Mamatha Rao

I’m a confirmed cook-aholic and am happiest when in the kitchen cooking up a storm!
I am into food photography, food styling, writing recipes and content writing. Currently I am creating recipes and food images for delightfoods.com

I enjoy cooking for others and have started food blogging to share my recipes.My expertise is in Indian vegetarian cooking and includes cuisines from Mangalore, Mysore- Karnataka, Kerala, Rajasthan, Punjab, Gujarat…and some continental food. Though vegetarian food is my forte, I do cook meat dishes too!

Feel free to leave any questions or comments on the blog or you can email me at curryleaf.tavern@gmail.com

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Rice and Harve (Amarnthus) Soppu Salad

Chopped Harve or dhantina soppu(along with the tender stems • Oil – 2tsp • Mustard seeds • Red chili • Salt to • garlic Crushed • coconut Grated – ( optional) • Peanut olive oil or – 1 tsp • rice salt Cooked with – + ½ cup
Aloo Palak Subzi/Spinach and Potato Curry

Palak • Potatoes peeled and cubed - 2 • Green chili – 2 • Garlic (optional) – 3 cloves • Salt to taste • Oil - 3 tbsp • Onion finely chopped – 1 • ginger Grated - 1 tsp • green chili Finely chopped (optional) – 2 • Jeera powder – 2 tsp • Aamchur – ½ tsp • Turmeric Powder – •
10 mins

3 servings

1
Mentheya soppu / Methi leaves Thambuli– The Mangalore Trai

Ingredients: • Menthya soppu ( tender leaves) - ½ cup • coconut Grated – ¼ cup • Peppercorns – 4 to 5 • Jeera – ½ tsp • curds Beaten – ½ cup • Salt to taste
10 mins
Cucumber and Carrot Salad with Dill - Yogurt dressing

Carrot - medium • Cucumber - medium • yogurt Thick - • Dill leaves chopped - • Green chili chopped finely - • garlic (optional) Crushed – • Salt • pepper of
5 mins

3-serving
Kotte Kadabu/Kotte Idli - The Mangalore Trail

Urad dal - • Rice rawa/ Idli rawa semolina rawa or / local - • Ginger " grated - piece • Salt • (depending on the size) Halasinayele Kottu - • Or steel coated with oil from the inside
20 mins

5-helping
Pundi Gatti/Steamed Rice Dumplings

Rice rava/Idly rava - • coconut Grated - • coconut oil Oil / - • Mustard seeds - • Salt • Red chili -
30 mins

5-helping
Baby potato manchurian - without corn flour

Baby potatoes sweet potatoes Boiled (with skin) or (skin removed) - • Spring onions - • chilies Green - • chopped ginger " Finely - piece • Salt • Soya sauce - • Sesame oil cooking oil or any other - • Vinegar - • Cane sugar -
10 mins

3-helping
Tawa Roasted Pumpkin slices - Mangalorean

Pumpkin - • Rice powder - • Red chilli powder - • Coriander powder - • Turmeric powder - • Salt • Oil -
20 mins

3-helping
Tri-color Rice

Rice - • Onion sliced finely – • Tomato chopped – • carrot Grated – • Ginger-garlic paste - • Oil – • chili powder Red – • Garam masala powder – • Salt • Rice - • Onion sliced finely – • Coconut milk – •
30 mins

4-helping
Carrot Halwa (without milk)

carrots Grated - • Sugar - • Ghee - • nuts Mixed (blanched almonds, pistachio) chopped - • Raisins -
25 mins

4-serving
Autumn soup with Butternut Squash

Butternut squash small - • Tomato - • Carrot - • Onion - • Garlic - • Red pepper large - • Cinnamon powder - • Salt pepper and
10 mins

3-serving
Avarebele(val) Huli/Curry

salt Avarebele cooked with - • Oil - • Mustard seeds - • Curry leaves - • Onion chopped - • Salt • chili powder Red - • Turmeric powder - • Coriander powder - • Salt • coconut milk Thick - • Lemon juice - (optional)
20 mins

4-portion
Apple Crumble with Oats

Apple peeled , and diced - • Caster sugar - • Lemon juice - • Cinnamon powder - • oats Rolled powdered - • Plain flour - • Sugar powdered - • Unsalted butter (kept refridgerated) - • Nutmeg powder -
30 mins

8-serving
Punjabi Rajma Masala

rajma Cooked - • Onions large (large) grated - • Ginger garlic paste - • Tomatoes ground - • Oil - • Jeera - • Corriander powder - • Jeera powder - • chili powder Kashmiri red - • Aamchur - • Anaardhana powder - • Salt •
40 mins

4-portion

1
Punjabi Dum Aloo

Baby potatoes boiled and peeled - • Onions chopped finely - • Ginger garlic paste - • curds Fresh ( not sour) - • Coriander powder - • chili powder Red ( Degi mirchi powder) - • Turmeric powder - • Hing - a • Oil - • Jeera - • methi Kasoori crumpled - • Garam Masala - (optional) •
30 mins

4-portion
Minestrone Soup

Tomato puree - • Vegetable stock - • lentils Cooked - • rice Cooked - • Onion finely chopped - • Garlic finely chopped - • Cabbage finely chopped - • spinach Coarsely chopped - • basil Dried - • oregano Dried - • Salt pepper and • pepper large Roasted - •
30 mins

4-portion
Singapore Rice Conjee

Rice - • Ginger Julienne - few • Salt • Vegetable stock - • Sesame oil - • Cabbage Shredded - • Green chili finely sliced - • Garlic chopped - • Spring onions chopped finely - • onions Sliced and fried (optional) - • Red chili finely sliced - • Soy sauce -
10 mins

4-portion
Paneer Butter Masala

Panner cubed - • Onion large chopped - • Tomato with skin removed - • Cashew - • butter Oil / - • butter Melted - • Ginger-garlic paste - • methi Kasoori - • Cream ( optional) - • Sugar - • Coriander powder - • chili powder Kashmiri red - •
30 mins

2-helping
Vegetable Cutlets

potatoes Boiled and peeled - • carrot Grated - • peas Boiled - • Ginger-garlic paste - • Coriander chili paste and green - • Cinnamon powder - • Aamchur - • Breadcrumb - • Besan - • Turmeric powder - • chili powder Red - • Salt •
10 mins

10-piece
Coconut and Peanut Burfi

coconut Grated • peanuts Roasted and powdered • Sugar • Beetroot Juice • Ghee /Oil • cardamom Powdered
20 mins

20-piece