Thread by @ajit_bhaskar

Mexican inspired chesse stuffed arancini balls with leftover rice and old bread.
It is baked :D

In addition to leftover rice and crumbled bread, it also has chopped basil, corn, shredded pepper, salt, olive oil...aaaaand

Chimichurri seasoning mix :D

Line 'em up...

🔥🧀
The fun part :D

Baked a birthday cake for Appa.
This is a sugar free applesauce cinnamon cake.
Topped with salted caramel sauce.

Topped with toasted hazelnut meal.

Happy with the crumb, considering it's totally sugar free based :)

Moist, because butter+oil instead of just butter. Applesauce is known to make cakes moist as well!

Keto friendly tofu and beans stir fry with almonds and fresh basil :)
Goes well with a bowl of rice or tossed in some rice noodles as well.
Took me anywhere from 10-15 mins to make.
#TofuQuboolHai
#BaeSil #ketogenicalsophotogenic

- Birinji rice with all the caramelized bottom and caramelized onions on top. Courtesy le Hendathi.
- Bharli wangi/stuffed brinjals
- Raw mango thokku, courtesy amma ❤️

I recently learnt from @Saeek about the use of fried/deep fried coriander in Maharashtrian food. A true flavour bomb! So used that, and some coconut, coriander seeds in the stuffing. Baked the eggplants (brushed with oil). Crisp-ish skin, super tender flesh. Turned out great :)

Pumpkin and green chana koottu, okra kari with peanuts.
Simple Sunday lunch made by Amma.
#AmmaChellam #ThaiCuisine

Amma's birthday lunch.
She relaxed, we cooked :)
- Matar pulav.
- Aaloo and ridge gourd posto with panch phoron masala. It is darker than what it should be bacause amma asked me to use some tomato puree from yesterday 😂
- Spinach and peanut raita.

Mother in law has cooked up an amazing feast!
From seven o clock position:
- javvarisi/sago payasam
- Rasam
- Rice
- Bitter gourd/karela fry
- Arbi/colocasia fry
- Yam/chenai fry
- cucumber moong dal kosambari
- vendekkai/ okra morkuzhambu.
Brb 😴😴😴😴😴

#UpmaniacsUnite
Udhir udhira godhumai rava/broken wheat upma for dinner
:)

Dinner is veg slider with a green chana and cauliflower patty.
Tucked with a slice of cheese, caramelized onions, sweet paprika, pineaple and raw mango chutney from @BongMomCookBook @ some fresh basil. #RandyJohnsonHasABetterSliderThough

The patty has boiled + mashed green chana, cauliflower (blanched and grated), dill, onions, dab of peanut butter, a Kolhapuri chili chutney which had to be finished and some cornflour to bind.

Beans paruppusili
Milagu rasam
Vazhekkai podi
Amma has made sublime lunch.
#MainPetSeHoon #Carbavati

Pizza night! The dough has 25% aata. All yeast, no sourdough.
It's a wet dough but it has risen beautifully :)

Peri peri mushroom pizza - before.

After. Mighty fine (even if I say so myself 🙈). Kiddo had mushrooms for the first time and approved :)

That's a good looking crust :)

Sicilian with spinach and bell peppers.

As Danish Sait would say, cannot able to go to darshinis...so trying to bring darshinis to us.
Kharabhath and chutney for dinner.
#ManninaMaga #UpmaniacsUnite

Made kothimbir wadi for the first time, thanks to Pangat :)
Turned out really well!
Thanks for the recipe, @Saee :)

I not only love this dish because of its taste and simplicity (coriander and chana dal shine) but also the dual cooking technique (steaming and frying).

Baked cauliflower gratin with Begum Victoria's brie and bel paese cheese. Generously gifted by @_aamnakhan :) topped with shredded pepper.
The dish turned out great. Good cheese is the only trick :) The slightly charred bits on the sides were 👌👌👌

Kadhi chawal (ma made), gwar fali (cluster beans, I made).
The pakode for the kadhi had spinach.
Malgova and coriander thogeyal for company and colour :)
#FulllllllMeals

The fali sabzi had garlic, lots of onions and goda masala.

