“Cake is happiness! If you know the way of the cake, you know the way of happiness! If you have a cake in front of you, you should not look any further for joy!”
― C. JoyBell C.
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Sesame Halwa (Yellu-Bella)
With Makarasankrati the families of the Kannada plateau tend share a dry mixture of sesame-jaggery and dry coconut. And this entire event of exchange is called ‘yellu-bheerodu’ or sharing yellu the kannada name for sesame seeds. In coastal Karnataka this is presented a laadu, or as we call it yellu-undai. Roasted gram is the other … Continue reading
Yellu Holige
Before the fruits of prosperity can come, the storms of life need to first bring the required rains of testing, which mixes with the seeds of wisdom to produce a mature harvest.”
― Lincoln Patz
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Khuskhase Poori.
“Part of the secret of success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.”
― Mark Twain
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Grey Pumpkin-Bean Curry.
The European traders to the west coast came with their own cuisine. Which blended with the coastal cuisine to create its own unique flavours. One such creation is the ‘stew’ that came with probably the Portuguese. The Kerala cuisine serves the potato stew with the appam and idiyappam. Up north the Mangalorean cuisine has a … Continue reading
Double Ka Meeta
“I’m not a vegetarian! I’m a dessertarian!”
― Bill Watterson, Something Under the Bed is Drooling
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Bedmi Puri
“What keeps me motivated is not the food itself but all the bonds and memories the food represents.”
Michael Chiarello
Varhadi Badi Pulao
Maharashtrian Varhadi Badi Baat. I remember reading this recipe in a food blog called “ahaaram” that I used to follow. This had caught my fancy. But then the site has suddenly become non function. Eventually I came across this recipe by Srivalli on spicing your life. After which I tweaked a bit. Ingredients: For the … Continue reading
Carrot Rasam
There are vegetables and vegetables that scare me simply because I do not know how to cook them. Or to be more precise cook a dish which most of the family would like. Carrots kind of head the list. I do things like carrot palya, carrot halwa, carrot cake, carrot salad, carrot parata but the … Continue reading
Rice Poori.
Handling left over rice is over an issue. If the rice is not sticky then,chitranna, pulao, puliyogare are all good options. For sticky near paste like rice the standard curd rice is an easy way out. There are times when I have added onions and coriander leaves and made akki roti out of it, which … Continue reading
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