KK's Home Kitchen

 Jackfruit Snack recipe | Jackfruit mulka | ಹಲಸಿನ ಹಣ್ಣಿನ ಮುಳುಕ   This is a famous snack recipe prepared in dakshina kannada and kasaragod regions. Beautiful combination of jackfruit, jaggery and coconut makes it mouth watering. Ingredients required Jackfruit - 1/2 cup jaggery - 1/4 cup Grated coconut - 1/4 Cup Salt - 3 pinch Wheat flour - 2 Tbsp Oil - for deep frying Method of preparation To a mixer jar add jackfruit, coconut, jaggery and salt. Grind it to fine paste. try not to add water, but if required add 1 to 2 tsp of water. Pour the mixture to a bowl and add 1 tbsp of wheat flour and check the consistency. If required little more wheat flour can be added. Get the batter to a thick pouring consistnecy. Heat the oil to medium hot. Now add little amount of small batches of batter to oil. Fry them until they turn to brown color. Delicious jackfruit snack is ready to serve. ಬೇಕಾಗುವ ಸಾಮಗ್ರಿಗಳು  ಹಲಸಿನ ಹಣ್ಣು - ೧/೨ ಕಪ್  ಬೆಲ್ಲ - ೧/೪ ಕಪ್  ತೆಂಗಿನ ತುರಿ - ೧/೪ ಕಪ್...

 Soupy Noodles | ಸೋಪಿ ನೂಡಲ್ಸ್  Soupy vegetable noodles is a great dinner recipe. This fills the stomach and also gives the feel of both soup and noodles with lots of vegetables. This can be the best way to consume vegetables. Do try the recipe and share your opinion with us through comments. Ingredients Required Carrot - 1 cup Beans - 1 Cup Paneer - 1/2 Cup Green peas - 1/4 Cup Water - 25 cups Hakke Noodles - 150 gms ( for 3 people) Green chilli paste - 1/4 tsp Crushed ginger garlic - 2 tsp Black pepper powder - 1 tsp Salt - as per the taste Sugar - 1 Tsp Oil - 4 Tsp Method of preparation To a cooker add 10 cups of water, add salt and 1 tsp of oil. once the water is hot add noodles. Cook it for 2 whistles. Once cooker cools down, strain the excess water and keep it aside. Heat a pan add oil, to this add ginger garlic paste and saute for 20 seconds, now add green chilli paste and saute for another 20 seconds. Now add finely chopped carrots, finely chopped beans and green peas s...

 Soya chunk pulav | ಸೋಯಾ ಪಲಾವ್  Soya chunk pulav is a healthy meal option. Combination of soya with different veggies and rice makes perfect combination of healthy meal. Spices added with take the recipe to next level. If this is to be served as lunch box recipe for kids, skip redchilli powder and reduce the amount of garam masala.  Soya is a high protein source for vegetarians. This is the best way to consume it. Tips   Its better to use crushed ginger garlic paste, due to the freshness, taste will be enhanced. But if not possible ginger garlic paste can be used. Vegetables of your choice can be added. like beans, peas, corn , potato etc. Always add tomato at the end, if added in the beginning it will release more moisture and spices might not be fried. If needed a little jaggery or sugar can be added to create a better balance of tatse. Its always recommended to add coriander leaves at the end. Because Nutrition value of coriander leaves reduces if its over co...

 Khichidi Recipe | ಖಿಚಿಡಿ  Khichidi is a healthy combination of rice and lentils. Combination of moong dal, toor dal and rice makes it more nutritious. This can be a lunch/ breakfast or dinner recipe. This onepot recipe is easy to prepare yet it is healthiest option.  If you have small kids who have just started their meal, then this recipe can be the apt one. But if you are preparing for toddlers, do skip the tempering part and also add very less amount of spices. Do try this recipe and let the know about your opinion in comment box. Ingredients required Rice - 1 Cup Moong dal / green gram dal - 3/4 cup Toor dal / pegeon pea - 1/4 cup Black pepper powder - 1 Tsp Grated Ginger - 1/2 Tsp or 1 inch Jaggery - 1/2 Tsp Water - 6 Cups Ghee - 2 Tsp Mustard seeds - 1/2 Tsp Cumin / Jeera seeds - 1/2 Tsp Curry leaves - 1 Tsp Cashew - As per the taste Turmeric - 1/4 Tsp Salt - As per the taste Method of preparation Wash and soak moong dal and toor dal for 10-15 minutes. Wash Rice He...