Stir fried tofu and mushrooms in Sichuan peppercorn sauce. Served with shredded cabbage 'noodles'.
#ketogenicalsophotogenic #TofuQuboolHai

Vendekkai/okra korkuzhambu (from the buttermilk post ghee making). The depth of flavours from the buttermilk was something else!
Cluster beans paruppusili.
Peerkangai/Ridge gourd thogeyal and fresh mangoes, courtesy @shilpaanand :)
Amma in top form :) Lunch is sorted.

Barnyard millet pongal and hagalkayi/pahakkai/bitter gourd gojju.
Gojju is Karnataka's gift to humanity.
The bisibelebhath powder takes it to another level! Tamarind, the powder and a touch of jaggery. Gingelly oil. They elevate almost any vegetable.

Sunday well spent! Helped mother in law with sevai. Unfortunately, couldn't be there for most of the laborious process...

She is super patient. Soaking the rice, grinding the batter, cooking it, steaming it into balls...then squeezing them.
The depth of flavours a simple rice develops during this (involves a tiny bit of oil) is fantastic!
Coconut sevai is my favourite way of having it :)

Then of course, there is lemon sevai...
My amma makes a butterscotch sevai (cashew in caramelized sugar :) ).

The list is long. Sesame/eLLu sevai, puli/tamarind...
Do drop your versions of sevai :)
As I dig into my my afternoon tiffin enjoying the rains :D

Lunch today was:
Paruppu podi, which Nandu made following @therakeshraghu 's recipe,
Bottle gourd porichakottu with chana dal,
Cabbage kari
Okra thayir pachadi.
#AmmaChellam
#ThaiFood

Making brinjal podi potta kari with kiddo :)

Salt...

Showing off 🙈😬

In goes the freshly ground podi (white stuff is coconut powder as we ran out of coconut).

One more round of showing off 🙈😬

Done! Smells good :)

Had it with rice, paruppu podi and avarekkai koottu :)

Mooli ke paranthe.
Has grated radish but tried a yeasted version. With garlic powder, black sesame (for a naan like feel). Dough has aata, some maida and besan.
Turned out quite well :)

Kadhi chawal and til waale aaloo.
Kadhi is making a nearly biweekly appearance as a result of amma making ghee at home. The leftover buttermilk from the process lends a great flavour!
#MetalPotato #Aaloominum
#NotKadhiSazaa
#KadhiJoke

Rain.
Gorgeous weather.
Filter kaapi.
Home made mandakki.
Slowly roasted puffed rice in mustard oil with curry leaves, garlic powder, asafoetid, salt and byadgi chilies.
Truly blissful.

Today is Aadi Friday. I have no idea what that means but Amma has made vadai paayasam so no complaints ;)
The rasam and beans paruppusili were divine too :D
#AmmaChellam #FulllllllMeals #ThaiFood #ThaiCurryOverStephCurry

Nandu has baked a fantastic semolina/rava cake. The crumb and crust were terrific!
#RavEParty

And amma made her pulav.

Dinner tonight is:
* Achari paneer - used avakkai vandi so this dish took literally 10 mins!
* Aaloo gobhi
* That @the_madteaparty 's super simple chilke wali moong dal with no tadka. Just saunf, sonth, kashmiri mirch powder, an optional pinch of garam masala & a touch of ghee.

Chilli Mushroom. Indo Chinese style.
Today's snack :)
They are as fiery as they look. Used annatto seed powder for the extra colour.

Beetroot ravioli with spicach and chenna stuffing. Tossed in olive oil, with basil, lemon zest, crumbled chenna and pine nuts.
Back to making home made pasta after ages!

Barnyard millet, moong dal and drumstick leaf khichdi for lunch.

Ragi+banana+whole wheat flour muffins for tue kiddo. Chocolate chips just to entice him to eat 'em ;)
No sugar (couple of tbsps of jaggery), no whisk. Jist blitz stuff in a mixi, mix with dry stuff and voila! Took exactly 20 mins to make :)
#BetaParticle #ManninaMagaMuffins

Moong dal bori & purple amaranth sabzi. Has a dollop of Jharna ghee (god bless Bangalore supermarkets for stocking regional food!), Panch phoron masala. The ghee fried boris taste heavenly :) also bought from the Bengali aisle of the said supermarket.
#FoodArt #DalMeinKuchKalaHai

Banana bread. With 50% ragi (finger millet flour), 20% aata and 30% maida.
#CakeTohBananaHiHai
#Karnataka
#LicenseAndRagistrationPlease

No white sugar. Only jaggery.
Has an egg.

