BITTER GOURD CHUTNEY POWDER II KARELA CHUTNEY POWDER II KAIPAKKA CHUTNEY POWDER

I am very fond of Bitter gourd and made various dishes with it.  Here is another dish which is a chutney powder which goes well with dal rice, curd rice, dosa, idli etc. I personally like it.  If you are bitter gourd lover, you can try this definitely. 

Easy to make and healthy to eat.

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SPICY WHEAT FLOUR BALLS II HOW TO MAKE SPICY WHEAT FLOUR BALLS.

Spicy wheat balls are made with wheat flour and some veggies. You can make without veggies also. Add some spices viz. chilli powder, bback pepper powder, green chilli, chopped coriander etc. to make it bit tasty as the wheat flour does not have a taste without these items except for chapati and puri. This is a wholesome meal as it has dal, wheat flour, veggies and spices and can be served for breakafast, lunch, snack or dinner.

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WILD LIME LEAVES CHUTNEY II NARTHANGA ELAI CHUTNEY II HOW TO MAKE WILD LIME LEAVES CHUTNEY II HOW TO MAKE NARTHANGA ELAI CHUTNEY

Wild lime leaves are part of Thai dishes. In South India, we use it for making Veppila Katti. Apart from this, we use the leaves in buttermilk also. I used the same to make chutney and it was awesome. 

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PALAK NEER DOSA II NEER DOSA II SPINACH NEER DOSA

Neer dosa literally meaning water dosa in Kannada - Tulu language is a crêpe prepared from  rice batter.  Neer dosa is a delicacy from Tulu Nadu  region and part of Udupi - Mangalorean cuisine of Karnataka.  

It is a preparation of two basic ingredients viz. Rice and Salt but some people add bit of grated coconut also. There are many variations of preparing this dosa.  Today I tried it with Palak.  You can masala Neer Dosa, Carrot Neer dosa etc. 

There is no requirement for fermentation of the rice in order to prepare Neer dosa. The rice needs to be soaked for at least 2 hours. After a quick wash and a drain the rice needs to be ground by adding water in order to get very fine batter. Additional amount of water can be added based on the thickness of the batter and then salt is added for taste. Finally the batter is used to prepare the dosa. 

The Basic is the Normal Neerdosa preparation only but only palak is added to this for change in flavour.

PALAK NEER DOSA

GRILLED MANGO CHUTNEY l CHUTTA MANGA CHUTNEY l MANGO CHUTNEY

During Mango Season, i.e. summer, you get lot of  Raw Mangoes.  We make pickle, Ada Mangai, Aam ka Panha, Use it for making Amchur Powder i.e. Dry Mango Powder etc. Another interesting recipe is Panha Thandai.

Here I prepared slightly different manner.  I grilled the same, removed the pulp.  Similarly, grill the Green chilli also.  If you wish you can use red chilli too but while grilling be careful.

PACHA KADU MANGA l TENDER RAW MANGO CHUTNEY

Pacha Kadu Manga l Tender Raw Mango Chutney is made with Tender Raw mangoes during the season and served with Mild Kootu, Molagootal and rice.  This is also served as a Pachadi during Sadhya. No cooking involved in this except the tempering.

It is like a raita you can say but it is slightly sour in taste.  In order to balance the sour taste of it, you can add more quantity of Coconut but I prefer the sour taste in it.

Video: Pacha Kadu Manga l Tender Raw Mango Chutney

UPPU MANGA CHUTNEY l SALTY MANGO CHUTNEY

Uppu Managa means Salty Mangoes. The Tender Mangoes are put in Salt Water. Water is boiled with Salt, cooled and then the mangoes are put in. As days pass, the colour of mangoes will become change and they will become tender. We use this mango to serve with Kanji, Curd Rice and make Chutney. When it become very soft like we can mash it with our hands, that time it is made as Arachukalakki with Curd. 

COCONUT CHUTNEY FOR IDLI l DOSA l UPMA l VENPONGAL

Coconut Chutney is made with Coconut, Green Chilli, Roasted Gram, Ginger, Salt etc.  is served with Idli / Dosa / Upma /Vada / Ven pongal.  It is very easy to prepare and tastes good with many dishes mentioned above.

