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Paddu (Guliyappa) / ಪಡ್ಡು (ಗುಳಿಯಪ್ಪ)

February 29, 2012

ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಓದಲು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಕ್ಲಿಕ್ ಮಾಡಿ. Finally my wish to prepare Paddu has come true! I didn't have a Paddu pan till recently and was telling hubby to buy the same for me. Last month, we had been to buy some vessels and hubby got a Paddu pan :) After that, I prepared Paddu so many times and every time, it was a success! If you have left - over set dosa batter, its damn easy to prepare Paddu. I have used the regular set dosa batter for preparing Paddu and add few more ingredients like onion, green chillies, etc. for this batter. Paddu goes well for breakfast, lunch box, as well as evening snacks. Preparation time: 25 - 30 minutes Servings: 5 - 6 Ingredients: Set Dosa batter - (same quantity of ingredients as told for set dosa) Finely chopped onion - 5 Finely chopped green chillies 6 - 7 Finely chopped curry leaves 15 - 20 Oil for frying Method: Prepare the batter in the same way as set dosa and keep it in a warm place for 7 - 8 hours for...

Curry Leaves Chutney Powder / ಕರಿಬೇವಿನ ಸೊಪ್ಪಿನ ಚಟ್ನಿಪುಡಿ

February 17, 2012

ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಓದಲು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಕ್ಲಿಕ್ ಮಾಡಿ. I was eager to post this recipe from long time, but couldn't prepare it since I had a stock of some other chutney powders. This recipe is from a Kannada recipe book which I referred sometime back. As we all know, using curry leaves in our daily food is very good for health. Especially for diabetic patients, it is very good to use curry leaves in their daily diet. In most of the Indian curries, we use curry leaves for seasoning. Some people prefer to use curry leaves powder in cooking to make sure that all the people will eat them :) Other than regular cooking, we can prepare different varieties of powders using curry leaves, which goes well with rice or chapathi. Here is the recipe of Chutney Powder using curry leaves which is a healthy combination with dosa, roti or chapathi. Preparation time: 20 minutes Ingredients: Dried curry leaves - 10 strands (see note) Chana dal - 1/4 cup Urad dal - 1/4 cup Desiccated c...

100th Post: Watermelon Juice (ಕಲ್ಲಂಗಡಿ ಹಣ್ಣಿನ ಜ್ಯೂಸ್)

February 06, 2012

ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಓದಲು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಕ್ಲಿಕ್ ಮಾಡಿ. Looks like the watermelon season has started now in Bangalore. Last week when we had been to groceries, hubby wanted to buy watermelon - bigger ones! Somehow, I feel that selecting the watermelon is really a tough task. Because the fruit pieces kept in the shops will always look so reddish but the fruit which we buy will not be so good most of the times! :D This time, we were happy with the color of the watermelon, but it was not so sweet in taste. So, I thought of preparing watermelon juice. Believe me, the whole fruit we finished by preparing juice daily :) I had used enough sugar to give a sweet touch to the juice and it was really delicious! Preparation Time: 10 minutes Servings: 2 Ingredients: Watermelon pieces chopped into medium size cubes - about 4 glass full (I have used the serving glass for measurement) Sugar 4 - 5 spoon or to taste Pinch of salt Pepper powder - 1/2 spoon Ice cubes - opt...

Papad Delight / ಪಾಪಡ್ ಡಿಲೈಟ್

February 01, 2012

ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಓದಲು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಕ್ಲಿಕ್ ಮಾಡಿ. Normally, our week-end lunch consists of some or the other special items every time. During week days, hubby carries his lunch box daily and he will be there only for the dinner. That too, he prefers chapathi and some subzi. Anyways, its good to have light food in the night time. So, anything I need to try new means it will be on the week-ends most of the times! In hotels, if we order the starter item as Papad, they will serve crispy papad with onion, carrot, etc, veggies spread. Always we love to eat that papads there and in home also, I will decorate the papad in the same way as they do in hotels. Hubby also loves to have this starter for the week-end lunch :) People who won't like to eat raw vegetables also can try this healthy and delicious Papad Delight! Due to health consciousness, I normally go for roasting the papad instead of deep frying. If you are using the oven, its damn easy to roast the papad! Just keep them in mic...

Sweet Corn Veg. Soup / ಸ್ವೀಟ್ ಕಾರ್ನ್ ಸೂಪ್ (Re-posted)

February 01, 2012

ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಓದಲು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಕ್ಲಿಕ್ ಮಾಡಿ. Normally, if we go to any restaurant, first thing we look out for is a good starter. People like me, who are soup lovers will definitely go for a soup! Due to my liking towards the soup, I learned this sweet corn veg. soup recipe with my experiments. It is a healthy starter and gives a kind of warmth during winter and rainy days. Servings: 3 Time required: 25 - 30 minutes Ingredients: American sweet corn - 1 cup Finely chopped beans - 1/2 cup Finely chopped carrot - 1/2 cup Sugar - 3/4 tbsp Salt - according to taste Pepper powder - as per taste Cornflour - 2 tbsp Milk (optional) -1 1/2 tbsp Tomato sauce - 1 tbsp Method: Take some water in a vessel and keep it on medium flame. Add chopped vegetables, salt, sugar and sweet corn. Cook them for 10 - 12 minutes. - If you are using the corn cobs, you can cut the cob into 2 - 3 pieces and allow them to cook along with the vegetables. Later, you can...

Raw Turmeric Gojju / ಹಸಿ ಅರಿಶಿನದ ಗೊಜ್ಜು

January 28, 2012

ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಓದಲು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಕ್ಲಿಕ್ ಮಾಡಿ. Turmeric has got its own its own values from ancient times in terms of health and beauty. Due to its medicinal values, we use turmeric in some or the other form in our day-to-day cooking. Apart from this, all of us know that turmeric is the main ingredient in various beauty products like cream, lotion or face packs. Also, turmeric is good medicine for different types of allergy and infections and hence, is the main ingredient in various Ayurveda medicines. If you prepare a list of its uses, i think it will be end-less! My mom had brought some raw turmeric pieces for us during her last visit. Always I tasted the Turmeric Gojju prepared by mom or my MIL, but I didn't knew the recipe of this Gojju! These turmeric pieces gave me an opportunity to learn this Gojju recipe :) Just followed my mom's instructions, and it came out super delicious! This healthy and tasty Gojju goes well with rice. If preserved in refrigerator, it will last for a...

Banana Muffins (Cupcakes) / ಬಾಳೆಹಣ್ಣಿನ ಮಫಿನ್ಸ್ (ಕಪ್ ಕೇಕ್ಸ್)

January 23, 2012

ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಓದಲು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಕ್ಲಿಕ್ ಮಾಡಿ. I was planning to prepare cupcakes at home from long time. I bought muffin moulds few months back and couldn't use them any time. Finally, I could use them for baking my muffins last week! I had few ripened bananas, which I couldn't finish off. So, just thought of using the same for the muffins! Ahh, my first experiment with muffins was a big success! <:-P It was so aromatic and delicious, and especially I loved the texture very much. I prepared only 5 (in fact bigger ones!) muffins and it got sold like anything! But this is really a stomach filling dish since its made of bananas and all purpose flour (maida). We had it as evening snacks, but I thought it will be good for breakfast or for kids snacks also! Time to prepare the batter: 10 minutes Baking time: 23 - 25 minutes Yield: 5 big muffins Ingredients: Fully ripened bananas - 2 (large bananas) All purpose flour / Maida - 1 1/2 cup Sugar - 3/4 cup ...

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