RAW TAMARIND TURMERIC FRESH RED CHILLI CHUTNEY | ಹುಣಸೇಕಾಯಿ ಅರಿಶಿನ ಹಸಿ ಕೆಂಪು ಮೆಣಸಿನಕಾಯಿ ತೊಕ್ಕು | Very gladly I’m going to share one more variety or variant of raw tamarind chutney or hunasekayi tokku. This variant contains raw turmeric/fresh turmeric, fresh whole red chilli as well in it, this is the third variation hunasekayi tokku.. Tokku
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CARAMBOLA CHUTNEY | ಕಮರಖ ಕಾಯಿ ಅಥವಾ ನಕ್ಷತ್ರ ಹಣ್ಣು ಅಥವಾ ಧಾರೆಹುಳಿ ಕಾಯಿ ಚಟ್ನಿ | Star fruit or Carambola is considered as a highly nutritious seasonal fruit widely available during winter season, we can make some of very easy recipes with this fruit and today I made star fruit chutney at our place It provides anti inflammatory
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ಅವರೇಕಾಳು ಸಾರು | ಅವ್ರೇಕಾಳು ಸಾರು | Yet another seasonal delicacy from namma Bengaluru, Karnataka. We all at home are the biggest fans of this seasonal vegetable avarekayi The main difference between avarekalu huli and avarekalu saaru is, for making huli, we do freshly roast some spices and herbs and grind it along with considerably more
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ಸಿಹಿಗುಂಬಳ ಕಾಯಿ ಪಲ್ಯ | ಉತ್ತರ ಭಾರತದ ಶೈಲಿಯ ನವರಾತ್ರಿ ವ್ರತದ ಸಿಹಿಗುಂಬಳ ಕಾಯಿ ಪಲ್ಯ | This hot sweet and sour sweet pumpkin curry, which is necessarily prepared across north India during both navaratri festival ie chaitra navaratri and sharannavaratri or dussehra, has become one of my most favourite subji or curry Though preparation is a bit time
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ಹುಣಸೇಕಾಯಿ ಮತ್ತು ಹಸಿ ಅರಿಶಿಣ ತೊಕ್ಕು | Today I’m here to share one more variety or variant of raw tamarind chutney or hunasekayi tokku. This variant contains raw turmeric or fresh turmeric as well in it Tokku (Kannada word) refers to a spicy flavourful south Indian style condiment, essentially a thick pickle made from grated or
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ಸಿಹಿ ಕೂಟು | ತರಕಾರಿ ಸಿಹಿ ಕೂಟು | Super yummy, soothing, seasonal special rather very much suitable for this cold season, sihi kootu Prepared using very few spices and herbs easily available at home anytime This curry is absolutely one of the winter season special dish and consuming it during winter makes us feel soothing good
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ಹುಣಸೇಕಾಯಿ ತೊಕ್ಕು | ಹುಣಸೇ ತೊಕ್ಕು | Tokku (Kannada word) refers to a spicy flavourful south Indian style condiment, essentially a thick pickle made from grated or pureed or crushed or Pounded raw vegetables or herbs or fruits like tomato, onion, raw mango, amla, raw tamarind, green and red chilies, apple etc etc Therefore we do
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ಅವರೇಕಾಳು ಚಕ್ಕುಲಿ | ಅವ್ರೇಕಾಳು ಚಕ್ಲಿ | Sri Krishna Janmashtami is around the corner and this recipe, avarekalu chakkuli or hyacinth beans chakkuli, which I’m going to share now would be helpful to make on that day. Happy Gokulashtami to you all in advance, may Lord Krishna bless us all. During his recent visit to Mumbai,
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ಮಂಗಳೂರು ಸೌತೇಕಾಯಿ ತಿರುಳಿನ ತಂಬುಳಿ | ಬಣ್ಣದ ಸೌತೇಕಾಯಿ ತಿರುಳಿನ ತಂಬುಳಿ | One of the healthiest starters recipe, which is an age old traditional one as well. The specialty of this watery vegetable cucumber is such that, nothing of it is discarded but everything is consumed ie the skin, flesh, seeds and soft centre part, literally everything
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ಜೋಳ ಮತ್ತು ಪಾಲಕ್ ಸೊಪ್ಪಿನ ಅನ್ನ | Iron rich spinach leaves, rice and fiber rich sweet corn are put together along with some simple spices and herbs to make this Indian style simple, tasty, yummy rice Somehow I always put boiled sweet corn (I do steam cook the sweet corns) while making this rice dish which
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ದೆಹಲಿಯ ಚಾಂದ್ನೀ ಚೌಕ್ ನ ಪರಾಠಾ ಗಲ್ಲಿ ಶೈಲಿಯ ಡ್ರೈ ಫ್ರೂಟ್ಸ್ ಪರಾಠಾ | Chandni chowk is one of the famous and prominent landmark in Delhi. And there is a particular Lane in Chandni chowk market and exactly there we can find iconic Paranthe Wali Gali, where we get to see varieties of Parathas Those small Paratha selling
