Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Kadle bele Holige | Bele Obbattu

Holige or Obbattu (aka Pooranpoli in Maharashtra) is the quintessential sweet dish made during some of the Indian festivals.  It's a must in our house for Ugadi, Dasara and deepavali. It's one of my favorite sweets, it can be eaten hot with ghee or cold with milk. There is a by product while making this dish. The water left from cooking the dal is retained to make a very delicious kattina Saru (rasam) along with a tad bit of hurna(the...
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Saturday, September 2, 2017

Besan Ladoo | Gram Flour Ladoos

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Besan Ladoo is probably one of the most popular sweet dishes in India. Everyone in my family loves it so I end up making it for most of the festivals. It's very easy to make perfect besan ladoos if we take care of two things -roasting...
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Sunday, August 6, 2017

Shenga Unde | Peanut-Jaggery Laddu

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Peanut Laddus are one of my childhood favorites, the ingredients that goes in are almost the same as peanut chikki that we all must have relished as kids. There is another reason why I love it, Jaggery and Peanut have very high nutritive...
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Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Menthe dose | Fenugreek Seeds Dose

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Menthe Dose | Fenugreek Seeds dose is a lesser known dish from Karnataka. It's made with fermented batter of fenugreek seeds, rice, coconut and jaggery. This sweetish and utterly delicious  dose is served with a big dollop of...
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Monday, May 8, 2017

Neer Dose

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    Neer Dose is a specialty from coastal Karnataka. It's simplicity has spread to other parts of India now, mainly through Mangalorean restaurants. It's a very simple recipe made with handful of ingredients mainly rice, salt...
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Saturday, April 15, 2017

Chicken Ghee Roast | Classic Chicken Dish from Coastal Karnataka

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Chicken Ghee Roast is a classic spicy-tangy delicacy from my native. It was first invented in Shetty Lunch Home in a small coastal town of Kundapur in South India, but it became popular in Mangalorean restaurants. We get to relish this...
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Monday, February 13, 2017

Bele Saru | Toor Dal/Pegion Peas Rasam | Udupi Saru

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Food is all about memories. It has a way of transporting us back to the past. I have so many fond memories that revolve around food. The moment I smell a good tomato saru (rasam) or think about it, I will be transported back to my mother's...
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