Corn Cutlet

Corn Cutlets How long it takes: 1 hour Number of servings: 15 of the above size Corn is available almost all year round and in different varieties like the American sweet corn, baby corn, corn kernels, the usual butta varietyetc. I have used the American sweet corn which can be even eaten raw since it is [...]

Vermicelli Cutlet

How long it takes: 1 hour                                                    Vermicelli Cutlet Number of servings: 20 of the above size Vermicelli or Semiya / Sevaiyan are the extremely thin noodles/angel hair/ spaghetti available in various brands like the Bambino, M.T.R and some local brands too. Previously we had to roast it before making any dish, but these days they come [...]

Moong Dal Kachori

Moong Dal Kachori Number of servings: 15 of the above size Kachori is a popular street food in most of the cities as well as in Manipal. It is available in most of the normal restaurants too. The ingredients of the stuffing are make the Kachori mouth-watering and addictive.  It is actually simple to prepare; [...]

Drumstick Blossoms Cutlet

Drumstick Blossoms Cutlet How long it takes: 1 hour Number of servings: 25 Drumstick is generally well-loved by all because of its excellent aroma and the flavour we get even with the addition of a minimum quantity to a dish. Infact, its blossoms have a unique aroma and carry the same flavour. We prepare a dry [...]

Shallow Fried Parval

I have already put up parval curry which was well-received and today I would like to put up shallow fried parval which tastes crispy awesome. This is very similar to earlier shallow fried dishes ( kantolas and raw banana, pathrade and ridge gourd ) I put up several months ago. A great side-dish on these [...]

Biscuit Roti

Biscuit Roti is a very popular recipe from the Mangalore region. This was requested by Vidya. Surprisingly and unlike the usual puris, this puri will remain crispy for more than a few hours (maybe up to a day) and hence can be served for parties without much trouble where you don’t have to keep making [...]

Puri

This dish doesn’t need any introduction. More popular than chapati, simpler than tandoori rotis and widely available, Puri is a deep fried small wheat atta bread. It is infact popular even among kids. I have already put up the recipe of stuffed puri and readers have taken very well to it. Here now is the [...]

Chettambade (Chick Peas Dal Vada)

Chettambade is the name in Konkani for Chick peas dal vada which is the popular street food of Bangalore. Chette is flat in Konkani. So it is the flat vada. When I was in my teens I was put up in Malleshwaram in Bangalore and whenever we went out for shopping or marketing, there was [...]

Goli Baje

Goli Baje is the most common menu in many of the restaurants in down south especially in Mangalore, Udupi and Manipal and also in and around this place. It is prepared in combination with maida, chick peas atta, curds and other ingredients. If you cannot have it hot, you should rather avoid it since on [...]

Shallow fried Ridge Guard ( Ghosale Phodi )

  Ridge guard (Ghosale in Konkani) is one of the vegetables which is available in plenty throughout the year. In addition to sauteed ghosale and as one of the ingredients in a coconut based gravy ( ambat in Konkani),  we prepare chutney with its skin too ( see recipe ). However, it can’t be deep [...]