Peanut-Dalia Dal Dry Chutney Powder (with & without Copra)

Peanut-Dalia Dal Dry Chutney Powder How long it takes: 30 minutes Makes - 1 Bottle Peanut and dalia dal are used  in various culinary preparations and also as condiments. I have already put up dalia dal (hurikadle) chutney powder, peanut chutney powder and this is a new chutney powder which can be prepared with minimum copra and [...]

Alsi Seeds (Flax seeds) Dry Chutney Powder

Alsi Seeds Dry Chutney Powder How long it takes:  45 minutes Makes: 1 Bottle Alsi seeds are known as Flax seeds in English and these seeds are very rich in fatty acids, dietery fibers and a very good source of nutritious minerals. It is low in carbohydrates, and high in healthy fat and fiber, and good [...]

Kootu powder

Kootu powder How long it takes: 15 mins Kootu is a South Indian recipe prepared by many comunities as per their own ways.  I have already put up Phagila koot (Kantola Koot) which is a G.S.B recipe and is totally different in its ingredients – we do not use a powder for this dish and instead [...]

Garam Masala powder@home

This garam masala powder has been a request recipe for a while and was clearly over due and here it comes. This ingredients for this recipe of garam masala powder come from a 100 years old shop ( “”The indian drugs and pharmaceautical” managed  by Jogappa shanbhag & sons, Udupi ). Fresh and aromatic, the [...]

Curry leaves chutney powder (Dry)

Curry leaves needs no introduction as it is the main ingredient in the seasoning of several dishes prepared in South Indian. We use it in a variety of chutney powders as well. Today I am putting up the curry leaves dry chutney powder. I borrowed this recipe from one of my friends in Kerala. Here [...]

Ajwain Chutney powder

Ajwain is also called oma in kannada. It is used in many ayurvedic medicines. In my childhood whenever we kids had a bad stomach mom used to feed us with ajwain kashaya and also she used to stuff a pinch of ajwain , salt and one or two black pepper in the beetle leaves and [...]

Uchellu chutney powder(Dry)

Today I would like to put up Niger seeds chutney powder and that make it the sixth variety of chutney powders on this blog ! People enjoy this powder, much like other powders, with Jwari roti and chapathi. Niger seeds in English – that is Uchellu/Gurellu in kannada. These seeds are used in masalas by [...]

Sambhar Powder

Normally I prefer to prepare all powders at home since most branded powders I have tried don’t seem fresh. Sambhar powder is no exception. Moreover a few readers have been requesting this recipe so I thought its time I put this up. What you need to have: 1. Coriander seeds/Dhania seeds – 3 and 1/2 [...]

Garlic Dry Chutney Powder

Garlic needs no introduction. A must in the menu of the Masalas, it has no substitutes and the strong flavor it adds is something many of us cannot do without. (Of course its also the kind which can repulse some people with the strong smell.) The flavor aside, its healthy too and in fact doctors [...]

Puliyogare mix (masala/gojju)

There are a number of rice items like the Lemon rice, Coconut rice, Mango rice, Pulav of different varieties, Fried rice, Vangi bhath etc. – I have put many of these under this category. Puliyogare is yet another of these. The speciality of this dish is that it does not contain any vegetable as such [...]