MUSHROOM-MATAR CURRY Winter brings the freshest and juiciest vegetables and we joyfully use them in the cooking. This is an immense pleasure to welcome such veggies because of my love for cooking. The biggest gift of winter in India is the green peas...
METHI-CORN PULAO /TASTY RICE PULAO WITH CORN KERNELS AND FENUGREEK LEAVES What happens when you open the lid of a pan in which the fragrant methi-corn rice has been cooked for the past 10-15 minutes?  You get crazy with...
CLASSIC ALOO KI SABZI/BHANDAARE VALI ALOO KI SABZI/NO ONION-GARLIC ALOO KI SABZI Bhandaare vale aloo ki sabzi is no onion-garlic sabzi that is cooked in temples or community kitchens to serve the deity. This divine sabzi is one of...
ANNAKUT KI SABZI/A MIX VEGETABLE SABZI FOR GOVERDHAN POOJA Annakut ki sabzi is simply a  mixed vegetable sabzi that is offered to lord Krishna on the Goverdhan Puja day that falls the next day of Diwali. This prominent sabzi...
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...
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...
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...
Whole mung dal is one of India's most consumed dals or lentils. This is cultivated in many states, especially in the northern belt. Considering the healthiest dal, this can be prepared with many versions using different ingredients. This dal is lovingly eaten...
KHATTA-MEETHA KARELA/BITTER GOURD WITH SWEET-SOUR FLAVOUR Sweet, sour, and bitter all three taste buds are satisfied with such an amazing sabzi prepared with summer special karela or bitter gourd. Many People especially kids turn their noses on seeing the...
SOYA VADI MASALA/SOYA CHUNKS MASALA(HOMESTYLE) Soya chunks masala is one of the favourite dishes prepared in my kitchen. This protein-packed soya vadi is cooked in different versions.  Sometimes with the gravy or other times, it's a dry version. This...