Mangos are in season now. My daughters love to have raw mango rice in their tiffin box and this preparation of mine is one of their favourite rice ite…
Kantola Tawa Fry
Kantola has many names like Spine gourd, Mada hagala, .Locally we call this as “Kaadu peere” in Mangalore .Kantola is one of the famous and nutritious…
Wild Mango Saasive / Wild Mangoes in coconut and mustard sauce
Last week my sis-in-law gave me these wild mangoes from her hometown and lucky me, I got this after so many years and I prepared this traditional curr…
Bannangayi Dosa /tender (young) coconut Dosa:
When I was a little girl, my mom used to work and I used to spend the summer vacation at my grandparents’ house. I used to enjoy at the farm house by …
Banana Halwa
Banana Halwa was an integral part of my childhood. Usually, this Halwa is made by using Kerala big banana which is called as” Nendra variety” but in o…
Lemongrass Tambli
Lemongrass is used as a culinary as well as medicinal herb in the Asian continent. It has a mild citrus flavour with sweetish taste. It can be used in…
Raw Mango and Coconut chutney
There are so many ways to make lip smacking good Mango chutney. This is traditional mango chutney from Mangalore, South of Karnataka and it is mostly …
Kadle Bele –Gerubeeja Payasa / Chana dal and Cashew Kheer
Happy Ugadi! Ugadi is celebrated as the beginning of a new year in India (but through different names). In Bangalore, we start this festival by eating…
Beet and apple salad
Low calorie eye pleasing salad for this summer heat. This is a very light and tasty salad and at the same time, pleasing and healthy too.This salad ge…
Breadfruit/Deevi halasu sambar
Breadfruit is seasonal much-loved veggie in our coastal region of Karnataka. It is something we all grew up with – “a comfort food” It can be consumed…