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ನೈಲಾನ್ ಸಬ್ಬಕ್ಕಿ ಇಡ್ಲಿ ….. ರುಬ್ಬುವ ಗೋಜಿಲ್ಲದೇ | Just following the trend, even I tried making idly with tapioca pearls/sago in my own way. My recipe is not an instant one rather I do ferment the batter for over night ie 10 to 11 hours and I do put a special spice mixture tempering as well
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ಬದನೇಕಾಯಿ ಪುಳಿಯೋಗರೆ | ಮೈಸೂರು ಬದನೇಕಾಯಿ ಪುಳಿಯೋಗರೆ | 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
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ಅವರೇಕಾಳು ಪರಾಠಾ | 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
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ಬೆಟ್ಟದ ನೆಲ್ಲಿಕಾಯಿ ಅಥವಾ ಆಮ್ಲ ಉದ್ದಿನಬೇಳೆ ಚಟ್ನಿ | 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 amla chutney recipe, which can be
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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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ರಾಜಸ್ಥಾನಿ ಶೈಲಿಯ ಸೀಬೆ ಹಣ್ಣಿನ ಪಲ್ಯ | 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
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ನೆಂದ ಹೆಸರು ಬೇಳೆ ಪರಾಠ/ರೊಟ್ಟಿ | 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
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ಕೋಲ್ಕತ್ತಾದ ಘುಗ್ನಿ | ಘುಗ್ನಿ ಚಾಟ್ | 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
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ಹುದುಗಿದ ಹಿಟ್ಟಿನ ಸ್ಪಾಟ್ ಇಡ್ಲಿ | This is one of the great twist to one of our most favourite dish, Idly. These idlys are quite famous in Hyderabad, but now a days slowly becoming famous in other different places also These can be made using non fermented instant idly batter as well, but … fermented idly
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Amla chutney powder | ಬೆಟ್ಟದ ನೆಲ್ಲಿಕಾಯಿ ಚಟ್ನಿ ಪುಡಿ I am really very glad to have created this amla chutney powder recipe, which is prepared using amla or Indian gooseberry. Its not like nobody does this chutney powder, but I have created this in my own way to suit our requirements and also different people prepare
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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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ಟೊಮೇಟೊ ರೈಸ್ ಬಾತ್-ಈರುಳ್ಳಿ ಸೌತೇಕಾಯಿ ರಾಯ್ತ | This tomato rice with onion cucumber raita is my most favourite rice preparation. I’m ready to relish this favourite rice dish any day any time and if needed all the three time of the day !! sounds crazy… isn’t it !! I’m preparing this dish in this same procedure
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Indian borage leaves infused mixed vegetable Curry | ದೊಡ್ಡಪತ್ರೆ ತರಕಾರಿ ಸಾಗು | ಅಜವಾಯಿನ್ ಎಲೆ ತರಕಾರಿ ಸಾಗು | Just made few changes in the ingredients and their quantity we put into our regular vegetable sagu and it tasted entirely different yet delicious and very aromatic. Indian Borage also known as country borage, Mexican mint is a
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ತವಾ ಪುಲಾವ್ | Sharing the recipe of one of our most favorite rice dish, Mumbai famous tawa Pulao. I regularly make this particular pulao since last few years now. Initially followed the recipe of Chef Sanjyot Keer, but gradually made modifications as per our requirement to suit our taste and preference. This chili weather and
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ಮಿಶ್ರ ತರಕಾರಿ ಸೂಪ್ | 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
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ಟೊಮೇಟೊ ಸೂಪ್ | 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
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ಬೆಟ್ಟದ ನೆಲ್ಲಿಕಾಯಿ ಕೆಂಪು ಚಿತ್ರಾನ್ನ | Any kind of red coloured vegetarian rice dish fascinates me little more, than green and yellow coloured ones, no doubt I love those both colours as well …. but still I do prefer red !! And My children, when they were young used to call all the red coloured rice
