South Indian Sambar

South Indian Sambar How long it takes - 1 hour Number of servings - 10 people Sambar is one of the staple dishes in the kitchens of the South Indians and a favourite among North Indians. People have their own way of preparing the same even though the ingredients are the same but the proportions to one [...]

Chinese Potato Patti (Kooka Tikki)

Number of Tikkis: 12-15 Chinese Potato is Kook in Konkani and Sambrani in kannada. This is a seasonal veggie available only for about 3 months of a year. Actually, we are now almost at the end of the season here in Manipal and since I had a handful of them in my pantry and I thought [...]

Poli Saru (Rasam)

This poli saru is nothing but the rasam/saru prepared with the stock of the cooked Bengalgram dal while preparing “Puran poli.  Cooked dal is poured in a collander and stock collected there in  will  be seasoned by adding other necessary ingredients.  It is prepared as per one’s pallot.  In some house hold they prepare it [...]

Puran Poli (Ugadi special)

Puran Poli How long it takes – 2 Hours Number of servings (pieces) – 15 -20 Puran poli is the sweet flat bread which is an all time favorite of one and all – a person who say hates sweets  loves “Puran poli”. Puran poli as it is called by Maharashtrians is Ubbatti in Konkani [...]

Brown Cow Peas Saru-Upkari

Ready to serve Cow-peas Saru-upkari How long it takes – 45 minutes Number of servings: 4-5 Brown cow peas in English is Alsandebi in Konkani. I have already put up Brown cow-peas gravy and is well received by the viewers and fellow bloggers as well. Today I would like to put up a healthy lunch side [...]