I thought of skipping this month’s Indian Cooking Challenge. But when I saw its Karnataka special, I couldn’t skip it. I don’t if I have mentioned this in my blog before, I am a kannadiga born and bought up in Tamil Nadu. My great-grandfather moved to TN and we got settled here. My grandma and aunt used to write Kannada and asked me to learn too. But I was already learning Hindi and Tamil and was not ready at that time to add third one. Just learnt the basic but now totally forgot. I speak kannada with strong Tamil accent. We follow both (Tamil and Kannada) customs and that’s a big advantage for me :-) Lots of food and savories to relish.
This month recipe is Mangalore buns or pooris. You can read about this challenge here. Basically you will be given with the recipe and its source and you need to try to post it on 15th of the month. So obviously this is not my recipe and the recipe source is here.
To put in simple ways Mangalore pooris are sweet pooris with mashed banana and sugar. Interesting huh??
Verdict:
I never thought this combo cumin seeds, curd and banana puree will go together this well. It turned out really good. We really liked the mild sweetness and the texture inside.
This sounds so interesting Vidhya, never heard of this before . Should definitely try this some time !
Thanks FV. Let me know how it turned out
Never knew you had the Karnataka origin Sri…I know quite a few friends who grew up the same way…..And these mangalore buns are something I love :D I dare to try it just because of oil…I miss them so much :P Looks so nice…
He he.. many people doesn’t know. When I do mangala Gowri pooja n give tamboolam that’s when people ask. Commented about oil in the other post.. ;-)
Never tried this looks delicious
Thanks pa
Nicely done.Good to know about your background.
:-) thanks
Wow.. Never heard of this but is very tempting… Will try it soon :)
Me too. Got to know via ICC only. Thanks pa.
Interesting and different dear.. love it kannada ponnu
Thanks.. kannada ponnu lol..
Mangalore buns turned out nice and puffy Vidhya. Well done :-)
Thanks Pavani. Yet to see others posts :-)
Looks like you enjoyed..nice knowing about your background..
Oh yeah absolutely.
I’m hearing and seeing this for the first time.. Sounds very interesting!
Thanks GB.. Same pinch. I got to know via ICC only. I knew Blore recipes but have no clue about Mangalore cuisine. ;-) ;-)
Sounds different, Vidhya. Will try it sometime. :-)
Thanks Aruna :-)