This rich sweet dish is popular in the regions of Mysore. This is prepared using Clarified Butter/Ghee and Gram Flour.
Time Required: 20 Minutes
Ingredients:
1 Cup Kadale Hittu/Besan/Gram Flour
2 Cups Sugar
2 Cups Ghee/Clarified Butter
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As you near Mysore city, the first thing that you notice is Chamundi hills standing protectively over the city spread on its foothills. Every Mysorean is fond of this hill and they might have visited the place innumerable times by road or by foot.
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A sweet prepared using Rice and Coconut. This is prepared on Saraswathi Pooja during Dasara in Mysore.
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Shopping for souvenir or anything else can be done in plenty in Mysore. Tourists, locals and rural people living around Mysore make a beeline to the shopping centers like Landsdowne building, Gandhi Square, Krishnarajendra Circle (K.R.Cirle), Sayyaji Rao Road, Dhanvantri Road and Devaraja Urs Raod because these centers are close to the city bus stand, [...]
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Vijayadashami being the last day of the celebrations, a grand Jamboo Savari/procession passes through the streets of the city. The main attraction here is the idol of the goddess Chamundeshwari placed in the golden howdah on top of the Ambaari aane/elephant seat. The golden howdah is made using 80Kgs of gold. In [...]
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A Kerala style side dish prepared using Cabbage or Beans.
Time Required: 25 Minutes
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
500gms Cabbage or French Beans, Chopped finely
1 Onion Chopped finely
2 Cloved Garlic
1tsp Chopped Ginger
6 Green Chilies
1tbsp Coconut Oil
½tsp Mustard seeds
1tsp Urad Dal/Blackgram dal split
4 Red Chilies, Broken
1 Cup Fresh Coconut, Grated
¼tsp Turmeric powder
¼tsp Cumin Seeds
Few Curry leaves
Salt to taste
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Mysore looks its best during the 10-day Dasara celebration where all the major roads in the city, heritage buildings, palaces, historical monuments, ancient temples and shops are illuminated.
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Sprouted Horse gram side dish.
Time Required: 20 Minutes + Soaking time
Ingredients:
250gms Horse Gram
1 Onion, Chopped finely
½ Cup fresh Coconut, Grated
4 Green Chilies, Slit lengthwise
2tbsp Coriander Leaves, finely chopped
Juice of half Lemon
Salt to taste
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A curry prepared using the drained water from cooked lentils like Whole Green Gram, Horse Gram, Cow Peas/Black eyed peas etc.,
Time Required: 25 Minutes + Soaking time
Serves: 4
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A Bengal gram/brown chik pea based side dish usually prepared as offerings to gods and distributed among the devotees. It is also known as Sundal and Usali.
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