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  ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಓದಲು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಕ್ಲಿಕ್ ಮಾಡಿ   Just like every year, our summer veggie patch is on full bloom this year too. When there are so much home grown veggies, its very hard to choose the veggies for your cooking, when you don't want anything go waste! We are making a good use of home grown veggies in our daily cooking, sharing some with friends and also, preserving some in the freezer for the winter months.  A few of our white radish plants grew up taller, they didn't produce any bulbs, but we could see big bunches of radish beans on the plant. Then, I got to know from one of my friends that, radish beans are good for cooking curries and stir fries. I tried my hands on making 2 - 3 varieties of stir fry (Palya), and here is the one which was liked by all.. Preparation time: 25 - 30 minutes Difficulty level: Medium Serves - 5 Ingredients: Radish / Muli beans - about 3 cups Salt - to taste Sugar - 1 tsp Amchur powder - 3/4 tsp  - For Seasoning: cooking oil - 3 tbsp, Ur...

Balekai or plantain is one of our family favourite vegetables. We get raw banana or plantains once in a while in the Indian grocery stores here. We love different dishes made using plantains in our native style.  I had brought raw bananas after a long time during my recent grocery shopping. My daughter requested to prepare Banana chips since its her all time favourite. Hence, I had to make some Banana / Plantain Chips for her. One dish we never want to miss is Plantain Palya / Poriyal / Fry / Thoran.  Here is the recipe of Havyaka Style Balekayi / Plantain Palya for you all! Preparation time: 20 -25 minutes Difficulty level: Medium Serves: 4 - 5 Ingredients: Medium sized plantains - 3 Grated coconut - 3 tbsp (fresh / frozen or desiccated coconut)     Green chilli - 1 (according to taste) Salt - to taste Sugar - big pinch Lime squeeze - 2 tbsp or to taste Curry leaves - 1 string Dry red chilli - 1 inch piece Urid dal - 1 tsp Mustard seeds - 3/4 tsp Hing / Asafoetida ...

As a South Indian family, we love rice for our daily lunch. Hubby loves Roti / Chapathi and hence, I prepare Roti / Chapathi for our dinner. To ease the the cooking time, I plan to make any one side dish or sambar or dal to be suitable for both rice and roti! This reduces my time in the kitchen a bit. Here is one such Palya / curry which goes well with rice, roti / chapathi, dosa and poori. Do try this healthy and delicious Cabbage - Sprouted Green Gram Palya / Thoran / Masala Dry Curry and let me hear your feedback :) Preparation time: 15 minutes Difficulty level: Medium Serves: 3 Ingredients: Finely shredded cabbage - 3 cups Sprouted green gram / mung bean - 1/2 cup (can use more also) Salt - to taste Amchur powder / hulipudi - 3/4 tsp Sugar - 1/3 tsp Pav Bhaji Masala powder - 1 tsp Red chilli powder - 1/4 tsp (adjust according to spiciness)  - For Seasoning: Oil - 1 1/2 tbsp Dry red chilli - 1 inch piece Urid dal - 1 tsp Mustard seeds - 1 tsp ...

This year, we had planted some snow pea plants in our little backyard. Snow peas are easy to grow, they won't need much care and the yield is also pretty quick. Now, the winter has started and still we are getting enough crop to serve our little family. As they have a sweet taste, my kids love to pick the snow peas fresh from the garden and eat them as it is.   Here is the recipe of a side dish which my family loves to eat often. I use potato, snow peas, capsicum and green peas for this Subzi. But it should be ok if you skip capsicum and / or green peas. Preparation time: 25 minutes Difficulty level: Medium Serves: 4 Ingredients: Potatoes (big) - 2  Snow peas - 8 to 10 Capsicum chopped - 3/4 cup Green peas - 3/4 cup (I have used frozen peas) Kasuri methi - 1 tbsp Cumin coriander powder - 1 tsp Salt - to taste Pepper powder - 1 tsp or for taste  - For seasoning: Oil - 2 tbsp Fenugreek / Methi seeds - 1/4 tsp Method: Wash ...