 Fruit juice with carrot | ಫ್ರೂಟ್ ಜ್ಯೂಸು ವಿಥ್ ಕ್ಯಾರಟ್  Seasonal fruits are always refreshing. Making kids to have these in better and healthier way is by providing  it in form of juice. I have tried to add a hidden twist of carrot with apple and strawberry. Do try the recipe and share your feedback. Servings: 2 glass Ingredients Required Apple - 1 Strawberry - 1 or 2 Carrot - 1 small(or 1/2 carrot) Milk - 1 Glass Sugar - 2 Tsp Water - 1/2 glass Method of Preparation Peel the skin of carrot and apple. Cut strawberry, apple and carrot in to small pieces. To a Mixer jar add apples, strawberries and carrots.  Now add Water and sugar to it. Blend it to a smooth paste. Now add Milk and blend then well for a minute. Healthy fruit juice is ready to drink. Tips If apple is not available banana or chikku can be added. More milk and sugar can be added based on the requirement. ಬೇಕಾಗುವ ಸಾಮಗ್ರಿಗಳು  ಆಪಲ್ - ೧ ಸ್ಟ್ರಾಬೆರಿ - ೧ ಅಥವಾ ೨ ಕ್ಯಾರಟ್ - ೧ ಸಣ್ಣದು  ಹಾಲು - ೧ ಗ್ಲಾಸ್ ...

 Carrot Halwa | ಕ್ಯಾರಟ್ ಹಲ್ವ  Carrot Halwa or carrot pudding is a delicious delicacy which can be prepared during the festival season. Hence winter is a season for carrots and also sweets are more favorite among all, this ia the best time to prepare carrot halwa. So to make use of the seasonal veggies i have shared an easy recipe of carrot halwa. Do try it and share your opinion. Ingredients required Grated (or finely chopped) Carrots - 2 Cups Ghee or Clarified Butter - 1/2 Cup Dryfruits of your choice - 1/4 cup Sugar - 3/4 Cup Milk - 1 Cup Cardamom powder - 2 Pinch Salt - 1 Pinch Method of Preparation To a pan add 1 tsp of ghee add dryfruits to it and fry then until they are roasted. Once they are fried keep them aside. To the same pan add 1/4 cup of ghee (or you may need more ghee) and add grated carrot to it fry them until raw smell disappears. Cook it by closing the lid and keep on monitoring multiple times. once the raw smell is disappeared, add milk, stir them and cook i...

 Bread Roll | ಬ್ರೆಡ್ ರೋಲ್  Bread Roll is a easy 5 minutes snack recipe. if you have boiled potatoes then the recipe takes just 5 minutes to prepare. This can be a tiffin box recipe for kids. For fuzzy eaters you can even hide vegetables with potatoes. Do try the recipe and comment your opinion in comment tab. Ingredients Required Boiled Potatoes - 2 Finely chopped onion - 1 Finely chopped Green chillies - 2 Finely chopped Coriander leaves - 3 Tbsp Chat masala - 1/2 tsp Garam Masala - 1 Tsp Salt - As per the taste Bread slices - 4 to 8 Oil - for deep frying Water - 1/2 Cup Method of Preparation Cut the brown edges of bread slices. Keep them aside. To prepare filling, Add boiled potatoes to a bowl, mash them nicely. Now add chopped onion, green chillies, chat masala, garam masala, chopped coriander leaves and salt. Mix them well until all the flavors are combined well with potatoes. Heat the oil in medium to low heat, do not over heat. Now to prepare roll, To  a plate add s...

 Kadle Chutney Pudi | Shenga chutney pudi | ಕಡ್ಲೆ/ ಶೇಂಗಾ ಚಟ್ನಿ ಪುಡಿ  Ingredients Required Peanut - 1 Cup Channa Dal - 1/2 Cup Tamarind - Gooseberry sized Dry coconut - 2 Tbsp Red chilli (Byadagi) - 10 Curry leaves - 1/4 Cup Jaggery - 3 to 4 Tbsp Asafoetida / Hing - 1 Pinch Oil - 1 Tsp Method of Preparation Place a pan in gas, heat it, add ground nut and fry it until it changes it colors . Now allow it to cool down. To the same pan add channa dal and fry it in sim flame until it changes its color to light brown. Allow them to cool. To the same pan add 1 tsp of oil and add dried coconut and fry them for 2-3 minutes. Now add curry leaves and fry them until it becomes crisp and now add tamarind and fry them for a minute. Now shift it to a plate and allow them to cool down. To the same pan add 1 tsp oil and now add redchillies and fry them for 3 to 4 minutes. Allow them to cool down.  Now to mixer jar add peanut and channa dal grind them to fine powder. To this mixture add all...

