Puliyogare/Puliyodhare Gojju ~ ಪುಳಿಯೋಗರೆ ಗೊಜ್ಜು

Puliyogare Gojju

Puliyogare is a favorite rice dish for many.

Ingredients : 

For Powder :
Peanuts : 1 cup
Urad dal : 1 cup
Bengal dal : 1 cup
Toor dal : 1/2 cup
Coriander seeds : 1 cup
Black Til/Sesame : 1 cup
Black pepper : 1/4 cup
Mustard seeds : 1 tbsp
Methi seeds : 1 tbsp
Jeera : 1/2 cup
Dry coconut gratings : 1/2 cup
Dry chilies or 
Chili powder : as per taste
Turmeric powder : 1 tsp
Hing : 1/4 tsp

ಕುಂಬಳಕಾಯಿ ಗಾರಗಿ ~ Kumbalakai Gargi

ಕುಂಬಳಕಾಯಿ ಗಾರಗಿ

Kumbalkai Gargi this is how this sweet dish is called as in North Karnataka. Its tasty one, one must try it out, we can call it as Pumpkin doughnut :)

Ingredients :

Pumpkin gratings : 1 heaped cup

Wheat flour : 1/2 cup

Jaggery : less than a cup(as per taste)

Salt : a pinch

Cardamom powder : 2 pinch

Poppy seeds : 1-2 tsp

Oil : to fry

Togarikaalu Saaru

Togarikaalu Saaru 

Before Avarekaalu season its Togarikalu/Pigeon Peas season, you can make same recipes as you prepare for avarekaal.

Am posting a recipe which is spicy one, feels great to have it hot with mudde or rice :)

Ingredients :

Pigeon peas : 2 cup

Onion : 1 medium

Green/Red chilies : 4 -5 (depends)

Garlic : 6 -8 cloves

Coriander,Curry leaves : few

Coconut dry or fresh : 1 Tbsp

Hurikadale : 1/2 tbsp

Jeera : 1tsp

Poppy seeds : 1 tsp

Mustard seeds : 1tsp

Coriander seeds/powder : 1tsp

Cinnamon : 1 inch

Cloves : 3 -4

Sambar powder : 1 tsp

Tamarind juice : 1 Tbsp to the taste

Jaggery : to the taste

Oil : 2 Tbsp

Salt : to the taste

ಕಾಯಿ ಹೋಳಿಗೆ ~ Kai holige

ಕೊಬ್ಬರಿ ಒಬ್ಬಟ್ಟು

Kai holige is a delicious sweet dish, this is another alternative way to make sweet dish by coconut when one has got bored  of  kobbari mithai.

Ingredients :

For Filling :

Freshly grated coconut : 2 cup
Chiroti rava : 1 Tbsp (optional)

Jaggery : 1.5 cup (depends on how much sweet u want)

Cardamom :  3 -4

Ghee : 1tsp (optional)

For Dough/Kanaka: 

All purpose flour : 1.5 cup

Chirotti rava : 1/2 cup 

Salt : 1 pinch

Oil : 1 tsp

Southekai Ennagai ~ ಸೌತೆಕಾಯಿ ಎಣಗಾಯಿ

ಸೌತೆಕಾಯಿ ಎಣಗಾಯಿ

Ennagai made from soutekai/cucumber is a common dish in North Karnataka.Its the best combination with jolada roti, can be had with chapati also. These cucumbers are in miniature form of  Mangalore / sambar soutekai.

 

Ingredients :

Cucumber small ones : 5 - 6 

Onion : 2

Garlic : 4 -5 cloves

Uchhellu pudi/Niger seeds powder: 1 1/2tbsp

Jeera : 1/2 tsp

Grated coconut :  1 Tbsp (optional)

Curry, Coriander leaves  : few

Red/Green chilies : 4 - 5

Jaggery : to the taste

Tamarind juice : to the taste

Salt

Oil

ಶೇಂಗಾ ಹೋಳಿಗೆ ~ Shenga Holige

Shenga Holige

 

Peanuts makes the holige a delicious stuff, can be kept for a week. its an North Karnataka recipe as i know.

Ingredients :

Peanuts : 2 cups 
Jaggery : 1/2 cup or to the taste
Cardamom powder : 2  
Dry cocnut gratings : 1 tbsp (optional)
Wheat flour : 1 cup
All purpose flour : 2  -3 tsp
Ghee : 1 sp
Oil : 1sp

Donut Chapati and Micro Chapati

A small experiment..

