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ಕನ್ನಡ ಆವೃತ್ತಿ  Paneer or Cottage Cheese is a common ingredient in most of the North Indian side dishes. Also, there are varieties of sweets which calls for Paneer as the primary ingredient. Since Paneer is easily available in super markets and convenience stores, most of the people prefer to buy them instead of preparing it at home. If you have enough time, preparing Paneer at home is not a big deal.  Here is the recipe of Home - made Paneer.. Time required: 30 - 35 minutes Hanging time and refrigeration time: 2 hours Yield : 25 pieces Ingredients: Full cream milk: 1 1/4 liter Half lime A Muslin cloth Method: Heat the milk in a vessel and bring to boil.  Once it starts boiling, add 1 table spoon of lime juice and stir it nicely. Keep it on medium flame and stir regularly. After 1 - 2 minutes, add one more spoon of lime juice. You can see the milk starts curdling slowly.  Add little more lime juice if required. Keep stirring t...

ಕನ್ನಡ ಆವೃತ್ತಿ Don't know whether I am becoming more busy (or lazy!) these days, its becoming tough for me to invest time for blogging. We were roaming around different places during the week-ends and kiddo keeps me busy during the week days! Even I tried varieties of dishes, but couldn't click the picks being with her. We had a memorable Diwali celebration this time. There are more Indians in our locality. So, we took part in Diwali celebrations at different places. We celebrated the festival at home one day. I had prepared Holige / Obbattu for Diwali this time. In fact I prepared Seven Cup Burfi and Mysore Pak too! But they were for kiddos playgroup and hubby's office. There are different ways to prepare this Tovve. My version was slightly different earlier; after I learned this version from my friend Maitri, I just shifted to this method. Try this simple and easy curry and let me know your feedback! Preparation time: 20 minutes Serves: 2 Difficulty lev...

ಕನ್ನಡ ಆವೃತ್ತಿ   Mysore Pak is one among those famous Indian sweets which are prepared during festivals and special occasions. With the nice aroma and flavor of ghee, this sweet tastes divine and just melts in your mouth! Mysore Pak is my favorite sweet ever and of course, this is the first sweet recipe I learnt! My Aunt is an expert in preparing Mysore Pak. She uses fresh home made ghee for preparing this sweet and everybody at home loves to have this delicious sweet. Preparing Mysore Pak is not that difficult, but experience makes you perfect! You need to know the right time and consistency to take out the mixture from the flame. And freshness of the ingredients i.e., ghee and gram flour / besan flour also matters a lot. Mysore Pak can be prepared using Dalda/Vanaspati or other oils also, instead of ghee. I prefer using half - ghee and half - sunflower oil. Try this Mysore Pak recipe at your home and let me know your feedback! Preparation time: 35 minutes Yield:...

ಕನ್ನಡ ಆವೃತ್ತಿ   After coming back from work, having a cup of hot tea blended with spices is my Hubby's daily routine. We all would like to have some snacks along with evening tea, with lot of talk and laughter since it is the relaxing time for us! Me and Hubby prefer home made snacks all the time and so, I maintain at least 2 - 3 varieties of snacks in my pantry most of the time. Just like every other kid, my daughter also loves the store bought biscuits and snacks. So, we buy her favorite snacks sometimes from the stores. Cornflakes Mixture is one of the tea time snacks which I prepare. We do buy plain cornflakes to make breakfast on lazy days, but most of the time I will use it for making the Mixture. This mixture is easy to make and goes well with your cuppa tea!  Preparation time: 5 - 10 minutes Servings: 15 approx Difficulty level: Easy Ingredients: Plain Cornflakes (Breakfast cornflakes) - 5 cup (measured in big cup) Groundnut - 1/2 cup Almond...

