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Kosambari (Lentil/Moong Dal Salad) Kannada/Tulu (Udupi) Cuisine Recipe MY RATING - 9.8/10 Source - wikipedia.com & maneadige.blogspot.com Image - nandyala.org Kosambari or Koshambari is a salad made from pulses (split legumes) and seasoned with mustard seeds. The pulses generally used are split bengal gram (kadale bele in Kannada) and split Green gram (Hesaru bele in Kannada).  These salads are sometimes eaten as snacks, but usually as a part of full course meal in Udupi cuisine. Ingredients: 2 cups split moong dal (soaked in water overnight) 1 cup Grated cocunut 1 tsp Lime juice salt to taste For seasoning:   1 tsp Mustard seeds 1Green chilli, chopped A pinch Hing 3-4 Curry leaves 2 tsp Oil Method: Mix all the ingredients in a mixing bowl. For seasoning, heat oil and add mustard seeds. Once the seeds splutter, add the green chillis, hing and curry leaves. Add the seasoning to the other ingredients and mix well.  This is a very nutritious preparation that d

Huggi (हुग्गी / ഹുഗ്ഗി)  Time Taken : 15-30 mins   MY RATING : 9/10 REFLECTIONS Huggi is a sweet flavored Mung rice (Moong dal and Chaawal). It is a very important recipe hailing from the South western Indian state of Karnataka. Huggi is one of the healthiest and wholesome dishes of the world. Though different in taste and flow from it's north Indian counterpart, Khichdi and Tamilian cousin, PONGAL...Huggi definitely deserves to be on the top. Easy to prepare..try it today! DELICIOUS HUGGI - http://www.itslife.in/wp-content/gallery/receipe-rice/recipe-rice-huggi.jpg INGREDIENTS 1 cup - yellow moong dal 1 cup - white rice 1-2 tbsp - dry/desiccated coconut, grated/powdered (Kobbari/copra) 1.5- 2 cups - sugar OR jaggery (OR as per taste) 1/2 tsp - cardamom powder 1/2 tsp - black peppercorns, coarsely crushed (optional) 2 cups - milk (optional) 1 tbsp - cashews and raisins 1-2 tbsp Ghee/clarified butter A pinch of turmeric RECIPE 1. Dry roast yellow moong dal for a cou

ಚಲಿಸುವ ಚೆಲುವೆ / चलिसुवा चेलुवे / Chalisuva Cheluve Movie : ullasa utsaaha Singer : Sonu Nigam Music : GV Prakash Kumar Lyrics : Jayanth Kaikini Reflections Hmmm....Sonu Nigam.....people in the northern part of the country....ask constantly....where has Sonu Nigam disappeared?............well...here is the answer..... Sonu Nigam's busy popping out Chartbusters in Kannada.... one after the other....he started singing Kannada songs in 2005 and now after huge hits like Ninidalle and Chinna Hele Hegiruve.....here comes a song that f_cking kills me and thus lifts me to heaven !......God!....what a great song....hope I could sing too.......even though I could understand only 5% of the song until I asked one of my aunts (who hails from proper Manglore) to translate the song for me....but she grew suspicious of my intentions......lol! She feared that I was trying to woo some Kannadiga....haha...I wish!......And after insisting a hundred times...she just told me the meaning of the

Although, I am a little late here....but last night...while witnessing...Asianet's Film Awards...I realized how many wonderful malayalam track had I missed out last year.....and now without wasting much time...I am here....posting this .....A list of songs...from last year.....that one shouldn't miss......not just in Malayalam...but in....Hindi..and..Tamil......well thats all... Listen to these tracks at  here Best Tracks (Hindi) Aaj din chaddheya (Love Aaj kal) Dooriyan ( Love Aaj kal) Arziyan (Delhi 6) Dil Gira Dafatan  (Delhi 6) Delhi 6 (Delhi 6) Rehna Tu (Delhi 6) Masakali (Delhi 6) Khudaya Khair (Billu) Milke Yun Laga (Jail) Yeh Jism (Acid Factory) Tera Hone Laga Hu (Ajab Prem Ki Gazab Kahani) Tu Jaane Na  (Ajab Prem Ki Gazab Kahani) Dhadke Jiya (Aloo Chat) Fiqraana (Blue) Blue Theme (Blue) Bhoola Tujhe (Blue) Tere Naina (Chandni Chowk to China) Rishtey Naate (De Dana Dan) Ik Hulchul Si (Dev D) Kaminey (Kaminey) Pehli Baar (Kaminey) Kur