Sharing a collection of recipes, some cooking tips and useful hints.
DRUMSTICK MASALA The popular veggie, Drumsticks, called Shevaga in Marathi, Nuggekai in Kannada, Murungukkai in Tamil, and Mashingasaang i.
YELLOW PUMPKIN DRY CURRY In our South Indian cooking, we make many dishes with yellow pumpkins.
IVY GOURD MASALA A commonly available vegetable in India is ivy gourd which is called Tindora in Hindi, Thondekayi in Kannada, and Tendle in.
MINTY JALJEERA With the advent of the summer the days become blazing hot and we yearn for something to cool off.
ASH GOURD KOOTU During the summer months it is better to have more of vegetables that have a higher water content.
DOUBLE BEANS & POTATO CURRY Today's recipe is made with a vegetable popularly called Double Beans in India.
INSTANT RAVA & ATTA DOSA Dosas form an integral part of our South Indian cuisine.
YELLOW PUMPKIN CHUTNEY In our South Indian homes, as we make idlis and dosas often, we need to have a battery of chutneys in order to avoid.
MUSHROOM CURRY Button mushrooms have become very popular in India over the last couple of decades.
VENDAKKAI PULI KUZHAMBU Today's dish is from Tamilnadu and gets its name from the principal ingredients: Lady's Fingers/Okra or Vendakkai .
BHENDA SASAM ( LADY'S FINGER CURRY ) In these days of Covid 19, we home makers have sharpened our skills in planning meals and buying/ orde.
KAIRICHI URAD METHI This is the season for mangoes in India and we make so many dishes using raw mangoes.
SWEET POTATO STIR FRY There is a school of thought which says that Sweet Potatoes are indeed better than Potatoes.
METHAMBA Children and adults alike wait eagerly for the hot summer months in India as this is the season for mangoes! There are so many dif.
PHOVA USLI We make use of Beaten Rice ( Poha in Hindi, Avalakki in Kannada and Phovu in my mother tongue, Konkani ) in different forms in .
KELE PHODI (RAW BANANA SHALLOW FRY) In my house, I make it a point to use raw/green/unripe bananas regularly in my cooking.
GOAN PRAWN CURRY Given the choice, my husband and I prefer prawns to other forms of seafood.
MUSHROOM KURMA There was a time years ago when mushrooms were considered seasonal in India.