Cauliflower green peas curry in a coconut base , a perfect South Indian vegetarian side dish for rice and even chapatis. Cauliflower and green peas are quite a match and this simple South Indian style curry with coconut really hits the spot, especially if you are a cauliflower lover. The recipe is not particularly ‘authentic’ or anything, just something I made up as I went but the result surely suggests it’s a keeper!...
Chow chow is rich in Vitamin C and potassium, and 1 cup counts for around 40 calories. The vegetable in itself is quite tasteless but chow chow bhath and chow chow kootu recipe seem to be quite popular, especially in Andhra cuisine. I’ve also made a delicious chow chow chutney recipe you may wish to try. Chow chow cut into half Here is the recipe for Chow Chow Sambar (Chayote Squash Cooked with Lentils)...
Eggless sponge cake recipe : this is an easy and foolproof recipe for an eggless sponge vanilla cake that can form a base to pretty much any party cake or birthday cake you want to put together. My cake recipes usually don’t have a story attached to them. Wait, that’s not true. There is sometimes a story but it’s usually just one line - “I felt like eating cake so I baked one and ate it all”....
She gave a solution too - carrot kheer! It sounded like a great idea and I can use the ingredients in hand too. Win! The kheer turned out really good and there was just enough for 8 people. Carrot Kheer is a great idea for Diwali dessert especially if you are having guests/family over or invited to a Diwali potluck party. Gajar ki Kheer-Carrot Kheer (Payasam)-Diwali Sweets Recipes Preparation time: 15 minutes Cooking time: 1 hour Serves 8 Adapted from: Jeyashri’s Kitchen...
I made a simple meal of Channa Moong Dal, Gujarati Khattay Aloo and Rice . Chana Moong Dal Recipe Ingredients: Yellow moong dal - ½ cup Oil - tbsp Garam masala - ½ tsp Red chilli powder - 1 tsp Turmeric powder - 1 pinch Coriander powder - ½ tsp Juice of - ½ lemon Grated giner - ½" piece 2 cups water How to Make Gujarati Dal Recipe: Pressure cook dal with one cup water and a pinch of turmeric for approx 4 whistles....
Idli rava (also knows as rice rava, idli sooji, or cream of rice) has a similar texture to sooji rava. You need to soak it just like you do rice for idli-dosa batter but grinding is not necessary making you get to your idlis faster than if you make them using the traditional mix and methods. Idli Recipe Using Idli Rava Preparation time: 2 hours Cooking time: 15 minutes Makes ~ 20 idlis...
Kerala Banana Chips Recipe: Banana chips or ethakka upperi is arguably the most popular snack in Kerala that also finds its place in all Kerala Sadya. You need to use unripe plaintains (ethakka, the raw form of ethappazham used to make Pazham Pori , which is not the same as vazhakka) to make these banana chips and frying them in anything other than coconut oil is as good as not bothering to make them, really....
Pin Masoor dal tadka recipe - a simple dal tadka recipe using red lentils or masoor dal. This dal tadka recipe needs no pressure cooker so it’s perfect for bachelors or those of you who don’t use or have a pressure cooker handy. Masoor dal cooks easily and I usually pre-soak the lentils, making it cook even faster. Masoor Dal Tadka Recipe Ingredients Instructions Although it started well into my 20s, dal and rice is comfort food for sure....
What I have for you today is a delicious DELICIOUS dessert that takes all of 12 mins to make. This is another gem that Darsh introduced me to and I was floored, just like I was with her tiramisu recipe . Paneer Payasam (Chenna Payash) Recipe Preparation time: 2 minutes Cooking time: 10 minutes Serves 2-4 people Ingredients: ¾ cup of crumbled paneer (here’s how you can make paneer at home ) 2 cups of milk (I used low fat) ¼ cup of sweetened condensed milk (adjust to taste) 2 of green cardamom pods ½ teaspoon of sugar A few strands of saffron for garnish (optional) A few pistachios (or almond slivers)...
