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September 10, 2012

Recipes on my Wish List

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  1. Avial
  2. Carrot Kheer
  3. Aloo Gobhi
  4. Cucumber Mint Raitha
  5. Vanilla Cake
  6. Bisi Bele Bath
  7. Vegetable Cutlet
  8. Vegetable Pulao
  9. Vermicelli Upma
  10. Stir Fried Potatoes
  11. Cabbage Vade
  12. Onion Chutney
  13. Thakkali Vengayam Chutney
  14. Apple Milk Shake
  15. Banana Rasayana
  16. An Ice Cream Dessert
  17. Potato Salad
  18. Shallow Fried Potatoes
  19. Banana Milk Shake
  20. Mango Rasayana
  21. Canary Melon Milk Shake
  22. Phulkas / Chapatis
  23. Mango Pulp / Aam Ras
  24. Chocolate Milk Shake
  25. Kosambri
  26. Sweetened Chapatis
  27. Finger Chips
  28. Tomato Rasam Powder
  29. Tomato Rasam
  30. Coconut Burfi
  31. Vermicelli Kheer
  32. Samosa
  33. Aloo Parata
  34. Sweet Pongal
  35. Carrot Soup
  36. Khara Bhath
  37. Deep Fried Okra
  38. Chocolate Custard
  39. Raddish Salad / Salli
  40. Dhokla
  41. Stir Fried Vegetable
  42. Mysore Pak
  43. Potato Chips
  44. Rasagulla
  45. Vegetable-Coriander Kurma
  46. Sambar Powder
  47. Sandwich
  48. Onion Vada
  49. Vanilla Muffins
  50. Pathrode
  51. Chocolate Muffins
  52. Mint Raitha
  53. Green Tea
  54. Mint Tea

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I’m Pratiba Bhat from Udupi; currently living in Mandya, Karnataka, India. Welcome to my website.. Read More...

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Instagram post 2195829559790093761_1053996350 No food to style today, but this is what happens when I set to sort out the stationary section. December 2019 is almost coming to an end with just a few days left to open a new bullet journal. I'm not sure if there are Bujo users here but I'd love to say that journalling did help me a lot to sort out my jinxed thoughts, ideas and anxieties too to some extent. But it isn't always cheesy and things did go haywire when I had some unplanned things and circumstances coming up, ruining so many of my weeks. In my case it was so common and frequent, that I gave up bullet journalling in the mid year. I reinstalled the habit in late August after I stood still and felt irresponsible amidst all the mess that took place on my website server and Flickr account, threatening my several years of hard work, which probably led to a lot of traffic loss too. I took control over my first baby, my food blog, from then. That said, not sure how 2020 would be, but I'd rather take inspiration from so many out there like Arti from @leelajournals who is so inspiring, sweet and an amazing woman. If you'd love to start one, I'd recommend that you follow the simplest of all @rydercarroll and @bulletjournal. Maybe if you do have an inclination towards art and writing, you'd love this. #bujo #bulletjournal #plannercommunity #bujoinspire #wreckthisjournal #stationeryaddict #organizedlife #papercutart #journallover #bujoweekly #illustration #flatlay #artistsoninstagram #planneraddict #rydercarroll #december2019
Instagram post 2195111841411453798_1053996350 An impromptu photo shoot at noon today! Holding a batch of some fresh ginger to make something for the Aphids in my garden. 🤨👩‍🌾🌱 Filing this under #foodphotobiteswithritu Curated by the lovely @happytummybyritumbhara And @dyutima_myfoodlens for the theme "Brown Food" #freshginger #freshgingerroot #jj_still_life #womaninphotography #photooftheday #ginger #winter #coldafternoons #lightlovers #lostinwonderland #pocket_creative #moodygrams #myseasonaltable #mystoryoflight #gardening #gardenlife #aphidcontrol #pestcontrol #pestcontrollife
