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Pani Puri / ಪಾನಿ ಪುರಿ

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ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಓದಲು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಕ್ಲಿಕ್ ಮಾಡಿ. Are you the fan of Pani puri like me? Here is the recipe for preparing tasty pani puri at home..  Preparation time: 40 minutes Serving: 4 - 5 Ingredients: 1) For Pani -     Coriander leaves - 1 bunch     Mint leaves - 1 bunch     Green chillies 2 - 3     Tamarind - lemon size     Lemon - 1     Pepper - 2 tbsp     Cumin seeds - 2 tbsp     Salt - as per taste     Water - 1 1/2 ltr (boiled and cooled down) 2) For Aloo stuffing:     1 big potato     Red chilly powder - 1/2 spoon     Pepper powder - 1/4 spoon     Salt     Amchur powder - 1/4 spoon (Alternatively, you can use few drops of lemon juice)     1 medium size onion     Finely chopped coriander - 2 spoon Procedure: - Pani:  Dry roast the cumin se...

Mango Seekarane (Rasayana) / ಮಾವಿನಹಣ್ಣಿನ ಸೀಕರಣೆ

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ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಓದಲು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಕ್ಲಿಕ್ ಮಾಡಿ. Up to these days, we were hearing from our relatives in India that they are enjoying the season with varieties of mangoes. We were really feeling sad about not getting the mangoes here.. Now, the time has come for us to enjoy the mangoes! Mexican mangoes are available in the grocery stores these days. Already I prepared few varieties with mangoes, but one thing which is in my mind is mango ice-cream! Even though it is winter, I am sure, I will prepare the mango ice-cream soon. Here is the delicious Mango Seekarane recipe for you. Hardly, it will take 20 - 30 minutes for you to prepare. If you have mangoes at home, you can prepare it anytime! Serving: 3 Preparation time: 20 - 30 minutes Ingredients: Ripe mangoes: 2 Sugar or jaggery for sweetness Pinch of salt Powdered cardamom - 1/4 spoon Milk - 2 1/2 to 3 cups Grated coconut (optional) - 1/2 cup Procedure: Clean the mangoes, remove the peel and chop them finely. ...

Tomato Rice / ಟೊಮೇಟೊ ರೈಸ್

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ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಓದಲು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಕ್ಲಿಕ್ ಮಾಡಿ.   Both myself and hubby are the great fans of tomato rice. So, I will be preparing it very often at home. These days, due to drastic increase in tomato prices, we had reduced using the tomatoes little-bit. Now, the prices are coming down slightly; and this week, my menu is full of tomato varieties.. tomato dosa, tomato curry, rasam and tomato rice! Today, I am posting the delicious tomato rice recipe for you. Try this recipe, and enjoy the week-end:) Ingredients: Ripe tomatoes - 2 Onion - 1 Finely chopped coriander - 3 tbsp Elachi/ cardamom - 2 Cinnamon - 2 pieces Cloves - 4 Cumin seeds - 1/2 tbsp Green chillies - 2 Ginger garlic paste - 1/2 tbsp Pinch of turmeric Red chilly powder - 1/2 spoon Rice - 1 1/2 cup Salt - according to taste Lime squeeze Oil - 3 tbsp Water - 2 3/4 cup (depending on the rice) Procedure: Cut tomatoes, red chillies and keep aside. Slice the onion thinly. Heat oil in ...

Gol Gappa / ಗೋಲ್ ಗಪ್ಪಾ

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ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಓದಲು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಕ್ಲಿಕ್ ಮಾಡಿ. Gol gappa is a kind of small poori which is the main ingredient in chat items. If you have gol gappa at home, you can prepare the delicious chat food at any time. Of course, you can buy it from the shops also. I always prefer preparing these gol gappa at home. Here is an easy recipe for preparing gol gappa: Ingredients: Sooji rava / samilina - 1 1/2 cup All purp flour / maida - 3 to 4 tbsp Salt as per taste Cooking soda - 1/4 spoon Little water Oil for deep frying Method: Mix the all purp flour, rava and salt in a vessel.  Add water little by little and prepare the dough. Better if it is harder than chapathi dough. Cover this dough with a wet cloth and let it rest for 30 minutes. Prepare lemon size balls from the dough and roll them like chapathi. You can use some dry flour if required.   Take a small round shape cutter (I used the cap of milk can here) and cut the chapathi into small round pooris. Repeat this step until all the dough...