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ಎಲೆಕೋಸು ಪಲಾವ್ | ಕೋಸಿನ ಪಲಾವ್ | Wow !!!! this is my 78th rice preparation post ….. just can’t believe till now I have posted 77 types of various dishes using rice as the main ingredient. Today’s recipe is one more tasty Pulao made using cabbage as main ingredient. Actually I had prepared a masala powder
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ಕ್ಯಾರಟ್ ಪರಾಠಾ Today what I have for you is yet another healthy, yummy Paratha recipe made using carrots, created in my own idea. Just assumed the ingredients that go together well with each other, gathered them together and made this nutrient rich Paratha. Everything was instant – just can’t believe !! Besides having the goodness
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ಮೆಂತ್ಯ ಸೊಪ್ಪು-ಪನೀರ್ ಪಲ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ಪರಾಠಾ …ಒನ್ ಬೈ ಟು ರೆಸಿಪಿ | One of my most favorite paratha & Paneer recipe, which I make very often during winters, when methi or fenugreek leaves are available everywhere in plenty As the heading itself depicts, this is a two in one recipe, using which you can make stuffed paratha
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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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ಸೋಂಫು ಕಾಳಿನ ಅನ್ನ | ಈರುಳ್ಳಿ ಮತ್ತು ಬೆಳ್ಳುಳ್ಳಿ ರಹಿತ | A no onion garlic recipe, one of the flavourful, aromatic rice preparation which can be made also on the days of festivals, functions etc as well One more addition to my rice dishes list. Till now I have posted several sweet & spicy rice dishes recipes
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Wheat flour tea time cake by adding milk masala powder | ಮೊಟ್ಟೆ ರಹಿತ ಕೆಂಪು ಕ್ಯಾರಟ್ ಮತ್ತು ಕಿತ್ತಳೆ ಹಣ್ಣಿನ ಲೋಫ್ ಕೇಕ್ | Super soft, colorful loaf cake recipe, which I made for a diwali contest. It was really a good experience. The ingredients and their measurements used in this recipe are roughly my guess work but
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ಮೆಂತ್ಯ ಸೊಪ್ಪಿನ ಕಢಿ | The Kannada word ‘menthya soppu‘ translates to ‘fenugreek leaves‘. Come winter and we tend to use all kinds of winter essential, available goodies. And fenugreek leaves is one such winter special green leafy vegetable which we like to indulge in as much as possible. We can make many number of recipes
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ಸಜ್ಜೆ ಮತ್ತು ಮಿಶ್ರ ತರಕಾರಿ ರೊಟ್ಟಿ | One of the most healthiest millet rotti recipe according to me is this mixed vegetable Pearl millet flour roti/rotti. The Pearl millet is called as bajra in Hindi and Sajje in Kannada. As I said above it contains vegetables like carrot, beetroot, onion, spring onion and fair quantity of
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ಗೋಧಿ ಹಿಟ್ಟಿನ ಬೆಲ್ಲದ ಪರಾಠ | One of the sweet and iron rich Paratha recipe from the state of Rajasthan ie..gur/gud ka paratha. I have relished on these yummy mini Parathas a numerous times, when in namma Bengaluru at our neighbor’s Place. This Paratha is made using wheat flour, jaggery, sesame seeds, dry coconut (optional) and
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ಮೊಟ್ಟೆ ರಹಿತ ಗೋಧಿ ಹಿಟ್ಟಿನ ಫ್ರೂಟ್ ಕೇಕ್ | Today I’m here with a moderated cake recipe ! Yes… moderated one of my earlier post a eggless fruit cake recipe. Comparatively of late there is certainly a huge difference in my approach towards both baking & blogging as well. Way back in the year 2015 I started
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ಮೂಲಂಗಿ ಅಕ್ಕಿ ಹಿಟ್ಟಿನ ರೊಟ್ಟಿ | ಮೂಲಂಗಿ ರೊಟ್ಟಿ | Since it is too cold today here at our place and everyone is at home relaxing on a holiday ie Sunday, I had planned to make radish/mooli ka paratha for the breakfast along with Potato/aloo raita as an accompaniment. So to begin with, I did grate the
