Raita

Raita is a mixture of onion and curds and it doesn’t really have a north Karnataka origin. However we love to eat raita with thalipet, pulav or even meals. So here goes.
Ingredients:
Peanut powder, salt, curds (plain yogurt), red chilli powder or ground red chilli, finely chopped coriander leaves (cilantro), 1 onion cut into fine pieces.
For [...]

Tomato Pachadi

Tomato pachadi is also another salad that is very healthy and tasty! Another one of my favourites (as far as looks goes )
Other Ingredients:
Curd, green chillis, 1 onion, fresh chopped cilantro (coriander leaves), 1 teaspoon oil, peanut powder, grated fresh coconut (optional), salt, sugar, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, hing (asafoetida),
Process:

Chop tomatotes  and onion into very [...]

Bean Salad

This is also another healthy recipe that was invented by my mom .
Other Ingredients:
Curd, green chillis, coriander, 1 tea spoon oil, peanut powder, grated fresh coconut (optional), salt, sugar, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, hing (asafoetida)
Process:

Cut beans into very small pieces.

Cook in pressure cooker for 2 min or boil in water for 10 minutes by [...]

Radish Salad

Radish Salad or Mulangi Pachadi goes very well with jowar rotti.
Other Ingredients:
Curd, green chillis, coriander, 1 teaspoon oil, peanut powder, grated fresh coconut (optional), salt, sugar, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, hing (asafoetida)
Process:

Cut radish  into very small pieces (Preferably on sickle ) or grate it.  

Mix it with sufficient curd to cover it completely.

Add salt, peanut powder, [...]

Cabbage salad

Cabbage salad is one of my mom’s inventions and it goes sooo well with chapatis or rotti. Healthy eating is what my parents are into – so here is one of the innovations:
Other Ingredients:
Curd, green chillis, fresh chopped coriander leaves, 1 teaspoon oil, peanut powder, grated fresh coconut (optional), salt, sugar, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, [...]

Carrot Salad

This is the recipe for carrot kosambari. It is one of the really pretty looking side dish IMHO .
Other Ingredients:
Curd, green chillis, coriander, 1 teaspoon oil, peanut powder, grated fresh coconut (optional), salt, sugar, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, hing (asafoetida)
Process:

Grate  the carrot.

Mix it with sufficient curd to cover it completely.

Add salt, peanut powder, grated [...]

Cucumber salad

Kosambari/Koshimbir/salad usually accompany meals and are eaten with the chapatis/rotti. The next few posts will be recipes of the commonly used salads in our food.
Other Ingredients:
Curd, green chillis, coriander, 1 teaspoon oil, ground peanut powder, grated fresh coconut (optional), salt, sugar, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, hing (asafoetida)
Process:

Cut cucumber into very small pieces (usually this is done on [...]

Chana daal Kosambari

Chana daal kosambari (kadli byali kosambari) is a kind of salad that is very typically made with holige or kadabu. 
Ingredients:
Soaked chana daal (soak for atleast 3 hours), finely chopped cilantro, finely chopped onion, finely chopped green chillies, salt, lemon juice, sugar
Process:

Grind the soaked daal for just a few seconds till it is not a paste but slightly [...]