Month: August 2020

Mangalore style palya | South Indian sauteed veggies!

Mangalore style palya | South Indian sauteed veggies!

Mangalore style palya is a simple vegetable side dish, generally prepared using a single vegetable or sometimes a mix of vegetables. The vegetables are sauteed in a small amount of seasoned oil and cooked until tender and finished off with some freshly grated coconut. Doesn’t 

Green chilli thecha! 4-ingredient chili dip!

Green chilli thecha! 4-ingredient chili dip!

Green chilli thecha is a rustic, super-flavourful chutney/dip from Maharashtra prepared using green chillies and roasted peanuts. I had never heard of thecha until a few years ago, when my friend Gayatri, who is from Maharashtra, brought me some of her homemade green chilli thecha 

Super soft modaka & kadubu using rice!

Super soft modaka & kadubu using rice!

A unique modak recipe prepared using rice instead of rice flour. Turns softer than the ones made with rice flour. A jaggery free option is included. Modak, called Modaka in the state of Karnataka is a sweet rice dumpling stuffed with a coconut and jaggery