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Uttapam toast

Ingredients Bread slices. – 4-5 Dosa batter – small quantity about a cup Onion – 1 finely chopped Coriander leaves- finely chopped Green chili – 1 finely chopped Dosa molagapoddi ( chutney powder) – 1-2 tsp Method Take a dosa tava and heat it. Place a teaspoon or two of oil on it. Dip aContinue reading “Uttapam toast”

Banana bread

Ingredients: 1. 4 ripe bananas 2 . 1/2 cup powdered sugar 3. 2/3 cup refined oil4. 4. 1&1/2 cup wheat flour 5.1 tsp baking powder 6. 1/2 tsp baking soda 7. 1tsp vanilla essence 8. 1/2 cup of crushed walnuts Take bananas in a wide mouthed vessel & mash them well with a fork. AddContinue reading “Banana bread”

Karivepilai ( curry leaf) Kulambu

Ingredients to fry:- tur dal – 1 tsp chana dal -1tsp Urud dal -1tsp methi seed -1tsp pepper -1tsp red chilli – 5 curry leaves – 1 bowl Method: In a kadai add 1 spoon sesame oil and roast the dry ingredients till the dals are golden brown.Remove them. In the same kadai add KarivepilaiContinue reading “Karivepilai ( curry leaf) Kulambu”

Dahi vada

Ingredients : For the vadas Split white Urad dal – 1 cup Ginger- 1 inch piece Hing- 1 pinch Salt to taste For the dressing Curds Spicy green chutney. Tamarind ( imli)chutney Red chilli powder Roasted cumin powder Method: Soak white urad dal for at least 4 to 5 hours. Drain all the excess waterContinue reading “Dahi vada”

Agra petha

Ingredients: White pumpkin Or ash gourd 1/2 kg Sugar 1.5 cups Cardamom 4-5 Saffron threads a few (optional ) Choona or slaked lime 1 teaspoon Method: Take ripe white pumpkin where skin shows whitish powder on surface and on chopping the seeds are fully mature. Remove the seeds and skin of the pumpkin. Cut itContinue reading “Agra petha”

Tomato rice

Ingredients: 1 cup rice 4 large tomatoes 1 large onion chopped fine 2 green chilies chopped fine 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder 1 teaspoon salt ( or according to taste) For masala 1 teaspoon oil 6 whole red chilies 2 teaspoons coriander seeds 3 teaspoons bengalgram dal 1 teaspoon urad dal 1/4 th teaspoon fenugreek seedsContinue reading “Tomato rice”

Pottu kadalai (chutney dal ) burfi

Ingredients : Pottu kadalai ( roasted bengal gram dal ) 1 cup Powdered jaggery 3/4 th cup Ghee 3 teaspoon Cardamom 4 ( powdered) Method : Roast the dal in a frying pan ( Kadai) for 2-3 mins to remove the raw smell . Cool it and powder it in a mixie to a fineContinue reading “Pottu kadalai (chutney dal ) burfi”

Carrot Burfi

Ingredients : 1cup grated carrot 1cup cashew nuts 1cup sugar 1/4 th cup milk 1 1/2 tablespoons ghee Method Pulse and powder the cashew nuts. Grind grated carrot with milk to a paste. Add all the ingredients to a pan with 1 tablespoon of ghee and cook on medium flame. Once the mixture starts leavingContinue reading “Carrot Burfi”

Rice Cucumber Cake

A dear friend of mine once mentioned about their traditional Mangalorean dish called Mandas . This recipe is my interpretation of that dish. Ingredients: 1 cup parboiled rice soaked overnight ( white or red rice) 1 cup jaggery 1 big cucumber 1/2 cup grated coconut 3-4 cardamoms Walnuts or almonds chopped few 1/2 tsp bakingContinue reading “Rice Cucumber Cake”

Quick Kaju Katli

Ingredients: Cashew nuts Sugar Little Ghee Pulse and powder 2 cups of cashew nuts. Make 1 string sugar syrup with 1 cup sugar and half cup water. ( Cashew: sugar is 2:1) Switch of the gas and add the cashew powder and 1 spoon of ghee. Mix very well till it becomes a ball. TransferContinue reading “Quick Kaju Katli”