Vegetarian Recipes

Sweet Shankarpole

Sweet Shankarpole is a crispy sweet snack; usually distributed to children during Dasara festival.  Sweet Shankarpole is also prepared by…

Eggplant Rolls

Cuisine: Continental Time Required: 30 Minutes Ingredients: 1tbsp Olive Oil 2tbsp Bread Crumbs For grilling Eggplant: 1 Big Eggplant /…

Money Bags

Minced vegetables filled in wonton wrappers are shaped into money bags and deep fried.  Delicious! Cuisine: Chinese Time Required: 30…

Settu Soup

Soup prepared using Red Gram Split, Vegetables and spices Time Required: 30 Minutes Serves: 2 Ingredients: 2 Cups Cauliflower florets…

Mutter Pakoda – Peas Fritters – Matar Pakoda

Mutter Pakoda are tasty Peas fritters, it is great as an evening snack with a cup of coffee or tea.…

Hari Makai Ki Subzi – Sweet Corn and Spinach Gravy Recipe

Sweet corn kernels cooked in Spinach puree. Cuisine: North Indian Time Required: 20 minutes Ingredients: 1 Cup Makai / Sweet…

Bisibelebath – Bisi Bele Bath Recipe – Bisibele bhath Recipe – Bisi Bele Rice Recipe

Affectionately this party dish is called B cubed and the authentic name is bisibelehulianna. This is a complete and wholesome…

Ginger Cookies

Cookies with ginger flavor brings back memories of Enid Blyton kids on a picnic! Cookies method: Ice Box Makes: 40…

Hara Bhara Kabab

Happy Environment day!  The right day to prepare something green like Hara bhara kabab.  This kabab is a very tasty…

Dum Arbi – Calocassia in Gravy Recipe

Dum Arbi is Calocassia cooked in a gravy. Cuisine: North Indian Time Required: 30 Minutes Ingredients: 7 – 8 Arbi…

Besan Laddoo

A sweet prepared using Gram Flour. Besan Laddoo is extremely popular in North Karnataka, Maharashtra and Gujarat. As children we…

Strawberry Mojito

This is a favorite summer drink in Cuba.  Here is the recipe of rum-less Mojito. Cuisine: Cuba Time Required: 15…

Thambittu

Thambittu is a sweet is prepared using fried gram flour and is prepared on Nagara Panchami festival.

Phodi – Grilled Spicy Eggplant – Grilled Spicy Brinjal Recipe

Last weekend I was in Mangalore and enjoyed Podi with my friends. Podi is a crispy and tasty snack, which…

Pina Colada

Pina Colada is a delicious drink prepared using Coconut Milk and Pineapple. Time Required: 20 Minutes Ingredients: 1 Coconut 1…

Kodabale – Ring Murukku Recipe – Crispy Rice Flour Rings – Kodubale Recipe

Kodabale are crispy and spicy rings prepared using Rice, a favorite evening snack among Mysoreans and Bangaloreans along with a…

Bhendekayi Majjigehuli – Okra in spicy Yogurt Sauce – Bhindi Kadhi Recipe – Mor Kolumbzhu

Okra cooked in a yoghurt based curry. Cuisine: Karnataka Time Required: 30 Minutes Ingredients: 10 - 12 Bhendekayi / Bhindi…

Vaggarane Avalakki – Poha South Indian Style – Beaten Rice in Seasoning

A dish prepared using Poha/Flattened Rice.  Vaggarane Avalakki is extremely tasty and much sought after to be prepared for breakfast.…

Garlic Bread

Making bread at home is an art.  I have not perfected it yet, but my attempts to bake continue... Cuisine:…

Spinach Cantaloupe Salad with Mint

Summer is the season for Musk Melon and you can find carts loaded with this delicious fruit in every corner…