Posted on February 13, 2008 by Harsha Bennur
Madaki kaal is a kind of lentil and is used a lot in north Karnataka and Maharashtra. It is called Usal in Marathi and Usali in Kannada. Sprouted lentils are a high source of protein and ofcourse tastes good too.
Ingredients:
Madaki kaal, cooking oil, fresh curry leaves, ginger, garlic, grated coconut, red chilli powder or 2-3 green [...]
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Posted on February 13, 2008 by Harsha Bennur
Kadabu is a dessert and it is made during festivals and special occasions. There are two variations – fried kadabu and kucchida kadabu.
Ingredients:
Chana daal (1 cups), jaggery (3/4th cup), cardamom powder, maida flour (1 cup), pinch of salt, cooking oil.
Process:
To make the Hurna (filling) – this is similar to holige above:
Boil water and put washed chana in [...]
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Posted on February 13, 2008 by Harsha Bennur
Menthe Hittu is a powder that we typically eat with hot cooked rice and ghee. The aroma is just heavenly .
Original Methkut:
Ingredients:
1 cup gram dal, ½ cup udad dal, ½ cup rice, 2 tea spoons wheat, 1 table spoon cumin seeds, 2 tea spoons methyl seeds, 2 tea spoons hing(asaphotida), 1 tea spoon [...]
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