Sweet pumpkin(Sihigumbala/Cheenikai sippe) peel chutney

Sweet pumpkin is called as sihigumbala or Cheenikayi in Kannada.Latin name is Cucurbita pepo.This is used as anti rheumatic,demulcent and nervine.Traditionally it is used to treat kidney problems and intestinal worms.It is also used as good laxative and diuretic.It is also useful in treating of benign prostrate hyper plasia(BPH). External application of pulp helps to soften the dryness of skin.We can prepare sambar,palya,pudding by using this vegetable.But we are throwing the peel and inner portion(tirulu).With that one can prepare tasty tambuli and chutney.sihikumbala sippe tambuli preparation we have discussed earlier.Today we shall discuss regarding the preparation of chutney by using sweet pumpkin peel.This will make a nice side  dish for rice,dosa,chapati,idly,roti etc

Required ingredients

Sweet pumpkin peel:1 cup
Coriander seeds;2 tsp
Red chilly:1
Grated coconut:1 cup
Salt:to taste
Tamarind:a pinch
For tempering-Oil;1 tsp
              mustard seeds;1/2 tsp
Broken red chilly:1
Curry leaves;1 twig

How to prepare chutney

Wash and finely chop sweet pumpkin peel.Cook it with coriander seeds,salt by adding little water.
When it becomes soft put off the fire and allow it to cool.
Fry red chilly with little oil till it becomes crispy.
Grind cooked peel,fried chilly,tamarind and grated coconut in to smooth paste by adding little water.
Transfer them to serving bowl.Heat oil in a pan.Add mustard seeds,broken red chilly .When they start spluttering add curry leaves and pour it over the chutney.

South Indian break fast dish tomato rice recipe

Tomato rice is  one of the common and famous breakfast dish of South India.Usually people use left out rice to prepare this.We can use fresh rice to prepare.Tomato is rich in Vitamin A,C,iron and calcium.One medium sized tomato gives 22 calories of energy.Tomato has the qualities  to lower the total cholesterol level,LDL and tryglyceride level in blood.It also has anti cancerous property and supports bone health.But daily usage of tomato is not recommended.Tomato should not be used in conditions like hyper acidity,gastritis,gouty arthritis,acid reflux etc.Lycopersicum esculentum is the Latin name of Tomato.Always use Organically grown tomatoes.Tomato rice can be prepared in many ways.I learnt it from my aunt.

Required ingredients

Pre cooked and cooled Basmati rice/any good quality rice:1 cup
Green peas;1/2 cup
Tomato:4 large(finely chopped)
Medium sized onion:2(finely chopped)
Ginger:1 inch size(finely chopped and crushed)
Cashews;8-10
Mustard seeds:1/2 tsp
Bengal gram:1 tsp
Black gram dal:1 tsp
Fenugreek seeds;1/4 tsp
Turmeric powder:1/4 tsp
Asafoetida:pinch
Oil+ghee:3-4 tsp
Coriander leaves
Curry leaves
red chilly:1
Sambar powder:1-2 tsp
Salt:to taste
Jaggery:optional

How to prepare tomato rice

Cook rice by adding double quantity of salted  water.Keep it aside for cooling.
Heat oil+ghee in a pan.Add mustard seeds,black gram dal,Channa dal broken red chilly.When they start spluttering add asafoetida,fenugreek seeds.Add chopped onions and salt.Fry them till they turn transparent.
Add chopped tomatoes green peas,turmeric powder and stir until it is cooked and mushy.
Add water,curry leaves ,sambar powder and boil for 5 minutes.Now it should be like gravy.Check the taste.If it is more sour add little jaggery/organic sugar.
Slowly add cooked cooled rice  so that the gravy should cover the rice completely.Mix well and cook for 5 more minuted.Put off the fire.
Garnish with coriander leaves and fried cashews.

Banana pudding(bale hannu kadubu/idly) recipe

Banana fruit is rich in potassium and helps to control sodium balance and useful in hyper tension.It is also useful in improving memory power,gout,rheumatic illness,erectile dysfunction.We can prepare a very delicious and healthy pudding with the help of banana.This pudding is also oil free,and you can prepare it by using idly moulds or plantain leaf.It tastes good with  coconut chutney.

