KANNADA CUISINE

Vegan Carrot Kheer

2020-04-19T15:55:00.001-04:00

The lock down continues. We are holed up but life goes on. A good chunk of April is gone. Cherry blossoms came and went. It must be time for Tulips now. Parrot green young leaves are shooting their way out of their winter slumber. It is as if mother earth patiently waited all these months for this warm window to come out and begin her dainty dance. The grocery situation seems to have

Puliminchi /Tamarind gravy

2020-04-07T22:15:00.000-04:00

Our generation, for the matter or parents' generation has not seen anything like this before. This Wuhan virus pandemic has been an eye opener of sorts. How many of us would have imagined sanitizers, disinfectant sprays, disinfectant wipes, toilet roll and water to disappear from the copious shelves of Costco, Target, Walmart and all other supermarkets? How many of us would have ever prepared

Kichdi

2018-09-22T20:20:00.000-04:00

Kichdi- the word brings about myriad memories. It is a very popular staple in most rice consuming societies. We Kannadigas have our own huggi/ bisibelebhaath, Tamils have their pongal, Oriyas, Bengalis, Biharis have their own recipes for this rice and beans dish. East Asian societies have their own versions of Kitchdi. Rice and beans is popular in Mexico. Risotto though typically made without

Bananti Saaru

2018-09-17T10:26:00.001-04:00

I have been meaning to post more postpartum recipes but lagging behind. A few months back when a dear friend had a baby, I had an opportunity to make some special postpartum dishes for her. Here is the basic Saaru/dal. This is more of a template than a recipe. Essentially vegetables and dal combination can be varied but the spices and the process need to be pretty much the same. We will need,

Herekayi Gojju

2018-09-15T16:49:00.000-04:00

My food blogging efforts have come down drastically. This year I have been super lazy looking at the number of posts. It is also true that since I started blogging the world wide web has changed so much. I feel like complaining the way my late grandmother used to , 'everything has changed so much since our times, we did not do/eat/live/sleep etc like this'. Whatever it is, for better or for

Stuffed Paratha

2018-05-09T16:55:00.001-04:00

Paratha! Something that is quick and relatively easy to make and has the potential to be lick smacking good. However, not all parathas are created equal and it is very rare that we come across good parathas. To be called a good paratha, my check list include crispy shells on the outside, not too greasy, oodles of spicy stuffing and no potatoes please. Also, no rips and gaping holes in the shells

Ragi Shavige Uppittu

2018-04-04T22:16:00.000-04:00

Food fads are fleeting. But some of them can actually be good and doable like 'millets'. Millets are the latest darlings out there. Move over oats (or am I too early on oats!), super buddy 'Mr. Millet' is here. My ancestors had been consuming millets till Ms.Indira Gandhi decided to feed them surplus wheat thanks to green revolution in the more advanced countries. My mother does not remember

Bananti Uppittu

2018-03-26T10:57:00.000-04:00

Babies bring joy to the world but to new mothers babies not only bring joy, they also bring anxiety, worry and a bunch of other emotions. New mothers without much support are no doubt lost and find it hard to take care of the baby while taking care of themselves. This is a quick breakfast recipe for new mothers. A friend recently had a baby and I made this for her. New mothers are supposed to

Ugadi Playbook - How to put together a traditional Ugadi feast without the fuss

2018-03-20T16:40:00.000-04:00

Wishing all my readers a very happy and prosperous Kannada new year. I rarely ever end up wishing my readers on festivals. Ugadi for instance, I had grand plans of wishing my readers but turns out that I was busy cooking, eating and merry making with friends. It is good in a way that my actual life takes precedence over virtual life. But then I did really love to do a post right on time someday.

Rasayana

2018-03-20T13:42:00.002-04:00

Wishing you all a very Happy Mahashivratri. Shivratri is said to be the day on which Lord Shiva in order to save the world consumed the poison that emerged from Samudramanthana. Alarmed Parvati then choked Shiva hoping to stop the poison from entering his body. The poison then was held at his throat turning it blue giving them the name 'Neela Kantha' or 'Vishakantha'. Essentially like most

Odisha Odyssey -Part 3 Puri

2018-02-09T23:04:00.001-05:00

The drive from Konark to Puri should have been a picturesque one long back. Today the roads are comfortable but the stretch of road that run parallel to the seas shore is completely covered in litter left behind by rave parties, after dark disco parties and irresponsible tourists. The sand is choke full of used plastic plates, cups and cutlery. This area is the natural habitat of Olive

Odisha Odyssey Part 2 Konark Sun Temple

2018-02-09T22:04:00.002-05:00

Day 3: The whole family was up and ready well before 8 AM and hit the breakfast buffet. On the menu were Idli, tasty Sambar and terrible Chutnies, sticky sweet Upma, Aloo Puri, toast,eggs, fruit and very good grape juice. It was a couple of Idlis, a few hundred grams fruit and a pint of fruit juice for me. We briefly stopped at Bharateshwar, Shatrugneshwar and Laxmaneshwar temples. We

Odisha Odyssey Part 1-Bhuwaneshwar

2018-02-06T18:05:00.002-05:00

Odisha has intrigued me for a long time now. Having never been to east or west India, my only window to these places were the people who hailed from these places that I met way away from either my home or their. Oriya folks made up for significant populace in Sabarmati hostel back during my JNU days. One of them had this knee high Jagannath in a corner of her room. In a place where it was cool

Paris Pranaya

2018-01-30T18:03:00.000-05:00

Paris, it does elicit a variety of reactions. To a lot many it is a romantic destination, to some it means fashion, for a foodie like me it is a place I have been curious about for a long time, to be precise it's food. Recently I had the chance to spend a few hours in Paris and I think I made the most of it. My trip started on an Air France Boeing 777-200 from Detroit to Paris. It was my first

Brown Burfi

2017-09-27T15:05:00.000-04:00

Happy Navratri and Saraswati Pooja. It is my favorite time of the year. While it is a time for many to fast, it is time to feast here. Now is the time I end up making loads of goodies and apologetically devour them all. After all Bombes in Bombe habba need to eat enough to last their upcoming year long hibernation in the dark store room. Here is our Bombe habba 2017 edition. Ideas are hard to

Chocolate Strawberry rolls

2017-08-19T22:55:00.000-04:00