Eggplant is one of those vegetables which is available throughout the year. Although its not so good in nutritional values, it adds more taste to various dishes and curries. There are different varieties of brinjal available in the market. Varieties of curries and other dishes can be prepared depending on each variety of eggplant. For instance, I prepare Baingan Barta (Badanekayi Hindi / Gojju) when we get the bigger eggplants. My sister is a huge fan of Badanekayi Hindi / Baingan Barta. If there is Baingan Barta for lunch / dinner, her dinner / lunch will start with this curry and also ends with this curry! As she likes Badanekayi Hindi, she may have tasted it 'n' times. Today, I am sharing with you all the recipe of Baingan Barta which I learnt from my sister. Preparation time: 30 minutes Difficulty level: Medium Servings: 3 Ingredients: Eggplant / Brinjal (medium sized) - 1 Salt - to taste Aamchur powder - 1 tsp or to taste Sugar / jaggery - generous...

As everyone is restricted from going outside due to COVID - 19, its a bit hard to manage the kids at home all day. And, more household work like cooking, cleaning vessels, cleaning and the like. I am trying to involve kids in doing the household chores a bit. Here is a recipe which can be done involving the kids. Potato Podi or shallow fried potato slices are always on demand in our home.  Preparation time: 20 -25 minutes Difficulty level: Medium Serves: 4 Ingredients: Potato (big ones) - 2 Sooji rava (Course Semolina) - 3 tbsp Salt - to taste Red chilli powder - 3/4 tsp or to taste Oil - for cooking Method: Peel off the skin of potatoes and cut them into thin slices. Mix together sooji rava, salt and red chilli powder in a small bowl.  Coat the potato slices with the rava mixture by dipping them in the mixture. Cook them on the hot tawa by drizzling a few drops of oil. Flip them a few times to ensure even cooking. How to cook ...

When it comes to the habit of healthy eating, eating more vegetables is always recommended. Being born and brought up in South India, we prefer Rice for our lunch and dinner most of the time. So, I try to include salads, veg stir fries, lentil based curries and yogurt in our daily food to make sure we won't miss the required nutrients.  I try to mix and match the vegetables for my curries and stir fries just to make it attractive for my daughter to eat! Beans is one of those vegetables which goes well with most other vegetables to make delicious dishes. I am sharing with you all a healthy and delicious stir fry using Beans and Lilva Beans. For this recipe, you can use either fresh or frozen Lilva Beans. I have used the frozen ones here.. Preparation time: 20 - 25 minutes Serves - 3 Difficulty level: Medium Ingredients: Fresh beans - 200 gm Silva Beans / Hitikida Avarekalu (Fresh or frozen) - 1/2 cup (can add more if you like)     Salt to taste A...

Eggplant is used in preparing wide variety of Indian dishes. We too love this vegetable in our cooking. Varieties of side dishes and stir fries can be made using this vegetable. Today, I am sharing a unique Stir fry (Palya) recipe from my native place.  As per my observation, most of the eggplant recipes tastes good only when onion or garlic is added. But this Stir fry tastes delicious without adding garlic and onion. Try this simple yet delicious Stir Fry and let me know your feedback! Preparation time: 20 minutes Soaking time: 15 minutes Serves: 4 Difficulty level: Medium Ingredients:  Eggplant (Finely chopped) - 1 large  Oil - 5 to 6 tbsp Dry red chilli (optional) - 1 small piece Urid dal - 1 tsp Mustard seeds - 1 tsp Asafoetida / Hing - big pinch Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp Green chillies - 2 (add according to spiciness needed) Curry leaves - 1 strand Salt to taste Amchur powder - 1 1/2 tsp or to taste Grated coconut - 4 tbsp Metho...

Here is a simple stir fry recipe from my kitchen. It can be prepared quickly using the common ingredients in the pantry. We Many people dislike okra because of its slime. But you won't feel it when its cooked with proper care. Okra is a good source of fibre which is needed for our body. Try this Okra Stir Fry and I hope you like it! Preparation time: 20 minutes Serves: 2 Difficulty level: Medium Ingredients: Medium size Okra - 15 nos Amchur powder - 3/4 tsp or for taste Salt to taste Fresh grated coconut - 2 to 3 tbsp For seasoning:           Oil - 2 tbsp,          Dry red chilli - half piece,          Urid dal - 1 tsp,          Mustard seeds - 1 tsp,         Asafoetida / Hing - a pinch,         Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp,         Curry leaves - 7 or 8 leaves,         Green chi...

