KK's Home Kitchen

Tomato Gojju | ಟೊಮೇಟೊ  ಗೊಜ್ಜು  Tomato gojju is a traditional south indian side dish for idli and dosa. But it also goes well with chapathi. Best combination is with rava idli and appe's. This is a simple combination of tomato and rasam powder or sambhar powder with the nuttiness of sesame and groundnut. This can be pre prepared and stored in refrigerator for 2 to 3 days. Definetly give it a try and share your opinion with us. Ingredients Required Tomato - 2 Onion - 1 Coriander leaves - 1 Tbsp Groundnut - 2 Tsp White Sesame seeds - 1 Tsp Water - As per the requirement Mustard seeds - 1/2 Tsp Jaggery - 1 Tsp Salt - As per the taste Oil - 1 Tsp Curry Leaves - 1 Tsp Rasam Powder / sambhar powder - 2 Tsp Method of preparation  Chop tomatoes to dices, onions and coriander leaves to fine pieces. To a pan add 2 cups of water, once water is hot add chopped tomatoes and cook them for 5 minutes or until tomatoes become softer. Heat another pan add groundnuts and roast them unti...

 Tomato Kattsaru | ಟೊಮೇಟೊ ಕಟ್ ಸಾರು  Tomato kattusaru is a traditional recipe which is made with the combination of spices like coriander, cumin and methi. Every household has different recipe for kattusaru. This is a sathvik food which can be consumed at any point of time. Do give it a try and share your opinion. Ingredients Required Coriander seeds - 2 Tsp Cumin Seeds / Jeera - 1 Tsp Fenugreek seeds / Methi seeds - 1/2 Tsp Asafeotida / Hing - 3 to 4 pinch Red chillies (Byadagi) - 3 to 4 Tomato - 2 Coriander leaves - 1 Tbsp Curry Leaves - 1 Tsp Mustard seeds - 1/2 Tsp Oil - 1 Tbsp Salt - As per the taste Jaggery - 1 Tsp Water - As per the requirement Method of Preparation To a pan add oil, add coriander seeds, cumin seeds, methi seeds fry each of them for 5 to 10 seconds. Now add redchilles and half tomato and 1/2 tsp curry leaves fry them. Now add Hing and fry it for 10 seconds. After this add 1/4 cup of water and cook it for 2 to 3 minutes. Now cool down the mixture and grin...

Palak Khichidi |  ಪಾಲಕ್ ಖಿಚ್ಡಿ/ ಖಿಚಿಡಿ । ಪಾಲಕ್ ಹೆಸರುಬೇಳೆಯ ಖಾರ ಹುಗ್ಗಿ  Palak moong dal khichdi is a healthy option for breakfast / lunch and dinner. Its a one pot meal with the healthy combination of palak, moong dal and rice topped with cashew and other spices. It tastes yummy with minimal usage of spices. Do give it a try and share your opinion in comment box. This could be the best food when you are sick, because it is easy to digest as well as easy to prepare. Ingredients Required Jeera / Cumin Seeds - 1 Tsp Grated Ginger - 1 Tsp Green chillies - 2 to 3 Black pepper powder - 1/2 Tsp Salt - As per the taste Palak Puree - 1 Cup Water - 6 Cups Washed Moong Dal / Split green Gram - 1 Cup Washed Rice - 1 Cup Jaggery - 1 Tsp Cashew Nuts - 2 Tsp Curry Leaves - 1 Tsp Oil / Ghee - 1 Tbsp Method of Preparation To a Cooker, add Oil, once it is hot add jeera, grated ginger, green chillies, curry leaves. Fry them and now add palak puree, fry them and cook it for 3 to 4 minutes until raw...

 Cashew Cookies / ಗೋಡಂಬಿ ಬಿಸ್ಕತ್  Cashew Biscuit is a combination of cashews, wheat flour, sugar and ghee. Flavor of ghee combined with cashew and wheat enhances the taste. This can be a perfect tea time biscuit. Compared to market bought biscuits this is far healthier option for elders as well as kids. Sugar in this is adjustable, we can reduce the quantity of sugar, because of sweet nature of cashew. Definitely give it a try. Share your opinions in comment box. Ingredients Required Cashew - 1 Cup Sugar Powder - 1 Cup Wheat flour - 2 Cup Butterscotch essence - 1/4 tsp Milk - 2 Tbsp (Optional, if required) Method of prepration Add Cashew to a mixer jar, grind it to fine powder. To a bowl, add cashew powder, wheat flour,  Butterscotch essence and sugar powder mix it well until no lumps are found. Now add Ghee and combine them well to form a dough, during this process if required add milk little by little to form a perfect dough. To Bake in cooker, preheat cooker with a sta...