My husband and I first tried Greek food, on one our trips in Wisconsin, Madison. We were so surprised in the use of spices and cooking methods that were very similar to India cooking. I have always wanted to make home-made falafels, but the thought of frying these, always kind of held me back. When … [Read more…]
I found these great little green garbanzo beans in the frozen section of Costco. I have tried them before in a chole, and I loved how tender and soft these beans were, as opposed to the dried garbanzos that we normally use. This time, I decided to use em in a pulav and I paired … [Read more…]
Some people(not you, DH) call me a control-freak. I tend to over-plan things down to a detail and actually get disappointed when it doesn’t turn out that way. But, as much some people(!) are skeptical of this characteristic of mine, it helps me put dinner on the table in under 30 minutes, when I’ve planned … [Read more…]
If there is a dish that has innumerable ways of making it, or no real set way of making it, its a salad. You can throw just about anything edible together and call it a ‘salad’. Thats the beauty of the thing. Also, the notion of anything that is called a salad is ‘healthy’ is … [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…]
Kathari mochai poriyal is a dry curry of dried beans and eggplant. It is a typical farmers dish as dried beans are economical and readily available throughout the year. Eggplant is commonly grown in villages and is added to a lot of dishes for flavor. My mom’s version of this dish is accentuated with a … [Read more…]