Instagram post 2194399139705864332_1053996350 When it comes to the age old volumetric measures & weights used in Karnataka, I think the whole credit has to go to Rajaditya from the Hoysala Reign, who has chalked out a brilliant record in his work, 'Vyavahara Ganita', a literary work on Mathematics. It was the ‘Kolaga’ that was popular unit of measurement in the medieval period, which continues to be so even today in the Malenad region. Unfortunately I do not have my own image of a Kolaga or Mana or Khanduga to be shared here but my search for these popular units will continue during my lifetime & I hope to chance on these soon. There are numerous Pre-Vijayanagara & Post-Vijayanagara records that write about these units of measurements in detail, though there are many writers and mathematicians who have interpreted these in different ways. A few culminate to the similar calculations. There is a unit named as Mana which is divided into Devamana & Aramana. There are other terms mentioned too, Sollage-Arasollage, Solasa Hiriya - Solasa, Kolaga-Devakolaga, Dammagolaga and Jakkegolaga. But among all these measures, Kolaga was supposed to be the biggest unit. Rajaditya’s volumetric measures were 4 Gidda = 1 Sollage 4 Sollage = 1 Mana 4 Mana = 1 Balla 4 Balla = 1 Kolaga 20 Kolaga = 1 Khanduga Kolaga was usually of wood and used for the measurement of paddy & other grains. But the inscriptions have proved that, there was no standard measurement in Kolaga. The small unit of measures such as Pavu & Seru was made of bamboo & copper or bronze metals. In the Malenad regions, the grains, especially paddy was measured in Seru, Paavu & Chataku. Fortunately I can show you a picture of all these three measures here on @shalikuta. The following units were some of the equations made by Rajaditya. 4 Chataku = 1 Pavu 4 Pavu = 1 Seru 100 Seru = 1 Palla 50 Seru = 1 Khanduga 2 Khanduga = 1 Palla These 3 measuring units, i.e. the Pavu, Seru & Chataku were also used for the measurement of ghee, milk & oil. The food grains like paddy, rice and ragi were measured in Seru, Khanduga & Palla. In the picture, the smallest one is Ardha Pavu, the next bigger one is Pavu & the largest one is the Seru.
Instagram post 2193528043053786524_1053996350 Harvested a good bunch of Menthya soppu (Fenugreek leaves) for today's lunch. The little gardener wished to help too who is actually down with a temperature owing to the onset of the winter chills! How I miss the summers. Can't wait for Sankranthi to come soon. #ecofriendlyliving #exceptionalstilllife #eatrice #earthfocus #eatgoodfood #EEEEEATS #fenugreekleaves #methileaves #menthyasoppu #kitchengarden #karnataka_ig #womaninphotography #hautecuisines_global #happygardener #hardlight #harvestedfood #healthyeating #homegrown #verilymoment #beautifulcuisines #beautyinsimplicity #beautifulmatters #beinspired #be_one_vintage
Instagram post 2191246273075942052_1053996350 Flying Godhi Pori! I've always been more inclined to the beauty of such flying and levitation photography. Albeit, it takes so much of my time and energy, and sometimes I even give in after about 200 odd shots. I started off yesterday with the Godhi Pori, and, it took me nearly 116shots to get the satisfactory result. Focussing on the Pori is so hard with these flying shots. Knowing the cons of this shoot , I still took a chance again today, two sessions and the first two were the only pictures I could manage. 😅 Long story short, swipe to see the struggles. 😂 Filing this under the "Action Photography" theme of the beautiful series #foodphotobiteswithritu curated by @happytummybyritumbhara and @dyutima_myfoodlens. #darkandmoody #darktablemood #darkfoodphoto #foodandwine #godhipori #huffposttaste #lightlovers #artistsoninstagram #womaninphotography #exceptionalstilllife #thesincerestory #thehub_food #thesincerestoryteller #moodygrams #momlife #monsoonfood #nothingisordinary #natureinthehome #beautifulcuisines #beautyinsimplicity #beautifulmatters #beinspired #be_one_vintage
Instagram post 2190050988358169017_1053996350 Gyaanashaktidhara Skanda valliikalyaaNa sundara devasenaa manaH kaanta Kaartikeya namo astute OM subrahmanyaaya namah On this divine and auspicious day of Subramanya Shasti, I took this prayer of Murugan mantra to start my series of stories weaved around our traditions and cuisines on @shalikuta. Subramanya Shasti being one of the most significant festivals celebrated in our families, I took to fasting with just one meal sans onions and garlic. Fasting today, is a means of giving your being an opportunity to sense the aura of the whole divine commemoration with Subramanya. The whole legend of Shasti revolves around a fight between a demon named Surapadma who was exploiting his