Required ingredients

Rice;2 cups
Well ripened banana(elakki bale/small variety):10-12
Grated coconut(optional):1/2 cup
salt:to taste.

How to prepare banana pudding

Wash and soak rice for 2-3 hours.
Grind rice  and coconut in to coarse paste by adding sufficient water.those who want more sweet can add jaggery while grinding.
Add salt.Remove the peel of banana.Mash them or grind into paste and add to rice mixture.Mix well.
Pour them in to softened banana leaves and fold from four sides or pour to idly moulds and steam cook for 30-45 minutes.Banana pudding is ready.

Surnoli Or sweet dosa recipe

Surnoli is one of the famous breakfast dish of South Karnataka.It is very common in Konkani houses.This dosa is prepared with,rice,rice flakes/avalakki,coconut,jaggery ,buttermilk/curd and fenugreek.In this batter should be kept for fermentation.Fermentation happens with fenugreek,jaggery and buttermilk/curd.This will be be very spongy,sweet and mouth watering.This can be served with ghee/butter,chutney.Have a sweet breakfast.

Surnoli ready to serve

Required ingredients

Rice:2 cups
Grated coconut;1 cup
Rice flakes/avalakki;1 cup
Fenugreek seeds:2 tsp
Jaggery:2-3 cups
Curd/buttermilk:2 cups
Salt;to taste
Turmeric powder:1/4 tsp
Ghee:4 tsp

How to prepare surnoli

Soak rice and fenugreek seeds for 2-3 hours after washing.
Grind them with grated coconut,rice flakes,jaggery and curd.No need of adding any water.Batter should be thick like idly batter.
Add salt and turmeric powder,mix well. Keep it for fermentation  for 8-10 hours.
Heat tava on medium flame.Apply ghee.Take one ladle full of batter and pour it over the tava.Spread little with the back side of tava.
close the lid.Cook both sides by adding little ghee or butter.
Golden coloured surnoli  is ready.

Ashgourd(boodugumbala kadubu)pudding recipe

Boodugumbala or ash gourd is low in calories and helpful in treating diabetes and over weight.Because of high alkaline it helps to maintain the PH level and controls hyper acidity.It eases constipation and tones digestive system.In Ayurveda it is considered as brain tonic and  also used to treat different conditions like cold cough,fever,bronchitis,sinusitis with out any side effects.We can prepare pudding/kadubu/kottige by using this.This one is also steam cooked oil free breakfast.Pudding will have the good qualities of ash gourd and unique smell and taste.If you prepare it by using plantain leaf then the taste will be more.If you don,t have plantain leaf then prepare it by using idly moulds or other container.This tastes good when served with chutney,sambar or any side dish of your choice.Have a delicious breakfast.

Required ingredients

Rice:2cups
Ash gourd grated/finely chopped:2-3 cups
Salt:to taste

How to prepare ash gourd pudding

Wash and soak rice for2-3 hours
Remove the outer peel and seed of ash gourd.Then grate it or finely chop.Add salt to ash gourd.
Grind rice in to smooth paste by adding water.
transfer it to grated/chopped ash gourd and mix well.
Pour it to idly mould or any container or softened banana leaves and fold from fout sides.
Steam cook for 30 -45 minutes.Serve with chutney or any other side dish.

Cucumber pudding(southekayi kadubu)recipe

We know cucumber dosa,salad,sweet dosa.One more popular preparation of Cucumber in South Karnataka is Kadubu/kottige(pudding).This will have the unique smell and taste of cucumber.As it is steam cooked no oil is used here.Those who have plantan leaf they can fold the batter in that or you can pour it in idly container.Pudding which is prepared with plantan leaf will have the smell of that.This will make wonderful breakfast when served with ghee and side dish like chutney.Those who want sweet pudding can add jaggery while grinding the rice.

