Karchikai or Karanji

Karchi kayi or karchekayi is a typical sweet that we prepare for many festivals. There are two variations – dry and one with wet coconut stuffing. This one has three variations of the dry variety. Ingredients: For the outer cover 2 cups maida , 2 Tea spoons veg oil, pinch of salt   For the stuffing [...]

Makhmal Puri

Makhman puri is Prabha attewaree’s specialty. Every raksha bandhan especially, she’ll make yummy makhmal puris and get them home, tie a rakhi to my daddy and then we all feast on the yummy sweet that literally melts in our mouths! Ingredients: For the outer cover 2 cups maida , 2 Tea spoons veg oil, pinch [...]

Surali Holige

This is surali holige and this can be kept for a month and used as sweet snack. Ingredients: Maida flour 200 grams. Chiroti rawa(very fine sooji ) 50 grams, pinch of salt , 1 table spoon vegetable  oil and water for making the covering to wrap the stuffing.(Let us call this A) Phutani (roasted gram) [...]

Yellu Holige

This is similar category to the posts above. Ingredients For the stuffing (Lets call this A – can you sense the doctorates in chemistry doing this ) White sesame seeds 100 grams, jaggery or brown sugar 100 grams,  gram (besan) flour 50 grams and khas khas 25 grams , cardamom powder 1 tea spoon For the cover [...]

Yenni Holige

This is another really tasty snack..I am trying to find out what is the word for Nevanakki in English. Also if we get it outside India . If any of you know, please let me know.  Ingredients Maida 150 grams, Bombay Rawa (fine sooji) 50 grams, pinch of salt, two tablespoons of oil, Nevanakki (Nevani [...]

Senga Holige

Shenga Holige is another of my favourite recipes. This can also be stored for a long time. We usually make these for Sankranti. My grandfather loved to take us out for a picnic near a place where there is water on this day. We used to pack up yummy Sajji rottis, chutneys, curd rice, crisp [...]

Hesar Undi

Hesar laddu or moong flour laddu is another of my favourites. The preparation process is exactly similar to the preparation of besan laddu. Btw, today my dad called it Amar, Akbar, Anthony day!! Coz today is Holi, Eid and Easter!! Enjoy y’all Ingredients: 3 cups moong (hesar) flour, 2 cups powdered sugar, 1 ½ cup ghee,  1 [...]

Und kadabu

Und kadabu is a snack that is a specialty of north Karnataka too. This is steamed and so should not be confused with the usual kadabu. This is served with menthe – very healthy because of high iron in the menthe. Ingredients: 1 cup Jowar flour, 1 cup wheat flour, 1 table spoon oil and [...]

Jowar Vada (Jolad Wade)

Jolad Vadi is another favourite of mine. My mami’s sister in Dharwad – Umakka is the expert in our family when it comes to this! Everytime we go to India, we have a program of going to her place to eat yummy vadis with curd! Slurrrrrrppp!! Do note that this is not a last minute [...]

Mushroom Bhajji

Mushroom pakoda is another besan flour preparation that comes out really good! Ingredients: Mushrooms – 200 grams, Besan (gram) flour 200 grams, Rice flour 150 grams, Red Chilli powder to taste, salt to taste, vinegar two teaspoon full, baking soda one teaspoon and half teaspoon asafoetida (hing). Canola oil for frying. Process: Clean the mushrooms under [...]