indomitable superpowers which he recieved as a boon and Lord Murugan. Owing to all the breaches of the demon, Lord Shiva and Parvati, then manifested the six faced child which actually are six different children made to one, i.e. Lord Muruga with their powers. Lord Muruga or also Karthikeya, fought against the demon and it subsided on the sixth day with the defeat of the demon. The sixth day fell on the Shasthi thithi of Shukla Paksha. So, this war is celebrated and it is believed to be a day of rebirth for Lord Subramanya, the snake headed supreme being. Devotees today wake up early, bathe, fast, wear new clothes and offer milk to Naga Banas or Huttas (Anthills where snakes are believed to dwell). It is believed that some of Dhana or offering made in the form of rice and jaggery to the needy or temples offering prasada will have more significance. My offering was made, cooked and fed to someone today! In the picture, Salem Sanna rice and Achchu Bella from a local farmer. Taking this opportunity to introduce @shalikuta, an initiative with a dynamic group of bloggers, home-cooks, photographers, food writers and entrepreneurs viz. Aparna @aparna.balasubramanian, Deepa @paticheri, Pari @sugarsaltandsmoke, Radhika @justhomemade, Sheetal @throutetoroots, Sweta @swetabiswal and Vijhay @maiyam_pastfood and myself who share the same enthusiasm with respect to the heritage rices. We are here to take you through a virtual tour of stories and photographs interlaced around these rices and recipes
Instagram post 2189283649207475100_1053996350 Just Homegrown Chillies! #darktablemood #darkchillies #darkandmoody #darkfoodphoto #darkfoodphotography #foodbloggers #homegrown #homespun #jj_still_life #karnataka_ig #lightlovers #lowkeylightingphotography #lowkey #livemoremagic #lowkeylighting #artistsoninstagram #dreams #lostinwonderland #exceptionalstilllife #EEEEEATS
Instagram post 2188363878236677078_1053996350 #Gardenharvest From the onset of prepping the soil, mixing compost, sowing the seeds, seeing the seedlings sprout, the sprouts growing into plants and then the flowers blooming, the pollination and the fruits along with my love and nurturing every single day, I've repetitively been asserting the same words everytime I sit to write about my garden produce. Yesterday I was in wonderment, admiration or reverence, whatever you may call it, when I plucked the fruits of my labour. I had never watched capsicums grow before this, and this time being my maiden attempt at growing these luscious vegetables loaded with strikingly succulent juices, was an angelic experience. #greenlife #homegrown #homespun #gardencapsicums #huffposttaste #freshlypicked #freshvegetables #gardenfresh #greenthumb #greencapsicums #jj_still_life #karnataka_ig #terracegardening #terracefarm #kitchengarden #homegarden #lightlovers #moodygrams #mood #lowkeylightingphotography #beautifulcuisines #verilymoment #vzcomade #mybeautifulsimplicity #myseasonaltable #mystoryoflight
Instagram post 2186378476831287519_1053996350 In the midst of clearing up, decluttering and trying to make the shift of my garden more easier with my smaller-portable-light grow bags owing to a house move! You can only find me with my plant babies these days, calculating the life span of the seedling to plant stages. I've been threatened and warned not to grow more vegetables because of lack of time, 👩‍🌾 yet the gardening fingers of mine just don't keep quiet. This is one shoot I did this week with the beautiful grains of the Mapillai Samba rice from Tamil Nadu that traveled all the way from Pondicherry to Mandya. A cute potli of love that I received from the lovely Deepa ( @paticheri ) exactly two months ago along with Iluppaipoo Samba which I, with lack of sense converted it into a malt powder the very next day without photographing the process or the beautiful grains! Maybe I'll post the picture of the malt made from the malt powder that I made from this along with a few millets. I didn't want to use up this gorgeous looking rice at all and so wanted to make some beautiful recipe with this. But call me so listless, this beauty was forgotten about and it kept itself well preserved in my steel dabba.
