I have a craze for oven roasting vegetables and have made a version of oven roasted cauliflower before. This is a new and improved version with the addition of corn starch that makes the cauliflower crispy and slightly crunchy. Thanks to a great recipe from Madhuram’s Eggless Cooking. I followed Madhuram’s recipe but mixed up … [Read more…]
Having a blind eye towards things….has it happened to you? I have been shopping at the same grocery store for years now. But, until recently I was not aware that they sell chicken livers by the pound in a small plastic container. Well, the blind eye is mostly because I tend to spend very little … [Read more…]
Beet stalk??well there is more stalk than green on top of the beets, but you may call it beet green poriyal if you prefer. Where do you get beet stalk? Well, if you buy bunched beets rather than by the pound, trimmed, you get two veggies for one price. The stalks and greens when sauteed … [Read more…]
This recipe is a combination of two different recipes, ‘Okra Stuffed Masala Fry’ by Geetha Achal and ‘Potato Curry with Flax and Quinoa’ by Usha. I took the technique of baking the okra from Geetha and adding flax and Quinoa to the filling from Usha, that led to a very flavorful yet healthy dish. Ingredients: … [Read more…]
To go with the mooli theplas, I made a quick ‘Bell Pepper Mushroom’ Subzi. I usually stick to the masala powders that mom makes for me: Sambar powder, Red chilly powder, Dhania Powder and Kari masal Podi. But sometimes I indulge in the convenience of ready made masalas like ‘chicken curry masala’, except I don’t … [Read more…]
‘Arusuvai’ – is the traditional Tamil word denoting the six different tastes in food: Sweet, Salty, Sour, Bitter, Spicy/Pungent, Astringent. It is believed that when you offer a meal it should contain all of these flavors. Most of the items that feature on the traditional banana leaf for weddings, used to cater to all of … [Read more…]