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Rice with Bele Saaru & Ennegayi Palya – Karnataka Recipes

November 23, 2015 37 Comments

I enjoy cooking Regional Cuisines of India the most, mainly because it gives me an opportunity to take a peek into some really cool names of vegetables, dishes and even ethnic recipes. I loved researching for Karnataka recipes and as always settled for something easy, yet something I would want to cook again cuz it turned out really well.

Here is our Sunday lunch – a simple Kannadiga one!

I. Bele Saaru or Karnataka-Style Sambar
The lovely Karnataka style sambhar with a unique sweet flavour contributed by jaggery. The consistency is supposed to be thicker than rasam but thinner than normal sambhar, but since we like it on the thicker side, I made it that way. I am especially proud of the fact that I made the Sambar Powder from scratch (like I have mentioned a lot of times already :D). Forgive me, but making curry powders from scratch is a huge deal for me 😀

Ingredients:
Toor dal – 1/2 cup
Tamarind paste – 2 tsp
Jaggery powder – 2 tsp
Karnataka Style Sambar Powder – 2 spoons
Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
Chilly powder – 1/2 tsp
Green chillies – 3
Drumsticks – 1
Salt – to taste
Curry leaves – one strand

How to Make Karnataka Style Sambar

1. Pressure cook the dal with turmeric powder, drumsticks cut into long pieces, green chillies and sufficient water.

2. Once the excess pressure has left the cooker, adjust the consistency by adding water if necessary. Then add the tamarind paste and jaggery and mix well.

3. Temper mustard seeds, curry leaves, Sambar Powder, chilly powder in some oil and when it emits a nice smell, add into the above mixture. Mix and serve hot with rice.

II. Bandanekayi / Ennegayi Palya / Karnataka Style Eggplant Curry
This is a simple brinjal curry, with a lovely hot & sweet flavour that I thoroughly enjoyed. I know brinjals are not the most popular vegetales around but I like it when its stir-fried in oil. This particular dish goes well with bele saaru and rice.

Ingredients:
Ennegayi / brinjal – 5 medium
Onions – 2
Garlic paste – 1 tbsp
Curry leaves – one strand
Jeera powder – 1/2 tsp
Chilly powder – 2 tsp
Hing – one pinch
Tamarind paste – 1 tsp
Jaggery powder – 1 tsp
Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
Oil – 2 tbsp
Salt – to taste

How to Make Karnataka Style Eggplant Curry

1. Cut the brinjals into cubes and soak them in water with little salt.

2. Heat the oil and add jeera, hing and then onions.Fry a little and then add chilli powder. Fry again before adding the brinjals, tamarind paste, salt and jaggery.

3. Cook keeping the pan covered. When the brinjals are done, add the garam masala, fry for another minute and remove from fire.

4. Serve hot with rice and bele saaru. Atleast, that’s what I did 🙂

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  1. Rajitha

    April 1, 2010 at 2:01 pm

    nags..i gloat about making masals from scratch.. i made chole masala the other day and called my mom and sis..that they gotta make it ( basically bored then ;)..that brinjal shot at the end..really nice..

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  2. sheeju

    April 1, 2010 at 2:01 pm

    Nagu Thanks for memmorising the item.brinjal with tamarind and jagerry is really tastier.i says NO-NOs to brinjal but my mummys similar recipe to this tastes good(we dont use garlic).i proudly introduses mummys tasty item to my friends at college and now from my part to my partner who liked it very much.

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  3. Nags

    December 2, 2009 at 3:28 am

    I made this ages ago.. thanks for bringing back tons of other memories by commenting on this recipe 🙂

    Reply
  4. musical

    December 2, 2009 at 3:27 am

    This meal reminds of of Bangalore…..

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  5. Archana

    August 6, 2008 at 9:27 am

    very appetizing and delicious. I like karnataka cuisine, need to get into their specialties, now since i have started living in bangalore. BTW, i am hosting a ONE DISH MEAL- Salad event. I would like to invite you to participate and send a salad recipe across. The details and rules are in my website.

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  6. sheeju

    October 16, 2007 at 1:44 pm

    Nagu Thanks for memmorising the item.brinjal with tamarind and jagerry is really tastier.i says NO-NOs to brinjal but my mummys similar recipe to this tastes good(we dont use garlic).i proudly introduses mummys tasty item to my friends at college and now from my part to my partner who liked it very much.

    Reply
  7. Apple

    September 16, 2007 at 6:55 am

    Nice entries dear…it’s really good to know many new styles of cooking the same vegetables thru RCI

    Reply
  8. Prajusha

    September 14, 2007 at 12:12 am

    Wow..Lovely recipes.
    Great entry for RCI

    Reply
  9. Bake your cake and eat it too

    September 14, 2007 at 2:57 am

    Your dishes are mouthwatering. I really love indian food but the ingredients aren’t always available here in Milton, Fl. It’s pretty sad, but your pictures make me soooo hungry!

    Reply
  10. Asha

    September 13, 2007 at 3:32 pm

    Hey Nagu,I have few more books updated at Aroma in the same post.Take the photos with the same URL I sent you, so I don’t have to e mail you again, busy today.Can’t wait for the round up!:))

    Reply
  11. Kalyan

    September 13, 2007 at 3:26 pm

    By looking at the pics only my mouth is just salivating, so I can well understand, how delicious the dishes will be. I will definitely try the ‘Bele Saaru’.

