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Capsicum Palya | Capsicum Stir Fry | ಡೊಳ್ಳು ಮೆಣಸಿನಕಾಯಿ ಪಲ್ಯ । ಕ್ಯಾಪ್ಸಿಕಂ ಪಲ್ಯ

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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....

Fruit Yogurt | ಫ್ರೂಟ್ ಯೋಗರ್ಟ್

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ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಓದಲು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಕ್ಲಿಕ್ ಮಾಡಿ. These days, I am not able to update the blog regularly. Some recipe picks are waiting in my laptop for posting. But time goes like that with my little one and I am not getting enough time for my activities. Sometimes when I cook something new, I feel like taking picks of the same. By the time I start the photo shoot, either she will be hungry or it will be her sleeping time. Her voice will alter my concentration and makes me to stop the photo shoot there itself! These picks are also taken at least 3 months back and finally, I am able to write down the recipe now :) Who says 'no' to the yummilicious Fruit Yogurt? It has become one of our favorite dessert from past couple of years. More often, we will get it from super markets which is available in various flavors like Strawberry, mixed berry, mango, etc. I wanted to prepare my own fruit yogurt from long time and after several trials, here is the outcome. Hope you like it! Also, I feel ...

Turnip Paratha | Navilukosu Paratha | ನವಿಲುಕೋಸು ಪರೋಟ | ಟರ್ನಿಪ್ ಪರೋಟ

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ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಓದಲು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಕ್ಲಿಕ್ ಮಾಡಿ .  It was during my initial days in Australia..once, hubby had brought a vegetable called 'Turnip' to home. I thought its a new variety of vegetable which I never used earlier. Its outer skin was purple mixed white, but the veggie tasted something similar to our Indian vegetable - 'Navilukosu'. Then I got the info from the net that Turnip belongs to the same family of Navilukosu. Turnip is well suited for Indian dishes like Paratha, Sambar, Hashi, etc. My little daughter is a big fan of Roti and Parathas. She will accompany us for breakfast and dinner and loves to eat little bytes of roti or paratha. My hubby also likes to have roti / paratha for dinner. So, Roti / Paratha has become part of our dinner these days. Turnip is one of the vegetables which I frequently use for preparing Parathas. Below is the recipe of Turnip Paratha. Try this delicious paratha and I am sure you are going to like it! Preparation T...

Corn and Sprouts Salad | ಕಾರ್ನ್ ಮತ್ತು ಮೊಳಕೆ ಕಾಳಿನ ಸಲಾಡ್ (ಕೋಸಂಬರಿ)

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ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಓದಲು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಕ್ಲಿಕ್ ಮಾಡಿ.  These days, sweet corn has become a regular item in our weekly veggies list. Somehow we are using it regularly in the form of snack, soup or salads. Both sweet corn and sprouted groundnuts make a nice combo with all the sprouts and vegetables. I usually prepare different salads using both of these along with different sprouts and vegetables.  Here is an easy salad recipe using sweet corn, sprouts, carrot and pomegranate. Who says 'no' to this yummy salad? Also, this is an easy way for moms to make the kids eat something healthy :) Preparation time: 10 minutes Servings: 2 Level of difficulty: Easy Ingredients: Moong sprouts - 4 tbsp Sprouted ground nut - 4 tbsp Sweet corn - 4 tbsp Pomegranate - 4 tbsp Grated carrot - 4 tbsp Salt to taste Method: Combine the sprouts, sweet corn, pomegranate and grated carrot in a mixing bowl. Sprinkle some salt on the top and mix it well.      Add a pinc...

Jack Fruit Kheer | Jack Fruit Payasa | ಹಲಸಿನ ಹಣ್ಣಿನ ಪಾಯಸ

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ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಓದಲು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಕ್ಲಿಕ್ ಮಾಡಿ.  I had thought of posting this recipe before the jack fruit season ends. But these days, I am busy with my little daughter. There's no time left for doing even my routine things! And now, I am realizing why many women blogger buddies stop their writing after having kids :)  This year, I was in my native during jack fruit season and enjoyed different dishes of jack fruit. Here is the recipe of Jack Fruit Kheer (Payasa) for you. Hope you enjoy this easy and delicious kheer when you get this fruit next time! Preparation Time: 20 minutes Servings: 4 - 5 Difficulty level: Medium Ingredients: Ripe jack fruit flesh cut into medium size pieces - 2 cups Milk - 2 cups Water - 2 cups Salt to taste (a pinch)    Sugar - 1 cup or according to taste Jaggery - 2 tsp (optional) Semolina (sooji rava) - 1/4 cup Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp Method: Take semolina in a small bowl. Add about half a cup water and mi...

Mango Sweet Pickle | ಮಾವಿನಕಾಯಿ ಸಿಹಿ ಉಪ್ಪಿನಕಾಯಿ

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ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಓದಲು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಕ್ಲಿಕ್ ಮಾಡಿ. The season of mangoes is coming to end now in India. I was in my native this year throughout the mango season. There are lot of mango trees in our backyard, but this year, we couldn't get any mangoes there! Of course we bought mangoes from the city, but its not at all equal to the home grown ones. It was during our childhood days we were running to my Grandma's place to enjoy those delicious mangoes. Going to their place was the happiest thing for us during those times! Grand parents are no more now, but my Mom's brothers invite my Mom's family every year to enjoy the mangoes at their place. This year, nobody could visit their place during mango season even after frequent invites by them. Finally, the kind hearted brothers sent a big parcel of both ripened and unripened mangoes to my mom's place! Everybody felt so happy and enjoyed the delicious mangoes up to a week. Even my little one enjoyed eating mangoes :) When it...

Product Review: Hudson Canola Oil

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Few days back, I had got a mail from a representative of Hudson Canola Oil saying they intend to send me a sample packet of Canola oil. I was just curious and provided them the mailing address. Yesterday, postman knocked my door and gave the parcel sent by them! It contained a tin of Hudson Canola Oil and a small recipe book written by Ms.Komal Taneja and a note to me. Wow, I felt really happy and thought of writing a review on Hudson Canola Oil . These days, everybody is very very cautious about health and food. Almost all varieties of cooking oils which we use have lot of fat content. According to Hudson Canola Oil manufacturers , Hudson Canola is a standard edible vegetable grade oil, a light oil with neutral taste and flavour. Hudson Canola can be used for all types, methods and varieties of Indian cooking: frying, roasting or grilling. Canola is neutral in flavour and aroma with no distinctive taste or smell. Canola Oil is extruded from the seeds of the yellow Ca...