿ | An instant, tasty, easy to make Idly recipe which can be made with very few ingredients which are always readily available at home. In my opinion we don’t even need any accompaniment for this, but goes well also with coconut chutney or any kind of chutney for that
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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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Fermented batter Kanchipuram rave idly (below at the end) This is not the instant version. Many years ago I tried this recipe of making idly with fermented batter using split black gram & Semolina/Rava and split black gram & Broken wheat/Dalia. Since then it has become a regular breakfast dish at my Place. Since then I
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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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This is one of my favourite vegetable stir fry. A simple, quick & crunchy palya which has the goodness of varieties of vegetables. The only spice used in this is red chilli powder. This goes well with almost everything as in Poori, Phulka, roti, akki (rice) rotti, rasam rice, curd rice etc. It has all
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A nutritious , healthy, soothing soup suitable for those rainy, cold chilly days. We all at home like this soup and this is one of our favourite. This soup has all the goodness of vegetables and sweet corn to the maximum. Except for boiling corn and sauteing vegetables , this soup is very less time
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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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Recently I tasted two new dishes in two different restaurants, one is dosay/dosa in Sagar Ratna restaurant, Gurgaon & another one is masala rice (Crushed corn masala rice) in Hotel Saravana Bhavan, Delhi. I’m going to share both the recipes here on my blog. The name of the dosay/dosa in the menu card was “Kakatiya
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ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ ಕಡ್ಲೆಕಾಯಿ | ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ ಕಡಲೇ ಬೀಜ | Congress kadlekayi or congress Kadale beeja or 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
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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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Very much comforting & healthy breakfast idea during summers. This dish is one of our favourite. This can be made without onions as well, but we like it with onion. Its making procedure is little lengthy….. but after all who doesn’t want that satisfaction of eating & serving a healthy breakfast ever. It tastes better
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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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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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A healthy breakfast with the goodness of both broccoli and fenugreek leaves. Even I didn’t know that this is going to be so tasty before I tried. As far as I know, anything and everything prepared with broccoli turns out yummy. Earlier I had made this flat bread by putting cauliflower along with potato and
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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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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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As the name itself says, Chocolate dosay/dosa/pancake is definitely one of the kids most friendly recipe. This dish is an instant one, with less ingredients and less effort. Obviously tastes very yummy and can be prepared regularly. This recipe was saved in one of my old written recipe books. This is a filling breakfast dish
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ಶ್ಯಾವಿಗೆ ಉತ್ತಪ್ಪ I’m here again with an instant Uttapa recipe which doesn’t need either any fermentation process or long waiting hours and it is definitely appropriate to prepare during winter season due to this reason. By the way, though this dosa can be definitely made in an instant version which is suitable for winter days,
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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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ಇಡ್ಲಿ ಚಟ್ನಿ ಸಾಂಬಾರ್ 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
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A healthy, low calorie chat which also includes sprouted chickpeas which I would happily indulge in every day. This is a kind of chat recipe which contains fruits, vegetables and entirely different and yummy. This is full of numerous health benefits. I think this can be eaten at any time of the day. I cant
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Sabbakki idly | ಸಬ್ಬಕ್ಕಿ ಇಡ್ಲಿ | Here I come, along with one more type of Idly using sago/sabudana/sabbakki. This recipe uses only couple of ingredients and that’s it tasty idlis will be ready in minutes. Curd which is little sour is used in preparing this idly, so it turns out little tangy and it is
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ಮೊಸರು ವಡೆ | ತಯಿರ್ ವಡೆ | ದಹಿ ವಡ | Mosaru vade or dahi vada is a popular snack from Karnataka. This is made using the soaked split black gram/urad dal/uddina bele along with some regular herbs and spices. It is slightly different from the dahi bhalla of North India, as the dahi bhalla is mainly
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ಬೇಕ್ಡ್ ಬ್ರೆಡ್ ರೋಲ್ಸ್ | Wow…it’s a tasty… baked snack ! so one can enjoy relishing it without worrying much.. It is an easy, quick, guilt free recipe. You can take any bread of your choice, but here I have used whole wheat bread. And brown bread, multi grain bread can also be used. I have
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ಮಿಶ್ರ ಬೇಳೆ ಮತ್ತು ಕಾಳುಗಳ ಮಸಾಲೆ ದೋಸೆ | A very healthy, easy, protein-rich and winter special dosa / dosay Yes….we can say so, because this doesn’t need fermenting rather this needs only soaking. And during winters, that too here in Gurgaon, located in north India, what other option do you need ! right ? Soak for
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