Usha’s Upahar

20/02/2026

Gojju Avalakki | Puli Aval | Tamarind Poha | Imli Poha | Pulihora Atukulu

Quick & tasty Gojju Avalakki (Gojjuavalaki) recipe – a sweet, tangy and spicy Karnataka-style poha dish. Perfect as breakfast, snack or prasadam.
Made with tamarind, jaggery and flavorful tempering – ready in minutes!

Ingredients:
• Coarse poha (avalakki) powder
• Tamarind pulp
• Jaggery syrup
• Salt
• Puliyogare powder
• Water

Tadka:
• Oil
• Mustard seeds
• Green chilli
• Red chilli
• Channa dal
• Urad dal
• Peanuts
• Hing
• Coconut powder

Method:
1. Take coarse poha powder in a bowl.
2. Add tamarind pulp, jaggery syrup, salt and puliyogare powder.
3. Add little water and mix well.
4. Heat oil, add mustard seeds.
5. Add green chilli, red chilli, channa dal, urad dal and peanuts.
6. Add hing and pour poha mix.
7. Add coconut powder and mix well.
8. Rest for 5 minutes and serve.

Perfect for quick breakfast or prasadam.






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15/02/2026

Make perfect non-sticky Sabudana Khichdi for Shivaratri vrat / upvas using simple ingredients and an easy soaking method.
This fasting recipe is soft, fluffy, flavorful and perfect for night pooja prasad.
No sticking, no breaking, just temple-style taste 🙏✨

Try this Navratri / Mahashivaratri special vrat recipe and tell me how it turned out 💬👇

🧺 INGREDIENTS
• Sabudana – washed & soaked (1:1 ratio, 4–5 hrs)
• Oil / Ghee
• Peanuts – fried, skin removed, coarsely ground
• Jeera (Cumin seeds)
• Green chilli – finely chopped
• Curry leaves – chopped
• Sweet potato – boiled & diced
• Turmeric (optional for vrat)
• Red chilli powder (as per vrat rules)
• Rock salt (sendha namak)
• Sugar – a pinch
• Lemon juice

🍳 METHOD (Shorts-Friendly Steps)

1️⃣ Wash sabudana 2–3 times, soak with equal water for 4–5 hours
2️⃣ Fry peanuts, remove skin & coarsely grind
3️⃣ Heat oil/ghee, add jeera, green chilli & curry leaves
4️⃣ Add sweet potato, turmeric & chilli powder
5️⃣ Add soaked sabudana + peanut powder
6️⃣ Mix gently, cover & steam cook on low flame
7️⃣ Add salt, sugar & lemon juice
8️⃣ Fluff lightly — non-sticky sabudana khichdi ready! 🙏


















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13/02/2026

Kiss Day special
Made this super cute Smiley Kiss Dosa for Valentine's Week
Simple ingredients, big smiles & lots of love
Would you make this for your partner?
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Ingredients:
• Dosa batter
• Turmeric
• Pepper powder
• Tomato (heart shape)
Heat pan & pour turmeric plain dosa
Use dry pepper powder to draw
• Eyes
• Smile
Kiss lips
Let it cook slightly to set
Mix pepper powder + few drops wate
Use spoon/toothpick to draw
• Eyes
• Wink
• Kiss lips
Cut tomato into heart shape
Place it on dosa for Kiss Day Sprinkle oil filp and bake it
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12/02/2026

This Hug Day, send love without words 🤗❤️
A warm heart-shaped bread & jam toast that feels like a hug in every bite.
Simple ingredients, cozy vibes, and pure Valentine emotions 💕
Perfect for Hug Day, Valentine’s Week & last-minute love gestures.

💡 Sometimes the best hugs are warm, sweet, and homemade.

Ingredients
• Bread slices
• Jam (strawberry / mixed fruit)
• Ghee

👩‍🍳 Method
1. Cut bread slices into heart shapes.
2. Spread jam evenly on one side.
3. Apply ghee lightly on the outer side.
4. Toast on a pan or toaster until golden.
5. Serve warm and enjoy the hug ❤️🤗




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11/02/2026

Promise Day Letter This Promise Day, don’t just say I promise — cook it 💌
A unique Pizza Love Letter made using tortilla wrap, buttery tomato base, and a beautiful beetroot chapati rose in the center 🌹🍕

Perfect for Valentine Week, surprise your partner with this edible love letter ❤️
Easy, creative & guaranteed to melt hearts 🥰

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10/02/2026

Teddy Bread Toast

Happy Teddy Day! 🧸 Surprise your loved one with this incredibly cute, super easy Teddy Toast. It’s crispy, chocolatey, and biscoff-y goodness all in one bite!

Ingredients:
🍞 Bread
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🍫 Hershey’s Syrup
🍪 Biscoff Biscuits (crushed)

09/02/2026

In this video, I’m showing you how to make the ultimate Chocolate Biscuit Fruit Custard—a dessert that’s as easy to make as it is beautiful! 🍫🍓
We are layering silky, smooth vanilla custard with crunchy chocolate biscuit crumbles and a medley of fresh seasonal fruits. It’s the perfect no-bake dessert for parties, family gatherings, or those late-night sweet cravings. No oven required!

08/02/2026

These DIY Heart-Shaped Ginger Candies are the perfect Propose Day gift for someone who’s feeling under the weather (or just someone you love!). Spicy, sweet, and packed with immunity-boosting power. Will you be my healthy Valentine?

Ingredients:
Fresh Ginger juice
Jaggery/Jaggery syrup
Salt
Black pepper
Turmeric

Method:

fresh ginger and squeeze out the juice using a muslin cloth.
In a non-stick pan, jaggery and ginger juice. Simmer until it thickens.
Add salt, turmeric, black pepper. Stir constantly.
Drop a bit into cold water. If it turns into a hard ball, it’s ready!
Pour into heart-shaped silicone molds or drop small spoonfuls onto parchment paper.
Let them cool completely. Dust with powdered sugar so they don't stick

07/02/2026

05/02/2026

This temple-style curd rice is offered as prasadam for
Sankashtahara Ganesh Chaturthi.
Simple, cooling, and sattvic-made with boiled rice, fresh curd, ghee, and traditional tempering.
Offer this prasadam to Lord Ganesha and enjoy the divine taste at i.
Ingredients:
• Boiled rice
• Curd
• Milk
• Salt
• Ghee
• Kadalebele (chana dal)
• Uddin bele (urad dal)
• Mustard seeds
• Jeera
• Hing
• Ginger powder
• Curry leaves
• Coriander leaves
• Pomegranate
Method
1. Mash boiled rice slightly.
2. Add curd, milk, and salt - mix well.
3. Heat ghee, add mustard, jeera, kadalebele & uddin bele.
4. Add hing, curry leaves, ginger powder.
5. Pour tempering over rice.
6. Garnish with coriander & pomegranate.
7. Offer as Ganesh Chaturthi Prasadam

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