All Purpose Palya Pudi
To all parents out there whose children refuse to eat vegetables, or who’re just struggling to include a variety of vegetables in their children’s diets- I present to you my All Purpose Palya Pudi!
When my children were younger, I realised that the masalas (chilli powder, garam masala etc.) I was adding to my palyas (vegetable side dishes), were probably too harsh for their tender stomachs. The taste too was getting monotonous. So I came up with the recipe for this pudi which includes roasted channa dal powder for added protein.
Adding just 1 ½ spoons of this pudi will take your dry roast palyas to a whole new level. We recommend using this for aloo palya, beans palya, kovakkai palya to name a few.
We endearingly call it All Purpose Pudi at home because it can even be used as an alternative to sambhar powder if you’ve run out.
This was a staple in my daughter’s kitchen when she was living alone and working long and exhausting hours and needed to throw together a quick yet tasty meal!
Instructions to use:
- Once you have prepared the plain fried vegetables of your choice, add 1½ to 2 tablespoons of the palya pudi along with some salt and mix thoroughly
- Additionally, you can add a pinch of jaggery or sugar along with some desiccated coconut for added flavour!
Rs.175.00
Puliyogare Pudi
I developed the recipe for this puliyogare pudi to recreate the exact taste of the temple prasada puliyogare that we all love!
Growing up, my mother would make sure that our kitchen always had either the puliyogare pudi or paste, ready to use! No picnic was complete without a box of the flavourful tamarind rice.
I first started selling it in small batches when I moved to Bangalore more than a decade ago. Almost immediately it became a neighbourhood favourite and people would come over to buy it often!
Since it doesn’t spoil easily, and can be prepared instantly with very little effort, puliyogare as a dish is travel friendly and every bachelor’s best friend.
We recommend adding a few toasted peanuts and channa dal for the added crunch!
Instructions to use:
- Once you have roasted some peanuts along with your base oggarane*, add 1½ to 2 tablespoons** of the puliyogare pudi and fry it lightly in the oil over a medium flame
- Add the boiled rice to this mixture and fold through thoroughly
- Additionally, you can add some desiccated coconut for added flavour!
*Base oggarane: Mustard seeds, split urad dal, hing, dry red chillies, curry leaves
**1½ tablespoons per cup of raw rice used which can be altered as per your spice tolerance
Rs.160.00
Vangi Bath Pudi
Vangi Bath, or brinjal rice is a traditional Kannadiga mixed-rice dish that is well loved in my family.
I developed the recipe for this instant mix powder to help people who might not have a lot of time to spare for cooking. Traditionally this is prepared with the long green brinjals and potato slices but I also add green capsicum when I prepare Vangi Bath at home.
This pudi however, can also be used for preparing baingan ka bharta or other stuffed vegetable dishes! I also add it when I prepare the South Indian pulav (or pallavu as it is colloquially known here), or even tomato rice, to increase intensity in flavour!
Instructions to use:
- Once you have prepared your fried brinjal (including any other vegetables you may wish to add), add 1½ tablespoons* of the vangi bath powder along with some rice and mix thoroughly
- Add the boiled rice to this vegetable mixture and fold through thoroughly
- Additionally, you can add a spoonful of ghee and some desiccated coconut for added flavour!
*1½ tablespoons per cup of raw rice used
Rs.175.00