PULAV

Pulav: This is yet another easy to make pulav recipe.  My sister-in-law Ashwini, who is an awesome cook, taught me to make this. She is a great hostess and she always impresses me with her simple culinary delights. For this recipe,if you have some boiled vegetables, then it can be fixed in a jiffy. Extremely [...]

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OKRA STIR FRY (LADYFINGER STIR FRY)

OKRA STIR FRY: Okra/Ladyfinger/Bhindi as popularly known in India is one of my all time favourites. My process of making Okra stir fry was a little laborious, but after going thru Madhuri’s Dilwale Bhindi Stir Fry , I have adapted her procedures in making this delicacy. Thanks Madhuri, you really saved some time for me. [...]

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MENTHYA SOPPINA CHITRANNA (FENUGREEK LEAVES LEMON RICE)

Menthya soppina Chitranna: Menthya or Methi(fenugreek) is one of the healthiest leafy vegetable and is available throughout the year. A hint of bitterness is what makes fenugreek so tasty. Lemon rice is widely made in all parts of South India and is sort of a staple diet for us kanadigas. When you cannot think of [...]

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RAW BANANA SABJI

RAW BANANA SABJI: This is a sabji, I tasted in my neighbours place and I couldn’t recognise the vegetable used in it. It tasted just like aloo ki sabji. She smiled and told me that it’s raw banana. Tastes very delicious and can be mistaken for aloo:). You’ll need: Raw Banana: 1 no. peeled and [...]

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TOMATO SABJI

TOMATO SABJI: This is a life saver when you suddenly find that there’s no electricity and your wonder gadget mixie doesn’t work!! and as it goes,Murphy’s laws always work; just when you decide to make chutney, you find yourself in a kitchen minus the electricity. This magic accompaniment tastes good with just about anything, from [...]

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ALOO-BROCCOLI SABJI

ALOO-BROCCOLI SABJI: This is an interesting variation which I tried last week. My mom came to stay with us for a week, it was such a delight to have her around as she kept making something new and kept feeding me all the time ensuring that I look healthy, which kinda upset my weighing scale:)… [...]

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MAJIGE HULI-KADI

MAJIGE HULI-KADI: Majige Huli or buttermilk gravy is quite common in any south indian cuisine..Even the konkanis make it and they call it taak Kadi. Very delicious and healthy option to be had along with hot white rice. By adding ash gourd to it, it becomes even more healthier as ash gourd has many health [...]

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MOONG PONGAL

Moong Pongal: Pongal is one of the main dishes in the South Indian diet. It’s one of the healthiest options, one can make. It’s a combination of rice and yellow moong dal(kind off south indian khichdi). I have tried this dish with moong (green dal) instead of yellow moong dal. Pongal tastes best when served [...]

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3 P’s Pulav

Quite a name isn’t it…well, 3 P’s stands for pudina, peas and palak. My fridge was stocked with greens last week, so decided to go green on food. I like this pulav as it looks very tempting and is not very spicy. I generally don’t use heavy spices like cloves, cardamom, cinnamon etc all together [...]

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PASTA

PASTA  It’s been quite sometime that I haven’t been able to blog as I have been extremely busy with my other venture, my soft skills training centre..After grueling two weeks, I finally managed to finish the project.  I was enjoying a relaxed weekend after two hectic weeks. I was in no mood for socializing or doing [...]

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