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ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಓದಲು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಕ್ಲಿಕ್ ಮಾಡಿ. Here is one more recipe which I learned from my mother recently. In fact its an old recipe, but never I had got a chance to prepare it :) Kadlemaddi is bit similar to the filling which we prepare for Obbattu. This traditional sweet is also called as 'Hayagreeva'. Below is the recipe of this simple sweet which is liked by most of the sweet lovers!    Preparation time: 40 minutes Servings: 4 Difficulty level: Medium Ingredients: Split chana dal - 3 cups Jaggery - 1 3/4 cup (according to sweetness) Sugar - 1/4 cup or according to taste Salt - 1 1/2 tsp Fresh grated coconut - 1 1/2 cup (see tips) Cloves - 2 Cardamom - 2 Ghee (optional) - 2 tsp Cashews (optional) - 10 Raisins (optional) - 15 Method: Soak chana dal for about 30 minutes and pressure cook with enough water till very soft. It will get cooked nicely within 1 - 2 whistles. Drain off all the excess water and mash the cooked mixture lightly u...

ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಓದಲು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಕ್ಲಿಕ್ ಮಾಡಿ. From past couple of months, I am not able to update my blog regularly. That's why, some of the recipe picks I clicked long back are still pending with me. Today I was just glancing at them and got inspired to write this recipe! Marige Gojju is one of the traditional recipes of Havyakas. The name Marige Gojju is because of a special kind of vessel called as 'Marige' which was used to prepare this recipe. Marige means a wooden vessel which was used to mash and powder the ingredients for this Gojju. These days, nobody is using this kind of vessel in their kitchens. But we can see this 'Marige' in some houses of Malnad. Here is the recipe of Marige Gojju which I learnt from mom. Try and taste this Gojju for your lunch or dinner.. Preparation Time: 15 minutes Servings: 4 Ingredients: Cooking oil - 2 1/2 tsp Urad dal - 1/4 tsp 5 - 6 dry red chillies  Sesame seeds - 1/2 tsp Pinch of asafoetida Mustard...

ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಓದಲು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಕ್ಲಿಕ್ ಮಾಡಿ.   Bread fruit, which in Kannada is generally known as Beru halasu or Deevi halasu. It is one of the commonly used vegetables in Malnad areas. Sambar (Curry) prepared from this veggie tastes delicious. We can also prepare tasty chips, paapads, bhajjis and podis using Bread fruit. I have tasted varieties of Bread fruit dishes since childhood, but Chakke Paladya using this veggie was new to me. My mom prepared this particular curry sometime back and I liked it a lot. So, here is the recipe of Bread Fruit Chakke Paladya for you.. Preparation time: 35-40 min Serves: 5 - 6 Ingredients: Bread fruit - 1/2 cut Lemon - 1 1/2 (according to taste) Green chillies – 2 to 3 (according to taste) Water 4 - 5 cups Oil - 1/2 tsp Salt to taste Seasoning: 1 tsp oil, 3/4 tsp mustard seeds, pinch of asafoetida, 1 strand of curry leaves. Method: Peel off the skin and core part of the bread fruit. Make medium s...

ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಓದಲು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಕ್ಲಿಕ್ ಮಾಡಿ.   Cluster beans (gorikaayi / chavalikaayi ) is one of the all season vegetables available in Bengaluru. It's rich in proteins and fiber. It's seeds are dried and powdered and used in preparations of ice-creams,sauce etc.. To be honest, cluster bean is less used in my kitchen! My sister prepares it's curry whenever she buys. This curry is a good combination for rice, roti and chapati.Also it's easy to prepare. Here is the recipe learnt  from my sister. Ingredients: Cluster beans - 25-30 Tomato - 1 medium size. Sambar powder - 3/4 tsp or according to taste. Shredded coconut (optional) - 1/2 cup. Finely chopped coriander - 2-3 tsp. Sugar / Jaggerry - 1/4 tsp. Water - 1 1/2 cups. Salt to taste. For seasoning: 2-3 tsp oil, 1tsp urad dal, 1tsp mustard seeds, 1/2tsp jeera, pinch of  turmeric powder and a strand of curry leaves. Method: Chop cluster beans and tomato into small OR medium pieces. Heat a...

ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಓದಲು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಕ್ಲಿಕ್ ಮಾಡಿ. Normally, the season for Jack fruit starts by the mid or end of summer in rural areas. People will be busy preparing chips, papad and other preserves from raw jack fruit during summer. During rainy days, they will enjoy sweet dishes like Jack fruit Kadubu (Idli). These days, people started preserving jack fruit pulp in refrigerator and use it whenever required.   Even I enjoyed this kind of Kadubu after the jackfruit season this year :) Sometime back, I had prepared Jack fruit Kadubu in our home. I actually wanted to post the recipe here and clicked some picks too..but couldn't take a picture of the final product that day! Last week, when my mom was preparing Kadubu, I told her the same and she insisted me to continue the recipe by taking some photos here. I did the same thing and now, able to post the recipe finally! Its the common procedure adopted these days is to prepare the Kadubu using Idli moulds. Traditional way is to cook i...

ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಓದಲು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಕ್ಲಿಕ್ ಮಾಡಿ.   Bitter gourd is a well known vegetable. But Madahagala (Moodahagala) is less known. It belongs to the same bitter gourd family, but is not bitter in taste. It is a creeper and grows from the root whenever it gets plenty of water as in monsoon season. Even now, in a thick forest near my grand mother's house we can find these creepers grown naturally! Many villagers get the roots from the forest and grow them in their backyards. It was almost 4-5 years I haven't seen this vegetable around our area vegetable market. Last week when I was shopping near Jayanagar area, I saw this in a vegetable shop. I felt very happy looking at it. And now I am sharing with you a tasty recipe using  moodahaagalakayi. Preparation time : 35 minutes Serves 3-4 Ingredients: Moodahagalakayi - 1 1/2 or 2 Shredded fresh coconut - 3/4 cup Curd - 3/4 cup or 1 cup For seasoning: oil- 2tsp, red chilli -1, udad dal - 1tsp, mustard seeds -1tsp,...

ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಓದಲು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಕ್ಲಿಕ್ ಮಾಡಿ. This recipe is one of my latest experiments using Hyacinth beans. I had heard that Avarekalu (Hyacinth Beans) Sambar will be very tasty, but never had a chance to taste it anytime! While checking avarakalu recipes, found this Sambar recipe in an old Kannada magazine. I had frozen avarekalu with me and tried this Sambar the same day! We tried it with both rice and roti, it tasted awesome. The next time I get avarekalu, I am going to prepare this yummy curry again :) Here is the recipe of Avarekalu Sambar for you. It goes well with rice, roti as well as chapathi. Preparation time: 30 minutes Servings: 3 - 4 Ingredients: Cooked Avarekalu (Hyacinth Beans) - 1 1/4 cup  Cooking oil - 5 tsp Cinnamon - small piece Dry red chillies - 2 (adjust according to spiciness) Fenugreek (Methi) seeds - 1/4 tsp Coriander seeds - 1 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp Poppy seeds - 1 tsp 1 medium size onion Garlic - 2 cloves Gra...

ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಓದಲು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಕ್ಲಿಕ್ ಮಾಡಿ. Last month, we had a great family get together here in Bangalore. My cousin was the host this time and I wanted to prepare some special sweet for all of them. Long back, one of my Andhra friends told me about 'Kaja', a famous sweet from her region. Just checked with my hubby and finalized on this sweet for the occasion! There are 2 - 3 different varieties of Kaja which are famous in Andhra. I went with Kakinada Kaja this time which tastes bit similar to ' Saate ' which we prepare in Karnataka. Kaja can be served as sweet as well as snacks!  Preparation time: 1 - 1 1/2 hour Time required for the dough to set: 1 hour Yield: approx. 45 pieces Ingredients: All purpose flour / Maida - 400 gm (plus little more for dusting) Ghee - 3 to 4 tbsp Pinch of salt Water to prepare the dough - 150 ml approx. Sugar - 400 gm Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp Oil for deep frying Method: Mix all purpose flour and g...

ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಓದಲು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಕ್ಲಿಕ್ ಮಾಡಿ. These days, we will get almost all the vegetables in all the seasons. When I see bottle gourd (Lauki, Halugumbala or Sorekayi) in supermarkets here in Bangalore, I always remember my mom growing this veggie in our backyard during my childhood days. Since this veggie can't be stored for long time, its use was limited only for few days. Somehow, I love to use this veggie for cooking and keep buying it frequently! Last week, I had bottle gourd in my fridge and wanted to try some different recipe this time. Just checked with Mom and she told me the recipe of Palya. This yummy stir fry with the hint of spice and sweetness goes well with rice, roti and chapathi. Preparation time: 30 - 35 minutes Servings: 3 - 4 Ingredients: Bottle gourd - half Oil 4 - 5 tsp Urad dal - 1 tsp Mustard seeds - 1 tsp Asafoetida (hing) - a pinch A big pinch of turmeric Curry leaves - 1 strand Sambar powder - 1 1/4 tsp Amchur powder - 1/2 tsp ...

ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ  ಓದಲು  ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಕ್ಲಿಕ್ ಮಾಡಿ. Normally, December and January are the months when we get Avarekaalu (Hyacinth Beans) in Bangalore. But this year, Avarekayi is already there in the market in the month of July itself! My sister had brought some Avarekaalu from a shop near to her house last week. She had shared it with us also. We both are the fans of Avarekaalu Rotti. Just prepared delicious rotti using avarekaalu and enjoyed it! Still I have some avarekaalu in my freezer. So, let me try some other varieties using avarekaalu and share with you soon!  Below is the recipe of Avarekaalu (Hyacinth Beans) Rotti. Try this delicious rotti and let me hear your feedback :) Preparation Time: 30 - 40 minutes Yield: 6 Rottis Ingredients: Avarekaalu (cooked till soft) - 1 cup Medium size carrot - 1 Fenugreek (Methi) leaves or Dill leaves - 1 bunch Green chillies - 2 (adjust according to taste) Fresh grated coconut - 1 cup Onions - 2 Rice flour ...

ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಓದಲು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಕ್ಲಿಕ್ ಮಾಡಿ. Here is one more authentic Malnad recipe from my native. Chakke Paladya is a kind of curry which is prepared using fully grown raw jack fruit flesh. Since the raw jack fruit is the main ingredient, its prepared mostly during jack fruit season.  We rarely get raw jack-fruit here in Bangalore. Usually, we enjoy this curry if we go to our native during jack-fruit season. This year, we have got a parcel of raw jack fruit flesh from there and I had preserved it in freezer. We are enjoying raw jackfriut dishes almost from 2 months and the stock in the freezer is about to exhaust now :)  I am sharing an easy and tasty curry using raw jack fruit flesh today. Don't forget to try this Chakke Paladya when you get raw jackfruit! Preparation time: 30 minutes Servings: 4 Ingredients: Fully grown raw jack-fruit flesh 10 - 12 whole (or 2 cups of flesh) Green chillies - 2 (adjust according to taste) 1 lemon Cooking oil 3 - 4 ...

Hi all, Finally I am done with event roundup! I was thinking of selecting one best recipe from the entries and publishing it here at my space. So many delicious and competitive entries, I really got confused and couldn't decide upon anything! So, ended up with giving only the Participation Award. Here is the Participation Award for all the participants! Friends, do grab your participation award and post it in your space :) I would like to thank all of you for these lovely and innovative entries and making the event successful. After conducting the event, I am so happy to see a nice collection of cool beverages. Friends, have a look at these lovely entries from my blogger friends.. Prabha @ Cookwell has sent a traditional Malnad recipe which is very healthy and perfect for the summer. Do check her recipe Yellow Cucumber Seed Juice !  Bhavna @ From My Rasoi had sent 2 lovely entries for this event.          Heal...