Ukdambe gojju recipe - In my home town, lots of rival or ghonta variety of mango trees are there. These varieties are used to make boiled mangoes or ukdambo which is stored in boiled salt water in a jar. These boiled mangoes are used during rainy season when there is a shortage of vegetable.You can also make chutney by boiling raw mangoes as and when required. I have prepared this chutney by boiling mangoes in salt water and used them immediately. Ukdambe gojju goes great as a side dish for a vegetarian meal.
July 21, 2013
July 17, 2013
Banana pakoda - Bale hannina pakoda - Ripe banana pakora
Banana pakoda recipe - Ripe banana pakora is a deep fried snack made with banana and rice rava, popular in Coastal Karnataka. It is a delicious snack with slightly sweet taste. This pakoda is usually fried in ghee but it can also be fried in oil. Earlier I had posted raw banana pakoda which is a perfect tea time snack. This bale hannina pakoda is crunchy from our side and soft from inside. It was aromatic and tasty.
July 12, 2013
God ambe sasam recipe - Mavina hannina sasive - Ripe mango sasam
Ambe sasam recipe - Ambe sasam is an absolutely delicious dish of coastal Karnataka and it is my favorite too. This is prepared with ghonta variety of mangoes, grown in the backyard of the house. It has sweet and slightly tangy taste which is specifically used to prepare sasive. These mangoes are small in size and full of fiber with slightly tangy thin pulp. These are specifically used to prepare sasive or sasam. The gravy is prepared using fresh coconut.
July 11, 2013
Mango Ice cream recipe - How to make mango ice cream
Mango ice cream recipe - Mango ice cream, a perfect cool dessert to eat during summer. This year though I have prepared ice cream several times during the summer, I could not click it as it was swallowed by my family members, before I could click. But what about the drizzling rainy day with mango all around? It is drizzling here, but still warm and ice cream is easily eatable in such situation.I learnt this delicious, mouthwatering ice cream in a cookery class held near our house few years back. Since then I have been making mango ice cream this way. I have prepared mango ice cream using vanilla flavored custard powder. It adds an extra flavour to the ice cream. Addition of milk powder makes the ice cream soft to melt in the mouth.
July 08, 2013
Paneer matar kurma recipe - Paneer green peas korma
Paneer matar kurma recipe - Whenever I have milk in stock, I make paneer. Home made paneer is best in quality and tastier too.Paneer dishes are prepared in different ways. This one is the side dish with paneer and green peas I prepare often for chapatis, rotis and steamed rice. As I have used green chilly, goda masala and tomato puree, it is bit spicy and slightly tangy in taste.
July 06, 2013
Soutekayi dose recipe - Thounse dose - Cucumber dosa
Soutekayi dose recipe - Cucumber dosa is a healthy dosa prepared with rice, coconut and cucumber. This is a very easy to prepare dosa, which imparts the mixed flavor of cucumber and coconut. My mother was making it using large sized green cucumber grown in the back yard of our house. But, here I don't get that variety.
July 04, 2013
Mango humman recipe - How to make ambe humman
June 24, 2013
Mavina kayi saaru recipe - Ambe ambat recipe - Mango curry
Mavinakayi saaru recipe - This is a simple and easy to prepare curry made with coconut, raw mangoes, chilly powder etc. I have been making mango curry for so many years during mango season. I like the tangy taste in the curry most. So I am sharing the recipe which I prepared today and we all enjoyed with fried papads and hot rice. This is a coconut based curry made in South Karnataka homes with different versions. Adding raw mangoes instead of tamarind in fish curry is also a traditional way to use it in curries.
Mango pineapple chutney recipe
Mango pineapple chutney recipe - This is a sweet, sour and hot chutney prepared with pineapple and mango. Whenever I prepare this chutney, I prepare jawari rotis to eat with it. This can also be had with bread, chapathi and dosa. For the better taste the chutney is to be cooked in the moisture of pineapple and mango.
June 18, 2013
White gourd coriander leaves paratha recipe - Lauki dhaniya paratha recipe
White gourd coriander leaves paratha recipe - Today I have come up with an easy to prepare lauki or bottle gourd paratha recipe. White gourd is a healthy vegetable which many do not like. Therefore I have prepared paratha out of this vegetable which is not only healthy but tasty too. This is a versatile dish which can be eaten at the time of breakfast, lunch or dinner. The dough of this paratha can be stored in the fridge for two days. It tastes great when eaten with ghee, spicy curry, sabzi, curd, pickle, chutney or tomato ketchup along with some drink like buttermilk or lassi. The stuffed parathas can also be made using the same lauki mixture.
June 16, 2013
Mango burfi using pedha recipe - How to make mango burfi
Mango burfi using pedha recipe - Mango burfi is my favorite sweet dish. There are so many varieties of burfis available in the sweet shop. But home made is always best as we combine the ingredients as per our choice to suit the taste. Usually I make burfis using khawa or mawa. But I made this burfi using pedha for a special reason. Our family friend Milind and Bhavana's daughter Shreya scored 95% in 10th std. CBSE Board. Congratulations Shreya!! They came to visit us with a boxful of chitale bandhu's famous rajkot pedha. Thank you Milind and Bhavana for so much love and affection. We ate few pedhas and I used some of them to make this lovely soft and delicious mango burfi. You can add up some soaked cashew nut paste to the mango pulp to make it rich and creamy.
