Upma is a popular South Indian dish made from semolina. Several variations of the dish exist including the use of different varieties of ground wheat, rice and even bread. A simple upma or uppittu takes just about 10 minutes to…
Kadhi also known as Karhi or Gujarati Kadhi is a sweet yogurt curry, normally eaten with unleavened flat bread called roti and sabzi in India. Ingredients 2 cups chickpea flour (besan) 1½ cups curds/yogurt (dahi) 1 tsp ginger-green chilli paste…
Wiejska is the most popular form of Kielbasa, or Polish sausage, in the United States. Ingredients 1½ lb lean boneless pork ½ lb boneless veal (optional) 1 tsp salt 1 tsp pepper 1 tsp marjoram 2–3 cloves garlic, crushed 1…
Upma or uppittu as it is referred to in Karnataka is a wholesome Indian dish made of rava (cream of wheat). There are many ways it is prepared but typically includes a healthy amount of vegetables added during preparation. The…
Upeseru is a rural speciality of the South of India, and villages around the state of Karnataka in particular. The main recipe is for a solid dish of lentils and greens, and the water drained from this is often used…
Tadka dhal is an everyday staple across South India. Ingredients Dhal ½ cup moong dhal, washed 2 cups water Seasoning 2–3 tablespoon cooking oil 3–4 tablespoon finely diced onion 2 cloves garlic, chopped 1 small sliver of ginger, chopped, or…
Ingredients 4 ea. (400 g) medium onions, chopped as fine as possible 1 small chilli 2 large cloves of garlic, chopped finely or crushed Ginger (about the same as the garlic in size), finely chopped 250 g split red lentils…
Sambar or sambhar (Kannada: ಸಾಂಬಾರ್, Malayalam: സാമ്പാർ, Tamil சாம்பார் (சாம்பாறு in Sri Lanka), Telugu: సాంబారు), pronounced “saambaar”, is a dish common in southern India and Sri Lanka, made of dal (usually red gram, also called toor dal) and vegetables in…
Puliyodarai, is a speciality of the South Indian coastal state of Tamil Nadu. Also see Cookbook:Pulihora. Ingredients Garnishing powder 1 tbsp split peas 1 tbsp coriander seeds ½ tsp fenugreek seeds 2–3 dry red chillies Puliyodarai 4 cups cooked white…
Potato masala (Tamil: uralai kizhangu masala) is a potato dish often served alongside roti or folded inside a dosa. The dosa and aloo masala combination, widely eaten in South India, is known as masala dosa. Coconut chutney is a common…
Pohe is a very popular breakfast dish in the Indian states of Maharashtra, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. Ingredients 200 g thick pohe (flattened rice) 2 tbsp oil 1 tsp rai (mustard seeds) ¼ tsp haldi (turmeric powder) 2 Indian green…
Ingredients ½ cup toor dal 2 cups water 2 handfuls of methi leaves (only the leaves without the tender stem) 3 tomatoes 1 big onion 1 pinch of turmeric powder 1–2 green chillis, sliced 10 whole black peppercorns 1 small…