Sharing a collection of recipes, some cooking tips and useful hints.
BEANS PORIYAL French Beans is perhaps one of the most commonly available vegetables in India.
PEANUT CHAAT When it rains in the evenings, we are tempted to have some yummy fried snacks.
GOBI SHIMLA MIRCH In my house, we are fond of vegetables and two that are commonly used are cauliflower (Gobhi in Hindi) and capsicum or .
CHUTNEY PUDI In the South of India where we make idlis and dosas frequently for breakfast the use of Chutney Powders or Chutney Pudis (as.
KOTHAMBARI SOPPU THAMBULI The other day I bought fresh coriander leaves and decided to make Kothambari Soppu Thambuli which I had not pre.
TOMATO PEANUT CHUTNEY In South India, we make a large variety of chutneys as accompaniments for the common breakfast items like idli, dos.
PYAZ WALE KARELE The name for this dish comes from the two major ingredients namely Onions ( called Pyaz in Hindi) and Bitter Gourd ( cal.
BHINDI RAITA In our Indian cooking, raitas are curd-based salad-like accompaniments usually served with different types of pulaos, and bi.
KATHIRIKAI PITLAI Brinjals/egg plants is a commonly available and popular vegetable in different parts of India.
DONDAKAYA PACHADI ( IVY GOURD CHUTNEY) One of the veggies I use pretty often is Ivy Gourd, variously called Dondakaya in Telugu, Tindora.
ASH GOURD COCONUT CURRY My husband used to hate some vegetables like pumpkins, ash gourd etc in his youth and childhood.
PALAK ZHUNKA Today's recipe Palak Zhunka is for an easy to make side dish made with Spinach ( "palak" in Hindi), Besan (Chickpea Flour) a.
PUMPKIN SESAME CURRY Pumpkin is one of those vegetables that have inherent health benefits.
NELLIKAI RASAM Nellikai or Nellikayi is what gooseberries are called in Tamil and Kannada.
A Wonderful Dinner at Zazies In an earlier post I have described our brunch at Zazies , a French restaurant in the Cole Valley area of .
KOVAKKAI KOOTU Ivy Gourd, called Kovakkai in Tamil, is a commonly available vegetable in India.
PASI PARUPPU PAYASAM Happy New Year, dear readers! I am back after a break of about six weeks.
BREAKFAST BUFFET AT THE WOODROSE Situated in JP Nagar in South Bengaluru, The Melting Pot, the restaurant in The Woodrose Club managed b.