I like this peanut mint chutney as a change in my normal chutney routine, because adding some mint to regular peanut chutney and kicking it up a notch seems like a no-brainer. Although in Andhra I have seen peanut chutney being served with tiffin like idli and dosa, I love it with rice, especially since it’s a no-coconut chutney recipe. I have a version of peanut chutney recipe here already but this is more minty and watery, perfect with rice, rasam , and a poriyal ....
My mom-in-law loves rava dosa so much that she orders it almost every time we go to a restaurant; it’s pretty much a standing joke in the family 🙂 She’s the one who first showed me how to make rava dosa at home , I hadn’t realised it was this simple. Since then, I’ve made it countless times but always for dinner when I don’t really feel like whipping out my camera and taking pictures....
Spicy Diamond Cuts or Maida Biscuits or Khara Biscuits (doesn’t matter what you call them) are as much a part of my childhood memories as Kai Murukku and Thenkuzhal . Although I don’t make a lot of traditional Indian snacks at home, Diamond Cuts are so easy that I actually made these for starters when cooking dinner for some friends. They are also very addictive and you can’t just stop with one ‘diamond’....
Though I am immensely interested in cooking something nice and healthy for myself over weeknights, its almost always never possible. Simply because I am lazy or blame it on tiredness. In such situations, there is a place that we order take out from called Surabhi Restaurant. Once, I ordered tandoori chicken kabab as an appetizer for dinner. There was quite a lot leftover and I just stashed it in the fridge, thinking I will deal with it the next day....
Vada Pav is often likened to an Indian-style burger. While it does resemble a burger in the way it is assembled, a well-made vada pav couldn’t be more different in taste to a burger. Even when you make vada pav at home with burger buns like I did here, it’s still a delightful little snack. As any self-respecting vada pav lover would tell you, the key to making a good one is the dry garlic chutney that goes with it....
Zucchini besan sabji, a dry vegetable Indian recipe with zucchini and besan or gram flour. Confession: for the longest time, I thought zucchini was another type of cucumber that’s only used in raita and salads. I didn’t even know the Indian name for zucchini having never seen this vegetable in Kerala or even Hyderabad. Zucchini Besan Sabji Ingredients Instructions It seems zucchini is actually a fruit, not a vegetable, and is closely related to ridge gourd, a popular vegetable in India....
Pin This is an easy rice dish that I have seen in many blogs. But most of them use chana dal in it. Since I was feeling plain lazy to soak, grind and all the rest of it, I made a simpler version. It came out quite tasty but next time I think I will try it with the dal and other masala in it. Since carrots add a nice sweetness to the rice dish so I didn’t feel a need to add onions to the carrot rice, but feel free to do so if you wish....
If I knew that making dosa batter with urad flour and rice flour was a shortcut option, I’d have tried this years ago. Learn how to make a quick almost instant dosa batter with urad flour and rice flour that requires no soaking or grinding. This readymade batter does need fermenting but you can avoid the soaking and grinding of urad dal and rice following this easy dosa batter recipe....
So here is my simple veggie soup, that comes to my rescue when I have left over vegetables, when I am too lazy to cook, and when I feel I should have something light and healthy yet filling. Making a soup with vegetables, needless to say, is a great way to get kids and adults alike to consume vegetables. According to the rainbow diet, the more variety in colours your vegetables have, the better its nutritious value....
Anyway, let’s talk Egg Biryani now. This one turned out super delicious but it took a tad more time that I normally like to stand in the kitchen for. I believe from start to finish, including chopping and everything, this biryani took about 1 hour 15 mins. I like to finish all my cooking within an hour so yeah, this went slightly over, but then the advantage of making a biryani for lunch is that you don’t really need a side dish except a simple onion salad or cucumber raita and papad or chips....
Ingredients: Eggs - 4 Tomato - 1, finely chopped Onion - 1, finely chopped Tomato paste / ketchup - 1 tbsp Garlic - 3 pods, crushed Tamarind paste - ½ tsp Red chilli powder - 1 tsp Coriander / malli / dhania powder - 1 tsp Turmeric powder - a pinch Oil - 2 teaspoon + 2 tsp Salt - to taste Spring onions - 2 stalks for garnish (optional) How to Make Fried Egg Sambal 1....