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ಪಾಲಕ್ ಸೊಪ್ಪಿನ ಪರಾಠಾ | ಪಾಲಕ್ ಸೊಪ್ಪು ಗೋಧಿ ಹಿಟ್ಟು ಪರಾಠಾ | One of the easiest and best way to consume lots of this wonderful, healthy green leafy vegetable is making Paratha using them. Just a couple of herbs and spices in this spinach Paratha and it tastes so wonderful that you feel like making and consuming
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ಮೊಟ್ಟೆ ರಹಿತ ಕಿತ್ತಳೆ ರಸದ ಕೇಕ್ | Actually I wanted to make the cake using Pineapple but when I went to buy the pineapple, they were not so good. But then my eyes fell on oranges which were stacked so beautifully. Changed my mind and bought oranges only and made cake using the bright, colorful oranges,
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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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ಸಜ್ಜೆ ಜೋಳ ಗೋಧಿ ಬೇಳೆ ಮೆಂತ್ಯ ಸೊಪ್ಪಿನ ಪೂರಿ | In one of his video, Dr. B M Hegde says, there is no harm in eating deep fried dishes occasionally and by adding some extra nutrition or fibre into it you can make it still more healthy as well…. And I totally agree with him. Indulgence with
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ಕಷಾಯ | ಎರಡು ವಿಧಾನಗಳಲ್ಲಿ | ವಿಡಿಯೋ | Aromatic, herbal, healthy drink Kashaya, called so in Kannada, prepared by boiling certain herbs and spices in water, is an ayurvedic beverage/concoction that keeps body warm and healthy, during winter, when it rains or when you feel/catch cold. This is called as Kadha in Hindi which translates to
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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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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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Cabbage Fresh Peas Knol Khol Stir Fry |ಎಲೆಕೋಸು ಬಟಾಣಿ ಗೆಡ್ಡೆ ಕೋಸಿನ ಪಲ್ಯದ ಪುಡಿ ಹಾಕಿದ ಪಲ್ಯ | long ago I have posted a very simple, one of the beginners friendly recipe called Cabbage Peas stir fry/Palya/subji (video) , which uses the basic tempering to prepare the palya, and also dried peas is used normally to make
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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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ಸಜ್ಜೆ ಹಿಟ್ಟು ಮೂಲಂಗಿ ರೊಟ್ಟಿ | ಬಾಜ್ರಾ ಹಿಟ್ಟು ಮೂಲಂಗಿ ರೊಟ್ಟಿ | Winter is here and it’s time to relish all kinds of winter delicacies… such as carrot halwa, different kinds of parathas, masala peanut, soups , masala rice etc etc. Pearl millet flour or sajje hittu or bajre ke atta is one such amazing food, which
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ಮಕ್ಕಿ ಕೀ ರೋಟಿ | ಮುಸುಕಿನ ಜೋಳದ ಹಿಟ್ಟಿನ ರೊಟ್ಟಿ | Super easy to make this winter special traditional dish from Punjabi cuisine, makki ki roti or maize flour flat bread has now become one of our most favorite delicacy to relish during chilli weather. This is just exactly like making our Karnataka special traditional breakfast dish
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ಸರ್ಸೋಂ ಕಾ ಸಾಗ್ | ಸಾಸಿವೆ ಸೊಪ್ಪಿನ ಪಲ್ಯ | ಪಂಜಾಬಿ ರೀತಿಯ ಸಾಸಿವೆ ಸೊಪ್ಪಿನ ಪಲ್ಯ | Sarson da saag te makki di roti – as they say/call this in Punjabi household… is a very classic, popular, delicious winter special dish you can find all over Punjab, Delhi – N C R during winter season. The word sarson
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ಜೋಳದ ಕಢಿ | ಜೋಳ ಮತ್ತು ಈರುಳ್ಳಿ ಕಢಿ | Kadhi is as such one of my favorite side dish, but onion kadhi is my most favorite. Today sharing with you all the recipe of onion kadhi by adding sorghum flour/jowar flour/jolada hittu. This Jowar kadhi is a simple, quick side dish which tastes superb with both
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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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ಕಡ್ಲೇಬೀಜದ ಉಸ್ಲಿ | ಶೇಂಗಾ ಕಾಳಿನ ಉಸ್ಲಿ | Though high in calories, peanuts are a good source of protein, fiber and healthy fats. Peanuts are nutrient rich nut/legume containing Potassium, phosphorous, copper, magnesium and vitamins B (B1, B3), E. We make usli/salad using raw peanuts. In Karnataka raw, juicy groundnuts are available from the month of
