Dosa (Rice and Lentil Pancake)

What is Dosa?

Ingredients
Akki (Rice): 4 cups
Uddina BeLe (Black Gram Lentil): 2 cups
Neeru (Water): enough to make a batter
Uppu (Salt): to taste


Method
Soak the rice and lentil separately in water for 4 hours. Drain and grind each separately into a thick smooth paste using little water. Then mix both batters and salt. Cover and leave to ferment (6-8 hrs). 


Heat non-stick tawa (flat pan) and pour a ladle-full of batter on it, making it round and flat. Cover with a lid and cook for 1-2 minutes. 1 tsp of oil can be smeared on top and the dosa can be roasted on the flip side (optional). Serve hot with chutney, sambar, butter/ghee, chutney powder, etc.


Variations: 

• for Manjal Dosa (Yellow Dosa), add turmeric powder to the batter. This dosa is prepared for breakfast on the 1st day of Diwali, which is also called Makkala Habba (Children's festival). Turmeric is added to make it bright and colourful esp. for kids!
• for Kai Dosa (Coconut Dosa), add grated coconut to the batter or sprinkle it on top of the dosa before it cooks.
• for Neerulli Dose (Onion Dosa), add chopped onion to the batter or sprinkle it on top of the dosa before it cooks.
• for Set Dosa (thick Dosa), just pour the batter on tawa, do not make the dosa flat, add 1 tsp of oil onto the dosa before it cooks.
• for Paper Dosa (thin Dosa), make the dosa as flat as possible, smear 1 tsp of oil onto the dosa after it cooks and roast till it is very crisp.
• for Masala Dosa (stuffed Dosa), once dosa is cooked, fill with desired palya (filling) and fold dosa in half. Popular one is Potato+onion filling.

Mavinakai Chitranna (Mango Rice)

What is Chitranna?

Ingredients
Anna (cooked Rice): 2 cups
Salt: to taste


for Frying and Grinding
Mavinakai (unripe Mango):1 (deseeded)
Thenginakai (Coconut): 1/2 cup
Hasi Menasu (Green Chillies): 2
Enne (Oil): 1 tsp


for Oggarane/Tempering
Saasive (Mustard Seeds): 1 tsp
Arashina (Turmeric Powder): 1 tsp
Hingu (Asafoetida): a small pinch
Kadalekai (Groundnuts): 1 handful
Enne (Oil): 4 tsp


Method
In a wok or wide pan, fry the ingredients for grinding in oil. Grind it to a smooth paste. In the same pan/wok, add the remaining oil and add the oggarane ingredients to it. When they splutter, add the ground paste. Saute for a few minutes. Now add the rice and salt and mix well. Serve hot.

Aloo Raita (Potato & Yogurt Sauce)

What is Raita?

Ingredients
Aloogadde (Potatoes): 2 (cooked and mashed)
Mosaru (Yogurt): 1 cup 
Neerulli (Onion): 1 (chopped)
Kothambari Soppu (Coriander Leaves): few strands (chopped)
Uppu (Salt): to taste

Oggarane/Tempering

Saasive (Mustard Seeds): 1 tsp
Uddina BeLe (Black Gram Lentil): 1 tsp
Hasi Menasu (Green Chillies): 2 (slit) or Ona Menasu (Dried Red Chillies): 1 (broken into bits)
Arashina (Turmeric Powder): 1 tsp
Karibevu (Curry Leaves): 4-5
Enne (Oil): 1 tsp

Method
Take oil in a saucepan and add oggarane ingredients to it. Then add mashed potato, yogurt, onion, coriander leaves, salt and mix well. Serve hot or cold.


Variation: Use cumin seeds instead of mustard seeds and lentils for tempering.

Usli (Sprouts Salad)

Ingredients
MoLake banda KaaLugalu (Mixed Sprouts) or BeLe (Lentils): 2 cups (soaked in water overnight)
Neerulli (Onion): 1 (chopped)
Tomato: 1 (chopped)
Shunti (Ginger): 1 tsp (grated)
Jeerige (Cumin Seeds): 1 tsp
Hasi Menasu (Green Chillies): 2 (slit) or Ona Menasu (Dried Red Chillies): 1 (broken into bits)
Arashina (Turmeric Powder): 1 tsp
Kothambari Soppu (Coriander Leaves): few strands (chopped)
Thenginakai (Coconut): 1/4 cup (grated)
Nimbe Rasa (Lemon Juice): 2 tsp

Enne (Oil): 1 tsp
Uppu (Salt): to taste

Method
Boil the sprouts and drain. Heat oil in a wide pan and add cumin seeds, (green or dried red) chillies, turmeric powder, ginger and onion to it. When onion turns pink, add sprouts, tomato, grated coconut, lemon juice, coriander leaves, salt and mix well. Serve hot or cold.

