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Pressure cook the dal with haldi. Crush garlic, ginger and greenchillies into a coarse paste . Method Heat ghee in a heavy bottom pan. Add jeera and mustard seeds to this. When it turns brown add ginger garlic chilly paste and saute till it turns brown. Add chopped onions and saute till it turns gold. Add chopped tomatoes to this and fry till the tomatoes soften. Add red chilly powder and salt to this and fry for a minute. To this add the cooked dal. Stir well. Add 2 cups of water, salt to taste and boil till it reaches a creamy consistency. Place the coal on the flame directly for a couple of minutes till is red hot. Place a small plate on top of the dal and place the hot coal on it. Pour half a tsp of ghee over the coal and immediately close the pan with a lid. Let the smoke flavour the dal well. I leave it till the smoke completely settles down into the food. Add lemon juice and coriander leaf to the dal and give it a good mix. For tempering add jeera to hot ghee in a pan. Once it turns brown, add red chilly to it. Pour it on the dal. Serve it hot with rice or roti. *Basic way to make this dal is to make a tempering of ghee, jeera, red chillies, hing and add the cooked dal to it and season it with salt. Garnish it with coriander leaves and lemon juice.

July 31, 2014 Curry

DHAba Style Peeli Dal – Yellow Dal

Dhaba Style Peeli Dal or the Yellow Dal is one of the Indian dal preparations, made using yellow split moong beans. Dhaba Style Peeli Dal is a super simple dal that is most frequently made in our house. Dhaba Style Peeli Dal is a basic dal that is high on protein and  I make it…

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July 31, 2014 Tea Time Snacks

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…

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Eerulli chutney, Onion Chutney is made using onion as the main ingredient. The browned onions gives the chutney a very distinct smell and flavour.

July 19, 2014 Chutney & Chutney Powder

EERulli Chutney – Onion Chutney

Eerulli Chutney, Onion Chutney is one of the most flavourful chutneys that I make, using onion as the main ingredient. The smell of the browned onion gives this Eerulli chutney a very distinct smell and flavour. This chutney is usually served with ragi dose (millet dosa) or godi dose (wheat dosa), Avalakki mosaru dose in our…

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Maavina Hannu Gojju is the mango curry made using the mini mangoes called 'Sakkare guthi' . Maavina Hannu Gojju is a spicy, tangy and sweet mango curry.

July 8, 2014 Curry

MAAvina Hannu Gojju -Mango curry

Maavina Hannu Gojju is the mango curry made using the mini mangoes called ‘Sakkare guthi’ . This is usually one of the last variety of the mango season. Its called ‘Sakkare guthi’ in kannada, which means ‘Bundle of Sugar’. These are small mangoes which are more fibrous than pulpy when compare to other varieties of Mangoes. You…

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July 8, 2014 Chutney & Chutney Powder

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              …

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July 7, 2014 Cakes

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…

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June 29, 2014 Cakes

ROSe Cake

Rose cake is a simple cake with mild flavours and tastes heavenly. Here is my favourite Rose flavoured cake with rose butter cream. What do you do when your husband brings you flowers??? You smile 🙂 you hug him 🙂 you feel special 🙂 you then arrange it in a vase, keep looking at it…

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Khatta pyaaz is pickled onions.Onion pickled in vinegar or lemon juice ending in beautiful, tangy, sweet onions. A perfect accompaniment with Indian dishes.

June 18, 2014 Dips and Accompaniments

KHAtta pyaaz – Pickled Onions

Khatta pyaaz or the pickled onions are such a simple accompaniment to make but it can take a dish to an other level. Be it Chole, Paneer matar or a simple dal pickled onions are a must in our house. Tandoori dishes are incomplete without Khatta pyaaz. Khatta pyaaz is nothing but onions pickled in…

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Chole is slow cooked chickpea curry in  lots of spices to make a creamy, rich curry which is served with Kulcha, Tandoori roti or Batura.

June 18, 2014 Curry

CHOle – Authentic Punjabi Chickpea Curry

Chole is one of the most common and favourite Punjabi dishes. Chole is slow cooked chickpea curry in  lots of spices to make a creamy, rich curry which is served with Kulcha, Tandoori roti or Batura. Chole is usually served with Khatta pyaaz or the pickled onions. Though every household has it’s own way of…

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June 6, 2014 Break Fast

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…

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About Madhuri

An accessory designer,an artist, a mother of a toddler and someone who loves cooking, trying my hand on blogging as well. Cooking for me is no different from painting or designing a lamp. It gives the same joy of playing with taste, texture like i get while playing with colours.

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