Different kinds of leafy vegetables are part of our healthy diet. They are good source of various nutrients and taste delicious as well. One among those leaves is Amaranth Leaves. We buy it often from the vegetable market. Amaranth leaves are a good source of calcium, iron and vitamins. They are good for preparing stir fry, sambar, hashi, saasive and other side dishes. Below is the recipe of Amaranth Leaves Stir Fry / Harive Soppina Palya.. Preparation Time: 20 - 25 minutes Serves: 2 Difficulty level: Medium Ingredients: Amaranth leaves / Harive soppu - 1 bunch Dry red chillies - 2 or 3 (adjust according to taste) Urad dal - 1 tsp Mustard seeds - 1 tsp Asafoetida / Hing - a pinch Turmeric powder - 1/8 tsp Cooking oil - 3 tbsp Grated coconut - 1/2 cup Salt to taste Amchur powder - for taste Jaggery / sugar - 1/4 tsp or according to taste (see Tips) Onion (optional) - 1 Method: Wash the amaranth leaves in clean water thoroughly. Chop them finely. I...

ಕನ್ನಡ ಆವೃತ್ತಿ   Palak Paneer, is a famous side dish from North Indian cuisine. Paneer cubes are dipped in Spinach gravy with added spices, which tastes delicious with Chapathi, Roti and Poori.  Palak plants are easy to grow even in your balcony. One of my friends have gone for vacation last month and she had left her plants at my place. She gave me her spinach plants and shared a nice tip. Don't take out the whole plant when it is ready for plucking. Take out only the grown up leaves and leave the plant to grow again. This works nicely and the leaves are again ready for plucking within 3 weeks! I had planted some spinach plants in our backyard when we were in Adelaide, but I didn't knew about this. Hope this tip will be useful for you as well! And, wish you all a very happy and prosperous new year!  Below is the recipe of Palak Paneer: Time required: 30 minutes Servings: 3 Difficulty level: Medium Ingredients: Spinach leaves - 1 big bunch To...

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   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 Fenugreek / Methi seeds, even though used in very small quantities, are very much necessary for our day-to-day cooking. Without fenugreek seeds, preparing Dosa, Sambar Powder, Methi Powder, etc. will not be perfect. These seeds are having some health benefits as well. For all sorts of hair problems, fenugreek seeds works as a good remedy. Not only the seeds, fresh fenugreek leaves are also good for cooking. Roti, Paratha, Stir Fry and various rice items can be prepared using Fenugreek / Methi leaves. Sometimes, I need fresh methi leaves for my cooking, but we get them very rarely in the convenience stores here. So, since the summer has started, I am growing the fenugreek leaves in our backyard and using the same for cooking. Every week, I will sow the seeds in 1 - 2 rows and within the next 3 weeks, it will be available for cooking.  Both fenugreek leaves and dill leaves can be interchanged for some variety of dishes. I had posted the Dill Leaves Stir Fry ...

ಕನ್ನಡ ಆವೃತ್ತಿ   When its mango season, raw mangoes are generously used for cooking in most of the Indian homes. Raw mangoes are perfect for preparing tangy and spicy Indian side dishes like Chutney, Gojju, Appehuli, etc. Here in Australia, whenever we get raw mangoes, I will prepare these yummy dishes. These days, frozen raw mango cubes are available in Indian convenience stores and hence, we are able to enjoy raw mango dishes whenever we feel like.  During my last visit to native, I had got a nice tip from one of my relatives. She told that she will cut the raw mangoes into cubes in mango season and preserve them in the freezer. They will be good for months and when needed, they can be used for cooking. Hope this tip will be useful for you as well! I had shared another version of Mango Chutney long back. That was using green chillies and, here is one more version of Mango Chutney. For this recipe, we use dry red chillies and it tastes delicious with the nice aroma ...

ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಓದಲು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಕ್ಲಿಕ್ ಮಾಡಿ.  There are some vegetables which have become part of our daily cooking, without which we can't do full pledged cooking. For eg: Tomato, Green beans, etc.. These veggies are easily available everywhere in all the seasons. Preparing the rice items like Pulao and some common daily dishes like Sambar, Palya (Stir fry) or Rasam will become really difficult without such veggies.  I always love to use green beans (also called as French beans) in my cooking. Delicious Sambar, Stir Fry, Pulav, Hashi (Rayita), etc. can be prepared using this beans along with other different vegetables. These days, my little one loves to eat fresh green beans. She enjoys eating all the dishes prepared using green beans. Because of her love towards green beans, we are buying this vegetable every time when we go for buying vegetables! Below is the recipe of Green Beans Palya / Stir Fry. This simple and delicious Palya suits well with rice, roti and dosa.  ...

ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಓದಲು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಕ್ಲಿಕ್ ಮಾಡಿ.  Broccoli is one among those veggies which are very good for our health. This green colored veggie looks bit similar to cauliflower, but belongs to the family of cabbage! As read in Wiki, Broccoli is a good source of vitamin C and dietary fiber. It has got some other benefits such as anti-cancer properties. Due to its health benefits, I have made it a habit of using broccoli in my cooking on regular basis these days. Broccoli is very good for preparing Indian dishes like Paratha, Stir Fry, Curry and so on. Broccoli Stir Fry is of our family favorite. I was thinking of sharing this recipe from quite a long time, but was not able to click the picks. These days, little one keeps an eye on my activities all the time. Whenever I prepare some dishes and arrange them for the photo shoot, her little hands will be there to rearrange everything! So, my clicking activities are restricted to week-ends most of the time, when she will be busy with he...

ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಓದಲು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಕ್ಲಿಕ್ ಮಾಡಿ. This was one of the delicious jack fruit side dishes which I enjoyed during my last visit to native. 'Hadigadde', in Kannada means the soft, outer cover of raw jack fruit seed. For those who are well known with the jack fruit, every part of jack fruit is useful in one or the other way! We, human beings use jack fruit flesh, seeds and the Hadigadde (outer cover of raw jack fruit seed) for our cooking. Rest of the parts are used as food for the cows in rural areas.  Hadigadde Palya is a rare recipe which I learned from Mom recently. Usage of Hadigadde is not known to many people. This tastes so good and has become one of my seasonal favorites now! Normally, while preparing raw jack fruit chips or happala, we will collect and keep the Hadigadde aside and this delicious Palya will be the part of our lunch (or dinner) menu that day.  So, don't forget to try this simple and tasty Palya when you get the raw jack fruit next time!  ...

ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಓದಲು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಕ್ಲಿಕ್ ಮಾಡಿ.  Fruits and vegetables are part of our daily diet and of course, they are the main sources of nutrients needed for our body. Especially, green leaves like spinach, dill, etc. contain lot of iron, calcium and folic acid. Vegetarians has to depend on these leafy veggies which is the main source of folic acid for them. Regular usage of these leaves and vegetables is highly recommended for our well being.  I was not a big fan of Dill leaves till my pregnancy. During my postpartum period, my mom used to prepare various healthy and delicious dishes using dill leaves. She told me the benefits of using dill leaves as part of our food. I enjoyed eating them, and these recipes were added to my recipe book quickly! Below is the recipe of Dill Leaves Stir Fry which is very quick and easy. Just try it and enjoy eating! Preparation Time: 15 minutes Servings: 4 - 5 Difficulty level: Easy Ingredients: Dill leaves - 1 big bunch S...

ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಓದಲು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಕ್ಲಿಕ್ ಮಾಡಿ.  Happy new year to one and all! Hope you had a nice time and enjoyed long holidays. We were off to native for two weeks. All the vacation went on just like that with our family and relatives there. Grand parents were eager to see their little grand daughter. Little one enjoyed playing and roaming around with them. She was very happy to see cow and little calf, cat and dogs and trying to imitate their sounds. One more happiest thing is that, just few days before our trip, she started walking. Her steps are more firm now by the time we are back from trip to native. Coming back to the recipe..capsicum is one of the vegetables which will be available during all the seasons and all the regions. I love to use it in sambar and side dishes to enhance the taste and aroma of the recipe. Stuffed capsicum is our all time favorite and it will be my choice of side dish many a times. Sometimes, I will prepare Capsicum Palya (Stir fry) in my mom's style....