Jan 27, 2014

Malai Toast (Creamy Toast)


MALAI TOAST
Malai toast is a very tasty evening snack. We can even call it as Bread Pizza
I would love to share this recipe here. Must try once :)

Ingredients -

  1.  Cream (malai) - Half cup
  2.  Bread - 8
  3.  Onion - 2 chopped
  4.  Tomato - 2 Chopped
  5.  Capsicum - 1, cut into thin long strips
  6.  Ginger - ½ spn finely chopped
  7.  Garlic - ½ spn finely chopped
  8.  Coriander leaves - 1 tspn chopped
  9.  Red chilli powder - 1 tspn
  10.  Salt - As per taste
  11.  Jeera Powder - ½ tspn(Optional)
  12.  Semolina(Rava) - 1 tspn (Optional)

Method -

1] In a bowl, add malai,chopped onion,tomato,ginger-garlic,coriander,capsicum. Mix well

2] Add red chilli powder,salt,cumin(jeera) powder, and semolina(rava) mix all added ingredients well.

3] Take a piece of bread, Spread 1 tspn of malai mixture all over the bread and press it lightly.

4] Heat a non-stick pan, grease it with little ghee/butter, place the bread on it (3 or 4 at a time), When the base of the bread is golden brown turn the bread slice and cook till the mixture turns crisp and golden brown. Take out when both sides are toasted well.
 

Serve hot with tomato ketchup. Its tastes YUMMY!

May 24, 2013

Organically grown water-melon

Water melon grown at Laxmi Lokur's farm, Belavadi, Belgaum district.



The melon was really sweet and tasty.
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Dec 28, 2012

Restaurants in Dharwad

Sai Aranya
Multi Cuisine Restaurant for families
Dharwad-Belgaum Road (NH4), near Narendra cross

Ankita Restaurant
Vegetarian
Poona-Bengaluru Road, near KC Park

Madhura Palace
Vegetarian
Poona-Bengaluru Road, near KC Park

LEA Canteen
Vegetarian
adjacent to Town hall, near Corporation Circle

Amingad Cool Drinks House
Vegetarian, chat, snacks and cool drinks
Gandhi Chowk, Subash Road

Hotel Kamat
Vegetarian
Subash Road

Krishna Restaurant
Vegetarian
Subash Road

Megha Darshini
Vegetarian
Subash Road

Hotel Upavan
Vegetarian
Azad Park, Jubilee Circle

Hoysala Restaurant
Vegetarian
Poona-Bengaluru Road, opposite, ICICI Bank, near Court Circle

Central Park
Bar & Restaurant, veg and non-veg food
Poona-Bengaluru Road, opposite Kittel College, near Court Circle

Mandar Regency
Food Court and Bar & Restaurant, veg and non-veg food
near Court Circle

Krishna Bhavan
Vegetarian
PB Road, Court Circle

Brinadavan
Vegetarian
Station road, near Court Circle, opposite Horticulture office

Mayur Cafe
Vegetarian
near Hindi Prachar Sabha

Pearl Bar & Restaurant
Bar & Restaurant, veg and non-veg food
near Sangam Theatre

Saroj Veg Restaurant
Vegetarian
PB Road, near NTTF

Karishma Restaurant
Bar & Restaurant, veg and non-veg food
Toll Naka, Dharwad-Hubli Road

Hotel Shree Nandikeshwara
Veg and non-veg food
Kalghatgi Road, near Vijaya Bank

Prithvi Garden Restaurant
Bar & Restaurant, veg and non-veg food
Kalghatgii Road, near SDM Engineering College

Maitri Palace
Vegetarian
near JSS College, Dharwad-Hubli Road

Manorama Restaurant
Vegetarian, good Chinese food
near JSS College, Dharwad-Hubli Road

Ozone
Bar & Restaurant, veg and non-veg food
Dharwad-Hubli Road

Mayur Aaditya Resort
Bar & Restaurant, veg and non-veg food
near Navalur village, Dharwad-Hubli Road

Red Fort
Bar & Restaurant, veg and non-veg food
Dharwad-Hubli Road, near SDM Dental Hospital

Travel Inn
Bar & Restaurant, veg and non-veg food
Dharwad-Hubli Road, near SDM Dental Hospital


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Dec 18, 2012

Lingayath Khanawali in Dharwad

Lingayath Khanawali is a place for home-like food- North Karnataka jolada-rotti oota ~ jowar-roti khana. The tradition of Khanawali originated in Bijapur and spread to other parts of northern Karnataka. Khanawalis provide meals at reasonable prices. Khanawalis have a common menu; jolada-rotti, two chatnis, green salad, vegetable bhaji, cereal bhaji, rice, curry, pickle and curds. There will be minor variations in menu from khanawali to khanawali.

Below is a list of kanawali in Dharwad. This list will be updated as frequently as possible.

