Garlic Rosemary Baked Fries

I made these fries as a side for the ‘Hot Tamale Burger’. These are healthier as they are baked rather than fried and are also thick cut compared to the thin and slender ones you get at fast food joints. We really enjoyed the flavor of these fries with the burger. Ingredients: 3 medium russet … [Read more…]

Bread Badam Halwa/ Almond Bread Halwa

I am happy to announce my first contest win. Yep, I recieved an email that my blog was selected as this week’s winner for the Foodie Blogroll “Comment to Win – Naturally Knocked Up – e-course” contest! I am super elated that I won a course as my win that will help me learn the healing effects … [Read more…]

Barley Salad with Cucumber and Yogurt Dressing

It is IHCC Potluck this week, and I wanted to make something light and summery, plus something that I could put together really quick. I saw the recipe for this salad in the book ‘How to Cook everything Vegetarian’ by Mark Bittman, and I decided to give it a quick try. The original recipe called … [Read more…]

Hot Tamale Burger

This is another entry for the Blog Bites #5 Event, started by Nupur. I have some blogs that I used to frequent before I started blogging. And, these blogs are some websites that I know the url by heart. One such favorite blog was Tasty Palettes. Suganya has a unique collection of healthy recipes, and … [Read more…]

Indianized Grilled Cheese Sandwiches for BB5

The theme for this month’s Blog Bites 5 Event is ‘Sandwiches and Wraps’. Now, I am not a sandwich person…meaning that the only sandwich that I make are the bread/butter/jam sandwiches for breakfast. But, a challenge is a challenge and I started hunting for sandwich/wraps recipes. What better place to look for than the hosting … [Read more…]

Bittarai Kirihodi – Sinhalese Egg Curry

I have not made it less known that eggs are my favorite protein. Not only because I am vegetarian…I always look for making and serving eggs in a different way, and this is my latest discovery. This Sri lankan egg curry is from the book ‘660 Curries’ by Raghavan Iyer and is made by smothering … [Read more…]