Cottage cheese and Mint chutney sandwiches. Time Required: 10 Minutes Ingredients: Wheat Bread or White Bread Slices Few thin slices of Paneer/Cottage Cheese ½ Cup Pudina/Mint … [Read more...]
Avarekayi Masala Vada – Flat Beans Fritters
Avarekayi Masala Vada are fritters prepared using winter/flat beans. A tasty snack on a winter evening with a cup of masala tea. Time Required: 40 Minutes Ingredients: 2 Cups fresh … [Read more...]
Stuffed Capsicum Bonda – Potato Stuffed Capsicum Fritters
Small Capsicums are stuffed with Potatoes and dipped into a fritter batter and deep fried. Tiny Capsicums are available during December in Bangalore/Mysore. Cuisine: South … [Read more...]
Cabbage Dosa
Crispy dosas/crepes with crunchy cabbage. Time Required: 20 Minutes + Soaking Time + Fermenting Time Serves: 4 Ingredients: 1½ Cups Raw Rice ½ Cup Urad Dal/Black Gram split 1 tsp … [Read more...]
Thambuli – Cuban Oregano Yogurt Recipe – Doddapatre Tambuli Recipe
Thambuli is a side dish prepared using fresh Ginger or Thyme Leaved Gratiola or Spanish Thyme in Yoghurt. This is excellent during hot summers when combined with hot Rice and Ghee/Clarified … [Read more...]
Chhunda – Gujarati Mango Sweet Pickle Recipe – Aam Chutney Recipe – Chundo
A sweet pickle prepared by Gujarathis using Raw Mangoes. The vessel containing the mixture is kept directly under the sunlight, which actually softens the Raw Mangoes and thickens the Sugar … [Read more...]
Dum Aloo Gobi – Dum Alu Gobi Recipe – Potato Cauliflower Gravy Recipe
Potatoes and Cauliflower cooked with spices and Tomatoes. It is delicious and our all time favorite. Serve it with Phulka for dinner and with Bread and raw Onions slices for … [Read more...]
Paneer Stuffed Bhindi – Cottage Cheese stuffed Okra Recipe – Ladies Finger Recipe
Paneer Stuffed Bhindi dish is Cottage Cheese stuffed Ladys finger/Okra. Time Required: 30 Minutes Serves: 4 Ingredients: 15 tender Bhindi/Lady's Finger/Okra 1 Cup Paneer/Cottage Cheese, … [Read more...]
Vendekayi Mor Thalippu – Okra simmered in yogurt and spices
Vendekayi in Tamil means Lady;s Finger/Okra, Mor means yoghurt and Thalippu means seasoning. So it is basically Okra simmered in yoghurt and a sesoning added to it in the end. Cuisine: Tamil … [Read more...]
Hesarukalu Saaru – Whole Green Gram Rasam – Moong Rasam
Hesarukalu Saaru is a thin curry prepared using whole green gram. Time Required: 20 Minutes Serves: 4 Ingredients: 2 Cups Hesarukalu/Saboot Moong/Whole Green Gram Few Curry leaves 1tsp … [Read more...]
Sakkare Achchu – Sugar Moulds
Different models of animals, flowers, plants and things are made using Sugar. A thick sugar syrup is prepared and poured into different sugar molds. In Karnataka Sakkare Achchu are … [Read more...]
Sakkare Pongal – Sweet Pongal Recipe – Sakkarai Pongal Recipe – Chakkara Pongal Recipe
Sakkare Pongal is a sweet rice prepared in South India during Makara Sankranti festival. Time Required: 25 Minutes Serves: 4 Ingredients: 2 Cups Raw Rice 1 Cup Hesarubele/Moong Dal/Split … [Read more...]
Puliyogare – Puliyodharai – Tamarind Rice
This tamarind rice is popularly known as Iyengar's Puliyogare, as this is an authentic dish of Iyengar community. Dad had many Iyengar friends and this dish used to be the pride of the … [Read more...]
Anarasa
Anarasa is a deep fried sweet dish. Though the preparation is very elaborate when you taste the end product it is worth all the trouble. Cuisine: Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh Time Required: … [Read more...]
Indian Gooseberry Digestive
Gooseberries are packed with Vitamin C, which is extremely good for the general health. This digestive is easy to make and can be stored up to a year. Ingredients: 10 Indian … [Read more...]
Cucumber Dosa
A crepe prepared using Cucumber and Rice. Time Required: 20 Minutes + Soaking Time Ingredients: 1 Cup Rice 1 Cup Coconut 1 Cucumber 4 Green Chilies ½ tsp Turmeric Powder Oil for … [Read more...]
Pudina Onion Chutney
Mint and Onion Chutney. This is a perfect accopaniment for Cucumber Idli. Time Required: 20 Minutes Ingredients: 1 bunch Pudina/Mint leaves 1 Onion, Chopped 2 Pods Garlic, Crushed 4 … [Read more...]
Alu Capsicum Peas Bhath – Potatoes Capsicum Peas Rice – Aloo Capsicum Rice
Alu Capsicum Peas Bhath is a rice dish prepared using Potatoes, Capsicum and Peas. This is ideal to pack for lunch. Cuisine: Karnataka Time Required: 30 Minutes Serves: 4 Ingredients: 6 … [Read more...]
Mysore Set Dosa Recipe – Set Dose Recipe
The crepes/pancakes are served in sets. Earlier a Mysore Set Dosa consisted of 4 Dosas, now it is 3 Dosas in a set. It is a filling breakfast served with Chutney and Sagu or Kurma. Time … [Read more...]
Vegetable Kurma
Vegetable Kurma is a side dish popularly served with Mysore Set Dosa/Pancakes is prepared using a mix of vegetables and spices. Time Required: 25 Minutes Serves: 4 Ingredients: 2 Cups each … [Read more...]