Rava upma with green peas - Semolina green peas upma

Rava upma with green peas recipe - Rava upma is a South Indian special breakfast dish. I make it often either for breakfast or in the evening as tea time snack. This can be made in a jiffy  when  guests or friends arrive unexpectedly.  Whenever, I don't find much time or not in a mood to think more, suddenly, this all time handy upma comes to my help, and without any second thought, I go for this easy to make dish. Sometimes, when carrot is available at home, I use that too in the upma.

Kadle bele payasa recipe - Chane daali paays - Bengal gram dal kheer recipe

Kadle bele payasa or chane daali paays recipe - Kadle bele payasa is a kheer prepared with split bengal gram, jaggery, and  coconut milk. Most of the time during festival I make chana dal kheer to offer God as Naivedya.  You can also use moong dal or split green grams  instead of chana dal to make such payasa.  

God ambade sasam recipe - Sihi amtekayi sasam - Konkani style hog plum sabzi

God ambade sasam recipe - Sihi amtekayi sasam is coastal konkan cuisine prepared with hog plums, ground coconut masala paste and jaggery.. God ambade is a seasonal vegetable of Coastal Karnataka. The word god means sweet in konkani. It is also called as sihi ambekayi in Kannada. God ambade is sweet and sour in taste. The dish made with ambade is very delicious and it releases unique flavour of sweet and sour. Whatever the dish prepared with ambade, the dish needs jaggery to balance the taste as the ambade is slightly sour in taste.

Mulangi sukke recipe - Moolangi palya - Radish sabzi

Mulangi sukke recipe - The mulangi palya is a Southern Coastal Karnataka style radish subzi prepared using radish and coconut as basic ingredients. I often see some people throw green leaves of radish and carry only radish root with them. No need to say here about the nutritional value of  radish  leaves because we all know the numerous health benefits of  radish and its green leaves which are rich in vitamins and fiber. 

Dudde appe recipe - Kumbalkayi appe - Pumpkin paniyaram

Dudde appe recipe - A South Indian appe is a fabulous breakfast snack liked by all. Rava pumpkin appe is nothing but a batter made with semolina and pumpkin cooked in appe mould. It is equally tasty like akki appe made with rice batter. This is a very healthy, delicious and quick to make dish with very few ingredients. So, next time when you go to buy vegetables, please buy one small piece of pumpkin and for a variation try this healthy dish. Note that while preparing appe, do not touch the base and the surface of the appe, till they become firm. If you do not have appe pan, you can also prepare idli using the same batter.

Vangi bhath recipe - Brinjal rice recipe

Vangi bhath recipe - Vangi bhath is a popular traditional rice dish of Maharashtra. This is a delicious one pot meal which pairs well with roasted potatoes and cucumber raita. If you are bored with the regular meal, then this vangi bhath is a perfect  dish to try. You can carry it in the lunch box too. I have made this vangi bhath with masala bhath powder. However, you can use MTR pulao masala instead of masala bhath powder.