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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I was thinking of making this Paratha since long time, but we don’t get avarekayi in Gurgaon, rather here nobody knows about this fresh beans, which is a specialty vegetable during winter in Namma Karnataka/Namma Bengaluru Somehow this time I could get the avarekayi from Bengaluru, so made these Parathas today and trust me it
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Just another healthy accompaniment to go with all kinds of flat breads, dosa, rice etc. I always feel proud that I’m feeding healthy stuffs to my family and that could truly happen by God’s grace. One of the very easy and tasty chutney recipe, which can be ready in few minutes by putting together some
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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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It just strike my mind and came into existence with immediate effect !! haha . Yes this is my own created recipe. Very healthy, very easy and its just a healthy twist to our traditional, authentic akki rotti/rice flour rotti You can go through a quick video and below I have given the ingredients list
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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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One of the versatile, healthiest, flavourful green leafy vegetables, the fenugreek leaves are widely used across the globe in multiple cuisines in the form of a spice as well Well I learnt this particular method of making paratha here in Gurgaon from a friend, Meetu Sahajwallah couple of years back. I’m being told that this
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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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ಕಳಿತ ಬಾಳೆಹಣ್ಣಿನ ಪದರು ಪರಾಠ Do you have ripen bananas no no…. over ripen bananas ? if yes, then you should definitely try this recipe. This is a kind of two in one Paratha. Just by adding some amount of jaggery along with the below given ingredients, this Paratha can be converted into Banana Sweet Paratha
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We all at home have no problem in consuming bitter gourd. So for us, bitter gourd is as good as any other vegetable, which is made very often. Now talking about this stir fry, this goes so very well with Phulka, tandoori roti, chapati, Plain paratha, poori and great part is you can also eat
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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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Bitter gourd/Karela is one of my most favourite vegetable. I can eat anything made using bitter gourd at any time. Bitter gourd chutney is one such recipe which I make since so many years. But since couple of years I’m also making bitter gourd chutney by adding a good amount of rather equal amount of
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Yet another yummy dish from Rajasthan, which is served as an accompaniment with roti/Phulka and made using ripen guava. This dish uses only guava as a main ingredient along with some simple spices and herbs. I have paired this subji along with Soaked split green gram Paratha , which is again a traditional and popular
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We tasted this yellow lentil Paratha, for the first time, at our place when Mr. Jalan, a very good friend of Suresh, sent it along with ripened guava subji. Their cook made this paratha at their place I believe. This paratha is one of a traditional Indian flat bread which is popular and originated from
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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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Dahi tadka is a lip smacking side dish made to go with rice or all kinds of Indian flat bread. Very simple, tempered curd/yogurt recipe which can be made when you are in a hurry or running out of time or when you have lot of left over curd at home or even when you
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Winter is all about including amla, green chili, methi, bathua, shalgam, ghant gobhi, nimboo and different kinds of Parathas, Pickles, Soups etc etc etc in our diet. So since last week I’m into making some pickles and spice powders. I made this green chili Pickle, Lemon Pickle, Amla chutney Powder (new creation), and surprisingly I
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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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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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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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There are many variations in preparing this spice powder too. But I made this in my own way, to suit our taste, the aroma that we like and with those set of ingredients which we normally use and like. Actually that freshness of home made powder adds to the colour, aroma and taste of the
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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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One more addition to my home made masala powders list. It’s just fresh, fragrant, healthy and light on your pocket when made at home. And also some masala powders need not be made in large quantity as we don’t make use of them very often. And also the masala powders like chole masala, rajma masala,
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Yet another addition to my masala powders category. Freshly roasted and ground dal makhni masala powder. I have mentioned the ingredients in very small quantity, because these kinds of masala powders releases nice aroma when freshly ground/made whenever necessary. Quantity/measurement of ingredients mentioned below is purely based on my guess and I felt it was
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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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An authentic brahmin style lentil recipe/ಹೆಸರುಬೇಳೆ ಸೌತೇಕಾಯಿ ತೊವ್ವೆ/ಹೆಸರುಬೇಳೆ ತೊವ್ವೆ One of the authentic recipe which has not changed over years in the way how it is made and you can not find it in any restaurant or hotels or anywhere except our homes and we relish this dish along with chapati (triangular) or white rice