Shri Dharwad Basappa Khanawali
Corporation Circle

Basappa Khanawali
near Court Circle

Prabhu Khanawali
near Court Circle

Nataraj Khanavali
Sangam Circle, Line Bazar

Siddarooda Khanawali
near Hindi Prachar Sabha, Sri Sadashiv Wodeyar Road

Revana Siddeshwara Khanawali
next to Sai Baba temple, near Saptapur Baavi

Shankar Kanawali
near Saptapur Baavi


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Nov 21, 2012

Ona Chiroti ~ ಒಣ ಚಿರೋಟಿ

ಸಾಮಗ್ರಿಗಳು -
ಮೈದಾಹಿಟ್ಟು 
ಸಕ್ಕರೆ 
ಒಣಕೊಬ್ಬರಿ 
ಏಲಕ್ಕಿಪುಡಿ 
ಅಕ್ಕಿಹಿಟ್ಟು 
ವನಸ್ಪತಿ (dalda )
ಎಣ್ಣೆ (ಕರಿಯಲು)

ಮಾಡುವ ವಿಧಾನ -
1.ಸಕ್ಕರೆ, ಒಣಕೊಬ್ಬರಿ, ಏಲಕ್ಕಿಪುಡಿಮಾಡಿಕೊಂಡು ಬೆರೆಸಬೇಕು.
2.ಮೈದಹಿಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ್ ಕಾಯಿಸಿದ ಎಣ್ಣೆಯನ್ನು ಹಾಕಿ ಚಪಾತಿ ಹಿಟ್ಟಿನ ಹಾಗೆ ನಾದಿಕೊಳ್ಳಬೇಕು.
3. ನಾದಿದ ಹಿಟ್ಟನ್ನು ಚಪಾತಿ ತರಹ 3 ಚಪಾತಿಯನ್ನು ಲಟ್ಟಿಸಿ ಇಟ್ಟುಕೊಳ್ಳಬೇಕು.
4. ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ್ ಅಕ್ಕಿಹಿಟ್ಟಿಗೆ  ವನಸ್ಪತಿ (dalda ) ಹಾಕಿ ಕಲಿಸೀಡಬೇಕು. ಮಾಡಿದ 3 ಚಪಾತಿಯನ್ನು ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಂಡು ಮೊದಲನೇ ಚಪಾತಿಗೆ ಅಕ್ಕಿಹಿತ್ತಿನ್ ಮಿಶ್ರಣವನ್ನು ಹಚ್ಚಬೇಕು ಆ ಚಪಾತಿ ಮೇಲೆ ಇನ್ನೊಂದು ಚಪಾತಿಯನ್ನು ಇಡಬೇಕು ನಂತರ ಆ ಚಪಾತಿಗೂ ಅಕ್ಕಿಹಿತ್ತಿನ್ ಮಿಶ್ರಣವನ್ನು ಹಚ್ಚಬೇಕು ಮತ್ತೆ  ಅದರ ಮೇಲೆ 3ನೇ  ಚಪಾತಿ ಇಟ್ಟು ಅದಕ್ಕೂ ಅಕ್ಕಿಹಿತ್ತಿನ್ ಮಿಶ್ರಣವನ್ನು ಹಚ್ಚಿ ಅದನ್ನು ಸಣ್ಣದಾಗಿ ಸುತ್ತಿಕೊಂಡು ಅದನ್ನು ಚಾಕುವಿನಿಂದ ಕತ್ತರಿಸಬೇಕು , ಕತ್ತರಿಸಿದ ನಂತರ ಅದನ್ನು ಲಟ್ಟಿಸಬೇಕು. ಲಟ್ಟಿಸಿ ಇಟ್ಟುಕೊಂಡಿರುವ  ಒಣ ಚಿರೋಟಿಯನ್ನು ಎಣ್ಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕರಿಯಬೇಕು ಅದಕ್ಕೆ ಬಿಸಿ ಇರುವಾಗಲೇ ಸಕ್ಕರೆ ಪುಡಿಯನ್ನು ಉದುರಿಸಿದರೆ ಒಣ ಚಿರೋಟಿ ತಯಾರಾದ ಹಾಗೆ.


Ona Chiroti Recipe in English

Ingredients
Maida
Sugar (powdered)
Dry cocnut (scraped)
Cardamom (powdered)
Rice flour
Dalda or Ghee
Oil

Procedure:

  • Mix sugar, dry coconut and cardamom.
  • Prepare maida dough; add heated oil to maida and knead it thoroughly
  • Roll maida dough into 3 circles (like chapathi) of uniform thickness and diameter
  • Add little dalda to little rice flour and mix properly to make a thick paste
  • Prepare a triple sandwich of the 3 circles with rice flour-dalda paste in between apply a layer of rice flour-dalda paste to the top most circle and roll the sandwich into a tight roll.
  • Cut the roll into pieces of equal width a knife
  • With a chapathi roller roll the cut pieces lightly
  • Deep fry the rolled pieces until they turn brown 
  • Sprinkle powdered sugar on the fried pieces while they are still hot allow to cool and they are ready.

Serve with a khara item.