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Balyekai palya or raw plantain stir-fry is a simple dish that tastes great with roti, rice-dal or curd rice. This dish is made with just a handful of ingredients and is ready in less than 20 minutes. The important step is to cook the plantain without adding any water […]

Balekai Palya or Raw Plantain Stir-Fry

20 Oct, 2018 in Curry & Side dish tagged festival food / healthy / karnataka food / quick recipe / south indian / traditional cooking / vegan / vegetarian by Shilpa

Holige saaru – a customary dish made every time holige or kadabu is made. This traditional dish is made with chana dal which is used as a stuffing for holige. Holige is a delicious sweet flatbread with a Bengal gram or chana dal stuffing, called hoorna. The water that remains […]

Holige Saaru

20 Oct, 2018 in Curry & Side dish / Lentils/Dal tagged curry / dal / festival food / karnataka food / south indian / traditional cooking / vegetarian by Shilpa

Click on below links for individual recipes. Jeera Rice – basmati rice cooked with ghee, cumin seeds and green peas Dal Makhani – silky velvety dal makhani made with whole black lentil, red kidney beans, and butter; and finished with a touch of cream Palak paneer – Soft cottage cheese cooked in silky, mildly […]

Thali#37

20 Oct, 2018 in Thali Ideas tagged curry / north indian / punjabi food / thali / vegetarian by Shilpa

Kadabu is deep fried sweet dumplings with a dried coconut filling. It is a mandatory food during Ganesha Chaturthi. There are two types of filling that goes in them – one is hoorna (chana dal, jaggery and coconut) and the other one is dried coconut. I have shared the recipe […]

Fried Sweet Dumplings (Kadabu)

5 Oct, 2018 in Snacks, Street food & more / Sweet Tooth tagged dessert / festival food / indian dessert / karnataka food / south indian / sweet tooth / traditional cooking / vegetarian by Shilpa

Pineapple gojju is a sweet-spicy-tangy Karnataka dish similar to a curry. A ‘gojju’ a slightly thick curry which can be made with different vegetables like okra, bitter gourd, raw mango, but the best-tasting gojju is made with pineapples. It is a traditional dish that is a part of festivals […]

Pineapple Gojju (Pineapple Curry)

5 Oct, 2018 in Chutney, Dips & more / Curry & Side dish tagged chutney / curry / festival food / karnataka food / quick recipe / south indian / traditional cooking / vegan / vegetarian by Shilpa

A very happy Ganesha Chaturthi to everyone celebrating ❤️ May Lord Ganesha bless you with all the happiness 🙏 And this was our festival meal. Starting from the left, clockwise… Cabbage palya – finely shredded cabbage cooked with minimal spices and loaded coconut (made similar to beans palya) Pineapple gojju […]

Thali#36

14 Sep, 2018 in Thali Ideas tagged curry / dessert / festival food / indian dessert / karnataka food / south indian / sweet tooth / thali / traditional cooking / vegetarian by Shilpa

Nuchina unde or steamed lentil dumpling is a healthy snack popular in the state of Karnataka. ‘Nuchu’ means broken and unde means ball or dumpling. In this recipe, the dal is broken by coarsely grinding it and is then shaped into dumplings and steamed in an idli stand. This […]

Steamed lentil dumplings (Nuchina Unde)

14 Sep, 2018 in Breakfast & Brunch / Snacks, Street food & more tagged festival food / gluten free / healthy / karnataka food / snacks / south indian / traditional cooking / vegan / vegetarian by Shilpa

Mini Thali#22 Mavinakayi Chitranna – or raw mango rice. The recipe I have shared uses dry red chillies, but here I have used green chillies as a variation. Cooked rice is tossed with a mix of raw mango, coconut and spices – simple and flavourful Mosarrana – or curd rice. Mosaru means […]

Mini Thali#22

9 Sep, 2018 in Mini Thalis tagged festival food / gluten free / healthy / karnataka food / thali / traditional cooking / vegetarian by Shilpa

Wishing everyone a very happy Janmashtami… a festival to celebrate the birth of Lord Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu. This was our offering to Krishna with tulasi and love: Jeera Rice – basmati rice cooked with ghee, cumin seeds and green peas Homemade butter – or makhan. Lord Krishna’s favourite […]

Thali#35

5 Sep, 2018 in Thali Ideas tagged curry / dessert / festival food / indian dessert / thali / traditional cooking / vegetarian by Shilpa

Wishing everyone a very happy Raksha Bandhan… This festival is to celebrate the love and bond brothers and sisters share. The mythological story behind it goes like this. On Makar Sankranti, Krishna cut his little finger when handling sugarcane. His Queen, Rukmini immediately sent an official to get bandages. Meanwhile, […]

Thali#34

27 Aug, 2018 in Thali Ideas tagged dessert / festival food / flatbread / indian dessert / karnataka food / south indian / sweet tooth / thali / traditional cooking / vegetarian by Shilpa