Vegetable Salad/Kachumber

Vegetable Salad or Kachumber Salad or Kosambri is a healthy and nutritious combination of various raw vegetables blended into salad that can be prepared very easily.

 Vegetable Salad/Kachumber

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cucumber finely chopped 
• 1 Onion Finely chopped
• 1 tomato finely chopped
• 1 capsicum finely chopped
• 1 tsp lime juice
• Salt
• 1/4 tsp Pepper pwd
• Grated Raw mango
• 1/4 tsp chilli powder
• 1/4 tsp chaat masala

• Method - Mix all the above ingredients in a bowl and serve. Garnish with coriander leaves and lemon juice.

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Majjige Huli / Khadi

Majjige Huli or Khadi is gravy made from Yogurt / buttermilk with grounded masalas. Enjoy it hot. Majjige Huli is kannada word for Khadi. This version is made from Cucumber.

Majjige Huli/Khadi

Ingredients

Cucumber -1

Beaten curds /butter milk 1 cup

Salt

Grinding

Coconut 3 tbsp

Jeera 1 tsp

Green chillies 6-8

Coriander a handful

Ginger-few shreds

Channa Dal 1 tsp 

(soaked for about 3-4 hours)

Seasoning

Mustard seeds 1/2 tsp

Oil 1 tbsp

Hing a pinch

Curry leaves 7-8

Menthya -few seeds

Turmeric a pinch

Method:  Cook  till cucumber is tender  add little salt while cooking. Grind all the ingredients into a fine paste. Add grounded paste , cooked vegetable and water and keep it to boil, stirring on low heat. Beat curds and pour it into the this mixture while stirring.  Add salt and boil.

Season with Oggarane / tempering.  Turn off the heat.

Enjoy Majjige Huli or Khadi hot with rice and uppuhachida Mensinkayi.(dried masala chilies/Curd Chilies/Balakada Mensinkayi)
( You can use Ash Gourd, Seemebadnekayi also to make khadi. You can also add besan i/o of grounded paste)


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Kadlekayi /Peanut Chutney

Kadlekayi chutney(peanut chutney) a superb combination with IDLI,dosa or chapati.Enjoy this gluten free vegan groundnut chutney ,the recipe is simple and easy.

KadlekayiChutney

Ingredients:
Peanuts - 3/4 cup
Grated coconut - little (optional)
Red chillies - 6-8
Tamarind - little
Salt as required

Seasoning
Mustard seeds-1 tsp
Chana dal-1/2 tsp
Urad Dal-1/2 tsp
Curry leaves-few
Hing-a pinch

Method:
Roast the peanuts ,red chillies in little oil.Grind peanuts, red chillies, tamarind and salt with little water first.Then add more water and grind it to a slightly smooth paste.

Season with mustard seeds,chanadal ,urad dal,hing,curry leaves.Enjoy

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Buttermilk/Majjige

Chilled Buttermilk  (Chaas) or simple Majjige (kannada) is enjoyed across homes especially during summers.

Ingredients:

• 3-4 tbsp yogurt/curds

• 1/2 cup water

• 1/2 tsp cumin seed powder(opt)

• Salt as per taste

• 1/2 tsp Chaat masala

Method: Add the above in mixer/juicer and blend well.Serve chilled with ice cubes.

(You can also try the more spicy version by adding chopped green chilies,mint, coriander leaves, grated ginger)

Lemon Rice / Chitranna

Lemon rice / Chitranna / Phodni cha Bhaat is very simple and easy lemon flavored rice almost made is every house.Enjoy !

Ingredients

Lemon Rice

1 cup cooked Rice
1 onion (optional)
Grated coconut

Seasoning

Oil 2-3 tsp

Mustard 3/4 tsp

urad dal 1 tsp

Chana dal 1 tsp

Green chillies-4-5(finely chopped)

Hing  a pinch
Turmeric-a pinch

Curry leaves -few

Salt to taste

Peanuts-few

Method

Cook Rice.Spread on a plate.Heat oil in a pan fry peanuts till brown take them out in a plate,next add mustard seeds, allow to splutter. Add turmeric powder and other seasoning items, fry for 2 minutes. add onion ,fry till golden brown.Next add the cooked rice , squeeze lemon juice and mix well. Add grated coconut and garnish with coriander leaves .Serve hot.  


(you can add peas,capsicum also )

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Mosaru Avalakki / Curd Poha / Dahi Poha

Curd Poha

Mosaru Avalakki ( Dahi Poha ) is made by mixing Poha (flaked rice) with spicy and seasoned yoghurt and is very delicious. Mosaru means curds in Kannada This dish is normally made during Krishna Janamashtmi festival in South India.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup poha (flaked rice /avalakki) 
• 1 cup curds
• 1 tbsp. grated fresh coconut
• 1 tbsp. oil
• 1/2 tsp. mustard seeds
• 1/2 tsp. chana dal
• 1/2 tsp. urad dal
•  Hing-pinch
• 3-4 green chilies, chopped
• Few-peanuts
• 1 tbsp. chopped coriander leaves
• Few- curry leaves
• Salt to taste

Method: Soak the poha in water for 5 minutes. Wash thoroughly and drain the water completely. Add curds, and salt to the poha. Keep aside. Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, after it splutters, add chana dal,urad dal,hing and stir fry.Add fried peanuts(opt). Add green chillies, curry leaves fry it for a while.  Add this seasoning to poha mixture and mix well. Add coconut, coriander leaves.Mix and Serve.

