Vegetarian Recipes

Potato Dosa

Potato Dosa

Pancakes prepared using Potatoes. Time Required: 30 Minutes Ingredients: 4 Big Potatoes, Boiled and Grated 1 Cup Maida 4 Green…

Papdi Chat

Papdi chaat – Papdi Chat Recipe – Crisp Bread with spiced Yoghurt

Papdi chaat is a spicy, tangy popular evening snack. A layer of curd / yogurt covers the crisp flat fried…

Jeegujje palya – Breadfruit Stir fry – Breadfruit Subzi – Breadfruit Recipe

Jeegujje is known as Bread fruit and is widely cultivated and consumed in Karnataka coastal regions.  This stir-fry is prepared…

Sweet Pumpkin Palya

Sihi Kumbalakayi Palya – Sweet Pumpkin Stir Fry – Kaddu Dry Sabzi – Thoran

A side dish prepared using Sweet Pumpkin.  This is a very common dish served in Rayara Mutta / Sri Raghavendra…

Crispy Vegetables

Crispy and tasty. Time Required: 30 Minutes Ingredients: 6 florets of Cauliflower 1 Carrot, Peeled and sliced into long pieces…

Sweet and Sour Cucumber Salad

I was in Delhi last Friday and my friend served this simple, yet delicious salad for dinner.  I re-created this recipe this…

Cottage Cheese and Lettuce Salad

Time Required: 10 Minutes Ingredients: 20 Paneer / Cottage Cheese Cubes 1 bunch Lettuce, Chopped or roughly torn 1/2 Yellow…

Masaledar Corn and Capsicum

This side dish has the taste of sweetness from the Corn, sourness from the Tomatoes and flavor and crunchiness of…

Brussels Sprout Stir Fry

A simple stir fry using Brussels Sprout.  This exotic vegetable was introduced by the British and is grown in Ooty…

Khaman Dhokla – Dal Dhokla Recipe – Vati Dal Khaman Dhokla – Steamed Lentil Cakes

Gujarati menu is incomplete without this item. A popular and healthy snack from the state of Gujarat. Cuisine: Gujrati Time Required:…

Aluchi Bhaji – Sour Leafy Vegetables Side Dish Recipe – Khatta Bhaji Subzi Recipe

My brother, who is a good cook, cooked this delicious side dish when we visited him in Mumbai. I recreated…

Sweet Corn Kosambari – Sweet Corn Salad Recipe

Tomorrow is Rama Navami and the food of the day in Karnataka households is Kosambari and Panaka.  Here is a…

Orange Vanilla Cookies

This year was the year of Oranges in Bangalore.  They were available in abundance and I happily indulged cooking recipes…

Rice and Lentils stuffed Capsicum

An interesting Italian recipe.  Enjoy! Time Required: 45 Minutes Ingredients: 6 – 8 Small Capsicums 2 tbsp Chopped Capsicum 1…

Pineapple Saaru – Pineapple Rasam Recipe

This Kannada traditional dish is twisted with Pineapple to give a different flavor and taste. Serve it with plain rice…

Alasandekayi Palya

Alasande Palya is a side dish prepared using Chinese Long Beans.  This is a very common dish prepared in Mysore…

Mooli Bhaji Fry – Radish Leaves Stir Fry Recipe

A crispy side dish using Radish leaves. Time Required: 10 Minutes Ingredients: 1 bunch Mooli / Radish Leaves 2tbsp Oil…

Curd Idli

Rice cakes with sweetened yoghurt. Great to have during summer and when recovering from tummy upset. Time Required: 5 Minutes…

String Beans Salad

Winter is the best time to buy tender string beans to prepare this salad. Time Required: 10 Minutes Ingredients: 12…

Kothambari Soppina Khara – Coriander Chutney Recipe – Dhaniya Chutney Recipe

An interesting North Karnataka style chutney recipe prepared using Coriander leaves. A very good accompaniment with dry rotis. Time Required:…