Gojjavalakki/ Spiced Poha

Happy Krishnashtami! 

Gojjavalakki is basically crushed poha mixed with puliyogare-like masala. One of the very popular devara-prasadas served in temples. Very simple to make. This particular recipe makes masala from scratch. You can also use any other puliyogare mix instead of the masala below. 

Do try! 

Instant Sambar mix

Ladies….… hold on! This one is too good to pass. 

Imagine you are traveling away from home and want to prep something that your husband can easily cook, or you come back from work or in general are too tired/ bored to cook anything, or you want to send something with your kids when they are going away for college.. you can make sambar in matter of minutes! yes, it is possible with this Instant sambar mix. All you have to do is boil some vegetables and add this mix, sambar is ready! So easy! Keep this mix handy in your pantry and you can whip up a simple lunch/dinner in no time. Do try! 

Nellikayi(Amla) mosarabajji/ gooseberry raita

This is one healthy raita. Easiest of all, I must say. This was shown in oggarane dabbi cooking show long time back. 

This raita was claimed to clear all mouth ulcers... and it works!! I tried it on myself and there was instant relief. Do try! 

AvarekaaLu saagu/ Hyacinth beans saagu

Growing up my mother never made anything from avarekaaLu. Probably that’s why I always liked eating anything made with avarekaaLu. AvarekaaLu mixture is my all time favorite. One day I’ll learn how to make it! 

This versatile saagu makes for a healthy side dish for dose, chapathi, poori or rice. I used dry avarekaaLu and soaked it overnight. You can also use frozen or even fresh, if available. Healthy, tasty and easy. 

Do try! 

Majjige saaru with sorekaayi/ Bottle gourd curd based curry

Majjige huLi, I know, majjige saaru, no. The only difference I see in the recipe is Majjige huLi generally doesn’t have onion or garlic, Majjige Saaru does. I found this recipe online and I wanted to try out this new method. Taste was really good. Tasted more like a curried version of majjige huLi. If you like majjige huLi and don’t mind onion-garlic flavor, you will definitely enjoy this. 

Do try!  

InstaPot Aloo Pulav

Presenting another simple rice bath - simple only in ingredients but rich in flavor - Aloo rice bath. It was a big hit in my family. I made this in InstaPot. Quick and easy. 

Do try! 

Broccoli Stir fry

Not everybody likes broccoli. But what if you make pakodas with it? *ding-ding. What if you don’t deep fry but make a sabzi instead, with the same spiced besan mix? *ding-ding-ding-ding. Bingo! 

Broccoli actually doesn't taste as bad as all the kids make it out to be. It goes really well in Indo-Chinese dishes as it tends to take up all the flavors and becomes juicy when stir fried. I was surprised when my daughter kept asking for more and more broccoli from noodles. So I browsed for more broccoli recipes, and I came across this sabzi from showmethecurry. I suppose jhunka is prepared in a similar fashion.

This is an extremely simple recipe, and tastes great - more like a healthy version of pakoda. This would be a great way of introducing broccoli in everyday Indian cooking. Do try!