Kadlekai usli or boiled savoury peanuts
Dasara is a ten day festival of dolls that is celebrated in the months of September/October in India (lunar calendar). It is …
Methi Aloo Bhath (Mixed rice with potatoes and fenugreek leaves)
Bhath ( pronounced “bath”) in Kannada means mixed rice. It refers to an almost inexhaustible family of vegetarian friendly dishes. It is …
Yennegai or Eggplant in a spicy peanut-ty sauce
This recipe takes me back to my early teens in Bangalore. Yennegai and its common companion “jolada rotti” are dishes from the …
Sanjeev Kapoor’s Spicy chickpea rotis (unleavened bread)
THIS IS NOT MY OWN RECIPE!! Another one of my favourite Indian chef’s recipes. I bought myself a book called “How to …
Mysteries of dal
In my first two recipes, I’ve mentioned a few ‘dals’. ‘Dal’ is the Hindi word for lentils. The Kannada word for lentils …
Rasam (Tamil) or Saaru (Kannada)
The very basis of this simple yet delicious dish is the rasam ‘podi’ (pronounced: ‘Po’ as in poll and ‘Di’ as in …