Til Gud Chikki are crisp thin wafer made using jaggery and sesame seeds is a speciality during winter months. It is specially made during Lohri and Sankranti and distributed among friends and family. Sesame is a great source of oil and also hot in nature and hence it is had more during winter to keep…
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Ginger Date Chutney – For Winter
Ginger Date Chutney is a super quick, lip smacking, mouth watering chutney that is also perfect for winter and soar throat. Fresh ginger is perfect to keep your body warm in this season and Ginger Date Chutney is a great way to have it. You could also try Kashaya in this season to boost your…
MENthya Soppu Avarekaalu Bhath
Menthya Soppu Avarekaalu Bhath is a spicy pulav with loads of flavours made using fenugreek leaves and flat beans. It is the season of Avarekaalu and almost everyone makes everything out of it. Avarekaalu upittu, Avarekaalu rotti, Avarekaalu usli, Avarekaalu bhath, Avarekaalu dose and people go to the heights of making Avarekaalu Paayasa and obattu….
KITtale Sippe Gojju – Orange Peel Curry
Kittale Sippe Gojju made of Orange peel is one of the winter delicacies of South India specially from Karnataka. It is bitter, sweet and spicy and tastes absolutely heavenly with hot steamed rice and ghee. Because this is the season for oranges, we are left with lot of orange peel. Apart from using it for…
GASagase Paayasa – Poppy seed drink from Karnataka
Gasagase Paayasa is a drink made using poppy seeds, coconut, cardamom and jaggery. Gasagase Paayasa is a simple paayasa, creamy, mild and can be had hot or cold. As a kid I never celebrated my birthday by cutting cakes. It was not in our tradition to cut cakes, blow candles and party. It was all…
MYSore Bonda – Crispy, Fluffy, Deep fried dumplings
Mysore Bonda, are these small deep-fried dumplings which are crispy outside and fluffy and soft inside and is usually served with coconut chutney. I love it dipped in garlic rasam as well. Mysore Bonda, is perfectly crisp and fluffy with bits of coconut in it. Ingredients 1 cup – All purpose flour 1/4 cup – Rice…
BESan Ladoo
Homemade Besan Ladoo or Gram flour balls are one of the most common and most easiest ladoos made in India. It is not only quick and simple to make but homemade Besan Ladoos are very healthy as well. I make these for my son as a snack in the evening. As I am a culinary…
THAndai Panacotta
Thandai Panacotta is perfect marriage of Indian and Italian flavours. Thandai is a quintessential drink during holi using Thandai Masala. Apart from making the drink, i wanted to make something using Thandai masala. Thandai is a drink that has ingredients which are cooling in nature. Holi is the festival of colours, celebrating the arrival of spring, celebrating victory…
SAPpesaru – Garlic Dal
I love Garlic in any form and in anything. Sappesaru or the garlic dal is one of my most favourite dal. This creamy dal, flavoured completely with garlic is best served with Ragi mudde or Steamed rice. This dal is to die for….. Ingredients 1 cup – Toor dal or Moong dal with peel 1/4…
NIMbekaayi Uppinkaayi – Lemon Pickle
Pickling is an age old tradition in Indian Household. From our grandmoms to their grandmoms have done this as a ritual. Pickling has always been a family affair. Many summer days were spent making pickles. Mangoes, lemon, ginger, grapefruit, gooseberries, chillies, pepper and so many variaties of pickle. And every pickle has it’s own method…