Heerekai Sippe Chutney / Ridge Gourd Peel Chutney

          Ridge gourd has many health benefits which includes purification of blood, mild laxative property, aiding weight loss and much more, yet many times the peels of the ridge gourds often end up being unused. If we peep into the traditional cooking from grandmas, we are sure to find numerous ways in which they incorporated the peels, seeds and kernels in regular diet. One such recipe comes here making use of the peel...

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Appe Huli Saaru / Raw Mango Rasam / Raw Mango Soup

          Every year as the summer starts, the season of mango also gets started. The traditional tomato rasam can be replaced by "Appe Huli Saaru / Raw Mango Rasam". The hot, tangy and mildly spiced raw mango rasam is good to go with rice or can be simply had as a healthy and energizing soup. Here comes my first mango recipe of this season, Ingredients: Raw mango - 1 medium sized or 1/2 of large sized Split green...

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Ennegayi / Tumbida Badanekayi / Stuffed Brinjal

           Ennegayi is one of the most popular dishes of Karnataka. As soon as we take the name of "jolada rotti" i.e, jowar roti, the other dish which quickly gets flashed is "ennegayi" or "stuffed brinjal". Round or oval purple brinjals are stuffed with stuffing prepared with some aromatic spices and used in preparing the gravy. Ingredients: Medium to small round or oval purple brinjals - 6 to 8 Onion - 1,...

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Green Gram Curry / Moonga Gashi / Muga Gashi

          Moonga gashi is a healthy and tasty dish from tulu nadu region (Konkani). Soaked green gram when cooked with coconut based gravy produces the exotic flavour which will linger on your tongue and mind even hours after relishing it.... Ingredients: Whole green gram / hesaru kalu / Moong dal - 1 cup Red chillies - 2 no Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp Fenugreek seeds - 20 Coriander seeds - 2 tsp Black pepper corns - 6 Onion...

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Crispy Noodles - Cabbage Roll

          This is an Indo - Chinese dish which can be had as an apetizer or a snack. Slightly steam cooked cabbage leaves are stuffed with noodles, dipped in batter and deep fried to get a crispy and yummy outcome. Instead of noodles we can also create a variety of fillings. We can fill mashed potatoes with added seasonings, mixture of vegetables which are finely chopped etc. This is a very good option to make use of left-over...

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Maggie Noodles in Chinese Style

                  Maggie, the two minutes noodles is an all time kids favorite. The tastemaker readily available with the pack makes the cooking much easier too... But if we want a change, we can incorporate the chinese flavours and enjoy. Ingredients: Maggie noodles - 2 no Water - 3 cups Mixed vegetables ( capsicum, carrots, cabbage, beans) - finely chopped lengthwise - Around 1 1/2 cups Green...

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