 Raagi Cookies | Raagi Biscuits | ರಾಗಿ ಬಿಸ್ಕತ್ । ರಾಗಿ ಕುಕೀಸ್  Better way of having healthy food is preparing it in the way you like. Raagi is a healthy grain, but many doesn't like it, especially kids. So, raagi cookie is the best way to have it and also make kids to have it. So do try it and share your opinion. Ingredients Required Raagi flour - 1 Cup Wheat flour - 1/4 Cup Ghee - 1/4 Cup Sugar Powder - 1/3 Cup Salt - 2 Pinch Coco powder - 1 Tsp Butterscotch / Vanilla Essence - 1/2 Tsp (Optional) Milk - 2 Tsp (Optional) Method of Preparation Sieve raagi flour, wheat flour and sugar powder. To a bowl add sugar powder and ghee, beat it (whisk it) to a creamy texture. To this creamy texture add salt and coco powder, mix it well. Now add Raagi flour and wheat flour to this mixture and combine well to form a cookie dough. If required add some milk to form a perfect dough. Preheat a pan for 10 minutes in medium flame. Grease a plate with ghee. Place small cookie sized ball on them. ...

  Chapathi Roll। Vegetable Roll । ಚಪಾತಿ ರೋಲ್ । ತರಕಾರಿ ರೋಲ್  Chapathi roll is a very simple snacks recipe. It is a combination of vegetables, chapati dough, and some masala powders. If guests come home you can do this recipe very quickly. Whichever vegetables are there in your home you can use. there is no specific that you should use particular vegetables. whichever you like you can use it. Kids are not having vegetables?? try this recipe. definitely, they will like it. Having chapathi roll or vegetable roll with sauce is very tasty. Try this recipe and give us feedback.  Ingredients Required :  Chapathi Dough - 1 Bowl Onion - 1 Cabbage - 1 cup Beans - 1/2 cup Potato - 1  Carrot - 1 cup Peas - 1/2 cup Red chili powder - 1 tsp Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp Garam masala - 1 tsp Salt - as per the taste  Coriander leaves - 3 to 4 tbsp Oil - 2 tbsp + for deep fry Method of Preparation : Initially Take a pan, add oil ...

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...

 Vegetable  Rice Bath | Rice Bath | Vegetable Pulav | ತರಕಾರಿ ಅನ್ನ| Masala Bath | ರೈಸ್ ಬಾತ್   Vegetable rice bath is rice recipe. You can prepare this recipe for breakfast, lunch or dinner. It is a very simple and tasty recipe. You don't want to grind any ingredients for this. Those who are working you can prepare this recipe in the morning because much time is not required to prepare this recipe and you can carry same thing for lunch also. you don't want to prepare one more item for lunch. Have this recipe with raitha it will enhance the taste of rice  bath. Your kid is not having vegetable try this way definitely she or he will like. Try this recipe and comment us how was the taste.   Ingredients Required : Rice - 3/4 cup  Water to cook - 1.5 cup Bay leaf - 1 Cinnamon Stick - 2 small pieces  Cloves - 2 Salt - As per the taste  Oil - 2 tbsp Onion - 1  Green chili - 2 Carrot - 1 Beans - 5 to 6 Potato - 1 Green pieces - 1/2 cup Water ...

 Strawberry Jam | ಸ್ಟ್ರಾಬೆರಿ ಜಾಮ್  Jam, this word gets an amazing smile on kids. They feel happy to have jam with any food. But the jam which we get in market is full of preservatives and that is not good to them. So best way to make them happy is to prepare jam at home. Here were are happy to share the recipe of strawberry jam, which uses only two ingredients. Strawberry is high in season during winters. We get the best and fresh strawberries in market. So this is the best time to try this recipe. Do try it and share your experience with us. Ingredients Required Strawberry - 1 Cup (Sliced to 4 pieces) Sugar - 1 Cup Method of preparation  To a bowl add sliced strawberry and sugar , mix it well , rest it for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes grind the strawberry with sugar to fine paste. Now puree is ready. To a pan add strawberry puree, heat on the flame. Keep on stirring until color of jam darkens. It takes around 5 to 7 minutes to cook. Now strawberry jam is ready to use. St...

 Kajjaya Recipe | Athrasa recipe । ಅತ್ರಸ । ಕಜ್ಜಾಯ ಖಾದ್ಯ Athrasa is a sweet recipe. It is very tasty. In the navarathri time we can do this recipe for naivedyam. One of the favorite recipe of Lord duga.  I have done this recipe with rajmudi rice. If you want you can do this recipe with dosa rice it will also give nice taste. This recipe is a combination of rice and jaggery. I have used sesame seeds. you can also add gasgase. Once if you prepare this recipe you can store  for long time.  Try this recipe and give the feedback.  Ingredients required : Rajumdi rice - 2 cup Jaggery - 2 cup Sesame seeds - 2 tsp Ghee - 1 tsp Oil - for deep fry  Water - As per the requirement Method of Preparation :  Initially soak the rice in water overnight. After that wash and strain the water. Spread the rice in cloth and allow them to dry for 80%. Grind them to a fine powder and sieve it. Now take a kadhai, add jaggery and water to it. Boil to get a jaggery syrup...

