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Rice Vermicelli Upma/ Akki Shavige Uppittu

Published On 04 Apr 2013 By redchillies. Under Appetizers / Snacks, Breakfast/ Brunch /Tiffin Varieties, Easy Vegetarian Recipes, Karnataka Recipes, Kid Friendly Recipes, Light Vegetarian Lunches, Low Fat Recipes.

Semiya is Indian vermicelli and is usually available in the Indian grocery stores. Different things likes upma, kheer, pulao, dosa can be made using these rice noodles. This is a favorite and in our house this upma has transformed from a breakfast/tiffin/evening snack dish to a main course lunch/dinner dish ... Read More

Benne Murukku/ Crispy Savory Chakli

Published On 15 Mar 2013 By redchillies. Under Appetizers / Snacks, Diwali Recipes, Easy Vegetarian Recipes, Indian Festival Recipes, Karnataka Recipes, Kid Friendly Recipes.

Benne means butter in Kannada and Murukku mean crunchy savory snack. Murukku is also known as chakali is a traditional treat made during festivals of Diwali and Krishna Janmashtami. There are so many variations of this chakli, but this is a tried and a tested one, the one I can ... Read More

Spicy Pan Fried Eggplant/Brinjal

Published On 14 Feb 2013 By redchillies. Under Appetizers / Snacks, Easy Vegetarian Recipes, Karnataka Recipes, Low Fat Recipes.

Remember the spicy dosa/ Uppu huli dosa a popular South Kanara dish that I had posted earlier? The one in which the batter does not require fermentation and the dosas can be made instantly? With the batter you can makes the dosas (of course) but then with the left over ... Read More

Uppu Huli Dosa/ Spicy Sour Red Dosa

Published On 06 Feb 2013 By redchillies. Under Breakfast/ Brunch /Tiffin Varieties, Dosa Varieties, Easy Vegetarian Recipes, Karnataka Recipes, Low Fat Recipes.

Uppu huli dosa is a very popular dish in Mangalore and Udupi and is usually eaten for breakfast. This does not require any fermentation and so the dosas can be made right after the batter is prepared. First rice is soaked and then ground with spices, tamarind and red chillies, giving ... Read More

Drumstick Sambhar

Published On 10 Jul 2012 By redchillies. Under Coconut based Curries / Gravies, Daal Rasam Sambhar varieties, Easy Vegetarian Recipes, Karnataka Recipes, Low Fat Recipes.

Sambar is one of the most loved lentil based dish in the South Indian cuisine. This versatile recipe of sambhar is mom’s and is one of her well loved recipes. This sambhar does not use the store bought powder instead the masala is made from scratch. Lentils, spices etc are roasted ... Read More

Quick Bisi Bele Bhath

Published On 08 Dec 2011 By redchillies. Under Breakfast/ Brunch /Tiffin Varieties, Easy Vegetarian Recipes, Karnataka Recipes, Light Vegetarian Lunches, Low Fat Recipes.

As I looked through my old recipes on this blog, I was surprised to find that I have not posted the recipe for Bisi Bele Bhat yet. It is a famous and a classic dish of Karnataka, Bisi-bele-bhaath literally translates to hot-lentil-rice in Kannada. Having grown up in Bangalore this ... Read More

Aloo Bonda /Batata Vada

Published On 10 Oct 2011 By redchillies. Under Appetizers / Snacks, Easy Vegetarian Recipes, Karnataka Recipes.

After the scorching summer we had here, the weather has taken a U turn and turned into a mild, pleasant one, reminiscent of the autumn season. Added to this it got cloudy and we had some drizzle over the weekend making it even cooler. There is something about the rain ... Read More