Tomorrow is Ashtami (8th day of Dasara / Navaratri) festival, Durga Pooja. Happy Durga Pooja dear readers. In West Bengal Durga Pooja pendals are set up all over the state and is celebrated … [Read more...]
Happy Ugadi 2019
Another Hindu New Year: Ugadi has dawned bringing with it new hopes, joys, and sorrows. Sweet and bitterness are faces of the same coin and hence in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh Bevu and Bella … [Read more...]
Gojjambode – Fritters in Gravy – Dal Vada – Puruppu Vadai in Kutsu
Gojju + Ambode = Gojjambode. Deep fried crispy lentil dumplings in a tangy sweet curry. This is a very authentic dish of South Karnataka. Time Required: 40 Minutes + Soaking … [Read more...]
Ambode – Channa Dal Vada – Dal Vada – Paruppu Vadai
Spicy lentil fritters. Ambode is prepared during festivals and other occasions like weddings, house warming ceremonies etc., in Karnataka. Cuisine: South Karnataka Time Required: 30 … [Read more...]
Ugadi, Hindu New Year
Ugadi, the name is split into Uga + Adi = Ugadi. Uga means Year and Adi means first in Sanskrit as well as in Kannada. The first day of the year is Ugadi, Hindu New Year. This falls in the Hindu month … [Read more...]