Eggplant phodi Following picture contains assorted phodis like kadgi/bread fruit(left), cauliflower(top), seeme badane(right), phagla(down). Ingredients: Rava(sooji) 2 tbl spns Asafoetida A pinch Chilli powder 2 tea spns Turmeric powder A pinch Oil 2 tbl spns Tamarind juice Half tea spn Salt Desired Vegetables 15-20 pieces Any of the following vegetables can be used * Plantain * Seeme Badane( chayote squash) * Potato * Brinjal * Cauliflower * Phagla (Indian gourd)...
When Preeti asked me for this recipe here , I gave a detailed search for this recipe. I got a few links in the internet. But the ‘huli (sour)’ part stopped me by trying this. I like sore dishes, but I thought it is better to avoid lot of tamarind during summer (sour dishes kick start migraine and acidity). But when she again requested it here , I cannot stop trying it....
Nippattu is a disc shaped crunchy deep fried item, that is very popular in some parts of Karnataka. There are many different ways of making this dish. The basic ingredient being rice flour. Other ingredients vary according to taste. I picked the easiest one with least number of ingredients. This one has a very strong peanutty taste to it. The other thing I liked about this dish is, it does not soak much oil....
This recipe was long time due. When we came here, I was not having the idli stand. So I used to cook in normal cooker vessels. Though there is no change in taste, those idlis didn’t look good. So I finally purchased a stand last week. My mom always prepared this idli for evening snack. We used to return from school at 5.30 or so and would demand something good to eat....
Hope you all are doing great. We are back in Kansas after a long vacation in India. These were some of the best days of my life – We missed V, since he stayed back here due to his busy work schedule. Ishaan had too much fun with my parents, my brother and his family. For the very first time in last 2 and half years, he ate well and slept well....
