Exam time and kids were craving for Mangalore style cutlets, like the ones you get in Pabba’s ice cream parlour in Mangalore. My daughter asked me to prepare that same chutney as well. Finally tried m…

It is nothing but Yard long beans and whole green gram with cumin flavoured coconut gravy. This is an age-old combination and a traditional recipe from Mangalore. Jeerige Bendi is very mild, flavorful…

It is a vegetarian dish well known in Chinese and Buddhist Cuisine. We love Buddha’s delight at our favourite restaurant Chung wah. Their version has lemongrass flavour in the gravy, and we especially…

Makara sankranti is over and you may have left over Ellu Bella which you got from your near and dear ones during distribution to each other. Usually there will be no takers for this after two days of …

Radish pods are available only in winter and after coming to Bangalore, I tasted this almost ten years back and initially I felt it was very pungent and not for me kind of a flavour. But the foodie in…

Makki Ki roti is the staple food of Punjab and tastes really good when we pair this with Sarson Ka Saag. Usually Makki Ka roti is made by using maize flour and patted by hand. It is slightly thick and…

Come January, my veggie vendor will bring mustard greens and Bathua greens. In Kannada, we call Bathua as chakotha and mustard as sasive soppu .Last week I got a bunch from him and I prepared this cur…

Happy New Year wishes to all my Readers!!!! Masala whole wheat laddu’s are pure bliss!!!! I had some apprehension before tasting this mainly because, I couldn’t imagine the taste of laddu’s with fenne…

This is one of our family favourite curries, which is loved by all. We make two types of curries by using ivy gourd and chickpea. One is with onion and garlic, other one without it. This name is deriv…

Day before yesterday, my daughter V was asking, ‘amma, everywhere I can feel the Christmassy atmosphere, why haven’t you made anything?  Please make plum cake.” Immediately, daughter A said “No need t…