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.

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 […]

Cucumber yogurt curry is a typical Mangalorean curry, a yogurt-based curry made with simple ingredients that makes a tasty curry to serve with steamed rice. Comfort and healthy traditional curry for everyday cooking recipes.

Black-gram sweet Usli is a healthy and nutritious sweet dish prepared for girls in puberty. The ancient medicine recommends consuming de-husked urad dal as it is one of the fiber-rich food, Healthy foods have nutrients that are important for growth and development, these protein-rich foods have vitamins and minerals like iron and omega-3 fatty acids, which are particularly […]

Ragi mudde a healthy and filling meal from Karnataka typically consumed and served with saaru, one of the healthiest food that is full of multi nutrients and hence it is typically consumed by hardworking farmers. Ragi mudde is typically consumed with soppsaaru, bassaru, or uppesru which is typically prepared with a bunch of fresh leafy […]

Karadantu (Kannada: ಕರದಂಟು) is a sweet delicacy unique to the state of Karnataka, India. Karadantu means fried-edible gum in the local language, Kannada. A healthy, nutritious and traditional North Karnataka dessert recipe made with nutritious ingredients like – dry coconut (copra), Poppy seeds, mixed dry fruits, dry pumpkin seeds, edible gum, ghee, and jaggery, which makes a delicious chewy texture sweet […]

The English name of Honagone soppu is Sessile Joyweed, A healthy and nutritious green leafy vegetable available in rainy season. It has a bunch of medicinal values. It’s called Koypa in Marathi, Honagone in Kannada, Ponnaganti koora in Telugu and Ponnanganni Keerai in Tamil. Honagone soppu and green gram make a good protein pack combination. It is a […]

Mutton keema curry is a traditional Karnataka style recipe, it is usually known as meatball curry, minced meat is made as a ball by adding spices, herbs, and coconut. It is a special nonvegetarian recipe for all food lovers. Perfect with ragi mudde, rice or roti. In my Early post, I had posted Mutton Kheema […]

Raw mango rice with mustard /Mavina kayi sasive chitranna is a traditional south Indian rice variety,where coconut, mustard, blended with red chilies, seasoned and mixed with cooked rice. This is another version of Mango rice, a tangy tasty satisfying rice dish which can be prepared in a short time with simple ingredients.    

Uchellu chutney is a traditional combination for Ragi rotti/Ragi dosa.  An easy to make chutney with simple ingredients. Niger seeds is similar to black cumin seeds but are soft and slippery, similar to sesame with unique taste, a protein rich seeds, It is an essential ingredient in most curries like Yengai– Masala stuffed in Egg […]

Chicken korma is a authentic side dish to serve as a side dish for Indian bread, poori’s, dosa, idli etc..  it goes good with plain steamed rice or flavored rice, a traditional south Indian side dish prepared with aromatic spices and coconut milk is the key ingredients to the recipe, by adding coconut milk makes […]

Chikkina unde or chigali unde is a traditional sweet dish prepared with dry roasted black sesame and jaggery, made into round shaped laddu’s, then dipped in a batter prepared with all purpose flour, deep fried in oil, an easy to prepare and easy to store laddoo ‘s, these laddus have distinct flavour and very tasty.  Black sesame […]