PAPAYA MOLAGOOTAL

Papya molagootal  is made with raw papaya, some lentils  and mixed in coconut gravy.  It is mild in taste and goes well with chapati and rice.  

The raw papaya  or green papaya has many nutritional benefits.  It is full of essential nutrients and enzymes to promote digestive health.   It also contains Vitamin C, E & A, folate.  Presence of antioxidants burns the calorie and extra fact deposits in the body.  We can make salads, juice, chutney, and can add in sambhar, and any other veg preparation too.

Apart from the above, leaves works as a cure for  menstrual pain. It cures diseases viz. indigestion, constipation, acid reflux, heart burn, irritable bowel syndrome, stomach ulcers and gastric problems too.  It controls the flow of blood to maintain proper blood pressure.  It protects heart diseases.

Recently, it is  said that the juice of leaves increase the platelets of the  dengue  patient which  is true in  my case.  

I love the chutney made out of this which the shop keepers give along with the khaman dhokla.  See the combination of the dish.  As the besan is likely to produce gas, the chutney served along with it balance the same.

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DOSA STUFFED WITH KUTCHI DABELI MASALA

We all are familiar with Masala dosa, Mysore Masala dosa.  Here is dosa stuffed with kutchi dabeli masala.

You are fond of dabeli right. If left over masala is there, do not worry what to do.  You can fill it on top of the dosa and enjoy it. Believe me, it was awesome.

Dabeli is a street food which can be enjoyed at any time. The basic masala ingredient is potato.  The chutneys makes it more tastier.

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LEFT OVER RICE THALIPEETH

Very often, you are confused what to do with the left over rice.  Finally, you end up making the curd rice, phodni bhath, lime rice, coconut rice etc. with it.

Here is an easy and tasty thalipeeth recipe with the left over rice.  I made it with two main ingredients i.e. the left over rice and suji.

You can serve it as a snack item with some chutney, pickle or sambhar as it is made with rice.click here for the video.

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Other recipes: cooked rice dosa 

KHAMAN DHOKLA (INSTANT) ll HOW TO MAKE KHAMAN DHOKLA ll RASAVINSUVAI

Khaman dhokla is basically made with gram flour.  A sweet , tangy super soft fluffy dish can be enjoyed at any time of the day with mint and sweet chutney. Gujarat's   famous dish anytime you can relish.

There are various ways of preparing it with curd etc, here I am sharing my friend Rinku's method of preparing this lovely dish.

My daughter and I am very fond of this dish and I make it very often. I also prepare the dhokla with rava,  idli batter etc.

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UNDE KADUBU, PUNDI GATTI

My exploration of  Karnataka recipes is on.  Today I prepared the Unde Kadubu or known as Pundi Gatti. Normally, Tamilians and Malayalees  also prepare this rice dumplings either by grinding the rice (boiled rice)  or with the rice rava or idli rava.  The traditional pundi gatti is prepared by soaking and grinding the boiled rice.   However, this preparation   is a typical  Malnad style breakfast recipe and popular by name unde or unde kadubu or undlige. This is a plain version of unde kadubu prepared using rice and coconut.   We can also prepare Sweet and spicy version  according to your requirement which is known as Vella Kozhukkattai and Ulundu Kozhukkattai in Tamil version.  

This  is an easy, healthy and tasty breakfast  as the same is steamed and steamed foods are good for health.  It can be served with hot sambar or rasam or any kind of chutney.  I served it with an instant  rasam which is very  quick  and easy to prepare.  The recipe is given below.

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MADDUR VADA, MADDUR VADE

Maddur vade is a savory fritter type snack from South India.  This snack derived its name from the town of Maddur which is in Mandya district of Karnataka.  Maddur lies between the cities of Bangalore and Mysore. This vada is sold on trains that traverse these two cities. 

It is made out of rice flour, semolina and maida flour which are mixed with sliced onion, curry leaves, grated coconut and asafoetida. The onion and curry leaves are fried in a little amount of oil and then mixed with water to make a soft dough.