Came out nice and moist :)

Lunch is creamy lahsuni chane ki dal, aaloo bhaji and gwar (cluster bean) bhaji with goda masala and peanuts.
The rotis have some leftover tofu and soy flour blended in.
#MeMarathi #MyNameEndsWithKar #TofuQuboolHai #Aaloominum

BBQ esque mushroom stir fry.
With smoked paprika, carob molasses, basil, cherry tomatoes, onions and peanuts.
Took all of ten mins. to fix this :)
#SoMushroomForBadPuns #ketogenicalsophotogenic

Lunch is:
- Akki rotti (mother in law made)
- Pumpkin moong dal sabzi (check out insta stories @ macroajit for the making).
- Egg curry (slightly chettinaad style with a spice paste of stone flowers, sesame, cinnamon, red gundu chilies and curry leaves).
- Kundru/kovakkai fry.

Mild darshini dosE feels with that colour...check text for surprise 😬

That's almost 300g paneer from 1.5L full fat milk. Nice and soft, perfect for koftas, patties, bhurjies etc. Even sweets :)
69Rs for milk (23x3) and a buck or two for the vinegar. I'll take this any day!

What's cool is Nandini milk is typically unhomogenized, so it costs only 23 bucks for half liter full fat milk (6%). Other brands usually cost 29 bucks. That's ~20% less expensive. Nandini rocks ;) 😬

Remember the fresh paneer I made yesterday? They went into this baked Bharli wangi with some shenga chutney, salt and a pinch of goda masala :D

Look at that beauty!
Nice, golden skin. Fully cooked. That char at the bottom on the filling 🤘
And not a bit fell off :D

Keto friendly dinner is ready :)

Sooo....we made some mozzarella at home (followed Hebbar's kitchen) with cow and buffalo milk. Excited with the first attempt!

Naturally some pizzas were in order. Can you hear dat sizzzzzzle 🙂????

Stuffed crust pizza? WHY THE HECK NOT?!😘

Fresh marinara and sage leaves cc @MirnaliniV 😬

Yes sir!

Leftover dough + butter + herbs = knots.

Sooofffffft 🙂🤗

Today's lunch is:
- Lauki/bottle gourd & chana dal sabzi in a peanut gravy with goda masala & kokum.
- cluster beans & garlic bhaji with malvani masala. I used 25 cloves of garlic for 100g cluster beans so truly garlicky ;)
- okra & onion raita with basil, zatar & smoked paprika.

Wishing everyone a very green ganesh chaturthi.
We took it literally, of course.
- Spinach and pudina rotis.
- lehsuni palak saag.
- water spinach & posto bori bhaji with kasundi, panch phoron and coconut milk.
Dinner is set!
#Hulk #KhuliPalakMeinJhoothaGussa #PostoBorisBecker

Sunday brunch featuring:
- Chile Rellenos: bajji chilies stuffed with mozzarella, sauteed onions and rellenos seasoning from Argentina.
Fresh salsa by pulsing roasted garlic, tomatoes & green chilies but added a few drops of habanero sauce. Topped with onions & coriander leaves.

And some Rosemary potatoes. Cast iron skillet + butter ftw.

Sauteed mushrooms and eggs to round things up.

Pongal and kathirikkai puLi gotsu kinda day.

BBB
First B is for unbuckling the belt
Second B is for thulping the bhath
Third B is for hitting the bed.
Top notch stuff from mother in law.
Khara potota chips from Iyengar bakery.
Mixture from pattappa.
#SiestaUnlocked
#MainPetSeHoon #Carbavati #CarbavatiPurush

3 leftover idlis, few pieces of leftover baguette, forgotten beaten egg.
They combined with some onions, tomatoes, lots of finely diced green chilies, crrrrunchy fried golden urad dal, curry leaves & coriander to form a quasi kothu/upma.
Bottom line, good food for this weather :)

10 min. crispy tofu and eggplant in soy sauce and red wine. With a dash of chili, ginger and garlic powder, the piping hot wok does the trick. Added some almonds for sweetness and bite.
#ketogenicalsophotogenic #TofuQuboolHai

Kiddo turns 3 today :) Nandu and I baked him a cake featuring one of his favourite characters and one of the first books he got into.
The base cake is @amandahesser 's dump it chocolate cake. Excellent recipe! Cake was moist even after overnight refrigeration.

