With summer arrives the abundance of cheap veggies, and you cannot resist but buy them, even though you don’t have any idea what to do with them. I had bought a lot of summer veggies and there were a few that remained in the fridge. I would’nt have thought of making ratatouille, if it were not … [Read more…]
My friend Vinitha prepares this amazing pulikuzhambu by simmering eggplants in a mixture of tamarind and freshly ground spices and it tastes great. Everyone who eats it becomes a fan of this dish. It is thick and tangy, and it doesn’t use any coconut, so it is also very healthy. I made this pulikuzhambu yesterday, … [Read more…]
It’s been a month since I started my blog, and coincidentally this is also my 50th post. I am so happy that I started this blog and its been a blast since then. This has helped me discover myself in so many different ways, through food and more importantly in expressing myself, through writing. Â Many … [Read more…]
Cilantro “Pesto” with Ginger and Chile As I flipped the pages of ‘How to Cook Everything’ by Mark Bittman, in search of my calling for this weeks IHCC – Herb Garden challenge, I found this recipe. It was the day of the mill ‘green chutney’ recipe that is used so liberally in Indian cuisine. I … [Read more…]
My husband is working from home today, and I wanted to make a good lunch. Been bored of the usual sambar and puli kulambu, I wanted to try something very different. I had once written down the recipe for ‘Cauliflower Poricha Kuzhambu’ from the book ‘Dakshin – Vegetarian Cuisine from South India’ by Chandra Padmanabhan. … [Read more…]
Eating greens raw is very foreign to Indians, and I felt the same way too. We are so not used to the notion of something that is raw, tasting good. I forced myself to eat salads, when I couldn’t eat anything else because of my gestational diabetes. My diet salad consisted of greens, chopped egg … [Read more…]