ಕನ್ನಡ ಆವೃತ್ತಿ   Shrikhand is one of the famous sweet dish from Indian cuisine. This delicious sweet is prepared using minimal and easily available ingredients. Adding of saffron, dry fruits and nuts makes it more rich in taste. Amrakhand is also a variation of Shrikhand, which contains the goodness of mangoes.  Shrikhand can be served as a dessert or side dish. It tastes good with Poori, Dosa and Tellevu . Try this easy dessert at home and let me know your feedback! Preparation time: 15 - 20 minutes Time to hung the curd: 7 - 8 hours Serves: 5 - 6  Difficulty level: Easy Ingredients: Hung curd - 1 1/2 cup Powdered sugar - 3/4 cup or to taste Cardamom / Elachi powder - 1/2 tsp Saffron strands - 10 to 12 Method: Take the hung curd in a large vessel and beat it for few minutes without lumps. To this, add the powdered sugar, saffron strands and cardamom powder. Beat it till everything is combined well.  Serve is as it is or ref...

ಕನ್ನಡ ಆವೃತ್ತಿ   Blueberries are one of among the Baker's favorite fruits. As the name indicates, these pretty fruits are blue in color and have a sweet and a bit sour taste. I had eaten fresh blueberries quite a few times, but never used them in baking. Last month, we bought the frozen ones to prepare smoothie and I thought of preparing Blueberry Muffins for the kiddo with the leftover fruits.  Whenever I plan to bake something, I need to think of the egg substitute first, since we wont eat eggs. This time, I decided to use milk to prepare my muffins. Experiment went on well and the muffins tasted good. But I felt like some more improvement is needed. Next time, I replaced milk with curd in the same recipe and yippee..muffins came out perfect! I have tried this recipe several times and yes! now its the time to share the recipe with you all!! Here is the recipe of Egg less Blueberry Muffins.. Preparation time: 15 minutes Baking time: 23 - 25 minutes Yield: ...

ಕನ್ನಡ ಆವೃತ್ತಿ   Ash gourd, also known as winter melon or white pumpkin, is used for preparing various dishes in Indian cuisine. Apart from regular dishes like Sambar, Majjige Huli , Palya and so on, delicious sweets like Petha and Halwa can also be prepared with this vegetable. Ash gourd is a good source of various nutrients like iron and calcium. Due to its nutritional facts, I love to use it in my cooking frequently. Kashi Halwa is a well known sweet dish prepared using Ash Gourd. Its a traditional sweet in Indian cuisine, I had tried it this time with slight variation. It was delicious and my family liked this sweet. I am sharing the recipe of Kashi Hawa / Ash Gourd Halwa here..try it and enjoy with your family! Time required: 30 - 35 minutes Servings: 6 Difficulty level: Medium Ingredients: Grated ash gourd (after squeezing the water content) - 1 cup (1 cup = 300 gm approx) Khova - 100 gm (yield from 1/2 ltr milk) Sugar - 1 1/2 cup or to taste Ghee ...

ಕನ್ನಡ ಆವೃತ್ತಿ At many rural places like my native, various fruits and vegetables are grown in their own estate. Rarely they buy veggies from the markets. Home grown vegetables are always healthy, tasty and are free from harmful chemicals and pesticides.  Here in Australia, we will grow few veggies like fenugreek leaves, tomato, chillies, etc. in our balcony garden. I love to use various leafy vegetables in my cooking. Few days back, we had got a big bunch of drumstick leaves from the grocery store. I remembered my Mom's way of preparing the Stir Fry and tried the same. It was so tasty and I prepared it one more time! Some recipes like this are always a hit at my home. Try out this recipe of Drumstick Leaves Stir Fry and enjoy with hot rice! Preparation time: 25 - 30 minutes Servings: 6 - 7 Difficulty level: Medium Ingredients: Drumstick leaves - 1 big bunch Amchur powder - 3/4 tsp or to taste Sugar - 1 1/2 tsp or to taste Salt - for taste  - For Masala ...