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ಕ್ಯಾರಟ್ ಸೂಪ್ – ಈರುಳ್ಳಿ ಬೆಳ್ಳುಳ್ಳಿ ಬಳಕೆ ಇಲ್ಲದೇ | Carrot soup – in my own way !! ha ha yes just gathered the vegetables, herbs and spices which I felt, would go well with each other, blended, boiled, strained and finally emptied the cup. An awesome, tasty, nutritious, healthy appetizer ! I thought of adding 1
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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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ಹುರುಳಿ ಕಾಳಿನ ದಿಢೀರ್ ಸಾರು/ರಸಂ An instant recipe which saves the time and energy besides being healthy as well. Very suitable for those days on which you are not feeling like cooking in detail, when you are in a hurry, when you want to have something light but healthy, comforting, when you want to have something
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ಕರಿದ ಸಿಹಿ ಮತ್ತು ಖಾರ ಅವಲಕ್ಕಿ | ಸಿಹಿ ಖಾರ ಚಿವಡಾ | My mom used to make these two snacks fried sihi and Khara avalakki or hot and sweet chivda, 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
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ಮೆಂತ್ಯ ಸೊಪ್ಪಿನ ಫುಲ್ಕಾ | We all know that chopped fenugreek leaves are added to the whole wheat flour and made paratha since ages. But how about adding fenugreek leaves paste to the flour and making Phulkas! interesting isn’t it? Yes….during this recent winter I tried making fenugreek leaves phulka or methi phulka and it is
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ಮೂಲಿ ಕಾ ಪರಾಠಾ | ಮೂಲಂಗಿ ಪರಾಠಾ | This summer season special dish radish or moolangi or mooli ka paratha can be made in two ways and two flavors, ie grated radish seasoned with spices can be directly mixed in to the whole wheat flour, or it can be stuffed inside. And the two flavors are
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ಹೆಸರುಕಾಳು ಉಸ್ಲಿ | One more fantastic addition to the category of legume salad or kalugala usli, using whole green gram or hesarukalu or sabut hara moong. Be it any kind of usli, we make them regularly very often. It is a very good accompaniment with tili saaru/rasam, so during summer it is made more and
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ಪಾಲಕ್ ಸೊಪ್ಪು ಮತ್ತು ಹೆಸರುಕಾಳಿನ ಖಿಚ್ಡಿ ಅಥವಾ ಹುಗ್ಗಿ | Here in More supermarket we get the mixture of whole green gram and basmati rice mixed together. Very often I buy that and make plain khichdi/huggi, dosa/dosay , sweet pongal etc using that mixture, and sometimes I use whole green gram and sona masoori rice too (separately)
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ಕಿತ್ತಳೆ ಹಣ್ಣಿನ ಪುಲಾವ್ | ಕಿತ್ತಳೆ ಹಣ್ಣು ತರಕಾರಿ ಪುಲಾವ್ | A seasonal special dish using a sour fruit juice. Recently I did try two new dishes, in my own idea using sour fruits – Orange & fresh green grapes. Both the oranges and green grapes (made pickle, chutney), which I bought were sour. Earlier many a
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ಸೇಬು ಹಣ್ಣು ಬೆಟ್ಟದ ನೆಲ್ಲಿಕಾಯಿ ಮತ್ತು ಹಸಿ ಶುಂಠಿ ತೊಕ್ಕು | Inspired by the post of one of the fellow member in one of the food recipes groups Ashoka Acharya, made this spicy tangy tokku using apple, amla, ginger and fresh whole red chilies, which are available now in the market during winters. We relished this tokku
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Made in 2 ways and this is a without onion garlic recipe | ಬಟಾಣಿ ಪರಾಠಾ | ಹಸಿ ಬಟಾಣಿ ಪರಾಠಾ | As the heading itself depicts, I make this fresh green peas paratha in two different ways and both tastes superb in their own way. Broadly you can say in the first method there is a
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ಹಸಿ ದ್ರಾಕ್ಷಿ ದಿಢೀರ್ ಉಪ್ಪಿನಕಾಯಿ | ದ್ರಾಕ್ಷಿ ದಿಢೀರ್ ಉಪ್ಪಿನಕಾಯಿ | Recently the fresh green grapes, which I bought were too sour, not even a bit of sweetness it had, very hope less I must say ! I had also bought along amla/Indian gooseberry/bettada nellikayi to make pickle. First I thought I would finish making amla pickle
