How to make Panakam or Panagam ~ Jaggery Limeade flavoured with crushed cardamoms, peppercorns and dry ginger, a refreshing and healthy su...

Learn how to make Ela Ada ~ Sweet coconut-jaggery stuffed rice cakes/parcels steam cooked in banana leaves, a traditional delicacy from K...

Learn how to make sweet and sour Bimbli Mosaru Gojju ~ Bimbli in sweet and spicy yogurt sauce Year 2014 came and went by in the blink ...

Learn how to make KaaTu Mavina Hannina Saaru/Gojju ~ Sweet, spicy and tangy wild mango soup/curry from Udupi-Mangalore A big hello from In...

Learn how to make Sweet and Spicy Peas Curry ~ Dried green and yellow peas cooked in sweet, sour and spicy tomato and tamarind gravy ...

Learn how to make Bombay Potato/Bombay Bataka ~ Potatoes cooked in a hot, sweet and sour tomato and tamarind gravy (No onion-no garlic r...

Learn how to make Plum Chutney/Relish ~ Sweet, spicy and tart yellow plum chutney/relish made using jaggery, unrefined sugar First tim...

Learn how to make Kashaya or Kashayam ~ Sweet and spicy herbal drink made using selected aromatic spices based on the ancient Indian hea...

Learn how to make Peanut Chikki or Peanut Laddu or Peanut Brittle ~ Sweet vegan treats of roasted peanuts and jaggery It was a good 20...

Rava Uttapam (Semolina Pancakes with Raisin and Currant Chutney and Kokum Cooler This lady friend of mine has very special love affair wit...

Panchakajjaya || Mushikavaahana modaka hastha, Chaamara karna vilambitha sutra, Vaamana rupa maheshwara putra, Vighna vinaayaka paada nam...

Curry Leaves Chutney Powder “What are they?” asked British lady standing right next to me in Asian grocery store. “Its curry leaves”, I ...

Roasted Spices for Bisi Bele Bhath Masala Past month has been really hectic in terms of professional and personal terms. So hectic that I mi...

Pineapple Rasam Rasams rule our dinner menu’s in winters and for that matter, even in summers. Gently steamed bowl of rice and a ladleful of...

Sweet Banana Appams First and foremost, Wishing you all a very happy Deepavali. May this festival of lights bring happiness and prosperity t...

Banana Blossom Patrode Mangaloreans love two things, one coconut and another curry leaves. Between these two there is another vegetable/frui...

Dudhi-Aloo Masala 6 months back: Mushrooms 4 months back: Bell Peppers 2 months back: Baby Corns A month back: Fenugreek Leaves At present: ...

Lauki-Kala Channa Curry Have you read Amulya Malladi’s “ Serving Crazy with Curry ”? It is a story of protagonist, Devi, who is fired from h...