ಕನ್ನಡ ಆವೃತ್ತಿ   Kesari, Shira or Sheera is a popular sweet dish in South India. It is one of the most common sweets prepared in festivals, marriages and other occasions. Also, its one of the easy n rich treats for the unexpected guests! Main ingredient for this dish is Semolina / Sooji Rava. I had posted the Kesari / Shira recipe long back. Pineapple Kesari is a variation of that recipe, with added pineapple and of course, more flavorful! We had bought pineapple few days back for preparing Pineapple Jam . The fruits were large enough and juicy. There was a quarter piece left after preparing the jam and I used the same for making this Pineapple Kesari. Try this yummy Pineapple Kesari / Sheera and enjoy with your family :) Time required: 35 - 40 minutes Servings: 8 Difficulty level: Medium Ingredients: Medium semolina / Sooji rava - 1 cup Sugar - 2 cups Salt - big pinch Ghee / clarified butter - 2/3 cup Hot water - 2 1/2 cup Grated pineapple (inclu...

ಕನ್ನಡ ಆವೃತ್ತಿ   We have a big Indian grocery store nearby. I love buying few veggies from there which are rarely available in other shops. This time, I bought drumstick leaves from there and enjoyed preparing different dishes. Drumstick leaves has lot of health benefits. Its a good source of Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Calcium and anti oxidants. It helps in the well functioning of heart, eyes and nerves system. Drumstick leaves add a nice taste to the dishes. I love to prepare delicious Sambar, Stir fry, Dal, Tambli, etc, using these leaves. Let me share Drumstick Leaves - Tomato Sambar recipe today. Its quite easy to prepare, and tastes awesome with rice. Time required: 30 minutes Servings: 3 - 4 Difficulty level: Medium Ingredients: Toor dal - 1 cup (1 cup = 50 grams) Moong dal - 2 tbsp Drumstick leaves - 1 cup Tomato - 1 Salt to taste Sugar / jaggery (optional) - 1/4 tsp Tamarind - 1 1/2 tsp or to taste Onion (optional) - 1 small Water - 5 cups approx...

ಕನ್ನಡ ಆವೃತ್ತಿ If there are kids at home, demand for snacks will obviously be more. This holds good for our house as well and not only the kiddo, we are also snacks lovers! More than deep fried items, we like the baked goodies. This biscuit recipe caught my eyes sometime back while reading a local magazine. I just gave it a try and the biscuits tasted delicious! Original name of this biscuit is 'ANZAC Biscuit'. As I read in Wiki , the name of these biscuits is associated with Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC). During the time of 1st World War, wives of the soldiers were preparing biscuits using flour, rolled oats, desiccated coconut, sugar, etc. They were sending those biscuits to the soldiers which had a good shelf life. There are several ways to prepare these ANZAC biscuits. This recipe was published in a local magazine during the time of ANZAC Day. Original recipe called for Golden Syrup. I have replaced it Honey and it worked out well! Recipe courtesy: Col...

ಕನ್ನಡ ಆವೃತ್ತಿ   Beetroot is one of the nutritious vegetables which tastes awesome with its natural sweetness. This root vegetable is good for preparing delicious stir fry, sambar, salads and sweets. Beetroot Palya / Stir Fry and Sambar are my family favorites. My little one also loves to have it because of its nice red color! Here is the recipe of Beetroot Palya / Poriyal. This tastes very good with rice, chapathi, roti and poori. Give it a try and let me know your feedback :) Preparation time: 40 - 45 minutes Servings: 5 Difficulty level: Medium Ingredients: Beetroot - 1 1/2 bulb Dry red chilli - 1 Urid dal - 1 tsp Mustard seeds - 1 tsp Asafoetida / hing - big pinch Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp Green chilli - 1 (adjust according to taste) Curry leaves - 4 to 5 leaves Cooking oil - 3 tbsp Grated coconut - 1/2 cup Onion - half Salt - for taste Amchur powder - for taste Sugar - 1 tsp or according to taste Water - 1 1/4 cup or little more (as needed...

