Mavinakayi Chitranna - Raw Mango rice 2

I’ve already posted a recipe for mavinkayi chitranna(raw mango) which can be found here. Mavinkayi chitranna and lemon rice are very similar, one uses raw mango for sourness and other uses lemon.

I came across another unique way of making mavinkayi chitranna(link given below). A special blend of spices is roasted and ground and added along with mavinkayi. It tasted more like a mix between puliyogare and chitranna. Very tasty. Do try! 

Paneer Tikka Sandwich

I love trying all kinds of sandwiches. I loved this idea of using paneer tikka masala as filling, and the end product was very tasty and filling. My daughter just loved this. Best recipe to make kids excited about lunch/snack/dinner. 

This recipe uses artificially induced smoked paneer tikka masala as sandwich filling. The smokey part is induced by placing a small pot with burning charcoal (+ oil) inside the container and closing lid for some time. I skipped this part. Sandwich tasted yummy nevertheless. 

Do try! 

Cabbage Rice

This is a very simple rice bath with simple flavors and can be made in no time. Cabbage is generally not liked by kids. But sneak it in a rice bath, they’ll not mind, hopefully :)

Along with cabbage, I added capsicum and chick peas for extra flavor. Do try!

Drumstick Leaves Dal

I love love love Andhra food. I was exposed to Andhra food much later in life in my early 20s. I loved going to this one Andhra restaurant in BengaLuru which served vegetarian lunch menu on a banana leaf. Their pickles, chutneys and pappus were out of this world. I was frequenting that restaurant quite often. After a while my body just couldn’t handle the heat and I had to forcefully stop myself from going there. Once in a while I crave that kind of food, but how much ever I try I can’t bring myself to make it that spicy at home.   

Coming to the recipe, Drumstick leaves(moringa leaves) is considered super potent and healthy. I find separating leaves from the stalks painful, but I still get it for its health benefits. This dal is very flavorful and made in Andra style. Do try! 

Aloo-Matar Pulav

This pulav is THE TASTE I wanted to achieve all these years. Hence I am writing a very detailed recipe on what exactly I did to be able to recreate next time. For people who don’t know about my struggle with pulav, they can refer here to get the inside story. Now I can sleep peacefully :)

To top this, a “sone pe suhaaga” kind of a deal is - this is a 1 pot meal. I made this in InstaPot. This recipe is from Hebbar's kitchen(link given below). 

Do try!

Sambar Rice

Sambar rice/ Sambar sadam is Tamil Nadu’s counterpart of Karnataka’s bisi bele bath. Both look the same, tastes the same(well, almost), procedure is also the same. Only difference is in the masala. Sambar rice has a strong black pepper flavor, our own BBB doesn’t. Choice of vegetables is also different. Good way to finish up vegetables… 

Do try! 

Tomato saasime/ Raita

Tomato saasime/mosarubajji/raita - continuing with another simple recipe which can be made easily with only few ingredients on hand. One of my favorites. This is how raitas(saasime) are generally made in Kota region. This is had with plain rice. Just like tamblis in my previous posts, this is also served more like a second gravy along with a main dish like rasam/sambar. Savor it with hot rice and some sandige(fryums).. yum!