Everyday we come home from work, picking up our toddler son from daycare, we all sit together and have our favorite snacks. For my son, its the Haldiram’s Bhujia or Shakkarpara. For my husband mixture and for me – the crunchy moongdal. I can’t tell you how much I love this snack. The only drawback … [Read more…]
I have been MIA from the blogosphere for almost the whole of this month. This month has been eventful for me, with a lot of work, parties and get togethers. There was a lot of cooking, it’s just that the cooking didn’t make it through to OhTastenSee. 🙂 This particular post is long overdue, one … [Read more…]
I love Mexican Food…I love how the usage of spices, beans and rice in the Mexican cuisine is very similar to Indian cuisine. If you are a vegetarian like me, you would love the fact that Mexican food has so many vegetarian options. I especially love the refried beans they serve in Mexican restaurants. I … [Read more…]
I served my 16 bean adai with oats coconut chutney. It was a super easy recipe, made using Ă‚Â the microwave and the blender and added a nutritious twist to the ubiquitous coconut chutney that is paired with a lot of South Indian dishes such as idly, dosa, adai etc. I have used old fashioned oats … [Read more…]
I received a bag of ’16 bean soup mix’ as part of my MLLA win earlier this year. I have been wanting to use this rich mixture of beans in an innovative Indian recipe. I decided to make adai using this, and instead of using just rice, I combined quinoa, barley and brown rice, hence … [Read more…]
Zucchini is one of the vegetables that I came to know and use only after coming to the US, but something I regularly buy during summer. It is very versatile and can be used in anything from subzis, sambar, chutneys etc. I love the mellow, sweet taste it renders. You can see the complete list … [Read more…]