“Amma Kavcha” (Mom, snacks?) was my naughty childhood chanting mantra soon after seeing Mom returning back from her office. Knowing her struggle in office, mantra changed to “Do you need coffee, Mom?” 🙂 Childhood days are golden days; where my family used to sit together for evening coffee-snacks with routine serials and narrating the entire…
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Dalithoy/ Konkani style Dalitoy/Dal Curry/ Daal
“Dalithoy” is called as “Kuldevu” (God) in Konkani language. It is a common curry found in every Konkani people’ house. The speciality of this curry is, it takes less time, no complex masala, flavourful, nutrition rich and many. Lentils/ toor dal/ dal curry without using onion, no garam masala. Pigeon pea is called Tuvar Dal…
Indian veg curry recipe/ Malabar spinach curry/ Lobia masala/ Konkani style koddel
Malabar spinach is rich in antioxidants and helps to keep healthy cells; in short cells ageing problem decreases. Malabar Spinach is also called as Poi sag in Hindi, ಬಸಳೆ ಸೊಪ್ಪು in Kannada and (lastly) Vaali bajji in Konkani. This curry recipe is without using dal (lentils) and no garam masala curry. Black eyed peas/ Lobia/…
Besan Ladoo/ Making of 100 laddus/ Indian sweet recipe
After reading my blog about Besan laddu, many friends had ordered for Laddus during Diwali/ Deepawali festival. So, thought of sharing this recipe among you all so, it may help someone to prepare laddus in bulk for festivals/ any celebration sweets during this isolation time. You can have a short peek into my previous post…
Semolina pancake/ Rava roti/ Easy quick instant breakfast recipe in 10 minutes
Easy instant quick and delicious breakfast recipe in 10 minutes. Yes, 10 minutes. Try it and please let me know how it turned 🙂 This is an Indian style quick and easy veg breakfast recipe. It is called as Semolina pancake or ರವಾ ರೊಟ್ಟಿ in Kannada or ಸಜ್ಜಿಗೆ ರೊಟ್ಟಿ (sajjige rotti) in Konkani or Amchigele….
Teacher’s day gift/ Easy gift ideas/ 10 minutes homemade gift
“Teachers plant seeds of knowledge that grow forever”. Happy Teacher’s day to all my Teachers. Teachers are our guides, friends, second parents with whom we spent most of our school/college days with. Most of the encouragement words, motivational quotes, inspirational messages we have learnt from. Every year, 05th of September is remarked as Teacher’s day…
Gobi 65/ Cauliflower fry/ Easy snacks recipe
Easy Indian snacks recipe using cauliflower. Cauliflower has its own taste. Either you try frying or cook for the curry. I love cauliflowers. Do you? Comment it and please let me know. But why it is called Gobi 65 or chicken 65? Recipe has its own history on its name. It was the 65th food…
Wheatflour cake recipe/ Theme cake/ Eggless Birthday cake recipe
The delicious birthday cake, eggless version, cake without using Maida (plainflour), without using butter is shown. It is healthier version compared to the plain flour (maida) type cake as we have replaced it with whole wheatflour in the cake. Banana is known for its own nutritional benefits. Here, cake is baked with oven. How to…
Veg stew recipe/ Curry without onion, no garlic recipe/ easy curry recipe
The delicious version of Indian veg curry or called as vegetable stew/valval/ mix veg stew. I have added potato, carrots, beans and peas here. Any available vegetables like tindora (ivy gourd) home available vegetables can be used. Easy curry recipe, is blended with simple Indian spices. This curry is called “valval” in Konkani. The combination…
Besan Ladoo/ Gram flour sweet/ Laddu recipe
Indian sweet recipe using gram flour. The recipe is simple yet tastes heavenly. gram flour is called Besan in Hindi, ಕಡಲೆ ಹಿಟ್ಟು in Kannada and “Chana peet” in Konkani. This sweet recipe tastes too delicious. The pure ghee or melted butter in the recipe enriches the flavour. Nothing can replace the ghee in this recipe….
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