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ಎಳ್ಳು ಪುಡಿ ಚಿತ್ರಾನ್ನ | ಸಂಕ್ರಾಂತಿ ಎಳ್ ಪುಡಿ ಚಿತ್ರಾನ್ನ | One of the winter special rice dish – we can say, which is made necessarily on the day of makara shankranti festival (Pongal/Sankranti). Sweet pongal and yellupudi chitranna are the two main dishes prepared on that day in Bengaluru brahmin households and this is the match
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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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ಜೋಳದ ರೊಟ್ಟಿ | Jowar roti or Jolada rotti is a flat bread made using jowar/sorghum floor/bili jolada hittu, Which is a north Karnataka special and very widely made in northern parts of India as well during winters. Jowar contains a good amount of fibre, it improves digestion, both of which is good for the control
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An absolutely winter friendly recipe | ಹೋಂ ಮೇಡ್ ಪುಡಿಯಿಂದ ತಯಾರಿಸಿದ ಮಸಾಲೆ ದೋಸೆ | Yesterday when I was discussing about today’s breakfast with my second son, he suddenly said make masale dosay/masala dosa….. and I was about to say no…but at that moment it strike my mind that why don’t I try and make dosay/dosa in
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Both banale rotti & flat rotti | ಮೆಂತ್ಯ ಸೊಪ್ಪಿನ ಅಕ್ಕಿ ರೊಟ್ಟಿ | ತಟ್ಟೆ ರೊಟ್ಟಿ ಮತ್ತು ಬಾಣಲೆ ರೊಟ್ಟಿ | Just click on this – BANALE ROTTI to check the ingredients list and follow the procedure to make rotti, you just need to add finely chopped fenugreek leaves and onion and rest everything will be same. One
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ಹೆಸರುಕಾಳು ಹುಗ್ಗಿ | ಹೆಸರುಕಾಳು ಖಿಚ್ಡಿ | An absolute winter special dish or I can say a suitable dish for this cold weather. A very healthy, easy, yummy dish made using very few ingredients, which is also considerably quick to make. Today I served this whole green gram khichdi along with Gujarati sweet kadhi and both
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ಕಡಲೆಬೀಜ ಮತ್ತು ಬಾದಾಮಿ ಕಢಿ | We can actually say – a curd based curry made using moongphali or peanuts or kadale beeja. It turns out very tasty and we all liked it at home. Today I made this peanuts almond Kadhi or moongphali ki kadhi or kadale beeja kadhi to go with amaranth flour roti
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ಮಸಾಲ್ ಪುರಿ | ನಮ್ಮ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಸ್ಟೈಲ್ ಮಸಾಲ್ ಪುರಿ | Recently my elder son formally started his culinary journey, so this is the very first dish which he made at the beginning of his journey. I want both my sons to learn proper cooking, for I don’t want them to face any kind of problem in
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ಮೆಂತ್ಯ ಸೊಪ್ಪು-ಬಟಾಣಿ ಪಲಾವ್ ನಿಂಬೇರಸದೊಂದಿಗೆ | Today I’m here with a recipe for an easy one-pot meal ie… this can also be cooked in QCM (quicker cooking method) method. Long back I learnt this recipe from one of Nita Mehta’s cookbook …ie … say almost 10 years back, since then I’m making this pulao time and again. That too
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ಹೆಸರುಕಾಳು ಹುಳಿ | ವ್ರತದ ಹುಳಿ | Traditional, healthy, authentic, delicious huli/curry prepared using green gram or sabut moong dal or hesaru kalu. This one of those traditional dishes made particularly during ‘chaturmaasa vratha’. Both my grand mothers used to make this huli and my mother learnt from them, like wise further passed on to me.
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ಜೋಳದ ಹಿಟ್ಟಿನ ವಡೆ | ಮಿಶ್ರ ಹಿಟ್ಟುಗಳ ಪೂರಿ | ಉತ್ತರ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ವಿಶೇಷ | I would like to call this Jolada vade or poori as “five flours vade/poori” instead of calling this as ‘jolada vade’ (sorghum flour vade). But they, the people of north Karnataka call it by this name, so obviously it should be the name.
