ನಾಗರ ಚೌತಿ & ಪಂಚಮಿ ಯ ಹಸಿ ಮತ್ತು ಬಿಸಿ ಚಿಗಳಿ & ತಂಬಿಟ್ಟು Our warm greetings to you All on nagara chouti & nagara Panchami festivals The word hasi translates to raw and chigali translates to black sesame seeds and bisi translates to hot/cooked. The tambittu (laddu) is made using rice & rice flour. During Shravana masa/sawan
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ದೊಣ್ ಮೆಣಸಿನಕಾಯಿ ಅನಾನಸ್ ಹುಳಿ | ವಿಡಿಯೋ | Long ago when I created this recipe for the first time, we all liked it so much that it got it’s place in our regularly made huli/sambar list and since then I make this huli very often and not only that, it has also become one more great
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ಹಸಿ ಬಟಾಣಿ ರಾಗಿ ಬೇಳೆ ಅಡೆ ದೋಸೆ – ಅಲಸಂದೆ ಕಾಳಿನೊಟ್ಟಿಗೆ | I keep trying out dosa/dosay using different combinations of lentil, pulses and grains. But this time thought of adding fresh peas as well and it turned out to be a yummy dish which is both delicious & awesome. So very happily sharing the recipe of
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An absolute Namma Bengaluru special tea/coffee time snack | ಅಯ್ಯಂಗಾರ್ ಬೇಕರಿ ಸ್ಟೈಲ್ ಬ್ರೆಡ್ ಟೋಸ್ಟ್ | Though making this snack at home since so many years, never thought of posting the recipe here on my blog. But I guess now I should, therefore today is that day! Going to post the recipe of one of our
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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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ಹುರುಳಿ ಕಟ್ಟಿನ ಸಾರು ಮತ್ತು ಉಸ್ಲಿ | Horse gram is a legume of the tropics and subtropics, grown mostly under dry land agriculture.  Horse gram is an excellent source of iron & molybdenum. Comparatively horse gram seeds have higher trypsin inhibitor and hemagglutinin activities and polyphenols then most of the bean seeds. These are rich in
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ಬೆಣ್ಣೆ ಮುರುಕು | ಬಟರ್ ಮುರುಕು | Benne muruku is almost like, must to do savory snack during deepavali from the state of Karnataka, of which everyone is a great fan Benne means butter and muruku literally means pieces. It is said so because though benne muruku looks exactly like chakkuli/chakli a spiral shaped savory snack from
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ಅವರೇಕಾಳು ಮಸಾಲೆ ದೋಸೆ | ಮಸಾಲೆ ದೋಸೆ | Just recently tried out making this version of masala dosa/dosay, in which the stuffing is made using avarekalu or field beans. When in Bangalore We have tasted this avarekalu masala dosa/dosay several times in the famous food street located in V V Puram. It was in my mind
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ಒಗ್ಗರಣೆ ಮಸಾಲೆ ಇಡ್ಲಿ |ತರಕಾರಿ ಒಗ್ಗರಣೆ ಮಸಾಲೆ ಇಡ್ಲಿ | If you are bored of eating plain and same style Idly, then here I have a solution for it. Just prepare tempering and add any finely chopped or grated vegetable of your choice and relish on those most yummy tempered vegetable Idlys. Today I have added grated carrot into
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ದಾವಣಗೆರೆ ಬೆಣ್ಣೆ ದೋಸೆ ಪಲ್ಯ ಚಟ್ನಿ | Davanagere is a name of a place in Karnataka and benne is the Kannada name for butter, So this particular dosay/dosa is originated in a place called davanagere and more quantity of butter is used to make this dosay/dosa light, crispy, melt in mouth and also to bring out
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ಓಪನ್ ಪುಡಿ ಬಟರ್ ಮಸಾಲ್ ದೋಸೆ | Today I’m here with one more variety of dosay/dosa which we tasted during our last visit to Bengaluru, which is Open butter pudi masala dosay/dosa. The masala ie…. the potato palya/subji, spicy powder and the butter on the top is arranged on the dosa openly when served, hence the
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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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Made some twists in the basic dosay/dosa batter also by adding broken wheat and made variations in the proportions of the ingredients. So the batter is also different from the one which we make regularly. And on the top of it I used generous amount of fenugreek leaves. Since we make dosay/dosa using fenugreek seeds,
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ವಾಂಗೀಬಾತ್ | ಬದನೇಕಾಯಿ ಬಾತ್ | ಎರಡು ವಿಧಾನದಲ್ಲಿ | Vangi is a Tamil word which translates to “brinjal’ and ‘bath’ is any dish prepared using rice or rice flakes or semolina etc, therefore this dish is called as vangi bath A particular type of spice powder/masala powder is freshly made to prepare this rice & it
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Ragi / finger millet is widely used in South India. Ragi is rich in absorb-able calcium, Iron and fiber. Ragi is used in many ways ie… Ragi rotti, Ragi dosay, Ragi ladoo, Ragi porridge, Ragi malt and most popular is ” Ragi balls (mudde)”. We can make this rotti by adding one vegetable or mixed
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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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ಸೆಟ್ ದೋಸೆ | ರವೆ ಸೆಟ್ ದೋಸೆ ಮತ್ತು ಹಸಿರು ಬಣ್ಣದ ಈರುಳ್ಳಿ ಚಟ್ನಿ ವಿಡಿಯೋ ರೆಸಿಪಿ ಲಿಂಕ್ | Set dosay – It is called so because in south Indian restaurants it is served in the set of three dosay’s. It is a thick yet soft, spongy, fluffy dosay/dosa, prepared using almost the same ingredients in different proportions than
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