Boraani Esfenaaj is the Iranian version of the Indian raita. Most often served with meat and rice dishes as a a side, it is a cool and refreshing salad of spinach and yogurt. Boraani means salad in Iranian and Esfenaaj means spinach. It is a very simple preparation where you saute the spinach, cool it … [Read more…]
Being a vegetarian and trying to have a salad for your meal is not a very filling option. On top of that, having a salad that you could make ready the previous night and take to work as lunch is even more difficult to figure out. This salad recipe fulfills both goals. It is by … [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…]
I can’t believe its been almost a week since I posted a recipe here on my blog. Life has changed quite a bit. I’ve got a new job, put my little one in a day care and still going through teary drop offs/pick ups. I have so many drafts that I need to post, that … [Read more…]
The cold bug….how come something that is so tiny that you can’t even see it, cause so much trouble. And, how the heck does it spread so fast. I was at home for the most part last week..and I am not sure where I got it and how..but been down with cold the past week…my … [Read more…]