YUMMY FRUITS AND NUTS CHOCOLATE

                                                           

This is home made chocolate,i had many nuts & dry fruits,i was thinking what to do,next i was living to b'lore,so i searched many blogs but i was not satisfied & in one blog i got some details,on that based i made some variations & made this yummy chocolate ,every one liked it very much.....

VEG PIZZA

                                                                   ವೆಜ್ ಪಿಜ್ಜಾ

This is is very very simple home made veggie pizza,i have used simple ingredients to do this,i made this when my mom,my sis,& her daughter visited to bangkok,it came out very taste,it is very easy to make but making base takes little time thats it next it is super fast you can bake this pizza,with veggies you have @ home,now a days all are using wheat flour for all baking things becaz it is more healthy,but i have not given a try for that,this pizza recipe coarse from bhavanas kitchen some variations i made...

CHOCLATE CHIP COOKIES

                                                              ಚಾಕಲೇಟ್ ಚಿಪ್ ಕುಕೀಸ್

Yummy chocolate chip cookies,these cookies are very tasty & kids love it very much,this is my daughters favourite,once i wanted to take to india some cookies to my daughter & sister's house so i

MANGO CUP CAKES

                                                                 ಕಪ್ ಕೇಕ್

These cup cakes are made by using mangoes & usual cake recipe,this is yummy & kids like it very much,this cake is very handy that you can keep for kids lunch box or evening snacks,or for birthday party,here i have made simple cake,i have not made any icing but you can make icing,& sprinkle some candies this makes kids attract.,

KHARA BUNS OR SPICY BUNS

                                                                      ಖಾರ ಬನ್ 

Khara buns or spicy buns are very famous ,usually it is famous by iyengari bakery khara buns,i love very much,after coming to bangkok i missed so many bakery items so i learnt to prepare this @ home,this recipe i got from one if the blog while i was searching about this & immediately i tried it came out very well & tasty i agree it is little time consuming but when finished product comes out ho'you feel proud that you did it. Here it is ....

AVIAL

                                                                    ಅವಿಯಲ್

Avial is very famous keralian side dish, it is little bit similar to south indian ( karnataka) majjige huli,but in majjige huli we use only one vegetable but in avial we use many vegetables , it is very tasty dish with few ingrediants & many vegetables  & they use coconut oil,i got this recipe in one of the blog  so i tried...

HURALI KALINA SARU OR HORSEGRAM RASAM

                                                                     ಹುರಳಿ ಕಾಳಿನ  ಸಾರು 

Huralikalu is called horse gram in english,this is also very healthy,in this we can make sambar,usli,rasam etc., it is very tasty ,here i have made rasam by using horsegram...

RAGI MUDDE ( finger millet)

                                             ರಾಗಿ ಮುದ್ದೆ 

This dish is made by ragi flour,( finger millet),( karnataka cuisine) which is slightly sticky to eat & you have a trick to eat this,compulsorily we should make any side like sambar & dip little by little & swallow,but this is very tasty & healthy dish ....

FLAT BEANS SAMBAR OR CHAPPARADA AVAREKAI HULI

                                                           ಚಪ್ಪರದ ಅವರೆಕಾಯಿ ಹುಳಿ 

In last post i have posted flat beans or ಚಪ್ಪರದ ಅವರೆಕಾಯಿ rice bhath,in this you can make curry also,today i am posting its sambar ir ಹುಳಿ  recipe,this is also very tasty dish which can be accompanied with rice,idli,dosa etc.,....

AVAREKALINA ROTTI

                                                       ಅವರೆಕಾಳಿನ ರೊಟ್ಟಿ 

This is avarekalina rotti ,in last post i had posted avarekalina uppittu & avarekalina saru,in this avarekalu you can even make some more dishes,this is from karnataka,usually in this season people love to buy avarekalu & make varieties of dishes,in bangalore in avarekaina season near sajjanrao circle,lalbagh vendors put lots of shops & sell varieties of  avarekalu,if you go their it is eye catching scene never miss if you are in bangalore.today i have made rotti using avarekalu...

FLAT BEANS RICE OR CHAPPARADA AVAREKAI ANNA

                                                     ಚಪ್ಪರದ ಅವರೆಕಾಯಿ ಅನ್ನ 

This is ಚಪ್ಪರದ ಅವರೆಕಾಯಿ  ಅನ್ನ or flat beans or broad beans rice,this is also one of the variety ofbeans family,very healthy & very tasty,in this we can make so many dishes,today i have tried broad beans bhath or rice with fresh ground spices with little variations,try this.....

