Akki rotti is a very tasty bread prepared using Rice flour. This is extremely popular in Bangalore and Mysore regions. Cuisine: South Karnataka Time Required:30 … [Read more...]
Baingan Bhaja
Baingan Bhaja is a shallow fried snack prepared using Eggplant/Aubergine. Time Required: 15 minutes Serves: 3 Ingredients: 1 Big Brinjal/Eggplant 3 Green Chilies 3 Red Chilies 1" piece … [Read more...]
Spicy Sindhi Pakora – Vegetable Fritters Recipe
Spicy Vegetable crisp savory. Spicy Sindhi Pakora is favorite among North Indians as a evening snack with Garam Garam Chai/Hot Tea. Time Required: 25 Minutes Serves: 4 Ingredients: ½ … [Read more...]
Hurigadale Chutney Pudi – Channa Chutney Powder – Fried Gram Chutney Powder – Gun Powder Recipe
Hurigadale Chutney Pudi is a chutney powder prepared using fried gram. This is usually served with most of the South Indian Breakfast dishes. Cuisine: Karnataka Time Required: 20 … [Read more...]
Red Chili Garlic Chutney
Red Chili Garlic Chutney is prepared using Red Chilies and Garlic. Time Required: 20 Minutes Ingredients: 12 - 15 Red Chilies 4 - 5 Garlic Pods 2tbsp Tamarind Pulp 1 small piece … [Read more...]
Methi Muthia – Muthiya Recipe – Wheat Flour and Fenugreek Dumplings
Steamed balls of Fenugreek and Wheat flour mixed with spices. This nutritious dish is from Gujarat. The Muthias can be deep fried and served with Tea. This is added to Undhiyo … [Read more...]
Strawberries
"Strawberries, Cherries and an Angel's kiss in spring.. My summer wine is really made from all these things." Everyone were mesmerized when Nancy Sinatra and Lee Haz sang this duet.. A promise to … [Read more...]
Curd Rice
Cooked rice and yogurt is mixed along with seasoning and fruits. Curd rice is a must have in any of the South Indian homes. A favorite and easy to digest dish. Cuisine: South … [Read more...]
Lemon Rice
Rice flavored with Green Chilies and lots of Lemon juice. Lemon Rice is an important dish during auspicious occasions like weddings and also during festivals in Karnataka. This is also … [Read more...]
Lemon n’ Lime – Lemon Tree – Lime Tree
The taste of any salad, dish or drink is enhanced by adding a dash of Lemon juice. Lemons have long been a chef's and bar tenders delight. Uses of Lemons are innumerable, from beautifying the skin, … [Read more...]
May 2007 Hints
If shoes are soaked, stuff them with newspaper to retain their shape as they dry. Mix equal part of boiled linseed oil, turpentine and vinegar, home made furniture polish is ready to add luster to … [Read more...]
Watermelon – The cool fruit
In Mysore when it rained there would invariably be a power cut for long hours. So, all the kids on our street would assemble and play anthakshari/singing game, word building, narrate stories, crack … [Read more...]
Wood Arrangement
"Wood Arrangements" include arrangements with driftwood or even roots and stumps of trees. Coffee roots are very popular in wood arrangements. The roots and the wood when combined with bright flowers … [Read more...]
Preservation of Flowers
For Preservation of flowers in an arrangement the following procedures can be used: Cut flowers from the plants before sunrise. Cut the stem at a slant. The stems should be kept under water and … [Read more...]
Ikebana – The Japanese Art of Flower Arrangement
History of Ikebana During the early part of the 7th century, the message of the Buddha kindled a new flame in the hearts of the nature-loving Japanese. The emissary of Prince Shotuko, returning from … [Read more...]
Tomato Soup
Required Time: 25 minutes Serves: 4 Ingredients: 6 Tomatoes 1 Onion, Chopped 4 - 5 Garlic Pods, Chopped 1tbsp Butter 2tsp Sugar 1tsp Pepper Powder 1tbsp Coriander leaves, Chopped … [Read more...]
Garlic for Health
“Eat onions in March and garlic in May - Then the rest of the year, your doctor can play". This Old Rhyme sums up Garlic for Health. Although, Garlic is known for its distinct odor, the flavor … [Read more...]
Goodness of Honey
Honey Sources and Extraction: Honey is a sweet substance produced by honeybees and other insects. Innumerable floral sources are available for the honeybees to extract the sweetest of nectar and … [Read more...]
Mangoes – The Versatile Fruit – Mango Tree
I remember as a child when I drew a mango for the first time in the drawing class and colored it in shades of yellow and orange with crayons. It looked delicious and over the decades my fascination … [Read more...]
Coconut – Garlic Chutney
Time Required: 10 Minutes Ingredients: 1 Cup fresh grated Coconut 6 – 7 Green Chilies 5 – 6 Red Chilies 8 Cloves Garlic 1tsp Tamarind Pulp Salt to taste For the Seasoning: 2 tbsp … [Read more...]
