25
Jun
Goan Drumstick Curry
Healthy, nutritious and a delicious drumstick recipe that can be made very easily at home.
Category: Vegetable curry
13
Oct
Ram Ladoo Subzi
Ram ladoo is not a sweet as the name suggests. It’s actually a very famous chat made with mixed lentils and served with a very unique radish leaves green chutney and garnished with grated radish.Yesterday, I made Ram ladoos, but served it not as a chat but as a subzi and served with hot phulkas.Read more about Ram Ladoo Subzi[…]
15
Jul
Bagara Baingan
Bagara Baingan is a very popular vegetarian dish from the Hyderabadi cuisine. It’s generally served along with Hyderabadi biryani or plain steamed rice. It’s a very delicious dish made with brinjals. Peanuts and sesame seeds add a very nutty and unique flavour to this dish. I made this few days back for lunch. I hadRead more about Bagara Baingan[…]
21
Jun
Stuffed Bhindi Masala
Ladies finger or Okra, is known as bhindi in hindi and vendaikai in Tamil. It’s good source of protein, magnesium, calcium, phosphorus folic acid and fibre. It’s low in potassium and sodium, hence can be included for renal patients when the diet has to have restricted sodium and potassium. My family loves bhindi in allRead more about Stuffed Bhindi Masala[…]
18
Jan
Aloo Chole
Chole is a very popular Punjabi dish, a spicy and delicious gravy generally served with bhature or rice. Chick peas are known as Chole or kabuli chana in hindi and konda kadalai in Tamil. I and my daughter are very fond of having Chole and rice for lunch. Few days back I had left overRead more about Aloo Chole[…]
04
Jan
Yam, Sweet Potato and Green Apple Stew
This is my own creation, inspiration from a South African recipe which I saw in a tv show, The Global Menu by chef Ranveer Brar. I don’t remember the name of the dish though. The dish was made with green apple, yam, sweet potato, chicken, eggs and milk. I was very fascinated to see appleRead more about Yam, Sweet Potato and Green Apple Stew[…]
06
Jul
Bhindi Stew
My daughter wanted me to make thepla ( Gujarati flat bread/ roti) for lunch today. I had bhindi, so I decided to make a gravy with bhindi ( lady’s finger is known as bhindi in Hindi and vendaikai in Tamil). I saw that I had coconut milk too. That gave the idea to make aRead more about Bhindi Stew[…]
06
Apr
Guthi Vankaya Pulusu
Guthi Vankaya Pulusu or Gutti Vankaya Pulusu is a very traditional Andhra dish. Tender violet brinjals are stuffed with masala and cooked in tamarind extract. Few days back, my school junior and my sweet friend Deepika, shared a very interesting recipe of stuffed brinjal curry with me. She was very excited and told me inRead more about Guthi Vankaya Pulusu[…]
18
Jan
Paneer Peas Stew
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[…]
27
Nov
Gutti Vankaya Kura
Brinjals are known as Vankaya in Telugu. Gutti Vankaya Kura is s very authentic dish from Andhra cuisine. Tender brinjals are stuffed with fresh, ground masala, sautéed and simmered in tamarind gravy. It’s a rich, spicy sweet , sour and a very delicious gravy which can be served with rice or roti. I made itRead more about Gutti Vankaya Kura[…]