Instagram post 2183487936074756359_1053996350 Togari kaalu or the Pigeon Peas! This is a legume coined to be the food for drought. I've always been on a contemplative thought on how some families with low wages can sustain the price hikes of grains and protiens. A place like Mandya holds every category of skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled waged labourers and most households have just the right amount to save for a secure future. It is by the grace of these perennial crops that life seems a little better for these strong people! . . . . . . Pigeon peas are so nutritious and the produce from one plant is so high, that it's something that it used to be and it is still always chosen by poor households in place of the expensive grains and produce. This is packed with nutrition and it's such a high yield, drought resistant legume that it could save some pennies when there's food shortage and unavailability of the forage crops. The leaves of the pigeon pea plant are edible and it owns a lot of medicinal properties which could cure a flu, cold and cough! These are so common during this season, that one can find these in almost everyone's plate including the Upma, Rasam, Stir fries and even deep fried Vadas. During this season, the pods are even dried and stored for the forth-coming months. 📷 Shot under artificial light. ISO: 200 Lens: 50 mm Aperture: f/1.4 Shutter Speed: 1/15 sec #darktablemood #darkandmoody #darkfoodphoto #darkfoodphotography #foodphotography #foodandthelens #pigeonpeas #pods #pigeonpea #pigeonpeapod #karnataka_ig #lightlovers #travelkarnataka #moodygrams #myseasonaltable #mybeautifulsimplicity #mystoryoflight #mycreativebiz #moodyedits #mood #chiaroscuro
Instagram post 2181089674806009163_1053996350 Sun-dried Nellikai in the process. This batch is not for consumption but it'll turn into a wonderful dyeing agent for hair care. A natural dye and growth promoter for any kind of hair type and not to forget it also stops most of the hair fall too. A time consuming process, but these just need to be chopped up, sun-dried and powdered. Mix it with the natural henna leaves and this needs to be applied as hair pack. . . . . Sending this to the Still Life theme of #foodphotobiteswithritu Curated by @happytummybyritumbhara and @dyutima_myfoodlens . . . . . . . #naturalliving #haircare #lowkeylightingphotography #livemoremagic #karnataka_ig #be_one_vintage #beautifulcuisines #beautifulcuisines #myseasonaltable #mybeautifulsimplicity #moodygrams #myseasonaltable #mandyaphotographers #nellikai #amtekai #haircolor #lowkey #darktablemood #darkandmoody #darkfoodphoto #darkfoodphotography
Instagram post 2180579385857554456_1053996350 Bringing into fore this lone, green and shy cabbage flower again! Nature has been so kind. Adding this to #foodphotobiteswithritu curated by the lovely and ever kind @happytummybyritumbhara and again a lovely photographer, @dyutima_myfoodlens . . . . . . Shutter Speed: 1/15sec Lens: 50mm ISO: 800 Focal length: f/1.4 . . . . . . #be_one_vintage #beautifulcuisines #beautyinsimplicity #nightphotography #moodygrams #myseasonaltable #darktablemood #darkandmoody #gardening #gardenharvest #stilllife #stilllifegallery #stillwithstories #stilllife_perfection #stilllifephotography #still_life_gallery #still_life_mood #still_life_gallery_ #still_life_creativeframes #stillpretty #stillness
Instagram post 2179918005035055890_1053996350 I've got a beautiful harvest today 💚 The cabbage worms are literally everywhere inspite of repetitive efforts but the harvests are gorgeous. 😊 I'm holding one of the healthiest cabbages that was ready in the garden. #gardening #gardenharvest #homespun #healthyfood #jj_still_life #stilllife #kitchengarden #cabbage #cabbageharvest #cabbageharvesttime #calminfluencer #slowlife #slowlifestyle #slowliving #slowliving_create #slowlivingforlife #moodygrams #womaninphotography #be_one_vintage #beautifulcuisines
