To go with the spicy sukku kuzhambu, I made a simple and sweet carrot poriyal. Ingredients: 4 carrots shredded 1/2 medium red onion chopped fine 4 green chillies, slit 1 sprig curry leaves 1 tsp lemon juice (optional) 1 tsp cilantro chopped 1 tsp oil 1/2 tsp mustard 1/2 tsp split urad dal 1 tsp … [Read more…]
As versatile as Indian cuisine is, it is also adaptable, in the sense that what may be made as a curry can most definitely made into a rice dish or even a bread dish such as a paratha. I was planning on making naan with palak paneer, but DH was hoping on having rice. So, … [Read more…]
Tried and Tasted (T&T) is a monthly event of appreciation of other blogs – an opportunity to re-create recipes created by fellow bloggers. I used to do this process long before I even started a blog, but sometimes it is true that the bookmarked recipes get lost in the trails of time. This event is … [Read more…]
I never used to buy/cook Noolkol or Kohlrabi. Something about that vegetable did not seem appealing to me. Its funny how you have a blind eye towards things you don’t like. I didn’t even realize they sold kohlrabi in the Indian grocery store until I opened my eyes to this vegetable very recently. Â I remember … [Read more…]
Tofu, always seems as an alien ingredient to me. But, the nutrition benefits of tofu beg for more use in the kitchen. Did you know that a half cup of raw firm tofu packs 10.1 grams of protein, which is double the amount of protein you can get from the same amount of milk or … [Read more…]
With summer arrives the abundance of cheap veggies, and you cannot resist but buy them, even though you don’t have any idea what to do with them. I had bought a lot of summer veggies and there were a few that remained in the fridge. I would’nt have thought of making ratatouille, if it were not … [Read more…]