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Happy Women’s Day! It’s certainly a day of big celebration. But I was not in a mood for any elaborate cooking. So, I decided to make something simple, wholesome and which would take less time. I had already planned to make something with soya today. Since my kids are not too fond of soya, IRead more about Soya Chutney Rice[…]
Paneer Bhurji is a very popular North Indian dish. It’s a very delicious dish that can be made in a jiffy. Soft crumbled paneer is cooked with onion, tomatoes and spices. It’s a dry dish which can be served along with roti, paratha, bread or dosa. Few days back, I had made this dish forRead more about Paneer Bhurji[…]
Few days back, I came across this recipe on the net. I have never made koftas with radish. I found the recipe to be very different. Also, the koftas this recipe are steamed, not deep fried. I was actually not very confident when I started making this dish but still went ahead hoping that itRead more about Radish Kofta Kadhi[…]
After a long time, few days back, I had gone on a shopping spree with my cousins. It was super fun and we really had a great time. Since I had to wind off my morning chores quickly, I had made Pudina rice, tadka dal and raita for lunch, simple but a wholesome meal. TheRead more about Pudina Rice[…]
Kothu Parotta is a very special delicacy from Tamil Nadu. Its generally made with Parotta( layered paratha), egg or meat and spicy sauce. The vegetarian version is known as Chilli Parotta. The shredded Parotta is sautéed with spicy mixed vegetables. This is s very famous dish in Saravana Bhavan restaurant. My son is very fondRead more about Chilli Parotta[…]
Kadhambam in Tamil means mixed. Today I made Kadhamba sambar ( mixed vegetables sambar) for lunch. There are many recipes for this sambar and I have mine too:) I use both sambar powder and fresh, roasted and ground spices to make this sambar. The sambar is very colourful, aromatic, healthy, very easy to make andRead more about Kadhamba Sambar[…]
I had planned to make matar( peas is known as matar in Hindi) paneer for lunch today. While cooking the peas, I got this sudden idea of making it as a stew. So, I immediately made few changes in the recipe and made this stew. Generally I never shallow fry the paneer while making matarRead more about Paneer Peas Stew[…]
Few days back, I made a new gravy called Sothi for lunch. Sothi is a mildly spiced gravy with coconut milk as the main ingredient for the gravy. The vegetables are cooked in thin coconut milk and the gravy is thickened by adding thick coconut milk. Since I did not want to use lot ofRead more about Cabbage, Drumstick Sothi[…]
As the name suggests, this is one of the famous varieties of rasam from the Karnataka cuisine. I am fond of all varieties of rasam. But Mysore rasam tops the list. My family too loves this rasam. It’s a simple to make, healthy, aromatic and absolutely delicious rasam. I am going to share my foolRead more about Mysore Rasam[…]
A very easy way to make a vegetable curry more healthy and wholesome is by adding some pulses to it. Today, I made cabbage curry with green chick peas. You can add any pulse of your choice. I added chick peas as I had some leftover. The curry was indeed very tasty and the chickRead more about Cabbage and Chickpeas Curry[…]
