Daily Archives: April 1, 2017

Mavinakayi means raw/green mango in Kannada. The Kannada new year Yugadi/Ugadi is incomplete without mavinakayi chitranna or green mango rice. Yugadi is celebrated during March end or April and that is the beginning of mango season in India, and season’s first raw mangoes flood the market. These mangoes become the […]

Mavinakayi Chitranna

1 Apr, 2017 in Rice & Bread tagged karnataka food / rice / traditional cooking / vegan / vegetarian by Shilpa

Palya means ‘vegetables sautéed with spices’ in Kannada, which is usually served as a side dish. Beans palya is a simple, quick dish where green beans are sauted with spices and finished off with coconut and lemon juice. This healthy dish is ready in less than 20 minutes and goes very […]

Beans Palya or stir fry

1 Apr, 2017 in Curry & Side dish tagged healthy / karnataka food / quick recipe / traditional cooking / vegan / vegetables / vegetarian by Shilpa

Hot and spicy chilli paneer is my absolute favourite when it comes to indo-chinese dishes. Pieces of paneer marinated and shallow fried, and finished in a chilli-capsicum stir fry is a sure winner for me. We love indo-chinese dishes but don’t prefer eating it in restaurants because of the […]

Chilli Paneer

1 Apr, 2017 in Fusion / Snacks, Street food & more tagged fusion / paneer / quick recipe / vegetarian by Shilpa

Hakka noodles – a quick and easy dish that could be the most ordered indo-chinese dish in restaurants. It is a very common street food too, in many parts of India, specially in Kolkata. I recently stumbled across this bit of interesting info on the origin of hakka noodles. Hakka noodles […]

Hakka noodles

1 Apr, 2017 in Fusion tagged fusion / quick recipe / vegan / vegetables / vegetarian by Shilpa

Like sabudana khichdi, this too is a fasting food. This creamy dessert is very simple to make and is ready in less than 20 minutes. I use the smaller variety of sabudana to make this dish, however, both small and big pearls tastes good. Creamy sabudana pearls flavoured with […]

Sabudana Payasa (Sago kheer/pudding)

1 Apr, 2017 in Sweet Tooth tagged dessert / festival food / gluten free / karnataka food / quick recipe / sweet tooth / traditional cooking / vegetarian by Shilpa

Sabudana khichdi is made with tapioca pearls or sago pearls, peanuts and potato as the main ingredients. It is the most common fasting food all over India and is made during festivals like navratri and Shivratri. It is a great breakfast dish too. It is really important to get […]

Sabudana Khichdi

1 Apr, 2017 in Breakfast & Brunch / Snacks, Street food & more tagged breakfast / gluten free / karnataka food / pilaf / traditional cooking / vegan / vegetarian by Shilpa