Anushree SP
Anushree SP
Sambarballi Soppu aka Doddapatre, a fragrant Indian herb is known for its home remedies. Its syrup is used to treat common cold and cough. It can also be used in cooking. Some of the recipes are Tambuli, Gojju/Kairasa, Saaru and Bonda. Today, I am sharing a recipe of the Sambarballi Gojju, a dish that is …
Who does not like tamarind or have a childhood memory of this heavenly tangy ingredient? As school kids, we loved eating the tamarind candy stuck to the ice cream stick. I always carried a bulk of these candies in my pocket during my school days. We even pestered our grand mum to make this candy …
Kepala flowers are the little red flowers from the Western Ghats. I have seen this plant grow on the rocky patches specially in areas that is rich in laterite rocks. (what we call as Murakallu in Kannada). This also explains the name Guddada Dasavala (Gudda= hills in Kannada, Dasavala = hibiscus); the little red flowers …
Udnittu, one of the mouth watering recipe of the Udupi cuisine. Uddina Hittu shortened as Udnittu, is a recipe made with Urad Dal flour, curd, ginger and green chillies. It’s a quick recipe that you can whip it up in just 5 minutes.
My best memory of this dish is when my mom used to make Tili Saaru with Tili(cooked rice water) in our Kudremukh home. When I think of our kitchen in Kudremukh, I recall the biggest kerosene lamp in home placed in our kitchen lit in an Old monk bottle. We also had our pet Rambo …
My phone rang when I was finishing my breakfast. It was my grandmother. She is always energetic when she calls me. She then asked me what am I cooking today and I told her I have a beetroot and I want to make Sasive out of it, just like how you used to make. She …
Soak the rice.Red Chillies for the spice. Salt, jaggery and tamarind to balance the spice. Coriander, coconut and jeera will make it nice.Grind everything to smooth with water thrice.Let the batter ferment overnight while you rejoice.
A different type of coconut curry. A curry with a base of coconut and mustard whose aroma makes me merry. A curry which my grand father truly loved and eased his worry. Capsicum or ivy gourd or ring beans or lady finger as the heart of the curry. Even the bitterest bitter gourd or the …
One of the most devoured recipe of the Udupi cuisine using Hog plums is Amtekai Barata. It’s also one of the simplest way to turn hog plums into a delicious lip smacking dish. I am sure this dish will leave you asking for a second serve. The dish is made by cooking the whole hog …
Hogplums, a tangy monsoon precious vegetable of Karnataka. Given the tangy nature of hogplums, they can easily be used in places where tamarind is used. I have already posted a recipe on how to make chutney using hogplums here. Amtekai kairasa, a dish made by crushing the Goratu(inside seed) allowing maximum tanginess to get released …