Kannadiga Recipes : Soppu Saru | Soppina Saaru | Greens Curry

In bangalore, quite a few variety of leafy vegetables are available. For my recipe I have used Spinach(palak soppu), Methi ( Menthe soppu), Dill leaves ( Sabbassige soppu), Amaranath leaves (dantina soppu) and two more local soppu. We can as well use any of the two available greens for this dish. Preparation Time: 45 minutes Servings: 4 Ingredients: 1 each small bunch Green leafy vegetables explained above. 1/4th cup Toor dal 4 -5 Green chillies 1 big Onion cut into cubes 1 big Tomato cut into cubes 1 medium size Tamrind 1 whole Garlic, separated and cleaned 1 tea spoon Turmeric powder 1 table spoon Garam masala/...

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Quick Lauki Ki Sabzi | Bottle Gourd And Black Eyed Peas Curry Recipe - A Side Dish For Chapathi Or Roti

  The above thali has 2 chapathis, bottle gourd curry and Kerala style Karimeen Pollichathu. Below is a very quick and tasty recipe of bottle gourd. Preparation Time: 30 minutes Servings: 2 Ingredients: 2 cups of Bottle gourd(Lauki) cut into small pieces 1/4th cup Black eyed peas 1 big Onion finely chopped 1 medium Tomato finely chopped 1/2 tea spoon Mustard seeds 1/2 tea spoon Cumin seeds 1 strand Curry leaves 1 tea spoon Chilli powder 1 tea spoon Garam masala Oil for seasoning Salt as per taste Method: Cook black eyed peas in cooker and keep it aside. Heat oil in a kadai, add mustard seeds and cumin...

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Mushroom Masala Gravy | Punjabi Style Mushroom Makhanwala | Mushroom Makhani Curry Recipe

Preparation Time: 50 minutes Servings: 4 Ingredients: Butter as required 2 packets( 18 - 20 in number) of Mushrooms 3 medium Onions 1 big Tomato finely chopped 3 - 4 Green chilllies 1 table spoon Ginger garlic paste (I have used Garlic pods and ginger piece while grinding) 2 strands of Coriander leaves 1 tea spoon Cumin powder 1 tea spoon Coriander powder 1 table spoon Chilli powder Cream if required Salt as per taste Method: Cut mushrooms in small cubes as shown in picture. Cut 1 onion into big cubes. Grind the onion, green chillies, ginger, garlic and 1 strand coriander leaves in blender to smooth paste...

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Indian Desserts : Cantaloupe sweetdish | Konkani Chibbada Hashale | Chibda Phovu

Chibbad is a kind of sweet melon. It is known as Karbooj in Hindi and Cantaloupe in English. This fruit is a seasonal fruit  and a good variety chibbad just dissolves in mouth and the flesh of it becomes like rava, This sweet dish is very famous in Konkani people. Preparation Time: 10 minutes Ingredients: 1 medium size Chibbad(Cantaloupe) cut into small cubes 1 ½ cup grated Coconut(preferably tender one) 1 cup Jaggery 4-5 Cardamom peeled and powdered ½ cup Phovu(Avalakki in Kannada, thin, optional)  Method: Wash poha in water and soak it for some time. Grind grated coconut and jaggery to smooth paste. Now...

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Kerala Style Karimeen Pollichathu Recipe

Preparation Time: 60 minutes Servings: 2 Ingredients: For the marinate Karimeen 2 in number 2 table spoon Chilli powder 1/2 table spoon Turmeric powder 1/2 table spoon Pepper powder Salt as per taste Oil to fry Banana leaf for wrapping For the Masala gravy   1 big Tomato finely chopped 1 big Onion finely chopped 2 table spoon Ginger garlic paste 2 Green chillies finely chopped 1/2 table spoon Pepper powder 1/2 table spoon Coriander powder 1 tea spoon Garam masala powder 3 table spoon Thick coconut milk (optional) 1 strand Curry leaves A small bunch of Coriander leaves finely chopped Salt as per taste Oil...

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Konkani Randap : Pathradya Phodi | Pathrode | Colocassia Leaf Rolls

Pathrado is one among Konkani traditional dishes. This dish is prepared using colocasia leaves. Some times eating some of these leaves end up itchy tongue and itchy throat.  So one should be very careful while using these leaves. Back in my hometown,  we grow these leaves in our backyard is very handy to use in case we are short of veges.  These leaves are called as taro in Konkani. There are a lot of varieties of pathrado one can prepare. The instructions given below are  the recipe which is popular in Konkani people of north canara of Karnataka state.  Preparation Time: 50 minutes Servings: 4 Ingredients:   6...

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Konkani Randap : Ambadya Nonche | Hog Plums Pickle | Kannadiga Amatekayi Uppinakayi

A tangy and spicy pickle recipe goes here. Preparation Time: 40 minutes Ingredients: 15 – 17 Hog plums ( Ambade) 2 table spoon Red chilli powder 2 cups grated Coconut 5 -6 table spoon Jaggery syrup 2 table spoon Mustard seeds 1 table spoon Fenugreek seeds (Methi seeds) 1 table spoon Urad dal A pinch of Asafoetida for seasoning 2 strands of Curry leaves A pinch Turmeric powder 2 table spoon oil Salt as per taste  Method: Cook the hog plums in water as shown in picture. After cooking mash them a little and keep them aside. In a kadai, heat oil put mustard seeds. When it starts spluttering, add fenugreek seeds,...

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Quick And Easy Breakfast Recipe : Instant Rava Idli

Rava Idli is one of the famous South Indian breakfast dish, which takes very less time to prepare compared to regular Idli. Here goes the recipe of soft and puffy  Rava Idli. Preparation Time: 60 minutes Servings: 4 Ingredients: 2 cups Rava/Sooji 3 cups Curds 1 table spoon Cumin powder ½  table spoon Mustard seeds ¼ cup grated Carrot ¼ cup grated Coconut (optional) 2 – 3 Green chillies finely chopped ½ table spoon Ginger paste ½ table spoon Urad dal ½ table spoon Chana dal ¼ table spoon Baking soda Salt as per taste 6-7 Cashew nuts broken in to half A small bunch Coriander leaves finely chopped 1 table spoon...

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