  Avarekalu Mixture | Avarekalu chuda | ಅವರೇಕಾಳು ಮಿಸ್ಟ್ರ್ । ಅವರೇಕಾಳು ಚೂಡಾ  Avarekalu mixture is a snack recipe. It is a combination of Avare, peanut, dry coconut pieces, and some dry powders.  Now it is avare season and the weather is cold, It's very yummy to have this snack with coffee or tea. kids will like this recipe much. We can prepare lots of recipes from avarekalu. Avarekalu sambar, avarekalu vada, etc. You can add thick poha to it. That will also give a very good taste and much quantity. Try this recipe at home.      Ingredients Required :  Avarekalu - 5 cup Peanut - 2 cup  Dry coconut pieces - 1 cup Curry leaves - 1/2 cup Red chili powder - 1 tsp Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp Cumin Powder - 1/2 tsp Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp Salt - As per the taste  Oil - for deep frying  Method of Preparation : Initially keep oil for heating. Once the oil is heated add Avarekalu to it. Fry until it crisp. shift a bowl. Now fry Peanut, dry coconut pieces...

Ribbon Pakoda / ರಿಬ್ಬನ್ ಪಕೋಡ / ರಿಬ್ಬನ್ ಖಾರ ಕಡ್ಡಿ / ತೇಂಗೊಳು  Ribbon Pakoda is a snack item which can be served with tea or coffee. Blend of Roasted Bengal gram flour, Gram flour and rice flour makes it more tastier with combination of few spices. Its very easy to prepare, yet it is delicious. Time consumed to prepared this is very less. This recipe is also called as tengolu in tulunadu region, but only gram flour and rice flour is used there. Do try it out and share your opinion with us. Ingredients Required Roasted Bengal Gram - 1/2 Cup Gram Flour - 1 Cup Rice flour - 1/2 Cup Salt - As per the taste Cumin seeds - 1 Tsp Red chilli Powder - 1 Tsp Sugar powder - 1/2 Tsp Water - As per the requirement ( approx 1/2 Cup) Oil - 1/4 Cup + For Deep frying ಬೇಕಾಗುವಂತ ಸಾಮಗ್ರಿಗಳು  ಹುರಿಗಡಲೆ / ಪುಟಾಣಿ ಕಾಳು - ೧/೨ ಕಪ್  ಅಕ್ಕಿ ಹಿಟ್ಟು -  ೧/೨ ಕಪ್  ಕಡ್ಲೆ ಹಿಟ್ಟು -  ೧ ಕಪ್  ಉಪ್ಪು - ರುಚಿಗೆ ತಕ್ಕಷ್ಟು  ಸಕ್ಕರೆ ಪುಡಿ - ೧/೨ ಟೀ ಚಮಚ  ಎಣ್ಣೆ - ೧/೪ ಕಪ್ + ಕರಿಯಲು...

Eggless Plum Cake / No Egg No Alcohol Plum Cake / ಎಗ್ಗಲ್ಸ್ ಪ್ಲಮ್ ಕೇಕು  Plum cake is the must one to be prepared during Christmas and new year. Authentically it is  prepared by soaking fruits for a month in rum. And then cake is prepared using cake. Here we have tried in a simple method without any rum and egg. Do try it out and share your opinion. Ingredients Required Maida / Refined Flour - 2 Cup Corn Flour - 2 Tbsp Sugar - 1 Cup Condensed Milk - 1/4 Cup Vanilla Essence - 2 Tsp Butter - 1/2 Cup Salt - A pinch Water - 1 1/4 Cup Dates - 3 Tbsp Tuti Fruity - 2 Tbsp Dry grapes - 2 Tbsp Black Dry Grapes - 1 Tbsp Cherry - 2 Tbsp Cashew - 2 Tbsp Almonds - 2 Tbsp Nutmeg Powder - 1/2 Tsp Baking Powder - 1 Tsp Baking Soda - 1/2 Tsp Method Of Preparation Heat a Pan add sugar, dissolve sugar without adding water. Once Sugar dissolves, switch off the flame, add 11/4 Cup of Water, Switch on the flame, get this to a boil or boil until sugar crystals dissolves. Now add all dryfruits, wait un...