Banana bread of the West and the Mangalore buns an Udupi delicacy have so much in common-It was 1930 the period of the great depression. Food was scarce and every penny mattered. Women spent precious money to buy bananas which...
Rice
Sabudana Pongal Recipe – Karnataka Style | Sago Pongal
Pongal….a creamy concoction of soft, cooked rice and moong dal, spiced up with traditional pepper and cumin with a dollop of ghee. A heavenly south Indian food that features at any meal and an important neivedhya in most temples. The...
Idly, Dosa, Adai & Vada
Kuthiraivali Adai Recipe | Millet Recipes
Millets were the first crops to be domesticated by mankind in Asia & Africa. These heirloom grains later spread across the globe as critical food sources to the evolving civilizations. These grains require less water and are not susceptible to...
Pickles Relish Chutney & Sauces
Onion Chutney Recipe
Ingredients for Onion Chutney: Onion 4 medium chopped Tomatoes 4 chopped Tamarind lemon-sized ball Garlic pods peeled 10 Oil 4 tbsp Asafoetida 1 tsp Mustard 1 tsp Curry leaves few salt as required Preparation Method for Onion Chutney: Take a...
Ready Mix & Pastes
Instant Pepper-Jeera Rasam Powder/Paste | Instant Mix
A sudden and drastic change in Bangalore weather….incessant rains, dampness all over and chill winds….a different experience for a Chennaite like me who is so much used to hot, hotter, and hottest climate. Though initially pleasurable, it culminated into an...
Festival Specials
Onam Sadhya Recipes | Onam Foods
The legend of King Mahabali and the Vamana Avatara of Lord MahaVishnu constitute the basis of Onam festivities. There is a story popular in India that Bali bowed his head for the third step of Vamana, and he was pushed...
Kids Combo
Kids Meal Recipes | Kids Combo #2
The train chugged majestically into the station, and I hurriedly got into C12. The coach was almost empty, and this changed my irritable mood which magically appears whenever the railways automated ticketing system allots a coach far end from the...
Starters, Snacks & Street Foods
Butter Popcorn Recipe | Easy Homemade Popcorn
It was a Friday evening. Excitement was in the air. My little prince came back unusually early from the Play area and completed his bath and dinner. Then he began to plague my daughter in law ..” Amma, which movie...
Vegetable Cookery
Poosanikai Mor Kootu Recipe | Ash Gourd Stew
An ancient vegetable with incredible genetic diversity that spans several regions of Japan, In Indonesia, China, and Indo-Malaysia, the ash gourd a perennial,is a versatile vegetable. Chinese literature praises its medicinal value in texts from the 5 to 6th century...
Starters, Snacks & Street Foods
Mirchi Bajji and Karpooravalli Bajji Recipe | Chilli Bajji | Snacks
The monsoon spell was a bit irritating to a Mumbai visitor like me, but the long-time residents carried on with their day unperturbed. The chill wind, constant rains, and a lazy Sunday resulted in the preparation of bajjis using the...