Sharing a collection of recipes, some cooking tips and useful hints.
BATATE UPKARI Potatoes (Batata/Batato in my mother tongue, Konkani) are an excellent source of Vitamin C and potassium.
MASALA CHAWLI Chawli (also called lobia) is the Hindi name for cowpeas, commonly known as black-eyed beans.
OUR DINING EXPERIENCE: CHUTNEY CHANG Once in a while when I feel like it, I write about our experience in dining out at a restaurant, hop.
ALSANDE SUKKE Today's recipe is for a side dish made with string beans which we call "Alsande Sukke" in my mother tongue, Konkani.
PUMPKIN MASALA The pumpkin is considered to be one of the more healthy of vegetables as you can see from this article.
MUSHROOM PULAO A pulao is commonly made in different parts of India as an integral part of the main meal.
LOBIA CURRY Today's dish is a curry made with Black-eyed Beans (which are called "Lobia" in Hindi and "Alsande" in Kannada and " Karamani.
JEEV THORI AMBAT Amongst us Konkanis, we make a popular coconut-based mildly-spiced curry called Ambat.
BIMBULA CHUTNEY In Mangaluru and other areas of Dakshina Kannada, there are many trees of Averrhoa bilimbi the fruit of which is called B.
MOCHAI KUZHAMBU This is the season in Bengaluru where I live, for what we call "avarekalu" in Kannada.
MOOLI PARANTHA I like to make paranthas quite often especially in the winter months, more so when there are so many types of paranthas th.
KATHIRIKAI RASAVANGI In India, we most often refer to egg plant or aubergines as brinjals.
ALOO BHINDI At home, we like okra/lady's fingers and make dishes using them quite often.
KOTHIMBIR PARANTHA We love to have hot paranthas off the tawa, especially during the winter months.
FRENCH BEANS STIR FRY French Beans, which are most commonly available , are called Huralikayi in Kannada, and Farasbi in Marathi.
AVAREKALU SAAGU This dish made with hyacinth beans which are called "Avarekai" in Kannada is popular in Karnataka especially during the w.
APPLE KHEER Recently I got some excellent apples in the department store we usually shop in.
BHINDI MASALA ( PUNJABI STYLE) One of the more popular vegetables in India is lady's fingers/okra, called "Bhindi" in Hindi.