ಕನ್ನಡ ಆವೃತ್ತಿ   Here comes a simple and quick Ladoo recipe which can be prepared to serve the guests, or to munch on just like that! Its good for kids as well since all the ingredients used here are good for health. My kiddo loves to have it anytime and she renamed it as 'Tun Tun Laadu'! No need to worry about the calories, we are going to add less ghee for this Ladoo :) Wheat Flour Laddu is one of my favorite sweets from childhood. There is one more method to prepare Wheat Flour Ladoos where we need to make the sugar syrup. Anyways, I love to prepare Ladoos with powdered sugar which is simple and quite easy! Try these yummy ladoos and enjoy with your family.. Preparation time: 20 minutes Yield: 12 ladoos of medium size Difficulty level: Medium Ingredients: Wheat flour - 1 cup (1 cup = 200gm)  Ghee / clarified butter - 1/2 cup Powdered sugar - 3/4 cup Cashews - 4 Raisins - 15 to 20 Cardamom - 2 Cloves - 1 Method: Melt the ghe...

ಕನ್ನಡ ಆವೃತ್ತಿ   Fruit Biscuits from Karachi Bakery situated at Hyderabad are one of our family favorites. These biscuits are unique in taste and flavor. They just melt in your mouth and are truly addictive. Since these goodies are not available for us here in Australia, we always had missed them.  Ever since I started my baking journey, I was trying to replicate the taste of these fruit biscuits. After some experiments and guess works, finally I got it perfect! Here is my version of Fruit Biscuits or Tutti Frutti Biscuits. Try these delicious biscuits and enjoy with your family :) Preparation time: 15 - 20 minutes Refrigeration time: 30 minutes or more Baking time: 20 - 25 minutes Yield: 40 - 45 pieces (depending on the size) Ingredients: All purpose flour / Maida - 5 cups (1 cup = 70 gm approx) Unsalted butter - 185 gm (at room temperature) Sugar - 1 cup (110 gm) Milk powder - 1/2 cup (25 gm) Custard powder - 1/4 cup (13 gm) Vanilla essence - 1 tsp ...

ಕನ್ನಡ ಆವೃತ್ತಿ   Banana is one of those healthy fruits which is commonly available everywhere. This nutritious fruit can be eaten as it is and also can be used in preparing ice-creams, cakes and delicious desserts. It works as egg re-placer for some cakes and hence, is good for egg-less baking. When I find over ripened bananas in my pantry, either I will prepare Banana Rotti or go for baking something. Over ripened bananas are perfect for preparing cakes and muffins. I had posted Banana Cupcake / Muffins recipe some time back. Here is the recipe of perfect Banana Bread..hope you like it! Preparation time: 10 - 15 minutes Baking time: 45 minutes Yield - 1 loaf (serves 5) Difficulty level: Medium Ingredients: Over ripened banana - 1 (equal to 2 cups of puree) All purpose flour - 2 1/2 cup (175 gm) Salt - pinch Sugar - 1 1/2 cup Curd - 1/2 cup Melted butter - 1/2 cup Baking powder - 2 tsp Baking soda - 1 tsp Vanilla essence - 1 tsp Method: Pre-heat the ov...

ಕನ್ನಡ ಆವೃತ್ತಿ   Hibiscus is one of the most common garden plants which is easy to grow and lasts for years. We can find varieties of hibiscus plants everywhere. This plant has got lot of uses. People use hibiscus flowers for offering to God. Hibiscus leaves are good for hair growth and remedy for all hair problems. We can prepare Juice and Tea using hibiscus flowers, which is good for health. We had a Hibiscus plant in our backyard. It was full of flowers all the time except during peak winter. We used to pick the flowers daily for offering to God. Kiddo also wanted some flowers for playing and she never missed her share :) Even after picking so many flowers, we could see many flowers still on the plant. These days, I have learned a new recipe using hibiscus flowers. Hibiscus Juice is damn easy to prepare and tastes really yum! I just love that sparkling red color of this juice. Ingredients for this juice are also simple..one can give it a try anytime! Preparation...

