PANEER GHOTALA /AN AMAZING SIDE DISH WITH COTTAGE CHEESEDuring one of our visits to the city of Vadodara in Gujarat, we had a chance to enjoy this side dish with cottage cheese. This is quite a popular dish there and in a...
GOBHI-ALOO-MATAR CURRY /CAULIFLOWER CURRY Anything prepared with Gobhi/ Cauliflower is comfort food for us. Winters give the best harvest of this amazing veggie. It's juicy texture and freshness is the X factor in this season. Numerous dishes are prepared with...
Summer is in so as the summer veggies. Bottle gourd or ghiya or dhudhi is one of those. Lauki or bottle gourd is a summer vegetable which is considered to have an easy and cool effect on the stomach or our...
DAL POORI/CHANA DAL POORI/UP BIHAR STYLE DAL POORI Isn't amazing that our country is superbly rich in its cuisine? Each dish has a large variety in the context of ingredients and flavors. If I talk of a plain poori...
Kadhi does not need any introduction as it is one of the most relished dishes to a large extent across the north and central parts of our country. Though variations are lots yet the basic ingredients are almost the same. From the west Sindhi, Gujarati and Rajasthani kadhi are famous...
Cabbage Thoran or cabbage stir fry is an authentic recipe from kerala and  prepared with any seasonal vegetable. In this recipe cabbage is stir fried along with shallots, shreaded coconut and ginger. When prepared, a tadka/ tempering is added to this stir fry. The tempering of curry leaves, mustard seeds,...
GREEN MOONG DAL WITH NUTS TADKA/SHASHI MOONG DAL We are blessed to cultivate a large variety of dals or pulses in India. A bowl of dal is an integral part of our main course thali. This is because they provide the best plant-based protein to us. People who do not...
TAMARIND RICE/ANDHRA SPECIALITY CHINTAPANDU PULIHORA/SOUR RICE Tangy and sour rice is a speciality of South Indian states. This is routinely cooked in their everyday menu. The sourness comes from tamarind, lemon or sometimes cocum. This divine tamarind rice is...
MASALA ARBI /FLAVOURSOME COLOCASIA CURRY/मसाला अरबी Arbi or Colocasia is a vegetable from the root family. This tuber is widely grown In Asian and African countries and enjoyed worldwide. Tasty curries are prepared with arbi by steaming...
Kabuli Chana Curry Black or kala chana or Kabuli chana is the most nutritious legume. These chickpeas have numerous nutritional values and provide high protein and dietary fiber. Those who are following the weight loss programmes, this chana is ideal for them for its dense nutritive value that helps to...