Archive for the ‘Appetizer – vegetarian’ Category
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Breadfruit shallow fried fritters I ಜಿಗುಜ್ಜೆ ಪೋಡಿ

Breadfruit fry is a tasty shallow fried fritters to serve as a side dish for Dal rice/sambar rice. Jeegujje in local language – Bread fruit is widely cultivated and consumed in Karnataka coastal regions. It belongs to same family as jack fruit. This is soft, buttery vegetable, suits with any dishes to prepare like fritters, curry or sambar.
Palak and Dill leaves bonda I ಪಾಲಕ್ ಮತ್ತು ಸಬ್ಬಸಿಗೆ ಸೊಪ್ಪಿನ ಬೋಂಡಾ

Palak and dill leaves bonda is a healthy and tasty fritters made with fresh spinach and dill leaves. A crisp outside and crunchy outside deep fried snack made with simple ingredients, an aromatic and tasty fritters made with besan flour, rice flour, onion, and spices, a traditional Karnataka fritters made with fresh spinach and dill leaves, […]
Rava vada recipe I ರವೆ ವಡೆ

Rava Vada is a very popular South Indian snack, which has a unique taste and fabulous texture crispy outside and soft from inside. A quick to make a snack for any time, all you need are basic ingredients like semolina, onion, curry leaves, cumin, grated ginger… which makes a crunchy and yummy snack to munch […]
Potato bajji recipe I Aloo bajji I Alugedde bajji

Potato bajji /aloo bajji /alugedde bajji is the most popular snack and tasty bajji variety. A quick and easy snack that can be made with simple ingredients like potato, gram flour, and spices, a crispy and tasty snack for lunch or dinner, or to munch as a tea time snack.
Kurkure Paneer

Kurkure paneer is an easy and yummy starter that can be made at home easily in a short time with simple ingredients, all you need is Paneer (cottage cheese), simple Indian spices, cornflour, maida, and cornflakes which makes a flavorful, crispy, and crunchy starter!
Elephant yam shallow fry I Suvarna gedde tawa fry I Suran fry I Yam roast
Tempered puffed-rice I Puri oggarane recipe I seasoned puffed-rice

Puri oggarane is a spicy crunchy homemade snack prepared with puffed-rice. A popular tea time snack prepared by tempering curry leaves, peanuts, roasted gram, garlic, chilies, turmeric, and salt, Then tossed with puffed rice, a perfect snack to munch with a cup of tea or coffee on a rainy day or summer day or as […]
Kurkure bindi

Karakuri bhindi recipe is one of the easiest Indian starters recipes, The Bhindis (Okra) is lightly coated and marinated in a mixture of Besan (Gram Flour) and Indian spices. These coated Bhindis (Okra) are then deep-fried so that they become crispy. Kurkuri Bhindi can be enjoyed as a side dish with Rice or Indian Bread like Roti […]
Masala peanut recipe I Masale kadle beeja I Kharada Kadle beeja

Masala peanuts is a famous tea time snack of Karnataka popularly known as Kharada Kadle Beejaa/Khara Kadle prepared using peanuts, gram flour, red chilly powder, turmeric, cumin powder, asafoetida, and salt, coated with and deep-fried until crisp. A crispy, healthy, and an easy to make recipe with simple ingredients that can be made in small […]
Congress kadlekai I masala peanuts recipe

Congress Kadlekai or Kadle Beeja is a very popular and tasty snack from Karnataka, made by dry roasting the raw peanuts and is seasoned with a spice mixture and tossed until the masala is coated evenly. In Karnataka, this is famously found in condiment stores and Iyengar bakeries and also you generally see the street […]