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Chickpeas are a nutrient-dense food, providing rich content of protein dietary folate and certain dietary minerals such as iron and phosphorus, thiamin, vitamin B6, magnesium and zinc contentsare moderate. Chickpeas have a Protein Digestibility Corrected Amino Acid Score of about 76 percent, which is higher than fruits, vegetables, many other legumes, and cereals. This isRead more about Chickpea Salad[…]
Red curry is a very popular Thai dish consisting of red curry paste cooked in coconut milk and added with meat or vegetables or tofu (vegetarian protein). Thai cuisine is one of our family’s most favourite, specially the red curry with mixed vegetables. I follow Nita Mehta’s recipe for this dish and it has alwaysRead more about Thai Red Curry[…]
Buttermilk is called as moru in Tamil. Morekali is a very traditional delicacy from Tamil Brahmin cuisine. It is actually a spicy and a tangy porridge cake cooked with sour buttermilk and rice flour. And for tempering moremolagai ( red chillies soaked in salted buttermilk and sundried) are used to make it spicy. It alsoRead more about Morekali[…]
Paneer is a fresh cheese common in South Asian Cuisines. It is an unaged, acid-set, non-melting curd cheese made by curdlung heated milk with lemon juice, vinegar or any other food acids. Its crumbly and moist form is called chhena in eastern India. Finger millet is known as Ragi in India. Ragi is very richRead more about Multigrain Paneer Paratha[…]
This is one more new recipe from my kitchen. I had planned to make paneer paratha as I had made paneer at home yesterday. So I wanted to make something that can be served with the parathas.I had very limited stock of vegetables(fridge wasalmost empty. I had some cabbage, tomatoes and some broad beans. AsRead more about Steamed Cabbage Koftas in Chetinad Gravy[…]
I had gone for dinner to my friend Radhika’s house. She is my school junior and a very close friend. A very loving, adorable and energy packed person and a awesome cook. She had invited around 20 of us from our school group. We were treated with yummy ragda pattice, mixed vegetable korma, pulao, andRead more about Drumstick Rasam[…]
I saw this recipe in a cookery show yesterday. It was by Chef Venkatesh Bhat.I have never heard about this before, though I do have some good friends from Mangalore. He said that it is a very traditional recipe from that region. Though it is called as bun, it’s actually a thick and flaky puriRead more about Mangalore Bun[…]
Sambar Powder is a basic ingredient to make Sambar, a popular south Indian gravy. Sambar is a spicy tamarind based gravy cooked with vegetables and pulses. It is served with rice, idli, dosa, vada etc. Every family has its own recipe for sambar powder. I follow my mom’s recipe which according to me is theRead more about Sambar Powder[…]
Beetroot is of exceptional nutritional value; especially the greens, which are rich in calcium, iron and vitamin A and C. Beetroots are an excellent source of folic acid and a very good source of fibre, manganese and potassium. The greens should not be overlooked; they can be cooked up and enjoyed in the same way as spinach. TheRead more about Beetroot Curry[…]
My son is not very fond of vermicelli Upma. I didn’t have much choice today. So I made it in different way. Really glad that I did. He liked it very much. And I enjoyed making this colourful and healthy breakfast:) Ingredients Vermicelli ( semiya) – 11/4th cup Sliced onions- 1/2 cup Carrot cut into strips-Read more about Vermicelli Pulao […]