Variation: Usli can be made of individual sprouts or lentils too.

Munchi Kajipu (Vegetables in Chilli and Coconut Gravy)

Munchi Kajipu literally means Chilli Gravy in Tulu Language. This can be made with different vegetables.

Ingredients:
Tharakari (Vegetable): 1 cup (chopped)
Channa (ChickPeas): 1 cup
Neeru (Water): 1 cup
Uppu (Salt): to taste

for Grinding
Tenginakai (Coconut): 1 cup (grated)
Ona Menasu (Dried Red Chillies): 3-4
Jeerige (Cumin Seeds): 1 tsp
Aarashina (Turmeric Powder): 1/2 tsp

for Oggarane/Tempering
Karibevu (Curry Leaves): 4-5
Enne (Oil): 1 tsp

Method
Boil the vegetable pieces, chickpeas and salt in a saucepan of water for 10 minutes. Grind the ingredients in set 2 and add it to the Munchi Kajipu and simmer for 10 mins. Heat oil in a small pan and add oggarane ingredients to it. Pour this over the Munchi Kajipu just before serving.

Bendhi (Greens in Onion and Coconut Gravy)

Bendhi is Greens stewed in Onion and Coconut gravy. Bendhi is very similar to Bol Saaru, difference is, add a pinch of menthe (Fenugreek Seeds) when cooking greens with salt, tamarind. Add bellulli (garlic) to oggarane. It can be made with almost any soppu (greens) or with beetroot.

Thovve (Ginger-Lentil Soup)

Thovve is a very tasty, nutritious and slightly spicy Lentil Soup. Thovve can be made from Togari BeLe or Hesaru BeLe or Kempu BeLe (Yellow or Green Gram or Red Lentils).

Ingredients
BeLe (Lentil): 1 cup
Hasi Menasu (Green Chillis): 2 (slit)
Shunti (Ginger): 1 inch piece (chopped)
Neerulli (Onion): 1 (chopped)
Coconut Milk or (grated & ground): 1/4 cup (optional) 
Arashina (Turmeric Powder): 1 tsp
Neeru (Water): 1 cup
Uppu (Salt): to taste


for Oggarane/Tempering
Saasive (Mustard): 1 tsp
Karibevu (Curry Leaves): 4-5
Enne (Oil): 1 tsp


Method
Cook the Lentils in a pressure cooker (3-4 whistles) or in a saucepan (for 30 mins) along with onion, ginger, green chillies, turmeric powder and water. Once the Lentils are cooked well, mash it and add salt and coconut milk/paste (optional). Heat the oil in a small pan and add oggarane ingredients to it. Pour this over the Thovve and serve hot.

Paji Koddel (Vegetables in Spicy Garlic and Coconut Gravy)

Paji Koddel is Vegetables in Sweet, Sour and Spicy Coconut Gravy. It differs from Koddel because there is no roasting of ingredients before grinding (Paji means raw (not roasted) in Tulu Language). Paji Koddel can be made with different vegetables, popular ones are: Carrot, Cabbage, Marrow, Mangalore Southekai, etc. Exotic version is Paji Koddel of Gujje (unripened Jackfruit), Jackfruit seeds, ! 

Ingredients

Tharakari (Vegetable): 1 cup (chopped)
Huli (Tamarind): a marble-sized piece
Water: 1 cup
Salt: to taste

for Grinding
Tenginakai (Coconut): 1 cup (grated)
Ona Menasu (Dried Red Chillies): 3-4
Kothambari Beeja (Coriander Seeds): 1 tsp
Jeerige (Cumin Seeds): 1 tsp
Akki (uncooked Rice): 1 tsp
Aarashina (Turmeric Powder): 1/2 tsp
Bellulli (Garlic): 2 cloves

for Oggarane/Tempering
Karibevu (Curry Leaves): 4-5
Enne (Oil): 1 tsp

Method
Boil the vegetable pieces, tamarind and salt in a saucepan of water for 10 minutes. Grind the ingredients in set 2 and add it to the Paji Koddel and simmer for 10 mins. Heat oil in a small pan and add oggarane ingredients to it. Pour this over the Paji Koddel just before serving.

Gasi (Veg/Legumes in Spicy Coconut Gravy)

Gasi is Vegetables or Legumes in Spicy Coconut Gravy. Gasi can be made with different vegetables, popular ones are: Green Peas, Black Chick Peas or any other legumes, Green Beans, Cabbage, Potatoes, Mangalore Southekai, Thondekai (Ivy Gourd), Budu Kumbalakai (Ash Gourd), etc. 

