After a long time, I have finally have managed to post something. Instead of something grand or complicated, I just wanted something simple, a straight forward and an everyday dish…It is a warming bowl of dal, that is a staple in most Indian meals. This version is based on the taste I have recreated from … [Read more…]
Coconut milk stew is a traditional dish in Kerala and is usually served with lacy appams for breakfast. It is usually made with vegetables or meat or a combination of both. I very recently had the oppurtunity to savor this wonderful stew and the taste kept lingering in my mouth. I did’nt have enough veggies … [Read more…]
I have never heard of Dal Banjari until I came across the recipe for this in Priya Mitharwal’s blog here. I love whole black urad dal and the creamy texture it renders. But the only dish I had known to make with this is dal makhani. Having been bored with using this ingredient, I was … [Read more…]
I am very fond of greens..Back home in India, my mom used to get a different variety of keerai every day, and I would be the one to polish my plate. I am always on the lookout for preparing greens in different ways and when I came across the recipe for ‘Saibhaji‘ at ‘Sindhi Rasoi’, … [Read more…]
Whenever I make something with kollu(horsegram), I remember my grandmother….she was what we now call ‘a passionate foodie’. She would walk everyday to the vegetable vendor and buy fresh vegetables. If a dish needed a certain ingredient, she wouldn’t hesitate to make a trip to the store to get it. Even in her 80s….I used … [Read more…]
Look what I found at the Farmers Market. If you have never been to your local farmer’s market. Let this post be a beckoning invitation to you. Farmer’s markets are one of my latest pet peeves right now. I make visits almost every summer..but not as regularly as I have been doing lately. You can … [Read more…]