Assorted Pakoras | Fritters

Most of us like/love pakoda/fritters over a cup of tea.  I have tried so many times to post a pakoda recipe but it never really happened so this time I made up my mind I have, this was part of starter for a small together we had this Sunday.&nbs (read full article)

Baati | In Oven

In my previous Baigan Aloo Bharta post I showed thali of daal baati, so here is the baati which I made in oven.  I have blogged before making baati on gas top in baati cooker along with daal and khayri recipes.The changes made in this baati reci (read full article)

Baigan Aloo Bharta

We all know Baigan Bharta but how about adding some potato? Well, I just did as I had some leftover boiled potato and to use ;)  This is not my usual baigan bharta recipe I just tried it & the result was just yummy. I'm sure going to try (read full article)

Lobia Masala | Blackeye Beans Curry

Remember my Plantain Shallow Fry recipe?  There was another side dish and I promise to post the recipe soon, so here it comes.  I make blackeye beans/Lobia in many way and it's never the same, this recipe I adapted from Priya's Rajm (read full article)

Festive Food ~ Rakhi | Raksha Bandhan 2010

Dear All,Festive Food is back with Raksha Bandhan 2010 event again.  It was like yesterday when myself and Purva started Festive Food Event to enjoy the joy and happiness of all the festivals around us and it's already been 2 years... The bo (read full article)

Lauki Sabi ~ Bottlegourd Curry

Bottle gourd is one vegetable which make appearances in our place only in blue moon.  This time I made sabji of half and use another half to make daal lauki.  My sister use to prepare in the same way, it's one of the simple recipe and t (read full article)

Festive Food ~ His Cooking Event Roundup Part III

I'm back with Festive Food~His Cooking Event roundup part III and yes it's the last part after Roundup Part I and Part II.  Thank You all for taking part in this event and sending your entries.  It was a great pleasure hosting this (read full article)

Ashok Halwa

This is my first attempt to make Ashok Halwa and I tried it from Premaof Prema's Thaligai recipe.  I thought it's a complicated recipe but no, it's quite easy to make and taste delicious.Ingredients:Moong Dal [Green Gram Dal] - 1/2 c (read full article)

Sweets Desserts

Plantain Shallow Fry

This is one of the most simple recipe and taste just great and similar to Yam Fry and Baigan Bharta - Eggplant Fry.  This one I learnt from my colleague and he does this so well that I'm a great fan :-) So here is the easy recipe and I'm (read full article)

Aloo Methi ~ Potato with Fenugreek Leaves

There are so many ways of making a dish so that's goes same with this one too.  I used boiled potato here but one can try with raw potato too just need to chop/slice then in small pieces, that's one thing I want to try.  This is one (read full article)

Ivy Gourd ~ Tindora Masala

Today is Ivy Gourd/Coccinia grandis/Tindora/Kundru recipe a vegetable which I made for the 1st time.  I rarely eaten kundru and when DH bought this and I was like what I suppose to do with this, he said just make as you make other vegetables and (read full article)

Festive Food ~ His Cooking Event Roundup Part II

Hi All,Thank You all for being part of Festive Food~His Cooking Event.  Roundup Part I posted here...and before I start roundup again let me repeat what I said before... 'All of you please convey my THANKS to your husband, Sons, Daughte (read full article)

Yam Fry

This is one of my favourite dish which is so simple and delicious to eat.  I usually prepare only yam fry whenever we get yam but now included in the list is Yam in Yogurt GravyIngredients:Yam - 200gmsRed chili Powder - 2tspCoriander Powder - 1 (read full article)

Carrot Khichdi

Now a days Sat'day lunch is khichdi at my place as it's simple, quick and yet filling.  I normally do added extra ingredients to make the khichdi interesting and this time I used carrot.  This goes PJ's Vegetable Marathon: Carro (read full article)

Carrot, comfort food, Rice

Aamkhand ~ Mango Yogurt

I wanted to make srikhand for long now and one fine day I endup with trying aamkhand since I have fresh mango pulp in hand.  It's a easy and simple dessert with delicious taste. Ingredients:Curd/Yogurt - 1 &1/2 cup  Mango Pulp - 3/4 (read full article)

Pepper Kuzhambu ~ Pepper in Tamarind Gravy from Ratatouille

I like pepper kuzhambu very much but never made, but I always wanted to try it.  One day I was just browsing my reader and saw the recipe (Milagu Kuzhambu) in Chitra blog it was simple, I tried it found it was yummy.  I did few changes in t (read full article)

Curry, Kuzhambu, tamarind, Tried-Tasted

Bagara Baigan~ Eggplant Curry from Edible Garden

I had eggplant/brinjal/baigan with me for more than 3 weeks now lying in the fridge giving up the hope on me.   The problem was the eggplants were it was neither big enough for me to make baigan bharta or small to make bagara baigan, they w (read full article)

Festive Food ~ His Cooking Event Roundup Part I

So here comes the much awaited roundup, much awaited cause I post the event and start getting message like all waiting for the roundup ;).  Well I did a little survey in FB before announcing the event and it was much encouraging.  But after (read full article)

Onion Pepper Samosa ~ Baked

For the first time I brought pastry sheets, I got mini one's as trial version.  I was thinking what to do with them and got the idea of making samosa, I used onion to send the entry for Priya's event Healing Foods-Onion, a event started (read full article)

Tomato Toast

Thank U all for warm wishes on blog anniversary it's feel so good. Meanwhile today I'm posting something which I try in few different ways with all new things.  This time I tried with using tomato pulp and it tasted good.  Ingredien (read full article)