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.
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.
MOCHAI KUZHAMBU This is the season in Bengaluru where I live, for what we call "avarekalu" in Kannada.
KATHIRIKAI RASAVANGI In India, we most often refer to egg plant or aubergines as brinjals.
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.
VENDAKKAI PULI KUZHAMBU Lady's Fingers, (more commonly called okra in the United States) is a popular vegetable all over India.
CARROT AND BEANS CURRY Today's recipe uses two common vegetables, namely carrots and French Beans cooked in a masala made with coconut, p.
PODI CAPSICUM CURRY We are fond of capsicum (better known as bell pepper in North America) and I make this fairly often.
PALAKOORA PAPPU (SPINACH DAL) From time to time, I like to try out dishes from different parts of India.
BROCCOLI STIR FRY Broccoli, which is part of the cauliflower family, ranks as one of the healthiest vegetables as described in this arti.
CABBAGE KISMURI In our Konkani cuisine we make different types of "kismuri" which is a kind of salad.
CABBAGE & MOONG DAL STIR FRY Today's dish is an easy to make accompaniment to the main meal which uses cabbage and moong dal.
PEAS PULAO In most urban households in India, pulaos made with long grained Basmati rice are prepared from time to time for either lunch.