Hagalkayi Podi

Bitter Gourd chips.  This is an authentic recipe from South Canara.  Podi is served with Rice and Rasam or Sambar. Time Required: 10 Minutes + Resting Time

Paneer Tikka

Cottage Cheese coated with spices and grilled or shallow fried. This dish is very suitable to be served as a starter. Time Required: 20 Minutes

Kadalepuri Vaggarane

“Kharad kadlekayi beeja bisi puri / spicy groundnuts mixed with hot puffed rice” – long ago an old man used to yell this tag line after every 5 minutes as he walked on the roads of Mysore after 6:00 PM selling spicy groundnuts mixed with red chili seasoning and puffed rice. The rains would have [...]

Samosa Chaat

An evening snack prepared using the popular stuffed pastry Samosa. Time Required: 10 Minutes if you are using ready made Samosa

Special Pakoda

The rains bring in so much cheer and the Monsoon has visited South India on time this year. The temperature has come down and isn’t it a perfect time to have Pakodas / fritters and hot tea listening to the rain. This type of Pakoda is sold in Bombay Tiffanys in Mysore and is prepared [...]

Golgappa Puri

Small puffed deep fried fritters used to fill different kinds of tasty, tangy concoctions and served.  The famous street food of India Chaats use these puris.

Thengolalu

This is a deep fried snack popular in South India that can be stored for many days.  It is known as Jantikalu in Andhra Pradesh and is prepared during Shankranthi festival.

Crispy Calocassia

This is a shallow fried snack using Calocassia tuber.  This dish is also known as Podi in coastal regions of Karnataka. Time Required: 25 Minutes Serves: 2

Balehannina Bonda

Sweet fritters prepared using ripe Bananas. Time Required: 20 Minutes Serves: 6 Ingredients: 2 Robust Ripe Banana / Pachcha Balehannu ½ Cup Maida ½ Cup Akki Hittu ½ Cup Corn flour 1 tsp Sugar A pinch of salt Oil for deep-frying

Palak Pakodi Chaat

A tangy tasty snack prepared using Palak Pakoda / Spinach Fritters.