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Hesarubele Payasa

Hesarubele Payasa

This sweet dish is a lovely one, it tastes great, its cool one to have in summers.

Ingredients:

Moong dal : 2 cups

Jaggery/Sugar : as per taste 

Poppy seeds : 2 tsp

cardamom : 1/2 tsp

Ghee : 1- 2 tsp

Dry/Fresh coconut : 1 Tbsp

Dry fruits : ur choice

Kumbalakai Payasa

Pumpkin Payasa..

A sweet dish made by Pumpkin, tastes good.

Ingredients :

Pumpkin : 1 -2 cup

Channa dal : 1 Tbsp

Chiroti rava : 1/2 cup 

Jaggery : 1 cup (as per the taste)

Dry coconut/Fresh coconut : 2 tsp

Poppy seeds : 1 - 2 tsp

Cardamom powder : 1/2 tsp

Hesarukaalu saaru

ಹೆಸರುಕಾಳು ಸಾರು ~ Hesarukaalu saaru

This saaru is simple one & makes good combo with rice.

Ingredients :

Green gram : 1 - 2 cup.

Garlic cloves : 4 - 5

Corinder, curry leaves : few

Jeera : 1 tsp

Grated coconut fresh : 1 - 2 tsp (optional

Tamarind juice : to the taste

Jaggery : 1/2 tsp

salt : to the taste 

Rasam powder : 1- 2 tsp

Oil :1 - 2 tsp

Red chilli  powder/ Red chillies : 1/2 tsp (optional)

Huralikai Palya

 Beans palya

Huralikai palya makes a good side dish for chapati & rice (with rasam).

Ingredients:

Green Beans/Huralikai : 250 gms

Onion : small (optional)

Green /Red chillies : to the taste

Bengal & Urad Dal : 1 tsp each

Curry & Coriander leaves : few

Fresh grated coconut : 2 Tbsp

Oil : 1 tbsp

Salt : to the taste

Method :

Clean the beans, remove the fiber, chop the beans.

Take a kadai, add oil , add mustard seeds, when they splutter add chopped green or red chillies, add curry leaves, chopped onion, fry until the onions looks translucent.

Now add chopped beans, saute for few seconds then add 1/2 cup of water, cook it until it loses its rawness.

Add fresh coconut gratings, let it cook for few second, keep it in simmer closing the lid.

Serve with chapati, goes well with rice & rasam..

ಶೇಂಗಾ ಹಿಂಡಿ/ಚಟ್ನಿ ~ Shenga Hindi/Chutney

Shenga Chutney

This chutney pudi is basically one of the chutneys from North Karnataka, goes well with chapati, roti, rice & even with uppit, when u are bored of having your regular upit :), as we all know the proteins in peanut this makes chutney healthier too.

Ingredients :

Peanuts : 2 cups

Garlic : 4 -5 pods or more(depends whether one like garlic or not)

Red Chillies/ Powder : 6 / 2 tbsp( as per taste)

Curry , Coriander leaves : few

Tamarind : 2 inches ( optional)

Jaggery : 1/2 tsp( optional) 

Dry coconut : 2 tsp (optional)

Salt : to the taste

ಹುರಳಿಕಾಳು ಸಾರು, ಪಲ್ಯ ~ Huralikaalu Saaru , Palya

Huralikattina Saaru

This saaru/Bassaru/Kattina saaru made by horse gram/Huralikaalu is not only tastier but healthier too. There are few varieties while making saaru, here am giving one of them. 

Ingredients:

Horse gram/Hurali kallu : 1 - 2 cup(depending on requirement)

Onion : 2 (one for saaru & another for palya)

Green chillies, Red chillies : few

Garlic : 4 -5 cloves

Fresh/ dry coconut : grated or pieces ( abt a spoon for saaru)

Curry leaves : few

Cumin seeds : 1 tsp

Mustard seeds : 1/2 tsp

Tamarind juice : to the taste
Jaggery : as per taste

ಹೀರೆಕಾಯಿ-ಬೇಳೆ ಪಲ್ಯ ~ Ridge Gourd-Dal Dish

Ridge Gourd - Dal Palya

This is simple yet tasty recipe.