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  12. Lissie

    September 12, 2007 at 2:04 pm

    thank you nags for visiting my blog! my grandma used to add jaggery to sambar just like the kannadikas. i like this sambar very much!

    Reply
  13. arundati

    September 12, 2007 at 1:55 pm

    babes….your profile needs an update…cos lazy isnt the verb to describe you….the way you’re going great guns with all the foodie events in blogosphere…..way to go!! i wanted to ask how you’re inserting the text in the pic?? cant figure that out. i have hp photosmart software…think you can help me out??

    Reply
  14. Rajitha

    September 12, 2007 at 1:51 pm

    nags..i gloat about making masals from scratch.. i made chole masala the other day and called my mom and sis..that they gotta make it ( basically bored then ;)..that brinjal shot at the end..really nice..

    Reply
  15. A kitchen scientist & a white rat hubby!!!

    September 12, 2007 at 6:30 am

    yours fud looks real yum,…but, oops, i find it a bit difficult to pronounce its names…hee hee

    Reply
  16. bee

    September 12, 2007 at 4:12 am

    looks good, but you say it tastes like sambar? 🙁

    then i’m not making it.

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  17. Sig

    September 12, 2007 at 2:30 am

    Hey making powders from scratch is a big deal for me too 🙂 I seldom attempt that… , go ahead and gloat away 😀

    The brinjal pic looks soo good!

    Reply
  18. Cynthia

    September 12, 2007 at 2:13 am

    This looks like such a tasty Sunday meal. I particularly like the Bele Saaru.

    Reply
  19. Sreelu

    September 12, 2007 at 1:58 am

    Hey dear nice recipe I make bele saru quite often, girl I like your new pic

    Reply
  20. Sharmi

    September 11, 2007 at 4:36 pm

    lovely recipes. learning a lot of them through RCI. your pics look real nice.

    Reply
  21. Tee

    September 11, 2007 at 4:25 pm

    Mouth watering dishes, Nags! making the saarin pudi at home is really great…i have always been dependent on my mom or mom-in-law for this :).

    Reply
  22. Happy cook

    September 11, 2007 at 4:06 pm

    Nags i just updated . But with a recipe not the book.
    Book will have to wait now for few days. Before weekend you will get it 🙂

    Reply
  23. Jeena

    September 11, 2007 at 3:49 pm

    Wow Nags I love these recipes they sound delicious, love the pictures great post thanks. 🙂

    Reply
  24. Priya

    September 11, 2007 at 3:08 pm

    A colleugue of mine recently got this for lunch…oh how nice it was…yumm

    Reply
  25. Happy cook

    September 11, 2007 at 2:52 pm

    Nags i was planning to have a update in my blog.
    And was thinking about your event about the cookbook.
    But for that i have to sit down and write about it and was planning to start tommorow. As it was a busy weekend and a busy monday.

    Reply
  26. Richa

    September 11, 2007 at 2:48 pm

    nice meal, nags! drumstick sambar tastes so good 🙂 so what powder r u planning to make next 😉

    Reply
  27. Kelly Mahoney

    September 11, 2007 at 2:24 pm

    Looks good, there are so many ingredients I don’t recognize.

    Reply
  28. Sirisha Kilambi

    September 11, 2007 at 2:07 pm

    Yummy entries dear…..by the way…that Brinjals pic was very unique……

    Reply
  29. Happy cook

    September 11, 2007 at 2:02 pm

    Looks yummy especially the one with the drumsticks.
    It is true what you write about the regional cusine, one os learning more about it.

    Reply
  30. Padma

    September 11, 2007 at 1:58 pm

    I like the kannada names for the recipes popping up in the blogosphere, faintly reminds me the conversation with my kannada friend.

    Loved both the recipes…

    Reply
  31. Latha Narasimhan

    September 11, 2007 at 12:14 pm

    Nags dear, I feel I am eating in a kannadiga’s home!! lovely spread!

    Reply
  32. Asha

    September 11, 2007 at 11:58 am

    Nagu, I am loving your entries. From in box to my wordpad ,all ready to be posted ASAP. I can’t wait and after that I think I will have take a break!!Hahaha! I am posting one for your event today at Aroma!
    Thank you for all three fab entries.

    Reply
  33. Priya

    September 11, 2007 at 9:29 am

    hi..nice.. looks yummy..
    on another note: you can get poppy seed or khuskhus in any shop(grocery shop) in India..

    Reply
  34. sunita

    September 11, 2007 at 9:26 am

    Very nice entries 🙂

    Reply
  35. Srivalli

    September 11, 2007 at 8:20 am

    That looks yummy..nice entries…

    Reply
  36. Roopa

    September 11, 2007 at 8:12 am

    looks delicious! btw the saaru with drumstick nice one 🙂

    Reply
  37. Anu

    September 11, 2007 at 7:05 am

    Wow! looks so yummy! I perfectly agree with the masala making part…haven’t ever done that.. always rely on mom 🙂

    Reply

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