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Bread Roll

Bread roll is tasty, delicious snack with potato filling. It's crispy and spicy. Enjoy it hot.

Bread Roll

Course: Starter, snacks
Cuisine: Indian
Prep time: 25min
Cooking time: 25mins
Total time: 50 mins
Servings: 8

Ingredients:

• 2 Potatoes boiled and grated
• 1/4 cup steamed peas
• 9-10 Bread Slices 
• Finely chopped Coriander leaves 
• Finely chopped Green chilies
• 1/2 tsp Red chili pwd
• 1/4th tsp Garam Masala pwd
• 1/4 tsp jeera
• Salt for taste
• Oil for frying

• Method: Add salt, chili powder, gram masala, green chilies and coriander leaves to the mashed potatoes, peas, jeera mix well. Take some water in a bowl and dip a bread slice for few seconds. Squeeze the water from the bread by pressing between palms gently. Place  potato mix over the damp bread and roll and seal the edges of the bread covering it completely.
• You can make it any shape. Keep it in aside for some time to set. Heat oil in a kadhai slowly add the roll in the oil and deep fry on medium flame till golden brown. Remove and place it over absorbent tissue. Serve bread rolls hot with green chutney and tomato sauce.

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Ragi Buttermilk

Ragi Buttermilk / Raagi Majjige (fingermillet flour with Buttermilk ) is best to beat the scorching summer heat.Healthy ,cooling and nutritious drink.A perfect thirst quencher.

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp ragi (roasted)
• 1 cup water
• ½ cup buttermilk
• Salt as per taste

Method

Mix ragi flour in little water to form a smooth paste.Blend Ragi paste ,salt ,buttermilk and water in blender.Serve cold.

Chocolate Milk Shake

Chocolate Milk Shake a treat during summers for kids .Enjoy

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp (Hershey's)Chocolate Syrup
• or (cocoa powder)
• 3 tbsp Chocolate shreds
• 3 cups Milk
• Sugar as per taste
• 1 scoop Ice cream
• 
  

Method: Add chocolate syrup,sugar,milk to blender and blend well.Add little ice cream and blend again.Serve chilled in long glasses with scoop of icecream and chocolate shreds on top.

AKA/अनुवाद/ಅನುವಾದ

The translated version......

Aka/Alias
English	Hindi	Kannada
Asafoetida	हींग	ಇಂಗು
Bay Leaves	तेज पत्ता	ಮಸಾಲಾ ಎಲೆಗಳು
Cinnamon	दालचीनी	ಚಕ್ಕೆ
Cloves	लौंग	ಲವಂಗ
Green Chillies	हरी मिर्च	ಹಸುರು   ಮೆಣಸಿನಕಾಯಿಗಳು
Dry Red Chillies	सूखे लाल मिर्च	ಒಣ  ಮೆಣಸಿನಕಾಯಿ
Cumin Seeds	जीरा	ಜೀರಿಗೆ
Coriander Leaves, Cilantro	हरा धनिया	ಕೊತ್ತುಂಬರಿ ಸೊಪ್ಪು
Coriander Seeds	धनिया	ಧನಿಯಾ
Curry Leaves	करी पत्ता	ಕರಿಬೇವಿನ ಸೊಪ್
Fenugreek Seeds	मेथी	ಮೆಂತ್ಯ
Ginger	अदरक	ಶುಂಠಿ
Groundnut, Peanuts	मूंगफली	ಕಡಲೇಕಾಯಿ ಬೀಜ
Jaggery	गुड़	ಬೆಲ್ಲ
Mustard	राई	ಸಾಸಿವೆ
Peppercorns, Black Pepper	काली मिर्च	ಕರಿಮೆಣಸು
Poppy Seeds	खसखस	ಗಸಗಸೆ
Sesame Seeds	तिल	ಎಳ್ಳು
Tamarind	इमली	ಹುಣಿಸೆಹಣ್ಣು
Turmeric	हल्दी	ಅರಿಶಿನ
Bengal Gram	चना दाल	ಕಡಲೆ ಬೇಳೆ
Black Gram	उड़द  दाल	ಉದ್ದಿನ ಬೇಳೆ
Flaked, Beaten Rice	पोहा	ಅವಲಕ್ಕಿ
Moong Dal	मूंग दाल	ಹೆಸರುಬೇಳೆ
Rice Flour	चावल का आटा	ಅಕ್ಕಿ ಹಿಟ್ಟು
Sago	साबूदाना	ಸಬ್ಬಕ್ಕಿ
Semolina/Rava	सूजी	ರೇವ್
Vermicelli	सेंवई	ಶ್ಯಾವಿಗೆ
Saffron	केसर	ಕೇಸರಿ
Raisins	किशमिश	ಒಣದ್ರಾಕ್ಷಿ
Cardamom	इलायची	ಏಲಕ್ಕಿ
Cashew	काजू	ಗೋಡಂಬಿ
Almonds	बादाम	ಬಾದಾಮಿ

Gajar Halwa/Carrot Halwa

Carrot Halwa or Gajar Halwa, all time favored Indian dessert recipe made from fresh carrots slowly cooked in rich milk with sugar and garnished with dry fruits. It is a perfect and easy dessert which is nutritious and healthy as well.