A small amount of dough is taken and made into a patty and then deep fried in oil until it turns golden brown to make the vada.

I happened to taste this vada when I went to Mysore from Bangalore in train. The vada tasted awesome and can pair with coconut chutney or sambhar.

If someone visits you unexpectedly, this recipe is handy for you to serve it along with coffee/tea.

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The vada is soft inside and  crispy outside.

AVAL ADAI, POHA ADAI, BEATENRICE ADAI

Poha or beaten rice adai is  very easy to make.  If you have time, then you can soak  the dal for an hour or you can soak it in hot water for 30 minutes. then soaking poha is easy as it does not take much time. 

You can make this adai bit spicy and should be served hot with chutney or sambhar.  It is an alternate method of the normal rice adai which we make at home.

An easy and tasty breakfast. You can also add veggies like grated carrot, beetroot etc. in it for making it more healthy.

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MYSORE BONDA(using maida)

I tasted this Mysore  Bonda two years back when I went for  my nephew's wedding at Bangalore.  We were  staying in an apartment and my daughter was very  hungry.Though we were new to that place, myself and my daughter ventured out and saw  a snack counter nearby.  

When asked what is there to eat, the shop keeper said mysore bonda and tea/coffee is available.  When we saw him serving the hot bonda  and coffee/tea, we decided to order  that only.

To my surprise, it was awesome as I never tasted the maida version of bonda as I was familiar  with only Ulundu bonda.

This is a Karnataka special snack item which is paired with coconut chutney. For a change, you can indulge in such items  as now a days most people avoid usage of maida. This items should be prepared bit spicy then only we can really enjoy the taste of it.

Mysore  bonda with urid dal

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KADALA PARUPPU CHUTNEY, BENGAL GRAM CHUTNEY, CHANA DAL CHUTNEY

Kadala paruppu or bengal gram chutney is my favourite.  Always, the child hood memory flashes when I make this chutney.  One of my classmates, periamma i.e.  aunty  used to make this chutney along with phulkas on those days way back in 70's when I was a student,  I am talking about.  She used to cook the food  in the kummatty i.e. coal based stove.  The taste of that chutney and phulkas she used to give to us during those days,  I still remember.  However, today, I served it along with the dosa.

I prefer this chutney rather than the normal coconut chutney we make,  I am sure, you will also like this.

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VEGETABLE PIDI KOZHUKKATTAI

Pidi kozhukkattai or upma kozhukkatai is made out of rice rava.  I have already posted the upma kozhukkattai.  Other varieties are : idli-rava-bhagar-dal-kozhukkattai.html,  millet,  bread,  tinai, kappa, lapsi

Today, I made a twist to this dish by adding vegetables in it and served along with uppu mangai chutney.  

This is a tasty and healthy breakfast as it is cooked by steaming and not much oil is involved in it.
The rice rava can be made at home or you can use the idli rava.  While using the idli rava, we have to use less water than the normal rice rava.

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MOONG DAL CHUTNEY POWDER

When you are bored of eating the same stuff for a long time, a change is always better.  Here is a chutney powder with moongdal instead of the thogayal form.  

As I was having only a quarter cup  of moongdal left in the bottle, and want something spicy along with the dal rice, I tried this chutney powder and was liked by me colleagues too for lunch.

It is a simple preparation within a short span of time provided you have the items with you.  

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RICE DAL MIX DHOKLA

Dhokla is a famous snack recipe of Gujarat.  We all love to eat dhokla with green chutney any time.  It is a spongy cake made out of the gram flour melt in the mouth if prepared systematically in the proper manner.

Here I have tried the dhokla with the rice and dal batter we make for making Adai.  The same batter I used to make the dhokla and stir fried and deep fried also.  The steamed ones also can be eaten with chutney but the taste of stir fried like the idly fry and the deep fry is really awesome.

The mixture of dal and the rice is a healthy and is a different version dhokla.  Hope you will definitely enjoy this and can be served with chutney or as it is.

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