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Jul 29
Masoor dal is a quick comfort food which often found in our weekday menus. I love the fact that it cooks quicker than other dals. It gives a creamy consistency and is so yummy when tempered with ghee. A bowl of rice and dal with some pickle and papad (read full article)
gravies and curries, lunch
Jul 14
Wondering what kind of burger this is? This burger was born in my kitchen entirely using leftovers. I had some aloo mutter kurma and some cooked brown rice leftover. Hence I combined both of them to make these yummy Indianized burgers.Cooking lunch f (read full article)
gravies and curries, lunch, vegetables
Jul 12
This is a traditional accompaniment to chapatis and rotis and made with potatoes and dry peas. The dry peas can also be substituted with fresh or frozen peas. This curry also tastes great with pulao or plain white rice.IngredientsDry green Peas - 2 c (read full article)
gravies and curries, lunch
Jul 08
This is a simple and hearty beans poriyal made with beans, dal and coconut. It is very easy to prepare and goes well with rice and curry. It tastes great especially with sambar and rice.IngredientsBeans - 1/2 lbs / 250 gmsOnion - 1/2 choppedMoong dal (read full article)
gravies and curries, lunch
Jun 28
In an attempt to try different type of lentils, I grabbed few pounds of whole lentils from the bulk aisle in my grocery store. It was lying in my pantry for a while and I was planning to make some pilaf kind of dish with the lentils. It lay there for (read full article)
gravies and curries, lunch
Apr 19
Indo-Chinese cuisine is something I adore all the time! Gobi Manchurian and Vegetable Manchurian is one of my favorite sides along with fried rice. Vegetable manchurian always seemed exotic to me and I have always had a notion that it is difficult to (read full article)
gravies and curries, lunch, vegetables
Mar 06
This is a simple and comforting dal cooked with fresh fenugreek leaves(not the dried ones). It makes a comforting, wholesome meal along with rice and a dollop of ghee..I harvested the fresh fenugreek leaves from my little garden and made this for lun (read full article)
beans, gravies and curries, lunch
Mar 03
It has been a week since I cooked something at home! Due to all the shifting and moving, I had hardly anything left in my pantry and I had no time to cook :(Time to set up my kitchen and start making some comfort food! With nothing interesting to pos (read full article)
gravies and curries, lunch
Feb 22
This is yet another dish I made in the process of cleaning out our refrigerator before our move. I admit I hoard things in my fridge and freezer and I am glad I finished almost all the ingredients without having to throw away any. I was out of tomato (read full article)
gravies and curries, lunch, paneer
Dec 21
This is a different version of chana dal curry. It is a variation from the usual dal made using toor dal. This uses split chana dal or kadalai paruppu as called in tamil. It is a very quick one and can be made in a matter of minutes using a pressure (read full article)
beans, gravies and curries, lunch
Nov 20
This is one food which most Indians adore. This is treated as an exotic dish especially among vegetarians. Paneer is a good source of calcium and protein and i try to add it in our menu once in a while since it is rich in calories. Paneer butter masa (read full article)
gravies and curries, lunch, paneer
Aug 12
Vegetable Jalfrezi is a quick and tasty side dish with rotis and chapathis. It is packed with veggies and has enough nutrients to make a meal with a few rotis by the side. There are many versions of vegetable jalfrezi and here is mine.IngredientsBell (read full article)
gravies and curries, lunch, vegetables
Jul 27
This is a tangy, mouthwatering authentic tamil recipe with the purple vegetable, brinjal. Even people who disike brinjal tend to adore this dish. It goes well with rice or rotis. It is made with roasted aromatic spices and fresh brinjals blended toge (read full article)
gravies and curries, lunch, vegetables
Jun 28
I found Zucchini on sale last week and got a couple of them. I have only had zucchini in soups and pastas. I thought why not make and Indianized version of Zucchini. Thus was born this Zucchini Kootu. I made it the usual way I make other kootus.I sho (read full article)
gravies and curries, lunch, vegetables