June 15, 2013
Mango lemon ginger juice recipe - How to make mango lemon ginger juice
Mango lemon ginger juice recipe - This mango juice is a tangy and sweet juice made with mango, ginger and lemon juice. This is equally delicious like panna, mango milk shake and mango lassi. Kids like mango juice and variety too. Therefore as a variety, I have added tanginess and flavor to the mango juice by adding ginger and lemon juice. This juice is hundred times better than the juice available in the market which contains preservative and lots of sugar. If you do not like the flavor of ginger and taste of lemon, skip these two items and get pure mango juice.
June 12, 2013
Mango Lassi Recipe - Aam ki Lassi Recipe
Mango lassi is a delicious and nutritious drink prepared with mango, yogurt and sugar. This is a perfect summer drink which can be prepared in very less time. It is a filling and refreshing drink. Using alphonso mango in it makes the lassi more tastier and thick. Mango lassi is an excellent option for summer drink to satisfy the thirst.
June 03, 2013
Rava uttapa recipe - Semolina uttapam recipe
Rava uttapa or uttapam recipe - Rava uttappa or uttapam is an easy and quick breakfast dish made without grinding and fermentation. Everyone in the family needs a perfect breakfast to start the day. To the best of my knowledge, I try to provide a delicious, healthy and filling dish for breakfast. Besides idly, dosa and paratha, I often make rava uttapa with variations. This recipe is a quick fix and simple method of making rava uttappa. It tastes well with all varieties of chutney. It should better go with one glass of milk, milk shake, juice, horlicks, bournvita, a cup of tea or coffee. For the better taste use ghee to shallow fry the uttappa.
June 01, 2013
Banana mango milkshake recipe
Banana mango milkshake recipe - Chilled banana mango milkshake is certainly a pleasant drink during hot summer. Absolutely a power punch drink for active persons as it provides energy and nutrition. This milkshake can be a substitute for breakfast. If you do not find time to prepare breakfast, prepare this quick milkshake, drink it and stay energetic till lunch. It is very delicious, healthy and easy to make as well. It can be made within few minutes. I have skipped adding sugar to the milkshake as both the alphonso mango and banana are very sweet. However, you can adjust the ingredients to suit your taste.
May 25, 2013
Mango pachadi recipe - Mavinakayi pachadi - Ambe pachadi
May 23, 2013
Fresh rajma masala recipe - How to make fresh rajma masala
Fresh rajma masala recipe - When I saw fresh rajma beans in the local vegetable market, I could not stop myself from buying it. It is my elder son's favorite vegetable. With it I made rajma masala. It was delicious. Rajma is good source of incomplete protein. Vegetable proteins found in rajma and other legumes are considered as incomplete proteins because they do not have some essential amino acids.
May 20, 2013
Mango panna recipe - Aam ka panna
Mango panna recipe - Mango panna is a delicious drink of Maharashtra prepared with raw mangoes and sugar. Small amount of cardamom powder makes it flavorful. Peeper powder adds an extra flavor and it is totally optional. It is a healthy drink if compared to the bottled drink. Mango panna is my family favorite. Like every year this year also I made it several times. Now I am sharing the recipe with you all. This sweet and tangy mango panna was delicious.
May 17, 2013
Cucumber raita recipe - How to make cucumber raita
May 13, 2013
Rava chana dal kheer recipe - Semolina gram dal kheer
Rava chana dal kheer recipe - Today is Akshay Tritiya. Happy and prosperous Akshay Tritiya to you all. Akshay Tritiya is an auspicious day, which is celebrated in India. Akshay means something that never reduces. I have taken inspiration from this word to name my blog Akshaypatre. Patre means vessel. On this day many people purchase gold. I prepared this kheer to celebrate the holy occasion of Akshay Tritiya. The speciality of this kheer is after eating it you do not feel like to eat anything else. The kheer itself is a complete meal. Both rava and chana dal are enough to fill the stomach.
May 03, 2013
Drakshi sharbat recipe - How to make grapes sharbat
Drakshi sharbat recipe - Green grape sharbat, another thirst quencher, refresher and energy booster in the hot summer. It is made of green grapes, sugar, salt and lemon juice along with chilled drinking water. Grapes contain vitamin-C, vitamin A, iron, phosphorus and some amount of vitamin B-Complex etc. This sharbat is healthier as it does not have any preservatives compared to other aerated drinks. Lemon juice is added to get the desired tanginess.
April 29, 2013
Mavinakayi chutney - Ambe midi chutney - Mango chutney
Mavinakayi chutney recipe - Mavinakayi chutney is a popular traditional chutney of coastal karnataka prepared during mango season. This raw mango chutney is a delicious, hot and tangy chutney goes well as a dip to bhajjis, samosas, vadas, idlis, dosas and rotis. It can also be used as a side dish to rotis or rice and curry. While preparing this chutney taste and adjust it to get the desired taste of the chutney.season.
April 18, 2013
Goda masala recipe - Maharashtrian goda masala recipe
Goda masala recipe - Goda masala is a traditional Maharashtrian blended spices powder which can be used in the preparation of several dishes. This is my family's favourite masala. We have been using this masala for the past several years. In some part goda masala is also known as kala masala. This is prepared in every house hold with different version. We have two versions of masala. This one is quite a strong version and we call it goda masala. Another version is mild version and we call that as kala masala. I will post that recipe in due course.
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