Required ingredients

Cucumber pudding

Rice:2 cups
cucumber:1 kg
Salt;to taste
Jaggery:(optional) to taste
Plantan leaves8-10

How to prepare cucumber pudding

Wash and soak rice for 2-3 hours.Finely chop or grate cucumber.Add salt and keep it aside.
Grind rice in to smooth paste by using cucumber water which you get while grating or chopping cucumber.No extra water is required.Add jaggery while grinding the rice.If you want sweet).
Mix it with grated or chopped cucumber.
Pour it to softened plantan leaves(by holding on fire) and fold from four sides. or directly pour to idly moulds.
Steam cook for 45 minutes.Cucumber pudding is ready.

Onion chutney recipe

Onion chutney is good combination with rice,roti,chapati,dosa,idly etc.Onion has  anti inflammatory,anti cholesterol,anti cancer and antioxidant property.Along with these while taking onion one should be careful regarding bad breath!!!              .

Required ingredients

Onion:1 small
Grated coconut:1 cup
Red chilly:2
salt:to taste
Tamarind:a pinch
For tempering
Oil:1 tsp
Mustard seeds:1 tsp
Broken red chilly:1Curry leaves

How to prepare onion chutney

Fry red chlly by adding little oil till it becomes crispy.
Grind grated coconut,onion,red chilly,salt and tamarind to form smooth paste by adding sufficient water.
Transfer in to serving bowl.Heat oil in a pan ,Add mustard seeds,broken red chilly and curry leaves.When they splutter pour it over chutney.

South Indian style Tender banana and horse gram sambar recipe(kudu-balekai bendi)

Tender or unripened banana(bale kayi) is used to prepare many dishes like dosa,palya,sambar.Banana is rich in potassium and helpful in hyper tension.Also useful in gout,rrheumatic illness,erectile dysfunction,as a memory tonic etc.Horse gram ,like other legumes rich in protein.It has anti hyperglycemic property.They have the ability to reduce post prandial hyperglycemia by slowing down carbohydrate digestion and reduce insulin resistance.In Ayurveda it is used as an excellent diuretic and useful in kidney stone,rheumatism,worm removal,conjunctivitis,piles.It is also useful in lowering cholesterol level.This sambar is one of the special combination for roti,chapati etc.Horse gram(kudu or huruli) is a good combination with tender banana.This recipe should not be too watery.

 Required ingredients

 Tender/unripened banana:4
Horse gram:1 cup
Grated coconut:1 cup
Salt:to taste
Jaggery:to taste
Chilly powder:to taste
For tempering Oil:1 tsp
Mustard seeds:1 tsp
 Broken red chilly:1

How to prepare Tender banana and horse gram sambar

 Take horse gram in a pan and fry it under medium flame.
Cook them to make soft by adding sufficient water.You can use pressure cooker.
Gently remove the outer layer of tender banana.Cut them in to small cubes and put in water for few minutes. Cook banana cubes by adding salt,jaggery and chilly powder.
Add cooked horse gram to it.
 Grind grated coconut in to smooth paste by adding sufficient water. Add it to the cooked vegetables.Add water if required.
Adjust salt and jaggery. Boil for two minutes.
Heat oil in a pan.Add mustard seeds,broken red chilly.When they splutter pour it to sambar.

Bakala bath/mosaravalakki/Rice flakes with curds recipe

Bakala bath is good for summer.It will be very tasty if served with curry leaves chutney.It should be served immediately after preparation/Here rice flakes will be mixed with curds.Quantity of curds will be more.Rice flakes absorbs more water.This recipe is very cool in nature.
Required ingredients
Avalakki/poha/rice flakes:2 cups
Curd:3 cups
Salt;to taste
Green chilly:1
Ginger:1 inch size '
Potato:1
Grated cucumber:1/4 cup
Broken red chilly:1
Mustard seeds:1 tsp
Ghee;1 tsp
How to prepare bakala bath
In a serving bowl put curds.Add chopped ginger.green chilly.cooked and mashed potato,grated cucumber and salt.Mix well.Add rice flakes and mix well.Heat ghee in a pan.Add mustard seeds and broken red chilly.When they splutter Pour it over the mix.Serve immediately.

