Growing up in a quintessential south Indian family, rice was and will always be my comfort food! Getting married to someone who does not enjoy rice as much could not change my affinity towards authentic Udupi based dishes. The thought … Continue reading Black Olives Menaskai (Curry)
Crispy cutlets with a little ketchup on the side is simply irresistible. You can embed any vegetable or greens with loads of spices into a cutlet 🙂 Cutlets are usually loaded with lots of vegetables. However, today’s recipe is a slight shift … Continue reading Moong Dal – Dill Leaves Cutlet
Pilaf is a light but flavorful dish made with rice and whole spices.When Rice is cooked with the whole spices like star anise and bay leaf, it has a distinct aroma that’s hard to resist. The simplicity of this dish … Continue reading Veg Pilaf – Instant Pot Recipe
I grew up in a typical South Indian household where rice was a staple diet, but that changed when I got married! Now it’s a right balance of rice and roti for both meals 🙂 But the only way my … Continue reading Cilantro Rice
A rich, flavoursome and buttery paneer dish is possibly the best accompaniment with roti. My best memories of eating a paneer dish is at those road side dhabas in India. It’s loaded with flavour, it’s high on calories and it … Continue reading Paneer Kaju Masala
There is no end to learning, and what we learn with pleasure we never forget 🙂 Cooking is one such art that never ceases to amuse me! The flavor of every little ingredient is magical 🙂 The best part about meeting … Continue reading Sindhi Koki
Uppu Huli Dosa is a very popular dish from the Udupi cuisine made from rice and loaded with delightful flavors of spices and enhanced with the goodness of veggies. I learnt this recipe from my mom and loved the fact that … Continue reading Uppu Huli Dosa / Heerekai Dosa
What is your first thought when your hear/see Bitter gourd/Karela/hagalkaayi? I am sure ‘Bitter’ is the word that comes to your mind. Most people hate the sight, smell and taste of bittergourd. Let’s look at the health benefits of … Continue reading Hagalkaayi (Bittergourd) Palya
Dill leaves/sabasige soppu is a key ingredient in Akki Rotti. Everytime I buy dill leaves for Akki rotti, a portion of it always gets left behind because I can’t use the entire bunch in making rottis. The recipe today was … Continue reading Dill Leaves Pulao
Bottle Gourd / long squash / Calabash /opo squash these are the different names for this vegetable which is called Lauki in Hindi and Sorekaayi in Kannada. There was a time before marriage when I knew only south Indian/Udupi style … Continue reading Lauki(Sorekaayi)Sabji / Bottle Gourd
Moms have some kind of magic in whatever they do…don’t they? And the best example is their cooking 🙂 I am sure each one of you’ll have a lot of favorite dishes that your mom prepares but fail to recreate … Continue reading Mom Special – Veg Kurma
Cabbage used to be one of those veggies that I was never really a fan of. The sight and smell of cabbage used to trigger extreme reactions in me 😉 I remember giving my mom a tough time to eat … Continue reading Cabbage-Peas Sabji
Food-Filment 
You must be logged in to post a comment.