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Tomato Pickle – 2
I am a pickle lover, I cannot have my lunch/dinner without a pickle. While in India, I had a steady supply of awesome pickles from aayi. After coming here, for…
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Bamboo shoots pickle (Keerlu-ambade lonche/nonche)
Ambade(hog plums/amtekayi/ambazhanga) trees are commonly found in backyards of most of the houses in our region. There are two types of ambades – sour and nonsour(sweet ). We use sour…
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Lemon/Lime pickle (With Green chillies)
Aayi's pickles are loved by everyone. They are the best and somehow I feel when I make the same pickles, they are not as half good as hers. I don't…
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Goda masala or Kala masala
One of the most requested recipes on this blog is this Marathi special, very fragrant dry masala. I was waiting for a trip to India to get this recipe from…
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Fenugreek and Dal Powder (Menthe Hittu)
Menthe hittu(Kannada) - fenugreek powder, is a spicy powder prepared by grinding a variety of spices and lentils. This is served with hot rice and a spoonful of ghee. The…
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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…
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Tamarind rice (Puliyogare)
Are there any South Indian unmarried girls/guys in the world who never tried puliyogare? If there is one, I haven't met them yet. The MTR puliyogare mix must be one…
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Tomato Pickle – 1
Some of you may start wondering what happened to me suddenly to start posting a recipe every day. Here is the answer. We are planning to go to India this…
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Lemon/Lime pickle (Limbe nonche/Lonche)
I have mentioned many times earlier that my aayi makes one of the best pickles I have ever tasted. They are usually very long lasting. The batch I brought with…
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Gravy spice powder(Saarina Pudi – Udupi style)
Saarina pudi This Saarina Pudi is a special spice powder used in most of the Udupi gravies and sambars. This is very different than normal sambar powders. I like to…