Avalakki /Poha/rice flakes chutney

Avalakki or poha /rice flaks is one of the staple food stuff.In olden days people used to walk miles together after eating one plate avalakki.It is very simple and easy to prepare dish.After adding avalakki it should be served immediately.We can keep ready mixture and add avalakki in required quantity.
Required ingredients
Thin avalakki/rice flakes:2 cups
Red chilly:1
Turmeric powder:a pinch
Coriander seeds:1 tsp
Cumin seeds:1/4tsp
Onion:finely chopped :1
Oil:1 tsp
Grated coconut:1/2 cup
Salt;to taste
How to prepare avalakki chutney
In a small pan fry red chilly,coriander seeds and cumin seeds by adding oil.
grind them with grated coconut and turmeric powder to form smooth paste with out adding water.transfer it to mixing bowl.Add salt and chopped onions and mix well.Add avalakki and mix well.Serve immediately.

Cucumber sweet dosa recipe

We knowcucumber dosa  preparation.Cucumber is rich in Vitamin A,B and C which boost energy and water in the cucumber helps you to keep cool,hydrated.Also rich in minerals like magnesium.potassium.It also helps in weight reduction,expelling kidney stones and other toxins and for some extent it is use ful in cancer.Externally it soothes the skin if applied.
This sweet dosa will  definitely be liked by children.No side dish is required for this dosa.If you want you can have it with chutney or sambar of your choice.

Cucumber sweet dosa

Required ingredients
Grated cucumber:1 cup
Rice;1 cup
Salt:to taste
Grated coconut:4 tsp
Jaggery;8 tsp or to taste
Gghee:4 tsp
How to prepare cucumber sweet dosa
Wash and  soak rice for2-3 hours
Grate cucumber and grind rice with 1/2 cup of grated cucumber,coconut and jaggery to form smooth paste.No need of adding water.Jaggery and cucumber will help to make it thin.
Add remaining cucumber to the batter.Add salt.Mix well
Heat tava on low medium flame.Apply little oil to tava.Take one ladle full of batter and pour it over the and spread it in to circle by the back side of spoon.
tava
Close the lid.Cook on both sides by applying ghee.Serve hot.

Ridge gourd peel (Heere sippe)chutney recipe

Luffa anguiculata is the latin name of ridge gourd.Hire kayi is theKannada name.Ridge gourd is low in saturated fat and cholesterol, high in dietary fibre, vitamin C, riboflavin, zinc, thiamin, iron, magnesium and manganese.It has blood-purifying properties.It contains insulin-like peptides, alkaloids and charantin, all of which act together to lower blood and urine sugar levels without increasing blood insulin levels.It has high beta carotene that is good for eyes.Cellulose in ridge gourd helps to overcome constipation so is good for stomach.It helps to purify, restore and nourish liver as its an antidote for alcohol intoxication, also aids weight lose.It is used in skin care treatment against eczema, psoriasis, aids in curing piles.
usually people use the inner pulp portion of ridge gourd and discard the peel.We can prepare tambuli and chutney from it.Ridge gourd peel tambuli(heereridge-gourd-peel-sippe-tambuli.html) we 've tried earlier.Today we will discuss chutney.This chutney suits best with rice,dosa,chapati,idly,roti etc.
Required ingredients
Ridge gourd peel:1 cup

Heere sippe chutney

Salt:to taste
Tamarind;a pinch
Grated coconut:1 cup
Coriander seeds;1 tsp
Black gram dal:1 tsp
Red chilly:2
For tempering oil,mustard seeds:1 tsp
Broke red chilly
Curry leaves
How to to prepare ridge gourd peel chutney
Wash and gently remove the skin portion from the ridges of ridge gourd and and make them small pieces.
Cook them by adding little water ,salt and tamarind.
Fry coriander seeds,black gram dal and red chilly by adding little oil.
When cooked peel becomes cool,grind it with fried masala and coconut in to smooth paste.Add water if required.Adjust salt.
Heat oil in a pan.Add mustard seeds,red chilly and curry leaves.When they start spluttering pour it over chutney.