ಕನ್ನಡ ಆವೃತ್ತಿ Ganike Soppu, also known as Kage Soppu in Kannada, is a medicinal plant which is not familiar to many people. Scientific name for this plant is Solanum Nigrum (Black Nightshade) . Leaves of this plant are used as a good remedy for cold, cough, mouth ulcer and stomach related problems. Kids love to eat the small, black colored fruits of this plant.  I use Ganike soppu as medicine for my daughter whenever she gets cold. I will crush the leaves with little water, collect about 2 table spoons of extract, then mix it with sugar / jaggery and make her drink. This works really well for her. I have few Ganike Soppu plants in my backyard just for kiddo. She loves to pick and eat those small berries from these plants daily! Few days back, I was talking to Mom something about my plants. She told me that delicious Chutney can be prepared using Ganike leaves. I just tried her recipe and it tasted really well. Its so easy to prepare and also good for health. Sharing the...

ಕನ್ನಡ ಆವೃತ್ತಿ   Carrot Halwa also called as Gajar Ka Halwa, is a delicious sweet prepared on festivals and such special occasions in India. Being prepared using healthy and rich ingredients like carrot, milk, sugar, Khoya , Ghee, dried fruits and nuts, it tastes delicious!  Carrot Halwa is one of our family favorite sweets. My daughter is not crazy about eating the sweets..but she loves to have this Halwa anytime! Since its made of all healthy ingredients, its good for kiddos health as well. Adding of khova is not a must for this Halwa, but it increases the taste. I had tried adding some quantity of paneer when I had a small quantity of Khoya with me. It was truly delicious and nobody could  make it out that I had replaced some quantity of Khova with Paneer! There are different versions of preparing Carrot Halwa and here is the one which I usually follow. Hope you like this recipe :) Preparation Time: 1 1/2 hour Servings: 10 - 12 Difficulty level: Diff...

ಕನ್ನಡ ಆವೃತ್ತಿ Khoa or Khoya, also called as Mawa, is a product of milk which is widely used in Indian cuisine. This is prepared by boiling the milk till it gets thick. For preparing Indian sweets like Halwa, Barfi, Pedha, Gulab Jamoon, etc., Khoa is used to make them rich in taste. In India, Khoya is easily available in most of the supermarkets and grocery stores. When I was in Bangalore, I always used the store bought Khoa for my sweets. I had tried preparing Khoa at home sometime back and it was really good. These days, I am making Khoya at home whenever needed. Preparing Khoa at home is not at all difficult. The only thing is it takes lot of time to prepare. Here is the recipe to prepare your Khoa at home.. Time required: 1 hour Difficulty level: Medium Ingredients: Full cream milk - 1 litre Method: Transfer the milk into a wide pan with thick bottom and bring to boil. I prefer using non-stick pan to avoid milk sticking to the bottom. Keep stirring ...

ಕನ್ನಡ ಆವೃತ್ತಿ   When its summer, something cold would be perfect to have when we feel thirsty. I prepare varieties of milkshakes, juices, smoothies, Lassi, etc. healthy n refreshing drinks at home using fresh ingredients. Since its the mango season now, we all love to have mango milkshake and juice whenever mangoes are there at home. Mango Milkshake is my daughter's all time favorite. She will be happy to have this drink anytime!  Try this easy and delicious milkshake and let me know how you liked it! Time required: 10 minutes Cooling time: 1 hour Servings: 3 Difficulty level: Easy Ingredients: Ripened mango (medium size) - 2 nos Sugar - 5 tbsp (adjust according to taste) Full cream milk - 300 ml (see Tips) Water - 100 ml Salt - a big pinch Method: Peel and chop the mangoes roughly into medium size cubes. Blend the mango pieces along with sugar and pinch of salt into fine paste. Add little milk if required. Once it becomes a fine paste,...