Vegetarian Recipes

Mavinakayi Saaru – Raw Mango broth

Mavinakayi Saaru is a curry prepared using Raw Mangoes. This type of curry is prepared in Mangalore - Udupi region…

Beetroot Salad

Beetroot Salad is a healthy recipe and very easy to prepare! Time Required: 20 Minutes Serves: 4 Ingredients: 3 Beetroot…

Watermelon Juice

A very cool juice...perfect during summers. Time Required: 15 Minutes Serves: 4 Ingredients: 4 Cups Watermelon Cubes, De seeded 4…

Alu Poha – Aloo Poha Recipe – Beaten Rice with Potatoes Recipe

Flattened rice with Potatoes. Cuisine: Maharashtra Time Required: 20 Minutes Serves: 4 Ingredients: 4 Cups thick Poha/Avalakki/Flattened Rice 1 Potato…

Sagu – Vegetable gravy side dish – Kurma Recipe

Sagu is a side dish very popular in Karnataka, which is served along with Poori/deep fried bread or Dosa/Crepe.  This is a dish wherein an…

Uthaththi Payasa – Dry Dates Pudding Recipe – Khajoor Kheer Recipe – Kharjura Payasa Recipe

Uthaththi Payasa is a sweet dish/pudding prepared using dry Dates. Cuisine: Karnataka Time Required: 15 Minutes Serves: 4 Ingredients: 10…

Sihi Avalakki – Meethi Poha Recipe – Sweet Beaten Rice Recipe – Sweet Poha Atta Savory Mix

Sihi Avalakki is a sweet prepared using beaten rice and jaggery. Time Required: 25 Minutes Serves: 4 Ingredients: 2 Cups…

Tomato Rasam – Tomato Saaru Recipe

A thin curry prepared using lentils and Tomatoes. Tomato Rasam is known as Tomato Saaru in Kannada.

Chinese Cabbage Stir Fry

Cuisine: Chinese Time Required: 8 Minutes Serves: 4 Ingredients: 3 Cups Chinese Cabbage, Shredded 1 Cup Capsicum 3 - 4…

Appi Payasa – Poori Kheer Recipe – Poori Payasa

Appi Payasa is a tasty pudding prepared using Milk and Sugar is mixed with crispy bread just before serving.

Lachchi Gojju – Sweet and Sour Lentil Recipe – Gotsu Recipe – Katti Meethi Dal Recipe

My dad’s close friend Lakshminarasimha Rao whose nickname was "Lachchi" shared Kadalebele Gojju recipe with my grandmother a few decades…

Gujjia – Mawa Gujjia – Khova Nuts Gujjia Recipe – Gujiya Recipe – Gujjiya Recipe

Evaporated milk is mixed with an assortment of nuts and sugar and filled into a wrap and deep fried.  The…

Red Pepper Soup

Charred Red Pepper is pureed along with Tomatoes to churn a delicious soup.  Perfect for a rainy and cold evening.…

Guava Raitha – Amrud Raitha Recipe – Peru Raitha Recipe – Guava in Yogurt Sauce

A yogurt dish prepared using ripe Guava. Cuisine: North Karnataka Time Required: 10 Minutes Serves: 2 Ingredients 2 Ripe Guavas…

Badanekayi Masala Palya – Eggplant with spices – Brinjal Side Dish Recipe

This side dish is very similar to Yennegai (Coconut, Onion and Spices stuffed into Brinjals/Eggplant/Aubergine and cooked in oil) but…

Basmati and Yellow Pepper Salad – Basmati Rice Salad

A salad with an unusual combination of Basmati Rice and Yellow Pepper. Time Required: 20 Minutes + Chilling Time Ingredients:…

Hesarubele Tovve – Moong Dal – Dal Recipe

Hesarubele Tovve is a curry prepared using split green gram with either Cucumber or Ridge gourd. Cuisine: Karnataka Time Required:…

Godi Akki Ganji – Broken Wheat Gruel

Godi Akki Ganji is prepared using Broken Wheat. This Ganji or Gruel is extremely healthy and coming home food. After…

Sabbakki Payasa – Sabudana Kheer – Sago Pearls Pudding

Sabbakki Payasa is a pudding prepared using Sago pearls. The Sago pearls become transparent when cooked and appear like bubbles…

Preservation of Fruits and Vegetables

Two decades ago, Central Food Technology Research Institute (C.F.T.R.I) in Mysore conducted classes for women in Mysore regarding preservation of…