Kannada recipe - Aayi's Recipes

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…

Varada July 28, 2008

Gravy (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…

Shilpa July 16, 2008

Rice 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…

Shilpa July 8, 2008

Gravy (Curry and daals)

Ash gourd in coconut-buttermilk gravy (Boodugumbala sasmi)

A couple of days ago, one of my reader asked me to post KuvaLe(ash gourd) sasam. Since it is not prepared at our place, I started searching for the recipe.…

Shilpa June 10, 2008

Gravy (Curry and daals)

Val gravy(Avare melogara)

I found this very interesting recipe in a Kannada magazine. It had both avrekayi (surti papdi - the beans with skin on) and avrekaLu (the peeled beans). Melogara (in Kannada)…

Shilpa May 29, 2008

Gravy (Curry and daals)

Amla saru (Nellikayi saru)

This is a recipe I picked up from aayi's or SIL's recipe book. Can't recall from which one exactly. I think they got it from a recipe show. It looked…

Shilpa May 9, 2008

My lunchbox Rice items Simple and Easy

Spicy Pongal with side dishes (Khara pongal – HuLi gojju – Mosaru bajji)

It has been a challenge for me to make my husband eat Pongal. He never touched it whenever I tried it in Bangalore. I had never made it at home.…

Shilpa November 5, 2006

Breakfast or snacks

Bonda soup

You must be wondering what is this dish? Is it a soup made of bonda(vadas)? etc. When I heard this name for the first time, I was also very confused.…

Shilpa November 2, 2006

Rice items Simple and Easy

Bisi beLe bhath (with poha/avalakki)

Bangalore, the IT capital of India, is a place where you can find all types of food from all over India. It may be because people from all over India…

Shilpa July 31, 2006