Its been a while since I had time to make idli/dosa batter. I have been really busy and haven’t had the forethought to soak the rice and dhal. The downside to that is to always have to think what to make for dinner. The upside though is that its been a great opportunity to try … [Read more…]
This is another recipe where I had no idea what I was going to make, until I started throwing things together. My friends make fun, saying did you come up with a name, only after seeing the outcome…which is true in this case. 🙂 I started out trying to make a rice dish, a pulav … [Read more…]
Each household has their own recipe for this Egg Thokku. It is one of my favorite recipes that my mom makes. She makes it even more richer by adding a coconut spice paste, but I prefer to keep it simple and peppery. This is a really great side dish for pulavs and mixed rice like … [Read more…]
Pesarettu is a traditional Andhra dish, similar to dosa, but more to adai, because you don’t have to ferment this batter, instead you can make dosas immediately after you grind the batter. There are several different variations of this recipe that uses skinned moong dal, whole green moong dal and split green moong dal. It … [Read more…]
I had heard about this dish, but for some reason, the idea of eggplants simmered in a yogurt curry, didn’t really seem appealing to me. Boy! was I wrong. This was an awesome side dish for roti. I coated the eggplants in some spices and baked it instead of the traditional method of frying it. … [Read more…]
I wanted to make a very different chicken dish this weekend, and tried this ‘Spring Onion Chicken’ recipe from vahrevah.com.. It sure was a very different tasting recipe, but delicious nonetheless. The chef had used Indian spring onions where the bulbs are pretty big and resemble pearl onions. But, I have used the tender scallions … [Read more…]