Puli Upma/ Puli mavu /Simple Rice Upma

I wonder if any other cuisine in the world would have as many starters, naashta and in-betweener varieties as ours. Take Upma for eg, so many varieties with so many ingredients and so many variations too. In that train of thought, one of the simplest upma recipes that's a personal favourite is - Puli...

Sembilai Vada (South Indian Patra)

 This one is a delightful dish. The Gujarati Patra is more popularly known but did you know there's an equally delectable South Indian version too?Pair this Patra with Pepper/Jeera rasam and South Indian kadhi and your day's made :)SOUTH INDIAN STYLE PATRAIngredients: Arbi/Colocasia leaves...

Apple-Banana Sheera (Halwa)

 Fruits are an amazing source of natural sugar. I  love using them in desserts. This one for example. First try and it came out so well. Do try it and let me know.APPLE BANANA SHEER (HALWA)Ingredients:Semolina/Rawa - 1 cupGhee - 1 cupSugar - 3/4 cupWater - 2 cups (For the roasted rawa I used,...

Homemade Peanut Butter

 How many times have you been tempted to reach out for the peanut butter bottle in the supermarket?But did you know it is downright easy to make it at home? Takes just about 10 minutes. Here's how...PEANUT BUTTERIngredients:Whole Peanuts - 200 gmsOlive/ groundnut or refined oil - 1 tbspOptional...

Kacche kele ke kebab

 Had some extra Raw bananas leftover after Mahalaya daan. Overdone the Podimaas and roasted sabjis. This was a long pending one on my bucket list. So tried Kacche kele ke kebab the weekend. Super super super it turned out. And the recipe is simple too. Here we go...KACCHE KELE (RAW BANANA) KE...

Dosa with Leftover Rice

Our Moms and Grandmoms have always nailed it when it comes to making the best of leftovers and not letting anything go waste. Agree? Here's a simple Dosa recipe made with leftover rice.DOSA WITH LEFTOVER RICE& GINGER CHUTNEYIngredients: (Makes about 9-10 dosas)Leftover rice - 1 cupSooji - 1 cupYogurt...

Atte Ke Namak Pare

Perfect season for crisps and what better than homemade fried food isn't it :)Try this recipe for Whole Wheat flour salted biscuits or Namak Pare as they are called.ATTE KE NAMAK PAREAtta Namak PareINGREDIENTS:Atta - 1 cupSooji - 1 tbspHot oil - 3 tbspsSalt to tasteAjwain - 1/4 tspBlack pepper powder...

Spicy Mango Curry

Come summer and it's unquestionably Mango time :) And also when pictures and videos of Poori-Aamras start making the rounds.Luckily got hold of some good mangoes amidst this Lockdown so thought of ticking that box. But wanted to try something different. That's when I remembered the Mangalorean delight...