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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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Anytime, anything that too…. when it comes to masala powders, nothing tastes and feels fresh than home made one! and I have been inculcated with this habit of home made things since my birth by my mom, both the grand mothers and after marriage also nothing has changed because even my mother in law was
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This is one of my favorite subji to have with any/all kinds of roti/rotti but like to have it mostly along with whole wheat flour Phulka. For me, both together makes an awesome combination. Though prepared this subji many a times before, could never take the stepwise pics, that’s why could not post it here
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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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Over ripened bananas were lying since two three days in the fruit basket and I was thinking of preparing regular banana Poori or banana coconut idly , but suddenly it did strike my mind that why don’t I try something new using banana along with jowar/sorghum flour and in the process, I also added whole
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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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The word ‘menthya’ translates to ‘fenugreek seeds’, ‘sihi’ translates to ‘sweet’ and ‘huggi’ translates to ‘Khichdi’ in Kannada. This is a special dish prepared compulsorily for new mothers, during 2nd & 3rd postpartum month ie after the delivery of the baby, in some of the communities, to improve their overall health, blood, strength and for
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Here ‘soppu(soppina)’ is a kannada word for ‘green leafy vegetable’ and ‘huli tovve’ means curry made with special ground masala in addition to the sambar masala powder (huli pudi/sambar powder) what we use on daily basis. This huli tovve is particularly made using a kind of amaranth leaves (dantina soppu) which we get in Karnataka,
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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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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 this sweet along with
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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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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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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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Curd chapati/Phulka or dahi chapati/Phulka is a Kind of Indian flat bread made using curd while kneading the dough. Only curd is used with whole wheat flour and no water is used while making the dough. The tenderness of each bite makes your meal more delicious. I have added flax seeds powder, cumin seeds in
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‘Hayagreeva’ is an incredible traditional dessert, also famously known as ‘Hayagreeva Maddi’ , includes all the goodness of healthy ingredients. This is the Madhwa’s (followers of Madhwacharya) signature dish. This is one of my most favorite sweets (in fact all those sweets which has jaggery in it is my most favorite) We can call this
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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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As the name itself depicts…..this is a Satvik dish ie… no onion – no garlic recipe ! Wow very rich.. tasty, healthy.. delicious.. superb.. lip smacking yummy recipe. We all enjoyed this delicious chole with Rice, Dosa/Dosay and Phulka…..what not and what all. This recipe is really  awesome.  Satvik chole masala is most popular in
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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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Vermicelli hyacinth beans idly| shavige avarekalu idly (Yet again moderated this recipe with a new and rare twist. You can check the updated version below (just after the procedure Pics) at the end of this page) Vermicelli is a commonly available ingredient, used in various cuisines across India. It is easily available in both raw
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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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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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This Low Profile humble legume called as Horse gram in English because of its use as a staple food for horses and cattle. This is called as Kulthi in Hindi and Huruli Kalu in Kannada. This has an exceptional nutrition profile. Horse gram is the most protein rich lentil found on the Planet. This is
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Karibevu soppina chutney pudi (ಬಾಣಂತಿಯರಿಗೆ) Packed with Carbohydrates, fiber, Calcium, Phosphorous, iron and Vitamins like C, A, B, E, Curry leaves are a wonder leaves with lot of health benefits. This particular recipe of curry leaves chutney powder is specially made for new mothers to consume during their Post partum period It is good for
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Red Pumpkin has lot of health benefits. It is high in Vitamins and Minerals, but low on calorie. Consuming fruits and vegetables of all kind, reduces many lifestyle related health issues. Red pumpkin is rich in Vitamin A, C & E, It contains minerals like Potassium, copper, Thiamin, magnesium, Phosphorus etc. It boosts up our
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I usually prepare Kootu (curry), Sihi tovve(dal), huli tovve (sambar), raita and Palya (subji) using Red/Green Pumpkin or Kaddu. And I always use small round red/green pumpkin while making Palya/subji. Here I’m going to share the recipe of the same with you all. Ingredients : measuring cup used – 250 ml For tempering : PROCEDURE :

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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Curry leaves known as kadi patta in Hindi & karibevina soppu in Kannada is Packed with Vitamins like C, A, B, E…. Irons, Calcium, Fiber, Carbohydrates, Phosphorous, helps your heart function better. It is also good for skin & hair. As a South Indian, by default I use curry leaves everyday. It also gives nice
