Palak Paneer is the most known Indian curry is made of Spinach and Cottage Cheese. It is best served with Roti and pickled onions. Ingredients 2 bunches – Palak 1 cup – Paneer cubes 2 nos – Onion 1 no – Tomato 1 tbsp – Jeera 1 tsp – Haldi 2 tbsps – Red chilly…
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MENthya Kadubu – Methi Dal Dhokli
Menthya Kadubu – Methi Dal Dhokli is a comforting, light,one pot meal. It is a completly balanced dish that can be had as any meal of the day. Menthya Kadubu is also known as Dal Dhokli. This is a perfect balance of Protein, Fibre and Carbs. Ingredients 1 cup – Moon dal 1 bunch – Methy…
KHAtta Meetha Kaddu /Tangy Spicy Sweet Pumpkin
Khatta Meetha Kaddu is an Indian Stir Fry made of Sweet Pumpkin and a whole lot of spices. This stir fry is tangy, sweet and spicy and is usually served with rotis or puris. This is a recipe that I have learnt from my mother – in – law and it is absolutely delicious. …
HEErekaayi Sippe Chutney – Ridge Gourd Peel Chutney
Heerekaayi Sippe Chutney or Ridge Gourd Perl Chutney is made of Heerekaayi. Heerekaayi or Ridge Gourd is used in a lot of dishes like Tovve (a variety of dal preparation), Sambar, Bonda (bhajiya), dry Sabzi etc. Everytime we make these dishes the peel is then used into a chutney. It goes really well with tovve and…
CHAkota Masala – Spicy Grape fruit
Chakota Masala is a spicy, sweet salad or snack made out of Grape fruit. It is usually had as a snack between meals and it is absolutely tasty. In kannada we call this fruit Chakota. We have this fruit in abundance in our estate and hence we have never valued Chakota much. We as kids…
MAAvina Hannu Gojju -Mango curry
This is usually the last fruit of the season. Its called ‘Sakkare buthi’ in kannada, which means ‘Bundle of Sugar’. These are small mangoes. You can hold almost 5 to 6 of them in your hands. They are sweet with just a hint of tang. They are very fibrous compared to other mangoes….
PUDina Chutney
Pudina Chutney is an essential that needs to be in my fridge. Make a quick sandwich. Have it with roti. Have it with bhajiya, cutlets . Use it as the masala for pulav etc etc… Its a saviour when you are in a hurry, tired and in no mood to cook. Ingredients …
MANgo Cheese Cake
“I cant tell you how much i have had to struggle to make this cake. To get to this level, i had to waste lots and lots of ingredients. I couldnt sleep as i couldnt get the right consistency, right texture. This all happened as we do not get Philadelphia cream cheese or any…
UPIttu (upma)
This used to be my most hated dish as a kid. And most of the kids i knew also hated it. We had all weird names for this dish. We called it cement, concrete etc etc. My mum used to plate it in so many ways to make me just eat it,but……. Its one of…
MASala Chai
Masala Chai, is the most common drink of India. Masala chai is a milk based tea infused with lots of ginger, cardamom, pepper, cinnamon, fennel is one of the most favourite drink in most parts of India. India Runs on Chai, the tag line of Chai Point is so true. “Aap chai lenge???” is…