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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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ಬಿಳಿ ಜೋಳದ ಹಿಟ್ಟಿನ ದಿಢೀರ್ ದೋಸೆ | A diabetic friendly, millet recipe for breakfast, using sorghum/jowar flour/jolada hittu & split black gram flour/uddina hittu. A very simple & quick to prepare, instant, sorghum flour dosa is a healthy breakfast idea. It is also suitable for consuming at dinner time as well.  The below mentioned quantity of
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ಪರಿಪ್ಪು ಸಾದಂ | ಬೇಳೆ ಅನ್ನ | One of the Tamilnadu special dish which I have tasted many a times in one of the famous south Indian restaurant “Saravana Bhavan” in Delhi (Connaught Place) and have recreated/made for numerous number of times at home till now. They basically make it using rice and lentil (pigeon peas),
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ಎಳ್ಳನ್ನ | ಎಳ್ಳಿನ ಅನ್ನ | The ‘yellu’ translates to sesame seeds and ‘anna’ translates to cooked rice in Kannada, ie… yellanna/yellina anna translates to cooked rice tempered with roasted and ground sesame seeds along with few other spices. This Yellanna or Sesame seeds rice is a very easy rice preparation, which is comfortably hot because
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ಗೆಣಸಿನ ಅಕ್ಕಿ ರೊಟ್ಟಿ | ಸಿಹಿ ಗೆಣಸಿನ ಅಕ್ಕಿ ರೊಟ್ಟಿ | Yet another winter special akki rotti or rice flour rotti recipe, which can be served at breakfast time or for lunch or dinner. This sweet potato rice flour rotti can be paired along with any kind of curry or raita or chutney, but mostly chutney goes
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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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ಗೆಣಸಿನ ಪರಾಠಾ | ಸಿಹಿ ಗೆಣಸಿನ ಪರಾಠಾ | Yet another winter special paratha recipe, in which we can use either whole wheat flour or mixed grains flour and which can be served at breakfast time or during lunch and which is also a diabetic friendly recipe as well, as they are high in fiber and have
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ನುಚ್ಚಿನುಂಡೆ | ಮೆಂತ್ಯ ಸೊಪ್ಪಿನ ತೊಗರಿ ನುಚ್ಚಿನುಂಡೆ | When some thing strikes my mind, I surely try out that recipe and it definitely turns out too good ! may be by God’s grace ! So this is one such recipe. Neither I have ever used fenugreek leaves/methi in this particular nuchhinunde or dumpling nor I have
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Today it’s fenugreek leaves day at our place ! saying so because….. made menthya soppina saaru/rasam , menthya soppina bisibelebath, menthya soppina nuchhinunde along with whole wheat milk halwa using almond ie…replaced walnuts. Totally healthy brunch is what we enjoyed today. Below you can have a look at the platter….looks so tempting isn’t it ? The whole platter was really
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ಮೆಂತ್ಯ ಸೊಪ್ಪಿನ ಸಾರು | ಮೆಂತ್ಯ ಸೊಪ್ಪು ಸಾರು | Tried it just like that (haage summane) and made this saaru like how we make regular bele saaru (lentil rasam), but have added sauteed and ground methi/fenugreek leaves and small amount of fenugreek seeds as well. I thought it may turn out little bitter but it didn’t,
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ಪಾಲಕ್ ಪುಲಾವ್ | ಪಾಲಕ್ ಸೊಪ್ಪಿನ ಪುಲಾವ್ | A yummy rice preparation using the Iron rich, super leafy vegetable also comprising of vitamin B C & E, Potassium, calcium, magnesium and omega 3 fatty acids which are all needed for the overall good health. This spinach pulao or Palak pulao can be prepared in two ways
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ಬೆಟ್ಟದ ನೆಲ್ಲಿಕಾಯಿ ತೊಗರಿಬೇಳೆ ಚಟ್ನಿ | In the morning…. during those hurry burry hours, when I wanted to prepare a chutney, without any pre plan, to use as an accompaniment with huli-anna (sambar-rice), my eyes fell on two gooseberries, which were lying on my kitchen counter, insisted me on preparing this particular chutney. To my surprise,
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Authentic/original green gram lentil/moong dal payasa | ಹೆಸರುಬೇಳೆ ಪಾಯಸ | Above in the heading I have written as authentic/original, that’s because in this particular payasa recipe, originally we don’t use either ghee, coconut or any kind of dry fruits & nuts, like we do in other payasa/kheer recipe, rather it is being made using only
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ಅವಲಕ್ಕಿ ಹುಗ್ಗಿ | ಅವಲಕ್ಕಿ ಖಾರ ಪೊಂಗಲ್ | Call it by any name …Huggi (Kannada) or Pongal (Tamil) or Khichdi (Hindi) …it’s a super nutritious and yummy filling food to eat on any day any time. Prepare it in any combination ie…be it with Rava or Beaten rice or rice or Millet … it tastes awesome.
