Hot with a hint of tang and sweetness, chutney powder is a life saver when you are in no mood to make chutney or sabzi to go with idli dosa…. Like Pudina chutney, chutney pudi is also a must have at any point of time. Ingredients 10 to 15 – Byadgi chilly (dry red chilly)…
MAJjige Huli – Watermelon Rind Yogurt Curry
Majjige Huli is a curry which is yogurt based . ‘Huli‘, is a typical brahmin kannada word for Sāmbar. Every marriage, every housewarming ceremony, every gathering that serves traditional South Indian meal will for surely have Majjige Huli…. This dish is delicately tangy and mildly spicy. Majjige Huli can be made with Ash gourd, amaranth, french beans…
HONey Cake -Iyengar Bakery Style
Ingredients 150gms – Butter 200gms – Powdered sugar 1 tbsp – Lemon rind (optional) 3 nos – Eggs 120gms – Dessicated coconut 225 gms – All purpose flour 1 1/2 tbsp – Baking powder ¾ cup – Milk Honey Syrup 1 cup – Good quality honey 1/8 cup – Water Method Preheat oven to 180°C….
EGG Pakoda
Ingredients 4 nos – Boiled eggs 1 cup – Besan /Chickpea flour 1 1/2 tbsp – Red Chilly powder 1 tsp – Ajwain/Carom seeds Salt to taste 1 tsp – Garlic paste (optional) Oil to fry Method Heat oil in a wok. In a small mixing bowl take besan. Add Chilly powder, salt and ajwain…
CUCumber Mint Chutney
Ingredients 1 no – Cucumber 1 no – Green chilly 1/8 cup – Chopped fresh mint 2 stems – Coriander leaves Salt to taste 1/4 cup – Hung Curd Method Blen everything except yougurt into a paste in a mixer. Add yougurt to get a chutney consistency. Goes well with pakodas, papads, cutlets etc…. Raitha…
GOLd Granola Bar – Homemade, Simple, Easy, Foolproof
Make Homemade Granola bars with this simple, easy, foolproof recipe. Granola Bars are one of the healthy snacks you can have during the day. The perfect energy bars you can have before and after your workout. Ingredients 2 cups – Oats 1 cup – Sliced almonds 1/4 cup – Flax seeds 1/2 cup –…
SOUfflé
Ingredients Melted butter, for greasing 2nos – Lemons, juice and zest 2 nos- Egg yolks 4 nos – Egg whites 6 tbsp – caster sugar, plus extra for the ramekins 3 tsp – Cornflour 1tbsp – Plain flour 90ml – Double cream 110ml- Full-fat milk Icing sugar, for dusting (optional) Method Brush the insides of…
PAPaya Preserves
Ingredients 1 no – Ripe or over ripe papaya 1 cup – Sugar 1 tsp – Chilly flakes Method Peel and blend the papya into a smooth paste. In a saucepan add sugar, papaya paste and cook on a low flame.Check for the sweetness, add more sugar if required. Keep stirring now then so that…
NIMbehannu Chitranna – Lemon Rice
Ingredients 2 cups – Long grained rice 2 nos – Lemon, medium sized 3 tbsp – Oil 1 tsp – turmeric powder 4 nos – Green chillies 1/2 tsp – Mustard seeds 1 tsp – Urad dal 1 tsp – Chana dal 1 tbsp – Peanuts 10/12 nos – Curry leaves Salt to taste 1…
SOUthekaayi Kosambari – Cucumber Salad
Kosambari, is a fresh salad made of different vegetables and sometimes soaked lentils. Here is a kosambari made of cucumber, which is a bare essential during festivals and otherwise also a very common preparation in southern India, as an accompaniment to the main meal. At my place we have this kosambari as evening snack too….