Avalakki Dosa are pancakes prepared using Beaten Rice and Rice. This dosa is also known as Bread Dosa because of the sponginess texture of the dosa. Cuisine: South India Time Required: 30 … [Read more...]
Pesarattu – Moong Dal Dosa Recipe – Hesarubele Dosa Recipe – Lentil Dosa Recipe
Pancakes prepared using split Green Gram. Cuisine: Andhra Pradesh Time Required: 20 minutes + Soaking time Ingredients: 2 Cups Hesarubele / Green Gram split / Moong Dal 4 - 6 Green … [Read more...]
Paneer Uthappam
Crepes / Pancakes prepared using batter made out of Rice soaked in Cottage Cheese and Whey. When the pancakes are prepared it will have a nice Paneer / cottage cheese aroma. Time Required: … [Read more...]
Kesar Sandwich
Kesar Sandwich is prepared using dehydrated Milk, Nuts, and Saffron. Time Required: 40 Minutes Ingredients: 12 Bread slices For the Mawa(solidified Milk) mixture: 150gms Mawa 1 - 2 … [Read more...]
Palak Spread Dosa
Palak Spread Dosa is Pancakes/Crepes with Spinach and Onion topping. It is a great way to make children eat Spinach. Cuisine: South India Time Required: 20 Minutes Serves: … [Read more...]
Cucumber Idli
Steamed Rice cakes with Cucumber. Ingredients: 1 Cup Idli Rawa 2 Cups Cucumber, Grated 1/4 Cup Coconut, Grated 1/4 Cup Coconut, Chopped 3 Green Chilies 1tsp Asafoetida 3tbsp Coriander … [Read more...]
Kanjeevaram Idli
Kanjeevaram Idli are steamed rice cakes with spices and coconut. It is named after the temple town Kanchipuram. If there is Idli there must be the ubiquitous Dosa, try the Kancheepuram … [Read more...]
Mixed Vegetable Raitha
Raw vegetables in curds/yoghurt. Cuisine: Indian Time Required: 20 Minutes Ingredients: 1 Cucumber 1 Onion 1 Tomato 3 Cups Curds/Yoghurt 1 Green Chilies 2tbsp Chopped Coriander … [Read more...]
South Indian Vegetable Pulao
South Indian Vegetable Pulao is a rice cooked with spices and vegetables. This recipe calls for adding freshly grated coconut into the masala paste. Flavored rice with vegetables and … [Read more...]
Orchid Epidendron Ibaguense
Orchid Epidendron Ibaguense is also known as 'crucifix' orchid. The orchid shown below is a ‘crucifix’ orchid (Epidendron ibaguense). This orchid grows ‘wild’ on the mountain and many sprays of its … [Read more...]
Assemble your own Aquarium
Materials Required: A glass Aquarium of any size. The one shown in the picture above is two and half feet breadth, one and a half feet height and 12 inches width. 1 - Fishing Net 2 - Oxygen … [Read more...]
K – means happiness
When we chose the name “K---” for our son, I knew instantly that he would fill our lives with happiness and since my husband’s name was “Sriram” it was all the more apt. (Lord Sriram's twins were … [Read more...]
Masala Vegetable Pulao
Flavored rice with vegetables and spices Required Time: 30 Minutes Serves: 4 Ingredients: 4 Cups Basmati Rice 1 Carrot 1 Potato 100gms Beans 1 Cup shelled Green Peas Juice of one … [Read more...]
Soosla – Soaked Puffed Rice Masala – Puffed Rice Recipe – Churmuri Recipe
Soosla is an excellent breakfast from the kitchens of North Karnataka. It is a dish prepared using puffed rice, onions and fried gram. Cuisine: North Karnataka Time Required: 20 … [Read more...]
Flower Candle Float
Flowers and candles when combined and floated on water will make a very attractive display especially during the Diwali-the festival of lights. Materials Required for Flower Candle Float: 1 - … [Read more...]
Badanekayi Palya – Brinjal Side Dish – Aubergine Side Dish
Badanekayi Palya is often served with Akki Rotti in Mysore region. Simple yet delicious! Cuisine: South Karnataka Time Required: 20 Minutes Serves: 4 Ingredients: 10 … [Read more...]
Kurtkoti Avalakki – Kurtakoti Avalakki – Hatchtchida Avalakki Recipe – Kuttavalakki Recipe – Dadpe Poha Recipe
Kurtkoti is my maternal grandparents place, which is a village in North Karnataka, where most of my summer holidays were spent with fun, food and freedom. This Spicy crunchy flattened rice snack is a … [Read more...]
Sweet Lime Soda
A very good thirst quencher and goes very well with Punjabi food. Time Required: 10 Minutes Ingredients: 500ml Soda Juice of 1 Lemon 8 Spoons Sugar ½ tsp Salt Method: Add Sugar, … [Read more...]
Carrot Kosambari – Carrot Salad Recipe
Carrot and Split green gram salad are used to make Carrot Kosambari. Weekly once mom would make this at home while growing up. This habit makes me crave for this Kosambari. Cuisine: … [Read more...]
Carrot Flower
Carrot is a strong material that can be used to carve out different shapes. A very easy to make is the flower. Materials required to make Carrot Flower: 1 Carrot Knife and peeler Cold … [Read more...]
