Kurdai-Gavhacha Cheek-Gavhachya Saalacha Upma
curry leaves
Green Mango Rice/Manga Ogre
Manga Ogre or green Mango rice is a tangy flavourful rice that is made using summer’s bounty of green mangoes, along with some coconut and mustard seeds.
Spice It Up
Hot is the word you think of when you see a Red Cocktail Dress. Hot is the word you think of when you see Red chili pepper! Both Red hot and both irresistible. 🙂 Freshly cultivated Red peppers are available in plenty this season and like I said I cant resist the neatly stacked slender and juicy Red hot peppers in the Foodmart.
Chivda
The flattened rice as well as the puffed rice has to be very crisp for making Chivda. Use the thin variety of poha. In a deep pan heat oil. Add the mustard seeds. Once they crackle add the cumene seeds and then the curry leaves. Add the peanuts and fry for a few minutes. Then add the daliya and again fry for some time.Add the sesame seeds. Add the green chilly paste, fry nicely, add turmeric and then add the poha and the murmura.Stir nicely so that the poha and the murmura is coated with the masala. Add salt and…
Pulli Upma – Poha (beaten rice) cooked in tamarind sauce
I have always relished South Indian food. Whenever my Mom cooked Idli-Sambar, Dosa,Uttapam, Rasam -whatever,I would have it for breakfast-lunch-dinner.Now that I am married to a South Indian I have learnt to cook some of them myself. Puli Upma- Poha (beaten rice) cooked with tamarind sauce (my Mother-in-laws recipe makes for quick but delicious breakfast.