We baked two bundts, cut them and arranged into a 3.
Then we used Erin Mcdowell 's classic buttercream frosting recipe.
The antennae are Nutties on toothpicks. "tacky", "psychedelic" and "homely" but the process was sheer joy. Brb stopping son from eating 3rd slice in 10 mins.

Kodi Millet & chenna patties.
With caramelized onions, rosemary, balsamic vinegar & dehydrated garlic. Homemade chenna helps control how moist these turn out. Great on their own or tucked in a bun w/ cheese.
Served w/ cashew & mustard dressing, a great gift from @flirtingshadows!

Fantastic dinner today!
@MadhumithaRam ' s beetroot, garlic and mint rasam
@tomatoblues 's dhaniya kuzhambu
Sepakizhangu fry
Grand sweets' poondu Thattai
Rice.

A close up of the fry

And ze kuzhambu

Today's lunch is:
- Tangy tamarind and coconut milk egg curry with fried coriander paste.
- Chenna (fresh, home made) koftas in a malai kasundi gravy. The gravy has the cashew mustard dressing that @flirtingshadows sent :)
#TamarindPuliOverVJNaPuli #AjitIsOjit #Chennagidhe

Ajwain and lal mirch paranthas with rasse wali aaloo ki sabzi (I never add onions or garlic to this...just whole spices and let the potato's flavours do most of the talking).
#WolverinesBodyHadAdamantium #MyBodyHasAaloominium

Lunch is:
- Egg curry (simple, North Indian style, with Shan's achari masala). In addition to the usual onions and tomatoes, there is a fair bit of fried coriander stems and leaves as well.
- Lauki & peas bhaji with shenga chutney and goda masala.
- aata+ragi chapatis.

Masal Puri.
Bangalore/Karnataka's gift to humanity.
Found some carts in Whitefield that make it well!
Parceled a few plates home. Individual components in different boxes. Assembled in a fancy looking bowl (un street like but tasted damn good :D).
Having it after 7 months :')

Fantastic haul of greens from the local shop today!
Drumstick/mornings leaves
Spinach
Sarson Ka saag (mustard leaves).
Coriander leaves (the local naatti variety with those little white flowers are way better than the hybrid stuff similar to cilantro).
Dill
Sorrel/gongura leaves.

Foxtail millet with gongura (sorrel leaf/puLicha keerai)-mushroom 'thokku'. Thokku because it has been slow cooked with onions, garlic and tomatoes in a generous amount of gingelly oil for a solid 2 hours.
Topped with some hot chili oil.
#milletsurmeratumhara #SoMushroomForPuns

Different grain, different green, different flavours, same result. Warm, comforting hug in a bowl.
Drumstick leaves/pappu (tuar dal) with generous amounts of tomatoes & garlic.
Pressure cooked & then simmered for a good 30 mins with ghee.
Lunch is set!
#MoringaOverRingaRinga

Tis 'winter' so it's sarson Ka saag (mustard leaves) season.
- Makke ki roti (50:50 makai aata:regular aata)
- Sarson Ka saag. Saag:spinach is 1:1. Simmered for 4.5hrs.
-Paneer bhurji. Homemade chenna with bell peppers. Added dill instead of coriander.
#DillSeDilli
#MakkeInIndia

Reunited with my South Bengaluru thindi after 8 months!
Stop 1: DosE Manjanna and his famous Salem Idli.
🤤🤤🤤

I gonsta have some masal dosE!
#SakkathHotMaga

True idli love is Eat First, Jayanagar.
Incredibly soft, fluffy idlis, topped with thuppa and served with white chutney. Protip: ask for kempu chutney and you shall get it :D
Top notch stuff!