Ingredients :

Ridge gourd : 2 cups (peeled & chopped)
Toor Dal : 1 or 1/2 cup 
Onion : 1 small
Green chillies : 2 -4 
Jeera : 1/2 spoon
Curry leaves
Oil : 1tsp

ಟೊಮ್ಯಾಟೋ ಕಾಯಿ ಚಟ್ನಿ ~ Tomato Kayi Chutney

                                                   Tomato Kayi Chutney

This is an simple & tasty chutney recipe to have with Roti or chapati, dosa too.  As unripe tomatoes are sour, so it gives a different tangy taste when jaggery, chillies are added.

Ingredients :

Green/UnripeTomatos  :  4 -5 medium sized  

Green/Red chillies : 4 -5 (depends)

Garlic cloves : 3 - 4

Jaggery : to the taste

Uchellu pudi : 1-2 tsp

Jeera : 1/2 tsp

Curry, Coriander leaves : few

Salt : to the taste

Oil  : 1 tsp

Turmeric powder : 1 pinch

Hing : 1 pinch while seasoning

Mustard seeds : 2 pinchs

ಬದನೆಕಾಯಿ ಸಾರು ~ Badanekai Saaru

Badanekai Saaru

This one is a simple recipe & tasty one to have with a hot rice & ghee.

Ingredients :

Brinjal  : 2 -3 

Tomatoes : 2 -3 

Groundnuts :  1- 2 tsp

Jeera/Cumin seeds : 1/2 tsp

Grren chilies : 3 - 4 depends

Sambhar Powder : 1/2 - 1 tsp

Tamarind juice : 1 - 2 tsp (optional)

Onion : 1 small.

Salt : to the taste.

Oil : 1 tsp

Seasoning : Mustard seeds, Curry leaves.

ಮೆಣಸಿನ ಕಡುಬು ~ Menasina Kadabu

Menasukaalu Kadabu

This dish is an ideal one when you suffer from cold & cough, yes a type of medicine :). Nice to have in rainy, winter seasons. Amma used to cook this when some one wld get cold & cough at home.

Ingredients :

Jaggery : 1 cup

Dry Ginger( powdered) : 1/2 cup

Black pepper : 1 Tbsp

Hurikadale hittu : 1/2 cup

All these can be varied to ones taste.

For Dough :

Wheat flour : 1 Cup

Chirotti Rava : 1 tbsp

Method :

Take Dry ginger, black pepper, dry roast the peppers, now make powder from ginger & pepper, mis well.

Add powdered Jaggery, hurikadale hittu, here you can adjust the taste as u wish, if more spice is needed one can add more ginger powder/pepper powder.

Take wheat flour and chirotti rava(optional), mix well adding water as we prepare dough for chapatis, let it rest for 20 mins.

Make small sized balls out of dough as we make to prepare pooris, roll them as shown.

Now fill them with the powder as shown

Keep a vessel, add water, add a tsp of oil so that dumplings/kadubu should not get stick  to each other.

When water starts boiling add kadubu one by one. Let it cook for 5 - 8mins, one can see the color change & remove from the water. Nice to have when it is hot, tastes good when its cooled also..& when its syrupy inside it tastes great.

An household remedy for cold.. :)

ಹಾಗಲಕಾಯಿ ಚಟ್ನಿ ~ Hagalkai Chutney

Haagalkai Chutney

Bitter gourd chutney is a tasty one with its usual bitterness :)

Ingredients :

Bitter Gourd : 1 - 2
Green/Red chillies :  3 -4 (to the taste)
Jaggery : 1 piece (to the taste)
Jeera : 1/2 tsp
Tamarind pulp : an inch (to the taste)
Curry, Coriander leaves : few
Grated coconut :  1 tbsp (optional)
Uchhellu pudi : 1/2 tbsp
Garlic pods : 2 -3 
Turmeric powder : a pinch
Oil : 1 tsp
Salt : as per taste

ಟೊಮೇಟೊ ಪಚಡಿ ~ Tomato Pachadi

 Tomato Pachadi

This recipe is for tomato lovers, who wants to have it in raw or cooked form.

Ingredients : 

Tomatoes - 2 -3 

Onion - 1 medium

Curry,Coriander leaves - few

Redchilli powder -  1 - 2 tsp (to the taste)

Uchellu pudi - 1-2 tsp (as per taste)

Sugar - 1/2 tsp (optional)

Salt - to the taste

Oil - 1 tsp

ಬಟಾಟ ವಡಾ ~ Aloo Bonda

 Batata Vada

Batata Vada is a popular street food @ Maharashtra, it is a delicious evening snack to have with tea, it can also be had with pav as breakfast, its so popular in Mumbai that its available all 24 hours.

