This dish is a signature dish of my mom’s. I have never seen anyone else actually make it the same way and whenever I serve this to guests, they get mildly surprised that it is a vegan dish. I even had a friend, who doesn’t eat vegetables, if he had his own free will(he’s married…so … [Read more…]
I have to confess that the legume that features very less in my kitchen is black eyed peas. Its not that I don’t like it, I only know one dish to make with it. It is a pulikuzhambu with eggplant and black eyed peas. Of late I have been reaching out to other blogs to … [Read more…]
I was browsing for bottlegourd recipes, and I came across this great kurma that uses yogurt and almonds as the base at Priya’s Easy and Tasty Recipes. I was intrigued by how it would taste, but since it sounded like a delicious and healthy combo, I decided to give it a try. It was a … [Read more…]
Of late, I have been experimenting by trying out new vegetables and fruits. This time I tried ‘Asparagus’. I was curious about this vegetable and was wondering how it was grown, and what part of the plant these spears were. Like an answer to all my questions aired this episode of ‘Good Eats’ and who … [Read more…]
Barley, one of the grains not very well known in Indian kitchens, has been my recent acquaintances. That is, after I tasted ‘pearl barley’. It tasted very much like rice, only a bit chewier. I started using it when I make paruppu adai, and then sometimes I add a handful when I soak the rice … [Read more…]