Fantastic feast for lunch today, courtesy mother in law & grandmother in law & periamma!
- Paal kozhakattai
- radish sambar
- rasam
- lemon sevai
- coconut sevai
- vazhaithandu (banana stem) koottu
- beans Kari
- appalam and vadam
- menthiya keerai Vadai.

Vangi bhath but with barnyard millet/samo rice.

This millet is also used during fasting periods Maharashtra. Not as nutty and intense as other millets so the flavours of the vangi mixtures shines

#milletsurmeratumhara
#SamoHaiSuhaanaSuhaana

Steamed lentil idlis for good old paruppuslili today :)

Yasss!

And it's vazhaipoo, to boot :) mother in law painstakingly removed the florets from the whole flower and preserved the chopped bits in buttermilk.

Today's lunch:
- Rice (actually 75% white rice, 25% mix of kodo and proso millets)
- beetroot thayir pachadi (courtesy, Nandu)
- gottu rasam with vepampoo (neem flowers)
- kothavarangai/cluster beans Kari
- vazhaipoo/banana flower paruppuslili.
- amma's lemon pickle

Piccolini in a creamy pumpkin-rosemary sauce with a dash of balsamic, drizzle of smoked chipotle oil & lemon zest.
Pasta is overcooked since we are introducing kiddo to different veggies through this route.
#HandMadeSauce #HandPumpKin #Kaddu-ppuEtharangaMilord #

- Lauki bhaji with peanuts, kokum and goda masala.
- Lahsuni dal palak
- Aaloo bhaja
- Khasta achari paranthas, courtesy @nandiniv
Dinner is set!
#ComfortFoodSoComforterBackground

Sticky sesame sweet potatoes with smoked paprika and pomegranate molasses.
Takes similar amount of time to make this as it does to read this post. (If you have the sweet potatoes boiled and peeled, that is 😬).
Check out Insta stories for the step by step (i'm @ macoajit).

Thai red curry with the works. Had some good, fresh galangal, lemongrass, kafir lime leaves. Only difference is, I used byadgi chili and jaggery instead of red bird chilies and palm sugar. The colour is more than adequate :D
#ManninaMaga #ThaiNammadhu

Slow slo-mo.

Sticky tofu fried rice.
The stickiness comes from a mixture of tomato sauce, carob molasses and pomegranate molasses. If the rice is already cooked, this takes less than 10 mins to fix :)
It's hot, sweet, sour, loaded with umami from soy sauce and a dash of truffle oil.

Tonight's dinner:
And it's raita, not ramita :P

Mildly elaborate lunch today.
Peerkangai Thogeyal
Wet (cross between kurma and palya) Peerkangai with ground sesame and poppy seed paste.
Basale soppy/Malabar spinach and peanut koottu
Okra/Vendekkai fry
Drumstick/Nuggekayi/Murungakkai sambar.
And the rice has 20-25℅ millets.

Bajji chilies stuffed with paneer, red chili powder, amchur, turmeric, salt & a pinch of garam masala. Fried in butter inside a cast iron pan. Took 15 mins to make.
Also, make sure to turn & fry the stuffing side too.
#ketogenicalsophotogenic
#PalatPalatPalat #HappyBirthdaySRK

Bengal inspired raw banana/kachce kele ki sabzi.
It has no onions, no garlic, no tomatoes.
The flavours come from the boiled and fried raw bananas, coriander stems, coconut milk, mustard oil, kasundi and a tiny pinch of panch phoron.
#AmiOjit #Daarun #KasundiOverBasundi

e-cooking with @iRatzzz was SO much fun! I learnt this amazing pachcha (uncooked) puLi rasam from her.
Takes a few minutes to make, has no rasam powder and is loaded with spectacular flavours. She came across this at a hotel in Erode where this was the only vegetarian option :D

@iRatzzz We (@iRatzzz & I ) also made some hand rolled pasta. With a simple sauce made from onions, tomatoes, garlic, pasta water, pepper, lemon zest, lemon juice & some flour for thickness.
Home made pasta is home made pasta.
Had a ball rolling with a pin as I ditched the pasta roller.

Made some mandakki loaded with garlic, green chilies, curry leaves and asafoetida :) Good for a rainy evening!

