December, 2007 - Aayi's Recipes

Pearl millet roti (Sajje Rotti, Bajra Roti)

Sajje(Kannada) or Bajra(Hindi) are Indian names for pearl millet. Sajje Rotti is very popular in some parts of Karnataka, similarly, Bajra Roti is an important part of Rajastani cuisine. Pearl…

Shilpa December 9, 2007

Chutneys and bhajis

Green chili chutney (Hasi menasinakayi chutney)

Adults only chutney - Attempt this only if your taste buds are mature enough to handle very spicy dishes :). North Karnataka food is very popular for its spicy dishes.…

Shilpa December 8, 2007

NonVeg Prawns(Shrimp)

Cabbage-shrimp gravy(Sungta-cabbage ambat)

At my native, people add shrimps and clams in many different gravies. But I never knew cabbage and shrimps could be paired. When my aayi told me about this, I…

Shilpa December 6, 2007

Bread

Spicy stuffed potato buns (Khara buns)

From many days I am terribly missing these khara(spicy) buns available in Bangalore bakeries. These buns are nothing but very soft bread stuffed with some kind of very spicy vegetable.…

Shilpa December 4, 2007

Fish NonVeg

Shark gravy with garam masala(Mori – garam masale ambat)

There are few days when no matter how much you try, you can't get yourself to do something. We are having a horrible weather here, sometimes too cold and windy.…

Shilpa December 2, 2007