ಕನ್ಯಾ ಪೂಜೆಯ ಕಡಲೇಕಾಳಿನ ಒಣ ಉಸ್ಲಿ | ನವರಾತ್ರಿ ಉಸ್ಲಿ | This one is absolutely navaratri special recipe, which is very famous here in north India. On the day of ashtami (8th day of navaratri), they perform Kanjak Pujan or Kanya pooja and without fail they make brown chickpeas dry salad/Kala chana, semolina halwa/sheera/sajjige and Poori and
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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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ಹುರುಳಿಕಾಳಿನ ಸಿಹಿ ಉಸ್ಲಿ | Horse gram or Kulthi (Hindi) or huruli kalu (Kannada) is a miracle pulse which is most rich in protein. It benefits our health as an anti oxidant, anti bacterial, anti fungal and anti hyperglycemic (un sprouted) forms. Very often I use this miracle pulse in cooking. There are recipe like horse
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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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ಒಣ ಬಟಾಣಿ ಉಸ್ಲಿ | ಒಣ ಬಟಾಣಿ ಸಲಾಡ್ | It is made exactly like how we make usli/salad using dried chickpeas, black eyed beans/lobia, horse gram/hurali/kulthi or whole green gram. These are all a protein rich, fibre rich, healthy accompaniments served with meals, mostly with lunch. We also make saaru/rasam and huli/dal using the stock/water in
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ಅಲಸಂದೆ ಕಾಳಿನ ಸಿಹಿ ಉಸ್ಲಿ | ಅಲಸಂದೆ ಕಾಳು ಉಸ್ಲಿ | Cowpeas or black eyed peas or lobia or alasande kalu (as called in Kannada), has numerous health benefits and nutritional facts. Alasande kalu sihi usli is rich in fibre and protein. We, in south India make both sweet and spicy salad using this healthy peas. When
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ಕಡಲೇಕಾಳು ಉಸ್ಲಿ | ಗುಗ್ಗುರಿ | As I have mentioned earlier in my posts, this is the recipe from southern parts of India. It is prepared as either evening snack or as an accompaniment with saaru/rasam or made during functions or festivals to offer as naivedya and share with the home coming guests as well On
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ಕಡಲೆಬೇಳೆ ಉಸ್ಲಿ | ಕಡ್ಲೆಬೇಳೆ ಉಸ್ಲಿ | Extremely delicious, fiber rich, includes high protein, healthy Kadale bele usli or Split bengal gram salad, salad, which is necessarily made during festivals, that too specially during navaratri festival or Dasara festival or bombe habba. My mom used make it on Sunday evenings as tea time snack or on
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ಕಡಲೇಕಾಳು ಕಟ್ಟಿನ ಗಟ್ಟಿ ಹುಳಿ ಮತ್ತು ಉಸ್ಲಿ | Usli is a kind of sauteed salad made using different kinds of legumes, which are made very often in almost all Southern parts of India. And normally we (people of south India) make saaru/rasam using the strained water in which the legume is cooked (legume stock as in vegetable stock)
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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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ಹೆಸರುಬೇಳೆ ಕಡಲೇಬೇಳೆ ಕೋಸಂಬರಿ | The south Indian style Hesarubele, Kadlebele Kosambari which means moong dal, chana dal kachumber or Yellow lentil, bengal gram salad. This is a delicious, simple to make, yummy protein packed salad. In Karnataka this is a definite part of every festive meal or wedding feast or all/any kind of feast platter
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ಕಡಲೇಕಾಳು ಜೋಳ ದಾಳಿಂಬೆ ಉಸ್ಲಿ | 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
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ಹೆಸರುಬೇಳೆ ಉಸ್ಲಿ ಅಥವಾ ಹೆಸರುಬೇಳೆ ಉಪ್ಪಿಟ್ಟು | 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
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ಹಸಿ ಕಡಲೇಕಾಳು ಉಸ್ಲಿ | ಹಸಿರು ಕಡಲೇಕಾಳು ಸಲಾಡ್ | Green chickpeas are young Garbanzo harvested at their peak of freshness and are nutrition packed. They are high in protein and fiber and have low Glycemic index and contains antioxidant vitamins A and C. Green chickpeas are an all natural source of protein and a good source
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ಜೋಳ ದಾಳಿಂಬೆ ಉಸ್ಲಿ | ಮುಸುಕಿನ ಜೋಳ ದಾಳಿಂಬೆ ಸಲಾಡ್ | Today I’m here to write about one of the colourful, fibre rich, hot, sweet and salty salad recipe which looks very attractive in the plate and you get tempted to taste at least couple of spoons of this salad Sweet corn pomegranate salad or sweet corn
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