Ingredients : 

Batter :

Besan/Bengal gram flour : 1 cup
Rice flour : 1 -2 tsp
Baking soda : 1 pinch
Turmeric powder : 1 -2 pinch
Red chilli powder : 1 tsp (optional)
Salt : to the taste
Oil  : 1tsp

Mango Seekarni ~ ಮಾವಿನ ಹಣ್ಣಿನ ಸಿಕರಣಿ

Mango Shekarni

This is a sweet dish prepared from ripe mangoes preferably sweet ones. This dish is a best combination with Huranada Holige, can be had with chapati too.

Ingredients :

Mangoes : 3 -4 

Banana : 2 

Cardamom : 1 crushed 

Jaggery :  to the taste

Salt : a pinch

Holige Saaru ~ ಹೋಳಿಗೆ ಸಾರು

Obbattu Saaru/Holige Saaru

Holige saaru / Obbattu saru is a delicious sambhar made from the strained water (bele kattu) while preparing hoorana.

Ingredients :

Bele Kattu/ Residual of dal 

Onion - 1 medium

Garlic cloves - 4 -5

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

Green/Red chillies - to the taste

Jeera - 1/2 spoon

Coriander seeds - 1/2 tsp

Cinnamon stick - 1 inch

Cloves - 3 - 4

Grated cocnut (fresh/dry) - 1 tbsp

Curry,Coriander leaves - few

Tamarind juice - to the taste

Hoorana/Jaggery - to the taste

Oil - 1 Tbsp

Salt - to the taste

ಹೋಳಿಗೆ ~ Holige

                                              

   Obbattu/Puran poli

 

Holige/Obbattu is a sweet dish prepared on  the festival occasions like Ugadi, Deepavali, Navarathri, VaraMahaLakshmi Vratha, on Pournami days.

Ingredients :

Filling/Hoorana :

Channa Dal/Toor Dal : 2cups

Jaggery : 1 cup or less to it.

Coconut gratings(dry or fresh) : 1/2 cup or less (optional)

Dough/Kanaka :

Maida/All purpose flour : 1/2 cup

Chiroti rava : 1/2 cup

Turmeric powder : a pinch (added for color)

Salt : 2 pinches

Oil : 1/2 tsp

Chettinad Aloo Masala

Chettinad Aloo Masala

Am here again with another recipe having Aloo/Batata exclusively for Aloo lovers :)..
As per my knowledge Chettinad recipe stands out because of the fresh ground masala, little spicy, any how its up to one's taste that how much spice they want.

Ingredients :

Potato : 2 -3 

Tomatoes : 2 

Onions : 2 

Curry leaves : few

Fresh grated coconut : 1tbsp 

Green Peas : 1/2 cup (optional)

Masala :

For grinding :

Cinnamon : 1- 1 1/2inch

Cardamom : 2

Cloves - 2 -3 

Coriander seeds : 1 tsp

Fennel seeds : 1 tsp

Black pepper  : 1 tsp

Red chillies / Red chilli powder : to the taste

Dry roast all the above ingredients & grind them.

Method :

Peel and cut the potato in to cubes.

Cut the onions in to slices.

Cut tomatoes into pieces .

Take a vessel, add water, bring it to boil, add cubes of potatoes to it. let it cook until it  is soft. or potatoes can be pressure cooked & then cut into cubes or as per ones wish.

Take a pan add oil, add mustard seeds, when it splutters add curry leaves, onion slices, cook until onion turns translucent, add hing, now add tomatoes, cook until the tomato becomes soft. Now add cooked cubes of potato, green peas, fry for a while. add coconut gratings, fry for few seconds, now add ground masala, salt fry for few mins, now add water let it boil for few mins , if you dont want to have gravy, add little water enough to get the potato cubes coated.

Can be had with Roti, Chapati or Rice..

Serve hot...

Few Variations:-

If you want thick gravy you can add :

Channa dal : 1/2 tsp

Urad dal : 1/2 tsp

Jeera : 1/4 tsp

Dry roast all these & grind it to fine powder.

Tomato puree : 1 tbsp

Grind coconut to fine paste :  1tbsp of grated coconut

These are optional, it does give little different taste, but you will get thick gravy.