Instagram post 2179100971703226756_1053996350 A chutney recipe would be coming up from these leaves on the blog. There's no stipulated recipe for the chutney though. Every household makes different chutneys from these fragrant leaves. Some make it from green chillies and black pepper too. I make it from dry red chillies to just mix it with rice and ghee! Doddapatre or the Indian Borage leaves, are my go-to medicinal plants when there's a flu season hitting at home. You can rub these leaves on the 'Natti' (soft spot) on the top of the head of the child or adult when the he/she is running a cold or make a concoction with these leaves by boiling the leaves in water and just consuming it straight. When in need of something local on my afternoon meal plate, I make thambulis or chutneys from these leaves. But one can make bajjis, rasams and clear soups as well. Very much satisfying for having this growing in my small garden. Such a beautiful and fragrant herb this is! I just planted a couple of stems that were thrown away by a neighbor into a grow bag, they grew well, albiet, recently they've got caught up with mealy bugs as usual. 😐
Instagram post 2178388766594833614_1053996350 When I toss the rice flakes in these warm mix of spices, I can bask in the aroma that used to emanate from both of my paternal and maternal grandmother's kitchens. I knew I've been missing out a lot ever since these prime women of my life including my Amma gave up on life too soon. There are too many lost recipes that need to be caught up with, and some are so old and unknown that not even the present elder generations have heard of. I've been only doing some talking with the elders over the phone and looking upon books written by some native homecooks. This recipe isn't a lost recipe but it is indeed on the verge of being forgotten. Sajjige Bajil is one of the most sought for breakfast options back in my hometown whenever there's a huge gathering. I still remember eating this sitting right next to Appa with a cup of filter coffee during one of such occasions. These are truly some of the most beautiful cuisines that stirred a lot of my interests in cooking. When I started traveling to different cities after getting married, I realized some recipes that aren't really cooked anywhere else! As far as my imagination goes I even fear that my children wouldn't be eating Indian food in future! Coming to today's platter, I'd love the recipe of the Sajjige to be more coconutty and the Bajil has to be spicy and sweetened with a lot of jaggery too. Recipe is up on the blog and Linked to the profile. #oldtimer #oldschool #udupicuisines #udupirecipes #udupifood #udupiphotographers #tulunadbreakfast #tulunad #lightlovers #lowkeylightingphotography #lovefood #mangalorefood #mangalorediaries #nammaudupi #moodygrams #myseasonaltable #mybeautifulsimplicity #mystoryoflight #myopentable #mycreativebiz #myfoodinaction
Instagram post 2177470817042326972_1053996350 Rice flakes or Paper Avalakki: I'm Working on the recipe of one of the most famous recipes of the Tulunad that makes use of these flakes. Tossed in handpounded spices and seasonings, this recipe is for the soul. 💚 #handpounding #riceflakes #getminimal #tulunad #tulunadbreakfast #udupicuisines #udupirecipes #udupifood #udupiphotographer #pocket_creative #peopleandfood #udupicooking #satvicfood #foodphotography #fromscratch