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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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ಒಂಭತ್ತು ಹಿಟ್ಟುಗಳ ರೊಟ್ಟಿ | ಮಿಶ್ರ ಹಿಟ್ಟುಗಳ ತಾಲಿಪಟ್ಟು | An amazing, winter special rotti or thalipeeth, a breakfast recipe, prepared by using many kinds of flours mixed together. This is known as rotti in rest of the Karnataka and as thalipeeth in Northern parts of Karnataka and also Maharashtra state as well. But during winter all
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Since so many years we make sakkare achhu or sugar figurines using refined white sugar, but this time it suddenly strike my mind that why shouldn’t I try making figurines using raw cane- sugar instead of refined white sugar ! so this is the result. Raw cane sugar is a sugar which is cane based
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ಟೊಮೇಟೊ ಹಸಿ ಕಡಲೆಕಾಳು ಕಲೆಸಿದ ಅನ್ನ | ಟೊಮೇಟೊ ಹಸಿರು ಕಡಲೆಕಾಳು ಅನ್ನ | My own created recipe, but in the regular concept of making Kalesida anna ie… subji masala mixed rice. I prepare it for quite some years during every winter, but never has posted it in the blog. So I guess this is the right time
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Rice and fenugreek bath sweetened with jaggery | ಮೊಳಕೆ ಮೆಂತ್ಯ ಕಾಳಿನ ಸಿಹಿ ಹುಗ್ಗಿ | The word ‘menthya’ translates to ‘fenugreek seeds’, ‘sihi’ translates to ‘sweet’ and ‘huggi’ translates to ‘Khichdi’ in Kannada. Menthyada sihi huggi is a special dish prepared compulsorily for new mothers, during 2nd & 3rd postpartum month ie after the delivery of
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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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ರವೆ ಪೊಂಗಲ್ | ರವೆ ಖಾರ ಪೊಂಗಲ್ | Khara Pongal or Rave huggi or Sooji ki khichdi is yet another savoury special breakfast idea, from southern parts of India, made by using split green gram or moong dal or hesarubele and semolina or rava or rave Mildly spicy, suitable for winter, healthy, yummy flavorful dish served
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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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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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ಸೊಪ್ಪಿನ ಹುಳಿ ತೊವ್ವೆ | 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 pre prepared 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
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ಅವರೇಕಾಳು ಬಿಸಿಬೇಳೆಬಾತ್ ಟೈಪ್ – 2 | One of our most favourite, one pot meal, which is very filling as well as healthy too. We … the people of Karnataka probably prepare this awesome dish at least once or twice a month without fail. And as I said earlier, during winter we get plenty of hyacinth
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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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ಆಮ್ಲ ದಿಢೀರ್ ಉಪ್ಪಿನಕಾಯಿ | ಬೆಟ್ಟದ ನೆಲ್ಲಿಕಾಯಿ ದಿಢೀರ್ ಮತ್ತು ಬಿಸಿ ಉಪ್ಪಿನಕಾಯಿ | This is the dry/instant (bisi uppinakayi) version of pickle using Indian gooseberry/amla/bettada nellikayi. I use almost the same set of ingredients, which I use for the wet version of amla pickle. The procedure is different and instant we can say, as it can be consumed
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ಬೆಟ್ಟದ ನೆಲ್ಲಿಕಾಯಿ ಚಿತ್ರಾನ್ನ | ನೆಲ್ಲಿಕಾಯಿ ಅನ್ನ | This is my own version of amla rice, though made using the regular set of ingredients (I also make this dish using raw mango in the same way). This amla rice was awesome and we all liked and enjoyed it thoroughly. Here in Gurgaon we get very good
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ಬ್ರೊಕೋಲಿ ಪರಾಠ | There are some recipes which though I make regularly, never click the photo and post the recipe here. Always avert thinking that…..next time I’ll definitely post ! And this is one of those ! A very healthy, nutritious, full of health benefits and yummy broccoli parathas can be eaten with any kind
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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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ಮೆಣಸಿನ ಸಾರು | ಕರಿ ಮೆಣಸಿನ ಸಾರು | Just perfect for the rainy & winter season as well , includes all the medicinal/therapeutic qualities, Piping hot, instant, lentil less (cooked)… black pepper/Kari menasu saaru. Here the word Kari translates to ‘black’ and menasu translates to ‘pepper’.  This menasina saaru or Pepper corn rasam is also good
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ಕಡಲೇ ಬೇಳೆ ಆಂಬೋಡೆ | 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
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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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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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ಮೆಂತ್ಯ ಸೊಪ್ಪು ಮತ್ತು ಕಡಲೇ ಬೀಜದ ಉಪ್ಪಿಟ್ಟು | Since some time, I was planning to make upma by adding fenugreek leaves (normally methi is not used while making upma) and co incidentally my sis – in -law Sandhya told me about adding Peanuts to the upma which, one of her friend does. So what next – I
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ಅನಾನಸ್ ಹಣ್ಣಿನ ಸೂಪ್| ಪೈನಾಪಲ್ ಸೂಪ್| An awesome soup with warming, comforting, nourishing as well as full of medicinal properties. Winter is the time when we look forward to have such a soothing soup…rather soups are excellent for winters. It is easy to prepare and make good starter for brunch or lunch or dinner. The Pineapple
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