Can vouch for the crunch :D

Aaloo-gongura koora with garlic, tomatoes and onions.
Stuffed capsicum (with besan, thanks to mother in law :))
Rice .
Then sleep.
Saturday is sorted 😀
#LoveCapsicum #CapsiZyaada #GoGoingGonegura
#KooratedMenu

Nandu and I made a Mediterranean lunch today.

- baba ghanouj
- tzatziki
- pita pockets (store bought).
The pockets had the eggplant dip, some zatar roasted onions and bell peppers, tzatziki and Matti gulla crisps.

- skillet roasted veggies with roasted fennel bulbs, fronds and balsamic vinegar, topped off with smoked paprika oil.
The zatar is from Turkey (still good after 2 yrs in the freezer :))

Rotiyaan, dal palak, bhindi fry with Kanda lehsun masala, paneer bhurji. Nandini Samruddhi full fat milk yields good paneer :)

Paneer Parantha for kiddo.

Mandakki - mensinkayi bajji at Gama Gama, opposite NR colony bus stop.
#SouthBangaloreRoxxx
#SakkathHotMaga

Fantastic lunch by grandmother in law!
Mullangi/Radish sambar
Avial
Duke salad
Beans paruppusili
Nellikkai/gooseberry thokku
Arisi and uludhu appalams
Gottu rasam
Lemon rasam

#FulllMeals

Sunday special (I made :D)
- vazhaithandhu (banana stem) mor koottu
- peerkangai (ridge gourd) thogeyal
- potato kari
- vepampoo (neem flower) rasam and
- keerai kari (amaranth and tuar dal).
Brb 😴😴😴😴😴
#FulllMeals
#Carbavati
#CarbavatiPurush

Skillet roasted sweet potatoes with pomegranate molasses, paprika and sesame. Topped with fresh basil. Sweet, sour, hearty :) Turned out quite well.

Hope you found the background music in that video entertaining 😂😭😂😂😂
Here is a close up.

Made some tortellinis for the first time today :)
That's the pasta dough.

Sponach-chenna nutmeg stuffing.

Dhikki chiki dhikki chiki...all set to shape...

First, into mezzalunas aka half moon.

And then..folded into tortellinis! got the dimples in the middle on some, not on others. But happy overall :)

Had it with two kinds of sauces.
1. Cheesy bechamel with lemon zest and paprika.

2. Marinara with fresh basil.

Lunch is (ok was...about 2 hours ago) served!

Khatta meetha kaddu with Kala chana.
The khataas/tartness comes from anardana, amchur and some tomatoes.
There is a small pinch of jaggery as the kaddu wasn't as sweet. Garam masala rounds it up well & cooking mustard oil takes this to a different level :)
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Lunch is paneer paranthas (Nandu came up with the idea of making paranthas with leftover tortellini filling from yesterday 😬), khatta meetha kaddu with Kala chana and a family favourite...sev tamatar.
#HeyKalaKalaKannuAdichaKalaChana #HolyMeal #JesusSevs

Vaangi bhath with hot chips potato chips.
Great way to celebrate tender, long, green brinjals.
#SakkathHotMaga

#RunForThindi is BACK!
Whitefield 🏃‍♂️Banashankari. Join @s_raoks
and navigate the worst inclines 😓😓😓 🏃‍♂️ JP Nagar. Phew! Solid 28kms.

And how I've missed my Davangere benne masalaE dosE 😭😭😭😭❤️
This is Raghavendra Davangere benne dosE serves some bloody good dosEs.

Had a chance to witness the making of the dosE up, close and peacefully. So why not spread the joy? :D
Take it!
Step 1. On a good old wood fired stove.

Dollops of home made white butter ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ (they sell that separately as well).
Also note the podi kept in the mug. That's exclusively for the open dosE.

Time to flip. That's a good colour, but not the final colour. Prestige of that trick will ensue in a bit ;)

Slather some kempu/red chutney and BOOM...more butter. Damn it smells heavenly 😇😍

And that's a wrap. The last 4-5 seconds. Just...speechless.
That colour. The colour, the sizzling, glistening crust fresh off the stove. The butter, in all its melted glory trying to ooze out of the crevices as rivulets of flavour, ready to be devoured.
Cc @sdayanand @sidvee

Le sigh. Great stuff.

