Whole wheat is good for you, we all know that…but if you would like to maximize that goodness? Thats exactly what this recipe is about. I was browsing through the bulk foods aisle this week when I went grocery shopping and found wheat bran in one of the bins. I was so excited that I … [Read more…]
This is another recipe where I had no idea what I was going to make, until I started throwing things together. My friends make fun, saying did you come up with a name, only after seeing the outcome…which is true in this case. 🙂 I started out trying to make a rice dish, a pulav … [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…]
I had heard about this dish, but for some reason, the idea of eggplants simmered in a yogurt curry, didn’t really seem appealing to me. Boy! was I wrong. This was an awesome side dish for roti. I coated the eggplants in some spices and baked it instead of the traditional method of frying it. … [Read more…]
Paruppu Vadai is my absolute favorite when it comes to party appetizers. It tastes good even when cold and is liked by a lot of people. So, once again as in my old post, I was ready to make vadai for a potluck. This time I decided to enhance it with the use of carrot … [Read more…]
I had tasted these potatoes when I had gone for a dinner at a friend’s house. They were kind of cute looking and I had wanted to get my hands on these ever since. I spotted these ‘Teeny Tiny Potatoes'(thats what they were labeled) at Trader Joes the other day and decided to try the … [Read more…]