Sajji Rotti

Sajji rotti is another all time favorite and I had a recipe request for the same. So here goes the recipe! Ingredients: 4 cups Sajji(Bajri) flour containing 1/2 cup udid flour, 1 table spoonwhite or black til, salt to taste. Process: Take sajji flour in a big flat bottom vessel, add salt and til (sesame [...]

Raagi Rotti

Ragi roti is a variation of jowar roti. Ragi is an excellent source of iron – so ragi rotti is another healthy food recipe! The recipe is similar to jowar roti. Ingredients: Ragi flour, water, a pinch of salt Process: Take finely ground ragi ata (flour) 250 grams in a wide mouthed vessel with shallow [...]

Jolad Rotti

If I were to pick my favourite food and had to choose only one, then this would be it. My absolute number one favourite! I think I attribute it to my Amma (granny). I used to loathe naps in the afternoon and so used to stay awake when all my other brothers and sisters used [...]

Thalipet

Thalipet is a snack that is made with different flours. I think I love anything that has a rough texture – rotti, sajji rotti, katak rotti, dry rotti, thalipet etc. Ingredients: With Mixed flours: 2 cups rice flour, 1 cup wheat flour, 1 cup jowar flour, 1 cup gram flour, 2 onions cut into small [...]

Phale

Phala (pronounced as phaLa as in fruit in Marathi). This was called poor man’s fruit because in the olden days poor people could not afford fruits. So the story is that they used to make this ”phala” and eat those as fruits. It is too tasty and the key is that it should be steaming hot - should not [...]

Holige or Holagi

Holagi (yes the Dharwad kannada version of Holige) is a sweet dish and considered a delicacy and is made on festivals and special occasions. It is called Puran Poli, obattu, Poli etc. Ingredients: Chana daal (2 cups), jaggery (1.5 cup), cardamom powder, maida flour (1 cup), Rice flour to roll the holagis, pinch of salt, cooking oil. Process: [...]