DAL TADKA ( resturent style)

                                                                   ದಾಲ್ ತಡಕ
Dal tadka is north indian,it is like rasam type which we usually prepare,this dal tadka is made fromtoor dal  ,these dals are made using all types of dals,this dal tadka is ,it tastes like resturent type,you can serve as side to chapathi,naan,roti etc....

LADIES FINGER RICE

                                                                  ಬೆಂಡೆಕಾಯಿ ಅನ್ನ

Usually we make common vegetables like beans carrot  bhaingan rices  but ladies finger rice ! One day i was searching for some different rice to make & gone through this,so i thought i try this rice,it came out very well here it is...

COW PEAS CURRY OR ALASANDE PALYA

                                                       ಅಲಸಂದೆ ಪಲ್ಯ 

Cow pea or ಅಲಸಂದೆ  long beans this is very healthy,in this vegetable you can prepare,sambar,rice etc., today i am preparing curry orಪಲ್ಯ .. It is very easy to make here it is.....

MYSORE RASAM

Mysore rasam is a soup like,it is very tasty rasam,& totally , different by regular rasam,but i don't know  why they call it as mysore rasam,do try this rasam you sure like this....

PUFFED RICE/ MANDAKKI USLI /UPMA

                                                          ಮಂಡಕ್ಕಿ ಉಸಲಿ 

ಮಂಡಕ್ಕಿ / ಕಡಲೆಪುರಿ ಉಸಲಿ / ಉಪ್ಪಿಟ್ಟು / upma ,this is from karnataka,usually this upma is made by the puri or mandakki or puffed rice which we get in davangere & surroundings,i think nowa days you get every were ,you ask shop keeper that to give mandakki puri ( davangere side) ,in b'lore you get in gandhibazar where the shop has different varieties of puffed rice. You can eat this puri like that only or you can have like upma or simple seasoning ( kadlepuri oggarane)) today i made upma or usli ...

SEMOLINA CAKE ( turkish delight) ( damscus/sambali dessert)

This is sweet dish,& turkish dessert & called as damscus we call it as semolina cake,yummy dessert
You can serve with ice cream & enjoy...

AVAREKALINA SARU OR RASAM

                                                         ಅವರೆಕಾಳಿನ ಸಾರು 

Today i have prepared ಅವರೆಕಾಳಿನ ಸಾರು ,this rasam is very tasty,& from this seeds you can prepare many dishes, every dishes are very tasty....

LACHA PAROTA OR LAYERED CHAPATHI

This paratha or chapathi is from north india usually we can see many varieties of parathas ,this is very simple & plain paratha,it will be flaky inside....usually laccha paratha is made from maida but now a days all are doing with wheat flour because of health conscious ..even here i have tried with wheat flour...

POHA LADOO

ಅವಲಕ್ಕಿ ಉಂಡೆ 

Poha or avalakki ladoo is very tasty ladoo very easy to make,actually,one of my friend had done this ladoo,so it was quite impressing,so i thought i should try this,so here it is....

HEALTHY MIXED LENTIL DOSA OR DAL DOSA

                                             ವಿವಿಧ ಬೇಳೆಗಳ  ದೋಸ

This dosa is very healthy dosa,where all dals ಬೇಳೆಗಳು  used with rice,this is very simple & easy to make...

LADIES FINGER SAMBAR

                                 ಬೆಂಡೆಕಾಯಿ ಹುಳಿ 

Last post i had posted pine apple rasam ( you can see in rasam varieties) now i am posting ladies finger sambar...

PINE APPLE RASAM

                                                           ಪೈನ್ ಆಪಲ್  ಸಾರು 

This picture is one ladies finger sambae( left) & another pine apple rasam ( right) now i am posting pine apple rasam,this is different rasam than regular one,very tasty & simple....

CORN FLOUR HALWA ( in microwave)

This halwa is very easy to make in micro wave oven within no time,it is very tasty dish you can easily try @ home...

COCONUT COOKIES

I am posting today coconut cookies,very tasty & easy to make & very few ingredients,& coconut is also very healthy,it enhances the taste of the dish.coconut improves immunity,it is delicious & also nutritious,it has more calsium,pottasium,vitamin,minarals etc.,it has antioxidant properties.etc..

GINGER RASAM

Friends don't get confused by photo,i made carrot rice & ginger rasam both but i took single picture,here today i am posting ginger rasam recipe,in next i will post carrot rice,both are very tasty dishes.ginger is also very healthy,it is useful when there is sore throat,cold,for gastric etc., some make ginger tea & drink. Here is the recipe..

