SaiGeetha Pai

SaiGeetha Pai

I am Saigeetha, a homemaker, food blogger, baker and a cook. Cooking is my passion.

Thandai(Holi special)

Holi is a festival of colours.Who doesn’t like this season when it brings so much of joy and happiness around as the season itself is so gay.Holi is also called as the Spring festival.It is celebrated in the month of…

Chutney with ginger

Few days back I had posted Chutney with coriander leaves,this is one more version with ginger flavour.This can be served with dosa,buns,idli etc.I adapted this recipe from my Amma.Please note down the recipe. Ingredients to be ground:Coconut-1 cup,gratedGreen chilly-1Ginger-1/2 “Tamarind-a…

Egg dum biryani

Duma dum dum.Holi is on the way and to celebrate this auspicious occasion I wanted to cook something good.And today S also wasn’t in town and I got an opportunity to prepare this authentic recipe,yes folks he doesn’t prefer garam masala dishes,he loves only Amchi food.Though I…

Cashew juice

Summer has already hit Mangalore and it is damn hot hot weather here.Truly the heat is unbearable.To beat the heat best is to have home made juice.Cashew fruit is easily available in Mangalore and this batch I prepared this tasty…

Whole wheat flour buns

Few days back I had posted Mangalore buns,and today this is one more recipe of buns prepared with a combination of whole wheat flour and all purpose flour.I adapted this recipe from Kudpiraj’s garam tawa and I totally agree with Kudpimaam…

Masala Buttermilk

This is a very simple recipe yet a tasty one. Santoshi prepares this daily at their Amma’s place and I enjoy it thoroughly. Remember,I had posted masala chaas during my initial days of blogging.This is very good for digestion and…

Piyava Thambali

Piyava thambali is a popular G.S.B dish. “Piyavu” means onion. It is most commonly served with  fried fish. Amma used to prepare this often. This is one of my personal favourite and now my husband’s favourite too… Chilled thambali tastes…

Chicken Sukkha/Kori Ajadina

Chicken Sukkha is a popular Mangalorean Bunt cuisine. My blog would have been incomplete if I would  not have shared this recipe. Few days back my FB friend  Nandini Kini  had posted this yummy recipe in a food group and it looked…