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I have heard these details about Rushi Panchami many a times from my elders since childhood & I have even seen my grandmother observing the Vratha. Still I don’t know how far this information is right !! The Rushi Panchami falls on the next day to Ganesha Chaturthi…..ie…fifth day of Bhadrapada maasa (month). The tradition
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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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A healthy thirst quencher which is easy & quick to make.  I have made this many times earlier also… but never took the pics and posted in my blog. Now market is full of big, fresh carrots, so I was tempted to make it again immediately, took the pics to post it here on my
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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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Would like to know how to make Ragi mudde ? then here is my method of making this nutritious, energetic, Calcium rich dish from Karnataka & Mysore region. In Villages they add broken rice along with the ragi flour and make it very hard & big in size quantity wise, as that is their method
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Which can also be made by using only few drops of oil too Unde huli or Sandige huli is a traditional, protein rich, mouthwatering dish from the state of Karnataka, Prepared specially on Devara samaradhane ie…. one day prior to marriage day or threading ceremony. No vegetables but a lentil is used to prepare this
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A very healthy combination of bottle gourd and flours rotti. Two different kinds of flours being used to make this healthy flat bread. I prefer to keep the rotti little thick that too particularly with wheat flour. These can be eaten for breakfast or lunch or dinner. So these are a anytime dishes which are
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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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A rice preparation which is most favourite to my both sons. While preparing fried rice I transform it according to our tastes and preferences, So only product which is used similar to Chinese is soya sauce. Otherwise I use home made green chilli paste in place of green chilli sauce & use ginger for that
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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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A very healthy chutney with a very few ingredients. No need to say we get lot of health benefits by consuming curry leaves regularly but in moderation. Same is mentioned in Ayurveda as well. We use curry leaves in almost all spicy and salt preparations. Curry leaves chutney is a regular accompaniment , not only
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As the name itself indicates, I use whole wheat flour (I personally get it done in the mill) to make this yummy dosay/dosa. This is an instant, quick and easy recipe which can be made at any time of the day. If you are a diabetic patient and bored of eating same regular chapati/pulka/roti etc
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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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Pulao is one of the most common rice preparation that is often made at home. I don’t think anyone has used raw Jackfruit while making Pulao, It just strike my mind and thought why don’t I try making it … and it was a huge hit. Believe me Jackfruit tastes awesome as it absorbs all
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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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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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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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During summer  sprouted methi-mango chutney ,  grated raw mango chutney ,  instant mango pickle , are some of the essentials kept in my refrigerator. And Karela/bitter gourd/hagalakayi chutney is also one of them. Also during summer, I keep grated raw mango in my refrigerator and add it into Huli (sambar), Saaru (rasam) instead of tamarind water on alternate days. Like wise
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One more summer special dish to have with rice ie…. Karnataka’s own, age old recipe ‘bassaru’, using toor dal/pigeon pea and amaranth leaves/dantina soppu. We cook both lentil & chopped greens together by adding enough water and once cooked, pass it through the strainer, and this process is called ‘basiyuvudu’ (to strain) in Kannada. Later we
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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 :

Yet another type of buttermilk recipe, a cold and refreshing beverage on a hot summer day, flavoured with roasted cumin powder and the main additional ingredient used is sago/sabudana. Just with a very few ingredients put together like cooked sabudana, salt, cumin and coriander leaves this special buttermilk will be ready. Ingredients : measuring cup used
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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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The sprouted fenugreek seeds and raw mango chutney or molake menthya mattu manvinakayi chutney, a yummy preparation which goes very well along with curd rice This is a must during summer season. This includes all the flavours in it, such as sourness from mango, spicy because of chilli, bitter because of fenugreek seeds, sweet because
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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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Yummy tangy juice which can be prepared using sprouted whole finger milled/ragi. At first let us know about how to sprout ragi. Soak ragi in enough water for 10 to 12 hours, then drain all the water and keep it covered tightly in a container or sprout maker, In next 8 to 10 hours ragi
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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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This can be made plain or by adding vegetables such as cucumber, carrot, onion etc using either white beaten rice or red beaten rice or both in equal quantity. It can be done in two ways… One is by soaking the beaten rice and the other by grinding it into powder. It comes out well
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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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