You can enjoy this Carrot Halwa warm and delicious way or  you can add chilled ice cream and double the joy!

Ingredients

Carrot Halwa / Gajar Halwa

• 4-5 Carrots 
• 2 cups Milk 
• 1 teaspoon Cardamom pwd/ Elachi
• 3 tbsp Ghee 
•  Dry fruits-Raisins, almonds, pista
• 2-3 cups Sugar

Method

• Wash and grate the carrots.
• Fry the carrots in little ghee for 2-3 mins. Add the milk. Cook on a low flame some time stirring occasionally. Add sugar, mix well and cook till the sugar has dissolved and all the milk has been absorbed. Add slightly crushed cardamoms and the raisins. Mix well.
• Remove the gajar halwa from heat and arrange in a serving dish. Garnish with grated almonds and pistachios. Serve cold or hot.

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Spicy Shankarpali / Crunchy Crisps

Enjoy spicy Shankarpali/crunchy crisps with a nice cup of hot tea during kids vacations or festivals.

Ingredients

Spicy Shankarpali

• 1 cup maida
• 1 tbsp Rice flour
• 1 tbsp chiroti rava
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp jeera dhania pwd
• 1/2 tsp Ajwain
• 1/2 tsp sesame seeds
• 1 tsp Jeera/cumin
• 1 tbsp hot oil
• Water
• salt to taste
• oil for deep frying

• Method: 

• Mix the flour with turmeric, chili powder, salt, Jeera, ajwain with 1 Tbsp hot oil, mix well and keep it aside covered for few hours.
• Make a chapati shape with the dough as thin as possible.
• Cut into diamonds or squares using the cutter or knife.
• Heat oil in a heavy bottom pan, Fry till golden brown and crisp. Store in an air-tight container.

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Aloo Paratha

Aloo Paratha - a good healthy kickstart for your busy life. Hot parathas stuffed with spicy aloo masala. Enjoy hot and spicy.

Aloo Paratha

Ingredients

• 1 cup  wheat flour
• 1/2 tsp  cumin seeds/carom seeds
• 1 /2 tsp turmeric 
• 1 -2 tsp chilli powder/garam masala
• 1/2 tsp jeera dhania powder
• 1/2 red chili pwd
• 1 1/2 cup grated boiled potato
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• Few-coriander leaves
• 2 tbsp oil
• salt to taste

Method

1.Knead the flour with water, a little salt,oil into a soft dough.Cover it for 4-5 hours.

2 In a bowl, add the mashed potatoes, salt, masala powder, coriander leaves, lemon juice  and mix well. Divide the mixture into balls. 

3.Make a small chapati with the dough,keep this ball in the middle and bring all the sides together, once done flatten them with your fingers, or use the rolling pin and make the paratha 

4.Heat a skillet (tava) gently, put in the paratha, turn on both sides till done. Now add oil or ghee all around the edges, fry both sides, carefully turning over until evenly brown. 

Serve Aloo Paratha hot with pickle or curds.

You can add mint leaves/ginger paste for extra flavor.


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Palak Pakoda /Spinach Pakora

Spinach Pakora or Palak Pakoda is yummy and tasty. Pakora is a favorite Indian starter/appetizer. Enjoy this healthy spinach version with hot cup of tea.

Ingredients

Spinach Pakora

• 1 fresh Palak(spinach)-finely chopped
• 1 cup Gram Flour(Besan)
• 1 tbsp Rice flour
• 1 Onion(chopped)
• 3-4 Green Chilly
• 1-2 tsp Red Chilly Pwd
• Salt to taste
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• few-coriander leaves
• Water
• Oil for frying

Method 
Mix all the ingredients with little water to form the  dough. Add 1 tsp heated oil to the dough and mix well. Heat oil, make pakora. Fry it till turns golden brown.

Drain the oil and serve Palak Pakoda hot with ketchup or chutney of your choice.


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Ragi Dosa

Ragi Dosa (Ragi : finger millet ) is healthy , nutritious and filling breakfast.Easy to make and enjoyed hot..The onion and chilies adds the zing.

Ragi Dosa

Ingredients:

1/2 cup Rava Chiroti

1 cup finger millet(ragi flour)

Salt as per taste

Oil

1 finely chopped onion

Few Coriander Leaves

Green chillies-7-8

Jeera-1 tsp

Method:

Mix rava and ragi flour and salt (add little curds) .The consistency of batter should be like normal dosa batter. Keep overnight or atleast for 5-6 hours .Next day, mix in vegetables,chillies, jeera, coriander leaves. Make dosas. Serve hot with butter and chutney of your choice.

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