Sprouted Horse gram Korma /Kollu Kurma

In an attempt to eat healthy and also stretch the dollar, I soak and sprout at least two types of beans every week. Sometimes I use them right away, and sometimes I freeze the sprouted beans, to make an easy curry or dal. Last week, I had frozen some horse gram sprouts with the hope … [Read more…]

Soybean Mushroom Curry

Planning Ahead your meals….that is one of the greatest strengths when it comes to getting dinner on the table without a lot of fuss. I do that all the time, especially after I come home from my grocery shopping. I wash and wrap the herbs in a paper towel. I sometimes, wash, dry and peel … [Read more…]

Caribbean Channa(Spicy crunchy Oven roasted Garbanzo beans)

I missed out on IHCC – It’s time for Bed in Breakfast event last week, because I picked out a recipe and didn’t have an ingredient, but mostly it was also because I didn’t have any books by Mark Bittman on hand to inspire me. So, this week, in preparation I headed to the library … [Read more…]

Rajma biryani/Rajma chawal/Kidney bean pulav

I got so happy about participating in my first food blog event, that I got all excited about more entries to other events. I even picked out my first Mark Bittman recipe to try for IHCC – Its time for Breakfast in Bed event. My recipe was going to be Potato Asparagus frittata, I picked it … [Read more…]

Mochai puli kuzhambu

When I first came to the US, I was kind of skeptical about using frozen veggies. But, the ease of use, no chop benefit and the fact that it saves you from the once in a while empty crisper day makes me stock up. I always have some frozen vegetables on hand, more so than … [Read more…]