Instagram post 2175605324882869721_1053996350 A subtle flavoured marble cake that was loved by kids and adults alike. Whole wheat, egg free and soft! I only bake on occasions and that leaves me with less amount of time to spend on baking. Although, occasionally I do bake whole grain cookies for the son who swiftly gets into different taste rhythms which are sometimes his sweet cravings too. The recipe for this marble cake is on the blog. Link in profile! Shot details: 📷 ISO: 800 Lens: 50mm Aperture: f/1.4 Shutter Speed: 1/50 sec #sustainablecollective #thebeautyofordinarythings #christmasiscoming #christmasgifts #natureinthehome #seasonpoetry #foresttotable #ecofriendlyliving #wholewheatbaking #wholegrainbaking #eggfree #egglessdesserts #egglessbaking #egglesscakes #greenchristmas #christmasmood
Instagram post 2173355113745693749_1053996350 Vangibhath! This is what the homegrown brinjals/eggplants turned into yesterday and it was pure blessedness. ☘️ #divineformoflove #farmtotable #farmtofork #letsgogreencontest @zanzaneet @of.love.and.dreams @weheartwoodshop @yesindia @wahhindia #worktable #quickmeals #healthyfood #homegrown #jj_still_life #krishna #karnataka_ig #karnatakaphotographers #mandyaphotographers #myseasonaltable #mybeautifulsimplicity #mystoryoflight #mysorephotographers #myquietbeauty #mygoals #myopentable #farmfresh
Instagram post 2172718329470688547_1053996350 I'm in awe of how seeds sprouted and became seedlings. Then I saw the plants grow, branch out and flower. And then the process of pollination begins! The bees, butterflies, ladybugs, ants, moths, wasps and I don't know what other insects visit my garden from the dawn till dusk. I wish I had many high definition cameras fitted to every plant running a timelapse timer so that I could watch these activities by these little creatures. Without them I wouldn't have been able to reap such beautiful benefits from the plants. So thankful that I could experience the love from nature and I do think that this is something beyond words can express. Chopping up these brinjals/eggplants for some Vangibhath. Sending this to @zanzaneet's #letsgogreencontest for the plastic free produce. @of.love.and.dreams @weheartwoodshop @wahhindia @yesindia #naturalliving #slowlife #slowlifestyle #slowliving #gardening #gardenharvest #gameoftones #huffposttaste #jj_still_life #lightlovers #cleaneating #createtoinspire #be_one_vintage #beautifulcuisines #beautyinsimplicity #beautifulmatters #karnataka_ig #lowkeylightingphotography #darktablemood #darkandmoody #darkfoodphoto
Instagram post 2171819111747069123_1053996350 One of the most revered moments for me today was to shoot for this recipe that I used to eat regularly during my childhood. I remember eating this humble breakfast that used to be prepared by Amma and Dodda. This is locally called Sajjige Bajil in Tulu. Someone hailing from the temple town Udupi/Mangalore will know how many emotions are tapped in this plate of breakfast. It used to be a common recipe in every household during my younger days because of the simplicity of ingredients used. But today it's quite a surprise that it's a forgotten recipe and it's hardly remembered. Udupi Mutts serving wedding breakfasts make this as a staple when upma is cooked. Sajjige is nothing but a simple no-vegetable upma made just from rava, cashews, seasoning and lots of coconut gratings. We hardly use onions in our upma but we make use of coconuts in upma like nobody's business. 😄 Today I added some tomatoes to my upma along with coconut. Bajil is just a simple no-cook mix of spices with paper thin rice flakes but packs so much flavour. The spice mix used for this recipe is handpounded and I cannot even share how this beautiful hand pounded spice mix would emit fragrance. Let me indulge in more of these childhood memories for now! Recipe will be shared on the blog soon! #artistsoninstagram #sajjigebajil #coconuts #be_one_vintage #breakfastbowl #childhoodmemories #ammasrecipes #moodygrams #mybeautifulsimplicity #myseasonaltable #makeitdelicious #udupicuisines #udupi #udupirecipes #udupicuisine #udupicooking #traditionalrecipes #traditionaludupirecipes
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