Food & Memories of Mangalore
Homemade Pesto is perhaps the best thing you can make at home. Believe me, I’ve been making it every year since we moved to Dubai, mainly due to the availability of fresh basil especially during the winter. The farmers’ market is a delight here. We get a lot of fresh, locally grown vegetables that taste…
Homemade Pork Sausage – this has got to be one of the best things we learned to make at home during the lockdown!! The hubs who is keen in trying out something new kept coaxing me to put my old Kenwood Stand mixer to use. We had bought it almost a decade ago in Dubai…
Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting!! Mmmm! Who doesn’t love carrot cakes? Well, here I am presenting my beloved carrot cake in a new and improved avatar. That’s a paradox you will say. What is improved can’t be new right?! Well oh well, my cake is new because the pictures are 🙂 and improved…
Fermented rice is a traditional yet not very popular breakfast eaten across the southern states of India. It is known by several names – Tangalanna in Kannada, Shelen Sheeth in Konkani, Pazham Kanji in Malayalam and Pazhayadu in Tamil. It is pretty popular in other rice eating countries as well and has been eaten for centuries together as a comforting, inexpensive, nutrient rich meal to start your day with. Unfortunately, many of us don’t know much about it. While I had a vague idea about the fact that leftover rice was consumed for breakfast the next morning, I didn’t quite know how it was fermented or served with until I casually mentioned it on my school’s Whatsapp group and one of my friends, Sowmya immediately shared her way of preparing it. I then made it with white rice and enjoyed…
Chicken Tangdi in an Airfryer! This has got to be one of my most favourite airfryer recipes because the drumsticks taste so juicy and delicious and my family and I can enjoy them guilt free! There is not a single drop of oil used in this recipe and the fact that the chicken with skin helps keep the meat juicy makes all the difference. It is also an easy recipe that you can put together ahead of time. You can marinate the drumsticks and put them in an good quality (very important!) airtight container and refrigerate them for as many as 3-5 days. This makes for a great snack for hungry little stomachs as chicken drumsticks or lollipops are a great source of ‘protein on a stick’ (or bone, if you please!). My daughter loves these whenever I make them….
Coconut laddoo – who doesn’t love them? They are an absolute favourite in my house! While they are a staple during the festive season, my son likes to indulge in a few mid year too. He simply loves them and makes it a point to tuck in a few when they are freshly made. I am not sure why I never posted the recipe because well, I thought they were super common and the recipe was popular anyways. I like the fact all brands of condensed milk always have a nice recipe stuck on the tin which comes handy and I just followed the recipe. I have created a short video for the same so don’t forget to check it out!
Tutti Frutti – what a great invention I say! It somehow adds such a sparkle to simple cakes, doesn’t it? However, one can have a love-hate relationship with it. I have disliked it as a child and would twitch my nose if I found it hidden inside cakes, sweet breads & buns. However, over the years I have calmed my tastebuds a lot and actually wait to discover a few tidbits inside my cakes. I remember sliced, packaged cakes (with a slightly synthetic taste) sold by Britannia way back in the 90s when they had just been launched. I used to buy them sometimes as a treat. Sometimes the cakes were dry inside and crumbled as a result of being on the shelf for too long I guess. After I learnt to bake my own cakes I managed to bake…
Kori Aajadina/Chicken Sukka (Chicken in a Spicy Dry Coconut Masala)