Ingredients
Tharakari (Vegetable) (chopped) or KaaLu (Legumes) (soaked overnight or canned): 1 cup
Neerulli (Onion): 1 (chopped)
Huli (Tamarind): a marble-sized piece
Neeru (Water): 1 cup
Uppu (Salt): to taste

for Roasting & Grinding
Thenginakai (Coconut): 1 cup (grated)
Ona Menasu (Dried Red Chillies): 2
Kothambari Beeja (Coriander Seeds): 1 tsp
Arashina (Turmeric Powder): 1 tsp
Enne (Oil): 1 tsp

for Oggarane/Tempering
Saasive (Mustard Seeds): 1 tsp
Karibevu (Curry Leaves): 4-5
Enne (Oil): 1 tsp

Method
Boil the vegetable pieces or soaked legumes, tamarind and salt in a saucepan of water for 10 mins. In a  small pan, roast in oil the red chillies, coriander seeds & turmeric powder (add in that order). Grind them with coconut, add it to the Gasi and simmer for 5 mins. Heat oil again in the small pan and add oggarane ingredients to it. Pour this over the Gasi just before serving.

Puli Kajipu (Vegetables in Coconut and Yogurt Gravy)

Puli means Sour and Kajipu means gravy in also known as, Majjige Huli in Kannada (language of Karnataka, India). Puli Kajipu can be made with different vegetables, popular ones are: Green Beans, Marrow, Budu Kumbalakai (Ash Gourd), Badanekai (Aubergine), Bendekai (Okra), Capcicum, BaLekai (Plantain), Alasande (Long Beans), Mangalore Southekai, Hagalkai (Bitter Gourd), Thondekai (Ivy Gourd), Suvarna Gedde (Yam), etc. For the latter two, stir fry them in oil rather than boil in water to avoid stickiness.

Ingredients
Tharakari (Vegetable): whichever you fancy (chopped into large chunks)
Thenginakai (Coconut): 1 cup (grated)
Arashina (Turmeric powder): 1 tsp
Hasi Menasu (Green Chillies): 2 (slit)
Mosaru (Yogurt): 1/2 cup
Neeru (Water): 1 cup
Uppu (Salt): to taste

for Oggarane/Tempering
Jeerige (Cumin Seeds): 1 tsp
Karibevu (Curry Leaves):4-5
Thuppa (Ghee): 1 tsp

Method
Boil the vegetable pieces, green chillies, turmeric and salt in a saucepan of water for 10 mins. Grind the coconut with some water and add it to the Puli Kajipu along with the mosaru and simmer for 5 mins. Heat the ghee in a small pan and add oggarane ingredients to it. Pour this over the Puli Kajipu just before serving.

Tharakari Bol Saaru (Vegetable Clear Soup)

What is Saaru?

Bol Saaru is vegetables in a clear soup. Popular ones are: Boodu Kumblakai (Ash Gourd), Bendekai (Ladies Finger/Okra), Beetroot, Kombasure (any other Gourd), etc.


Ingredients
Tharakari (Vegetables): 1 cup (chopped)
Huli (Tamarind): a marble sized piece
Menasina Pudi (Chilli powder): 1 tsp
Arashina (Turmeric powder): 1 tsp
Kothambari Soppu (Coriander leaves): few strands (chopped)
Neeru (Water): 2 cups
Uppu (Salt): to taste

for Oggarane/Tempering
Saasive (Mustard Seeds): 1 tsp
Hingu (Asafoetida): 2 pinches
Karibevu (Curry Leaves): 4-5
Bellulli (Garlic): 2 cloves
Enne/Thuppa (Oil/Ghee): 1 tsp

Method
Boil the above ingredients in a saucepan for 15 mins. Heat the oil/ghee in a small pan and add oggarane ingredients to it. Pour this over the saaru just before serving.

Kadale Saaru (Black Chick Peas Soup)

What is Saaru?


Ingredients
Kadale (Black Chick Peas): 1 cup (or can)
Huli (Tamarind): a marble sized piece
Menasina Pudi (Chilli powder): 1 tsp
Arashina (Turmeric powder): 1 tsp
Kothambari Soppu (Coriander leaves): few strands (chopped)
Neeru (Water): 2 cups
Uppu (Salt): to taste

for Oggarane/Tempering
Saasive (Mustard Seeds): 1 tsp
Hingu (Asafoetida): 2 pinches
Karibevu (Curry Leaves): 4-5
Bellulli (Garlic): 2 cloves
Enne/Thuppa (Oil/Ghee): 1 tsp

Method
Boil the above ingredients in a saucepan for 30 mins (10 mins if using canned beans). Heat the oil/ghee in a small pan and add oggarane ingredients to it. Pour this over the saaru just before serving.

Variations: This recipe can be used to make Saaru of any KaaLu (Legumes).