MOONGDAL TADKA

This is gujrathi dal,made by using moong dal or ಹೆಸರುಬೇಳೆ ,there are varieties of dals ,moong dal is very healthy,& has many nutritious facts,helps in weight loss, & more. This is very simple & tasty ,try this...

CUCUMBER BAJJI OR RAITA

Cucumber bajji or raita are same,don't get confused,in our native we call in this name. Cucumber is very healthy,in this we can prepare salad,raita,etc..... Nowadays people are inventing varieties of cucumber dishes,this raita or bajji is side dish for rice varieties .very very simple to prepare.....

VANGIBHATH OR BRINNJAL RICE

ವಾಂಗಿಭಾತ್ ,or vangibhath or brinjal rice,this rice is karnataka special,mixture of cooked brinjal with freshly grounded masala powder or vangibhath powder prepared before & stored.this rice is very tasty,many people prepare this in different methods.usually, i was also using stored powder & making vangibhath,but today when I was browsing i got one recipe so i thought i will try this,& i made little varitions & cooked but it came out very well.

KUTTAVALAKKI

This is one type of poha or ಅವಲಕ್ಕಿ ,this is dry in nature,very simple in preparing & you can carry any where like tour or picnic etc,this is like evening snack you can have with coffee or tea.in avalakki we make many different dishes in that this is one...

HULI AVALAKKI/GOJJUAVALAKKI (instant)

Huli avalakki or gojjuavalakki is from karnataka,( ಗೊಜ್ಜುಅವಲಕ್ಕಿ ) ,it is mixture of spicy,tannginess & sweet,normally we prepare by making hunasehannina gojju ,& then poha is powdered & mixed to it,& that gojju u can also mix for rice ( later i will post hunasehannina gojju recipe) here today i have posted instant gojjuavalakki or huliavalakki recipe...this can be prepared within no time...,my mom used to prepare when we are young,from that i got to know,here it is....

BISIBELEBHATH

Bisibelebhath or ಬಿಸಿಬೇಳೆಭಾತ್ is famous karnataka cusine ,it is mixture if rice,dal ,vegetables & freshly grounded masala. Some people use ready powder to make this dish,in my home no one like ready made powder bisibelebhath so every time i prepare freshly grounded spices & make this dish

It is very tasty try to prepare fresh grounded masala for your bisibelebhath,sure you like it..

AVARE KALINA UPPITTU OR UPMA

ಉಪ್ಪಿಟ್ಟು or upma usually made by medium or bombay rava,may be in everones home will do this recipe this recipe is very easy,my cousin has kept name for upma that is ' lazy women's easy job' ha ha....in upma also u can prepare varieties like vegetable upma,onion upma,etc...here i have made avarekai upma which is my husband's favourite here it is...

POHA OR AVALAKKI DOSA ( only two ingredients)

Poha or ಅವಲಕ್ಕಿ  dosa is very simple dosa within no time you can prepare it,it is good taste & soft dosa,try in your home surely

CURRY LEAVES ( karibevina soppu) CHUTNEY

Friends i am posting curry leaves chutney,please don't mistake picture of curry chutney is ver small.it is because i forgot to take separate picture of chutney.curry leaves usually used for seasoning & to add extra flavour to our dish which we prepare,it has many medicinal values also,it reduces grey hair & helps to hair growth,& pimples on our face like this it has many.

LEMON RASAM OR NIMBE HANNINA SARU

Lemon rasam,this is also called as soup which you can drink or share with rice,this saru is very healthy too,for cold,& when fever is their if you drink this that bitterness of tongue goes & it is healthy for indigestion .etc..

POHA CUTLET

I made ಅವಲಕ್ಕಿ ಒಗ್ಗರಣೆ ,(poha) when i soaked poha it was more in quantity so i was thinking what to do so i got one recipe about this ,so i prepared poha cutlet that evening.

JEERA / CUMIN RICE / JEERIGE ANNA.

Jeera rice or cumin rice is a tasty variety of rice ,this dish is north indian dish.very simple to prepare within no time.

HESARU KALINA DOSE OR GREEN GRAM DOSA

Soaking over night

Preparation : 10 minutes

Green gram is very healthy , usually people call it as pesarattu this is from andra pradesh,this was my first try of making this dosa,i had heard it but not prepared,here i have used my own measurements ( i think,because i have not browsed or got to know from any one) it came out perfect & tasty & crispy.