Puttu recipe

Fresh puttu

Puttu is one of the famous breakfast dish of Kerala.It is a steam cooked dish.It is cooked in a special cylindrical container called puttu maker.It can also be prepared with idly mould.Here fried rice powder will be mixed with water and filled in the cylinder and coconut gratings.Puttu powder is available in the market or you can prepare it by frying rice powder.It is staple food.It is served with banana or with sambar(Kadala curry).
Required ingredients
Puttu powder:1 cup
Grated coconut:4 tsp
Salt:to taste
How to prepare puttu
Take puttu powder in a bowl.Slowly add salted water to it so that it should become bread crumbles.Keep it for five minutes.Again add little salt water if required.It absorbs more water.Take one fist full of powder and fill it in puttu maker.Add one spoon of coconut gratings.again repeat this till puttu maker is full.Steam cook for  five minutes.
Push the puttu from back side of cylinder with the help of stick Which is available along with puttu maker.
Puttu is ready.Serve with sambar and banana

Huruli(horse gram)chutney recipe

Huruli/kudu or horsegram  chutney is a good combination for rice,dosa,chapati.This horse gram has very good medicinal value ,that it crushes stones.It is a very good kidney stone crusher explained in Ayurveda.

Ananas(pineapple )sasive recipe

Sasive is the Kannada name for mustard seeds.Sasive is one of the famous side dish of Coastal Karnataka.Like tambuli it is cool and good for summer.

South Indian famous thuppa dosa(dosa with ghee)recipe

Thuppa or ghee has got importance in Indian kitchen because of its good qualities.In Ayurveda ghee/ghrutha(clarified butter) has its own importance because of its medicinal values like cool in nature,

Wheat payasa(godhi nucchu ) recipe

As we know wheat is very healthy food source and rich in fibre ,we can prepare a delicious payasa with it.We can use organic sugar or jaggery for sweet.

Colocasia pudding(Kesuvina pathrode) recipe(type -2)

Colocasia pudding

We have discussed regarding kesuvina-pathrode.One more variety of pudding is prepared with that leaf.This type of preparation is common in Konkani people.This is also very tasty preparation.In this No chopping of leaves.Batter is applied to the back side of the leaves and folding them.That will be steam cooked.It is used for breakfast,some times as a side dish for rice,Or as a snack.

Amaranth stem palya(harive dantu) recipe

Amaranth is rich source of iron, calcium,Vitamin A etc.This is very good for pregnant ladies,small children.
In this amaranth stem is used.It is very healthy because of fibre.

Bende kai kayi rasa(Ladies finger sambar-South Indian style)recipe

Ladies finger or bendekai is a very good vegetable.We can prepare many preparations with it.Sambar is also prepared in many ways.One of the popular preparation of Coastal Karnataka is kayi rasa.Here kayi means coconut.Here almost all dishes are prepared by using coconut.This is a nice side dish for rice.Also can be used for dosa,chapati,roti etc.While preparing ladies finger dishes we use tamarind to over come its sliminess.
Required ingredients
Ladies finger:1/2 kg
Salt:to taste
Jaggery:to taste
Tamarind:size of grape
Grated coconut:1 cup
Red chilly:2
Black gram dal:2 tsp
Oil:3 tsp
Mustard seeds:1tsp
Broken red chilly:1
Coriander leaves
How to prepare kayirasa
Wash and cut ladies fine into 3/4 inch size pieces
Soak tamarind in water.squeeze and extract the juice.In a vessel boil tamarind juice,salt and jaggery.You can add extra water.When it starts boiling add chopped ladies finger and cook it.
In a pan fry red chilly and black gram dal by adding little oil till they become crispy and dal turns golden colour.
Grind them with grated coconut by adding sufficient water to form smooth paste.
Add this mix to cooked vegetable.Add water if required ,so that it should have the consistency of sambar.
Adjust salt,boil it.
Heat oil in a pan.Add mustard seeds,broken red chilly.When they splutter add curry leaves and pour it over  sambar.Kayi rasa is ready to serve.