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Upeseru (Lentil-spinach dish and broth)

5 May

Upeseru is a rural speciality of the South of India, and villages around the state of Karnataka in particular. The main recipe is for a solid dish of lentils and greens, and the water drained off of this is often used in an accompanying wet sauce to be eaten with mudde (ragi balls). The combination [...]

Khara Pongal (South Indian, savoury, porridge-like dish)

4 May

Khara pongal is a savoury porridge-like dish that is traditionally prepared in South India for the Makar Sankranti festival that heralds the arrival of summer. The sweet pongal variety differs only in the spices added, and the two are often cooked together from the same batch of rice and dhal.