Posted inBreakfast or snacks
Spinach puri
I have almost stopped making any deep fried dishes these days. But from my childhood, I have been great fan of anything deep fried. Even though not very often, aayi…
Posted inGravy (Curry and daals)
Mashed green gravy(Massaru)
Massaru - Maseda(mashed) saru(a thin soup kind of gravy) is very popular among the ragi mudde loving Kannadiga people. I had read/heard about this so much, I wanted to give…
Posted inGravy (Curry and daals)
Banana flower gravy (BonDi tambli)
There is a saying in Kannada "Tambali antha ootavilla kambalianth hodikeyilla" - meaning, there is no meal like the one with tambali and there is no cover (wrap up) like…
Posted inPizzas and Pastas
Garlic flavored pizza
V and I love pizzas. We like to eat them once in a while at Pizza Hut. But I get a real urge to make my own pizzas sometimes. Recently,…
Posted inRice items
Gooseberry rice(Nellikayi puliyogare)
Sometimes it becomes big challenge for me to come up with a nice lunch which can be carried in lunch boxes. It has to be fast (as I get only…
Posted inPickles and powders
Bilimbi pickle (Bimbla nonche)
There may be many people like me who like pickles very much. During my childhood, pickle was an essential item of the meal, no meal was complete without it. It…
Clams in dry masala (Kalva/Tisre/Khubbe sud sud sukke)
Now that's a funny name!!!. Sud-sud (or sad-sad as some people say) in Konkani means loose and it looks very weird when I am writing it in English :). Sukke…
Posted inPastries and puffs Sweets
Danish braid pastry
Last 4 challenges of Daring bakers were sweet items and I was reconsidering whether I had to continue in this group or leave it because I could not take so…
Posted inBreakfast or snacks
Powdered spiced poha (Kuttavalakki)
Avalakki/poha is supposed to be one of the easiest and cheapest snacks. We have heard in Mahabharat that Sudaama gave avalakki to Srikrishna which he ate with much pleasure. Many…
Posted inNoodles
Vegetable and noodle stir fry
Last few days, due to various reasons, my number of cooking experiments have drastically gone down. I look for some easy dinners which can be made in no time and…