Onion chutney / ಈರುಳ್ಳಿ ಚಟ್ನಿ

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ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಓದಲು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಕ್ಲಿಕ್ ಮಾಡಿ. Here is one more addition to the list of Chutneys. Normally, what we do is we will repeat only few varieties of chutney or other side dishes most of the times. Day-by-day, we ourselves will get bored with these routine things. So, I feel that it is always better to keep on adding new things to our collection. Traditional Havyaka style of food requires lot of coconut. I will prepare some varieties of food which won't taste good if we won't add coconut. So, I will keep a stock of shredded coconut in my freezer. Last week, we bought one coconut from a store nearby. But it was spoiled and we ended up in throwing it to the dustbin. After 2-3 days, again I went for buying the coconut. I bought it from a different shop this time. For my bad luck, it was also spoiled! So, buying coconut has become a big challenge for us these days. This chutney is from my sister's collection of recipes. Of course, lot of credit I need to give to her s...

Aloo Gravy / ಆಲೂ ಗ್ರೇವಿ

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ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಓದಲು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಕ್ಲಿಕ್ ಮಾಡಿ. I learned this recipe from Suvarna channel cookery show, hosted by Sihikahi Chandru. I have made few modifications for my convenience. You feel the taste similar to curries which we get in hotels. This gravy goes well with roti, chapathi, naan, etc.      Ingredients: Potato - 1 Cashew nuts- 10 (soak in water for 30 minutes before use) Elachi - 1 Ginger - 1 inch Garlic - 1 pod Cumin seeds - 1 spoon Fennel seeds(saunf) - 1/2 spoon Dry red chillies - 3 Garam masala powder - 1/2 spoon Kasoori methi - 1/2 tbsp Honey - 3/4 tbsp Finely chopped coriander leaves - 2 spoon Salt - according to taste For seasoning: oil - 2 spoon, cumin seeds - 1/4 spoon Oil for deep frying Procedure: Grind the cashew nuts, elachi, ginger, garlic, cumin seeds, fennel seeds and red chillies into fine paste. Cut the potato into medium size cubes and make holes with a fork from all sides. It will help to cook them easily. Heat the oil in a pa...

Carrot Gojju / ಕ್ಯಾರೆಟ್ ಗೊಜ್ಜು

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ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಓದಲು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಕ್ಲಿಕ್ ಮಾಡಿ. Here is a side dish, which is a good combination with rice. We both i.e. me n hubby, like these kind of side dishes very much. So, I will prepare some or the other kind of gojju frequently. For working women and also for bachelors, it will reduce the burden of cooking a little bit, since you can store and use them for couple of days. You can use this carrot gojju upto a week if you keep it in the fridge.   Ingredients: 1 medium size carrot Dry red chilly - 1 Urad dal - 1/2 spoon Mustard seeds - 1/4 spoon Pinch of asafoetida  Turmeric - 1/4 spoon Green chillies - 3 Grated coconut - 1/2 cup Tamarind - little  Salt as per taste Oil - 2 spoon Procedure: Finely chop the carrot into small pieces. Heat 1 spoon of oil in a pan. Add red chilly, urad dal, few mustard seeds, asafoetida, and turmeric. Once it splutters, add the green chillies. Saute for a while, and add the chopped carrot. Add little water, close the lid and cook it unti...

Kadlebele Holige(Obbattu) / ಕಡಲೆಬೇಳೆ ಹೋಳಿಗೆ

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ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಓದಲು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಕ್ಲಿಕ್ ಮಾಡಿ. This is a traditional sweet dish, normally prepared in festivals and other celebrations. Holige will be in yellow color, looks almost like a chapathi, but sweetish in taste with very very smooth and delicate texture. Even though it is bit difficult to prepare and time consuming, you will forget all the stress while eating the Holige.. Ingredients: Chana dal(split) - 1 cup (soak in water for 2 - 3 hours) Sugar / Jaggery - approx. 1 cup Salt - little Turmeric - 1/4 spoon All purp flour/maida - 1 cup Powdered elachi - 1 spoon Oil 4 - 5 tbsp Water Method: - For Kanaka (Dough) Take 1 cup of all purp.flour, add turmeric and pinch of salt and mix it with your hands. Add around 1/4 cup of water to the flour and mix well.  To this sticky dough, add 5 tbsp or little more oil and mix thoroughly. Now, the dough should be very smooth, but it will not stick to your hands.  Keep this dough covered with a wet cloth for 2 - 3 hours. - For Hoorana (St...