Mavinakayi Chitranna/Raw Mango Rice

Mavinakayi Chitranna /Raw Mango rice is tangy yummy spicy rice usually done during Ugadi festival in Karnataka.

Ingredients

Mavinakayi Chitranna

Rice-1.5 cup (cooked)
Raw Mango grated-1 cup

(keep few aside for garnishing)

Green chillies-7-8 (spicy)

Mustard-1 tsp

Coconut-2 tbsp

Oil

Peanuts-few

Corainder leaves-few

Seasoning

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

Turmeric-pinch
Red chilies 1

Method
Cook rice and spread the rice on a plate.
Grind  raw mango pieces  along with  grated  coconut,green chillies and mustard with little water.Heat oil in a pan,fry peanut till brown in color,keep it aside.Add all items under seasoning, add red chillies and stir. Add the  ground mixture,next add rice and salt,peanuts and raw mango shreds for more tangier taste and mix well. Garnish with coriander leaves.Serve Hot.

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Kesari Bhath/ Sheera / Sajjige

Sheera/Sajjige

Kesari Bhath / Sheera is yummy flavored sweet that can be made in very less time. It is called as Sajjige in Kannada. It is also made during festivals as offering/neivedya/prasad to God. Enjoy this semolina pudding warm.

Ingredients

1	cup Chiroti rava
1	1/2 cup Milk
1	cup Ghee
2	tbsp Raisins
1/2	tsp  Cardamom Powder/1 tsp kesar
1	cup  Sugar/ Banana
2	tbsp Cashew nut

• Method
• Roast rava in the ghee till aromatic
  
• Add sugar and warm  milk and lower the flame. Add  chopped bananas.Simmer and cover with lid till it blends in. 
• Add raisins and cardamom powder to garnish.
• Add fried cashew nuts and  kesar (opt)

Enjoy with little ghee on the top.

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Hesarubele Kosambri/ Moong Dal Salad

 Hesarubele Kosambri (aka Moong Dal ) is normally served as part of traditional Habbada Adige (Festive Food Platter).Salads are known as Kosambri in Kannada.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup moong dal 
• 1 medium sized cucumber,chopped
• 1 grated carrot
• 5-6 finely chopped green chillies
• 1tspn oil
• 1tspn mustard seeds
• 1/2 tspn chana dal
• 1/2 tspn urad dal
• 4-5 curry leaves
• 1tspn lemon juice
• Hing pinch
• fresh coriander chopped
• 2tbspn fresh grated coconut
• salt as per taste

Method:

1.Soak moong dal for 30minutes and drain it dry and keep it aside.

2.Heat oil in a small kadai or pan on medium flame. Add mustard seeds-once it splutters,add chana dal,urad dal ,green chillies, curry leaves and hing,once done add to the moong dal.

3 .Add chopped cucumber, grated carrot ,chopped coriander leaves , grated coconut,salt and lemon juice and mix well.Serve with chapati or enjoy with hot Rasam/ Saaaru Rice.

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Chivda / Poha

Chivda is  a quick and spicy delicious snack enjoyed  just like that.

Ingredients:

Chivda

• Thin Pooha /Avalakki 3 cups
• Dry coconut 1/2 cup
• Red chillies  8-10 or
• Green Chillies 8-10 chopped (it gives diff taste)
• Peanuts , Cashews
• Hurikadle/Puttani/White dal
• Salt to taste
• Sugar 1/4 tsp
• Oil   1.5 Tbsp
• Mustard seeds
• Turmeric 1/2 Tsp
• Hing
• Few Curry leaves

Method:

  In a deep pan heat the oil fry peanuts and cashew nuts,white dal and remove on a plate.Fry poha slightly to make crispy ,remove from the pan.Heat oil add mustard seeds and when it starts to pop up, add hing,turmeric, red chillies/green chillies curry leaves.Once done, add the poha  and mix well,add salt and sugar, again mix well and then add the dry coconut,cashew nuts,peanut and mix well.Store it in a air tight container.

You can add fried crisps as well.


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Curd Rice

Curd Rice is a staple diet a "must " for every South Indian home and if it is spicy and flavored who wouldn't love it. Try this out. A traditional recipe! Enjoy !

Ingredients

Curd Rice

Cooked Rice  2 Cups
Curds - 2 cups
Grapes(halved), or pomegranate seeds 
or finely chopped cucumber/Onion- 1/2 cupFried cashewnuts -few
Fried Peanuts -few

Seasoning

Green chilies, chopped- 4-5
Channa Dal- 1 Tsp
Urad Dal- 1Tsp
Hing- a pinch

 Oil- 2 Tsp
Mustard seeds-1 tsp

Chopped Coriander leaves 
Curry leaves,chopped ginger (opt)
Salt- to taste 
Fresh grated coconut

Method-

Mix together the rice, yogurt/curds and add salt. Season with Hing and ginger, Channa dal, urad dal, mustard seeds ,green chilies, curry leaves. Add to the rice mixture. Add the remaining ingredients. Mix the salt. Add the grapes, pomegranate seeds or chopped cucumber with the coriander, and mix well.  Enjoy with pickle and uppu hacchida menasinakaayi-fried. (Uppu Hacchida Menasinakaayi (Dried Green chilies )).Add more curds if the mixture seems dry.

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Spicy Pongal

Pongal - a Sankranthi Festival flavor. This Huggi / Khara /Ven Pongal is the traditional recipe made in almost all homes in South India during Makara Sankranthi.  

It can also be enjoyed during cold chill weather and see how it will warm you up!  Enjoy pipping hot. 

Spicy Pongal

Ingredients

Raw rice 1 cup

Moong dal- 1/4 cup

Water 4 cups

Salt as needed

Ginger chopped 1 tblsp optional

Asafoetida 1 pinch

Boiled Avarekai/Peas-1/2 cup special flavor

Gojju

Seasoning

Ghee 2 tblsp

Pepper 2 tsp

Jeera 2 tsp

Curry leaves few

Hing a pinch

Cashews 5-6

Dry coconut-1/2 tbsp

Green chillies-3-4 unique spicy flavor

 Method

Fry Moong dal and rice with ginger in ghee. 

Cook in pressure cooker along with little jeera, pepper and green chillies with water.

Allow it to cool and mash well.

Add boiled avarekai or peas.

Season with the items given. Heat little ghee, add pepper and let it start splutter. 

Add cashews and jeera. Add green chillies curry leaves and hing.

Once done  add it to pongal and mix well.

Add grated dry coconut.

Serve hot with tamrind gojju.

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