Posted inBreakfast or snacks Dosa Corner
Wheat cucumber dosa
I love dosas for breakfast. I can't keep eating same kind of dosas over and over again. So I am in constant search for different varieties. I have tried most…
Posted inRice items
AvrekaLu chitranna
AvrekaLu being the most popular beans found in Bangalore, it is used to cook almost all kinds of dishes from upma to dosa to gravies. As I mentioned in avrekaLu…
Posted inGravy (Curry and daals)
Goan daal (Goan daali thoy)
Daali thoy is the most basic and most loved dish in Konkan cuisine. So it was the first recipe I posted on this blog. Konkanis just cannot live without this…
Posted inSide dishes
Ivy gourds in coconut sauce(Tendli buthi)
Buthi is a Konkani dish which is unknown to me. I had heard about this before, but didn't know how it is supposed to look or taste. When I saw…
Posted inPizzas and Pastas
Vegetable Lasagna – 1
I can see some of you raising your eyebrows. You might be thinking what is this classic Italian dish doing in this blog. I am sure I will forget this…
Posted inSweets
Sweet chana daal(Hayagreeva maDDi)
Hayagreev maDDi is a sweet dish from Udupi. There is a story behind the birth of this sweet dish. A goldsmith was making Ganesh face from gold. But every time…
Posted inGeneral
Garlic mango chutney(losney-ambli gojju)
Raw mango is called ambli (Konkani) or mavinkayi(Kannada). In India, it is a mango season now. Every time I talk to my parents, they talk about mangoes in our yard.…
Posted inInformation center
How to make Ghee
Ghee(Hindi), tuppa(Kannada),tup(Konkani)-clarified butter must be one of the most important ingredients in any Indian sweets. It gives a unique flavor and aroma to any sweet dish and takes the dish…
Posted inMunchies (dabbe khaaN)
Rice munchies (VaDe/Ode)
I wish a very happy mother's day to all of you. I was thinking of today's post from many days. I thought of baking a beautiful cake for my Aayi,…
Posted inGravy (Curry and daals)
Surti beans gravy (AvrekaLu huLi)
Surti lilva or avrekaLu was unknown to me till I moved to Bangalore. There, I started hearing about avrekaLu everywhere. Once I found out what it was and how it…