This is a simple post capturing summer scenes of Mangalore and a slice of childhood nostalgia. Back then, summers meant making papads and sandige, and drying large batches of chillies, tamarind, and kokum at home—something almost every household here did.Running…
Leya / Starfruit ChyawanprashThis homemade Leha is our version of Chyawanprash – a beautiful traditional remedy for cold and cough. During childhood, this was always our favorite over bitter syrups and medicines.This batch of starfruits came straight from my brother’s…
Aati Amavasya celebrations in Coastal Tulunadu! 🌟 Tod Tuluvas/Mangaloreans drink the sacred Paleda Kashaya, known for its medicinal properties. The tree bark is harvested in the early hours, preceded by a prayer the night before. It’s a revered tradition. I’m…
I wanted to make a post on this long back and finally I’m sharing it in the space. But I realized half way while I was preserving the green peas so could click only few pictures. Will edit with better…
This year while decorating the Vayna/puja coconuts it suddenly dawned on me to make a post on it. So immediately I tried to take pictures as much as possible during the procedure. I took help from my friend and neighbour Anuradha…
As promised I’m sharing the recipe of caramel syrup today . This is an important recipe for those who love baking. Caramel syrup is used to bake caramel cake and also in plum cakes. This can also be used to…
This is a one of the deadliest recipe I’m sharing in the space.There is always a confusion between the caramel sauce and caramel syrup. I , myself was in the confusion category until recently. Now that I have revised and practiced…
Soaking fruits is one of the important process of fruit cake. This year , for the first time I soaked fruits in alcohol ie in Rum for over 3 weeks . The more you soak the fruits , better the outcome .…
If I didn’t post ‘the making of Khotto’ my future post on ‘Khotto’ would have been incomplete….That is the reason I’m posting this small pictorial and method on ‘the making of Khotto’.Khotto is a popular breakfast of the G.S.B’s and…
Sprouting or germinating the pulses is a very healthy procedure.It is packed with low fat proteins.They also contain many antioxidants, enzymes,minerals etc.They are low in calories and best for those who are dieting.I prefer homemade sprouts over the store bought.The common sprouts…