SLV Banashankari.
This @s_raoks nicely nudged me saying you've come to BSK but not having breakfast here, a? I took the bait :P
Pineapple kesaribhath at its finest. You're guaranteed to get pineapple chunks, some cashew nuts. Not too greasy, not too sweet, just right.

Simple working lunch.
Aaloo palak kadhi. Spinach and curry leaves from home garden. + used buttermilk from ghee making to form the base of this kadhi.
And some beetroot palya with onion, garlic and goda masala.
#KadhiSazaaMilegi #BeetPeBeauty

Minty beetroot rasam
Sweet potato kari
Pahakkai/bitter gourd vethakuzhambu
Okra/vendekkai thayir pachadi.
#FulllMeals #CarbavatiPurush #Carbavati

Made some cheennar kofta curry. Home made paneer, made into cutlets instead of koftas, pan fried till nice and golden and crisp. Then gently dropped into a gravy with kasundi, malai, panch phoron and a touch of coconut milk :)
That, rotis and bhindi do pyaza was lunch.

An ode to Chikkanna tiffin room.
More than 50 yrs old, they continue to serve some sublime food.
In my view, their signature is thuppa Khali dosE. dosE made with no oil, super soft and pillowy, followed by some chutney, palya and (if you pay extra), a generous splash of ghee :)

This is their original Cubbonpete branch. They have one in seshadripuram as well.
I could eat this beauty every day!

Their idlis are good too!
Pudi idli (idli+ghee+generous topping of pudi with hints of garlic). Served with chutney and palya. The chutney is alright, but the idlis are soft and fresh :)

And their regular idli. Of course, I asked for ghee on top 😬
Lot of darshinis add a dollop of butter. When said extra benne, she (person Manning...or in this case womanning ;) )
The counter promptly corrected me "thuppa"...they don't have benne. Tastes top notch!

Soooo...
One khali with thuppa
Pudi idli with thuppa
Plain idli with thuppa
Breakfast done in 80 bucks :)
Happy tummy, happy me!

Finally, after ten years, managed to visit Siddappa hotel for some thindi.
It's more like a home by a temple.
They open at 8:30 a.m. and close by 11:30 a.m.
Queue starts forming around 8:15 a.m.
You sit, and you're asked what you'd like.

There is idli, with the option of ghee on top, khali dosE, again with the option of ghee on top. Then there is "rice".
And finally, the coveted masal dosE. One has to wait for it. I chose to have it first so it was agonizing to see people around me chomping idlis etc.

Everything is HOT. you could see the steam emanating from every single plate of idli, and I observed this for the entire duration of my stay (about 40 mins.). Then came my dosE. Cut in half. Apparently, the demand became so high that historically, they serve half dosE.

The food was good! No frills, nothing fancy. Good, crisp dosE. The palya inside was great! The masal dosE is served with chutney (kinda thin, nothing much to talk about). Everything else, with chutney and saagu.

Then I had their rice. Realy flavourful pulav like preparation. Again, hot, fresh & flavourful. The food is not heavy, which is why a person, on an average, has all the items once for breakfast ;)
I finished with idlis with thuppa (duh!). Glad I checked this place off my list :)

Aaloo matar (bahut saare matar #youremember :)) and tandoori capsicum paneer (just used Shan's tandoori masala that's all) for lunch.
#SinduriByKasturiEqualsTandoori #AaloominiumIsMyAdamantium

More #RunForThindi :)
Today, it was visiting Seshadripuram with the most awesome and knowledgeable @prats_39
First stop was HVR Veg.
Simple, unassuming place.

But their benne masal dosE...picture perfect. Look at that!
Hello @sidvee @sdayanand 😬

I mean...LOOK AT THAT.
The red chutney was great too but can't get over the perfection ❤️😘😘😘

Then @prats_39 convinced me to check out Umesh dosE point.
The pudi masal dosE...I have no words.
This is an unedited pic. This is EXACTLY how it looks.
Good lord, have mercy!

Some fine idlis with thuppa and chutneys.