It was around 3 years back, we had arranged a baby shower for a friend. I decided to make ragda pattis and when I started to cook, I realized it would take me forever to pan fry all those pattis. So I baked them. Everyone enjoyed it and they did not know it was baked …
I have been requesting my brother to post some recipes here for last 8 years. He is a complete foodie – who loves to eat, loves to cook. Finally he agreed and here is his first post here. This is also the 1000th post on this blog (yayy!!!). Now over to my brother Naveen. – …
Mandakki or Churmuri or puffed rice is loved all people. It is used to prepare various dishes depending upon the individual taste. My mother used to prepare this masala mandakki. We used to love this. Mandakki recipees are very easy to prepare and consumes very less time. It makes for a very quick and tasty …
This post is long overdue. I wanted to post it on Mother’s day, but never got to it on time. My aayi loves to cook and serve people. She always feels happy watching people enjoy her food. There are very few things like icecream, masala corn which she really loves. So this post is dedicated …
A very popular chaat from the streets of Bangalore. Masala Puri is prepared with dried peas and freshly ground spices served with crispy puri and sev
Vada pav – Indian version of burger, must be one of the most loved street foods. Vada is a spicy potato mixture with a coating of gram flour, deep fried in oil. Pav is a special kind of soft bread, almost square in shape. V and I are great fans of this absolutely yummy dish …
As most of you, I love chaats. When my parents were here with us few months ago, aayi and I prepared different chaats, almost every day. I am happy that I have successfully transfered my love to chaats to all my family members. Even dad and my hubby who were not big fans of chaats, …
Deepa Pai, one of my dear readers, sent me a mail few months ago saying, “I was wondering if you have heard this recipe called ‘Dahi Misal‘. It falls unders ‘Chaats‘ and its Maharashtrian Recipe. I can send it to you if you would like to try. Its made with sprouted moong. Its very very …
One of my readers had this request few days back, “Can I have the recipe for mangalore charmure(puffed rice) upkari? My friend wants it. Chumure upkari is sold in karstreet Mangalore opposite Venkatramana temple. It is made in konkani households. It tastes different from bhel and coconut oil is used. Now many adoptions of the …
I am a huge fan of chaats. I never tried making them myself before coming to US, since I would get them easily in Bangalore. But when I came here, I started missing them. Though I don’t make them often these days, thanks to an amazing chaat center nearby my home here, I still like …
