Mixed Atta Burfi – Post no. 300 !

And so here comes Mixed Atta Burfi. This is the 10th variety of Burfi I am putting up on this blog after – Sesame burfi, Milk burfi, Almond burfi, Seven cup burfi, Maida-suji burfi, Besan Burfi, Tomato Burfi, Coconut Burfi and Peanut Burfi ! This is a very simple burfi though which I learnt  from [...]

Mavinkayi Rice (Raw Mango Rice)

Mavinkayi in Kannada – thats raw mango in English and Ambuli in Konkani. Today I am putting up yet another rice item ( see previous items here ). This involves the raw mango with a very simple Masala. The fragrance of Fenugreek makes this rice very tasty and yummy. We normally prepare these recipes not [...]

White beans sambhar

Beans lentils is available in 3-4 varieties. The most common among them is the white beans and the rajma beans.  Today I would like to put up this white beans sambar which is one of the favorite dishes of all of us in my mom’s family.  This dish tastes great with the addition of tomatoes, [...]

Shenga Holige (Peanut Holige)

Peanuts in English is Kadlekayi in kannada and shenga in Marathi. Peanuts are about as popular in North Indian dishes as coconut is in South Indian dishes. Peanuts are used in several fried teatime snacks like the Chivda, mixture, Peanut laddoos, chikkis and fried masala peanuts. We also use it in almost as seasoning in [...]

Appe Huli Saru (Raw Mango Soup)

The season of the king of fruits is to arrive in another couple of weeks but for now though you can still take advantage of these raw mango based dishes. This thing I am putting today is one of them – it is called Appe Huli Saru and is one of the North Karnataka dishes [...]

Java Apple Fresh Fruit Juice

The mercury has been shooting up for a while now here in Manipal and thats when a simple summer delight as a fresh fruit juice comes in handy. Jam is the seasonal fruit of the summer here.  It is available in two varieties – white and pink. Java Apple in english   is called “Gudgud Jam” [...]

Ridge Gourd Chutney (Ghosale Bharith)

Ridge guard is one among the healthy vegetables. Even the tender peal of it is used to prepare chutney which I have already put up here. We also shallow fry it with rice atta masala mix. Today I would like to put up ridge guard chutney which is an easy recipe for the starters as [...]

Mangalore Cucumber Dosa (Magge Polo)

Mangalore cucumber is a familiar vegie of the South Kanara region. It is grown here and hence is available in plenty. We prepare many dishes and one among them is the spicy dosa which really tastes yummy but not crispy. People though enjoy it plain and I have just modified the recipe and put it [...]

Okra Stir Fry

Okra in English is Bendekayi in kannada and Bhenda in konkani.  I have already put up Okra dosa and Okra in coconut gravy (Bhenda sukke). Okra is a favorite veggie  in my family and I usually prepare okra dishes at least twice in a week since it is available through out the year.  Today I [...]