OTTU SHAVIGE OR VERMICELLI - (using riceflour & chiroti rava)

Soaking time : over night

Preparation & cooking ; 35 minutes

ಒತ್ತು  ಶಾವಿಗೆ  or ottu shavige or vermicelli,or noodles any name you can call this,usually this dish is every ones favorate this is from karnataka state,this dish nowadays everyone prepare easily,& you can see different ways of preparing also.it has been changed from traditional method to different methods.each & every method is good. Rice flour ( home made) or rice is used as basic ingredient

AKKI ROTTI WITH PADAVALAKAI GOJJU RICE FLOUR ROTTI WITH SNAKEGOURD GOJJU

Preparation time 5-6 minutes

Cooking time: 2 minutes

ಅಕ್ಕಿ ರೊಟ್ಟಿ or rice flour rotti is dish of karnataka,usually we prepare for break fast,it is very tasty, you can prepare plain or add any vegitables & make vegetable rotti

IDLI WITH HURALIKALINA SAGU ( HORSE GRAM)

                                                                ಹೆಸರುಕಾಳಿನ ಸಾಗು

Huralikalu or horse gram is also very healthy .usually we prepare sambar adding with any vegetable,or rasam,or husali,etc., here i tried for first time sagu as side for idli,it came out very well
Here is the recipe.

BOMBAY BONDA OR BAJJI

Preparation time: 25-30 minutes
Cooking time; 15-20 minutes

This snack is called as bombay bonda or bajji actually, i don't no why they call it like that,& some even call it as vada which is kept in between pav & served i know this is very famous snack in mimbai,street food,people are fond of these snacks.usually as i know nothing special recipe for this inly making potato curry/palya & coated with gramflour & deep fried,some times when we make this curry if their is left over you can try this,i made that only,i had left over aloo curry in evening i prepared this snack . Here is the recipe...

SWEET SHANKAR POLI & SPICEY SHANKAR POLI/ SIHI MATTU KHARA SHANKARPOLI

Preparation time : 15 minutes

Cooking time : 30 minutes

Today i am posting shankarpoli recipe both sweet & spicy version,this shankarpoli is most favorate to all people i think,this doesen't goes on age,in my home my daughter likes very much,that too sweet version.it is very very easy recipe to make try this.here is the recipe...

RAGI HITTINA OTTU SHAVIGE / MILLET/RAGI FLOUR SEMIYA

Preparation time :25 minutes

Cooking time 15 minutes

To day actually , one of my friend posted ready made ragi shavige ( vermicelli) recipe , i was temted by seeing that,& felt to prepare,i din't know that we get readymade ragi vermicelli like rice vermicelli in store,& i like all dishes prepared by using ragi,& it is very very healthy also.so i did not have ready made vermicelli,so i was very much sad thinking 'chey' suddenly FLASHED in my mind that why not i can try with ragi flour itself,so then i started ,here is the recipe...

SAMBAR SADAM/SAMBAR RICE

Preparation time : 15 mins

Cooking time: approx:30-35 mins

Sambar sadam is tamilnadu dish,this is one type of bisibelebhath dish of karnataka
,it is similar.

CARROT &PEAS KURMA

                 One day i was actually thinking what to prepare for break fast,it is really boring for me to decide what to prepare ,and and thought to prepare chapathi,my hubby asked what are you making for break fast today,i told i am thinking i prepare chapathi with any side but my hubby ignored that in abroad also i ate chapathi,roti so please prepare any different thing,but once i make mind to prepare one thing i can't change that is big problem with me so i decided  poori & side for it but againsame vegetable   sagu bore so when i was searching i got this kurma recipe,& in this recipe i made some varitions of my own,but it came out very well,even my hubby liked it,so here is the recipe.

HESARUBELE UNDE/MOONGDAL LADOO

                                                              ಹೆಸರುಬೇಳೆ ಉಂಡೆ                                                        

   Moong dal is very healthy & try to keep the body cool,usually in moong dal/hesarubele we prepare many types of dishes & sweets,moong dal has many health benefits,like it helps in weight loss,cholesterol level will be low, good for heart,it boosts resistance power,it prevent some muscular diseases, & contain anti cancer properties,etc.,etc., so friends don't wait  add this to your diet list.

Today i am posting one sweet dish recipe called moongdal/hesarubele ladoo/unde

RAVA IDLI

This dish is very easy and quick to make,usually when we r hurry or when v don't have any option to prepare & when v r bored in all other recipes this is one change recipe everyone likes,u can prepare in no time,

Preparation time : 10 mins

Making idlies: 15-20 mins

MOLAKE BANDA HESARU KALINA UPPITTU/SPROUTED MOONG UPMA

Sprouted moong/hesarukalu is very healthy , surely decide to use monthly once or twice,in this we can make varieties of dishes like kosambari/salad,dosa,etc., here i have tried upma by adding sprouted moong,