Posted inBreakfast or snacks Dosa Corner
Onion dosa (Neerulli dose)
We are back from a short Thanksgiving trip to Colorado Springs. Met few of our friends. We celebrated our very first Thanksgiving with a wonderful family. We got a very…
Posted inPickles and powders
Amla pickle (AvaLe hinDi)
Indian Gooseberry is called Amla(Hindi) or Nellikayi(Kannada) or AvaLe(Konkani). HinDi is a kind of pickle. Usually HinDi looks like a chutney. Amla is a rich source of Vitamin C and…
Posted inRice items
Kofta biryani
I saw this recipe in one of the cooking shows. As usual I had written down but never tried. Few days back, I was going through my recipe diary and…
Posted inSide dishes
Breadfruit and peas sidedish (Otane randayi)
Otane is dry green/yellow peas. Randayi is a sidedish with coconut and is watery in consistency. Otane randayi is one of my all time favorite dish. Mainly because it has…
Posted inChutneys and bhajis
Masoor bhaji
This is a dish I have grown up eating. Aayi makes this with rice rotti(alayle pita rotti) for breakfast. The cooked masoor and the garam masala gives a very different…
Posted inSide dishes
Chickpea-plantain stir fry (Chana-kele upkari)
Upkari is a Konkani stir fry. We make stir fry of many vegetables as well as beans. This is an ideal example of the mixture of both. Somehow the black…
Posted inGeneral
Redesign (beta)
After the persistence of the previous 'Watermelon' theme for so many months, it was time for a change. Aayi's Recipes has a new look and feel now. The redesign is…
Posted inGravy (Curry and daals)
Sambar with Kidney beans (Rajma Kolmbo)
Kolmbo is Konkani Sambar. Kolmbo was one of my favorite sambars from my childhood. When I posted my Aayi's recipe of this, few of my readers said they make it…
Posted inSoups
Spinach(Palak) soup
I love most of the soups. When I saw an article about soups in my recipe collection from old Kannada weekly, I was very much interested in it. I tried…
Posted inSide dishes
Curried tomatoes
I am a big fan of cooking shows. When I was in Bangalore, I used to watch them for hours. I wrote down most of the recipes that I liked…