Cream of Broccoli Soup

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Most of the food bloggers I follow on social media have been posting warm winter recipes and Xmas goodies these days. I am drooling over the pics and missing the Bangalore winter. While I cant bring the weather here I can always make the...

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Bendekayi -Amtekai Palya | Okra cooked with Indian Hogplum

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I am missing all the pampering and nice dishes that my mom served when I was home last month. Coastal style traditional vegetarian dishes were my favorite in childhood. Bendekayi Amatekai palya i.e., Okra cooked with hogplum was one of...

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Chicken Masala

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Here I am back wearing my cooking and clicking hat after a month long stay at home in India. I traveled alone with my hyperactive toddler and I didnt want the world to know how stressed I was about this whole thing. Managing...

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Hesarubele panchakajjaya / Split green gram panchakajjaya

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Panchakajjaya is a sweet dish popular from coastal Karnataka made mostly during Ganesha Festival as offering (Naivedya). There are five main ingredients in this, green gram, jaggery, coconut, Ghee and Cashews.  It's believed that panchakajjaya...

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Tomato Bath | One pot Spicy, Tangy Tomato Rice

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When I was working in Bengaluru, I had a colleague, her mom used to cook super delicious food. During lunch hour we all used to wait for her to open her lunch box and before she knew it would be empty. One of the dishes that I liked the...

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Mushroom and Cheese Omelette

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Omelette is a simple and very adaptable dish. One can make it in so many ways. This mushroom and cheese omelette is my personal favorite. It's a perfect brunch idea for a lazy weekend. Mushrooms cook faster and it will not take more than...

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Creamy Egg masala | Motte masala

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This egg masala was not a planned recipe, I started with a plan to make simple onion tomato masala with some Indian spices but ended up making this finger licking good creamy gravy that was super delicious. Usually when the vegetables...

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Sabbasige bele palya | Dill leaves cooked with lentils

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Dill leaves Palya reminds me of my school holidays when my mother used to be busy cooking lunch. There was this warm aroma of garlic and some thing thats a bit sweetish, a bit like fennel seeds and celery that spreads to the living room. The...

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Stuffed Brinjal | Dharwad style Badanikay Engayi

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I am trying to come out of the long pause from blogging with this wonderful Stuffed Brinjal recipe. This one is my mom's version of Dharwad style Engayi. You can make it in so many different ways. I will post my other variations when I make...

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Mango Payasa | Kheer |

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The simplest payasa is shavige or vermicelli payasa. Now that the the king of fruits Mango is here, I gave it a twist and made mango payasa. Since the beginning of mango season I have been trying different recipes. My all time favorite...

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Gargi | Red pumpkin sweet

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Gargi is a sweet dish from North Karnataka. It looks very similar to Athras/kajjaya but it's softer in texture and made of pumpkin. I have gulped down many of these in my friends' place during school days. It was never made at our house...

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Mangalore Buns- Fried banana pooris

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Mangalore buns, as the name suggests is a delicacy from Mangalore, Karnataka. Although it's called a bun it's not a baked food, but similar to deep fried pooris. It's a great way to use the over ripe bananas. This mildly sweetened bun is soft...

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Masala Majjige | Indian Spiced Buttermilk

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I am back with another cooling recipe for the hot summer. It's yet another simple and humble drink majjige (butter milk). On a hot and humid day nothing works like a chilled buttermilk. It's low in calories and very good for digestion and...

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