Paniyaram is a dish that has a unique meaning to people in my family. It is almost always associated with memories of my aunt whose favorite dish it was and she being unable to talk, there is a sign she used for paniyaram, asking my grandma to make it for her. I dedicate this post … [Read more…]
The biggest challenge about following a low carb diet, was to figure out what to have for breakfast. For a vegetarian, eggs are the obvious choice, but even when you try out different variations of eating eggs, it tends to grow old on you at some point, and you start wanting to eat some other … [Read more…]
Kadappa – I had first tasted this dish at one of my neighbors place as a side dish for idly and I was immediately fell in love with it. Traditionally from Kumbakonam, this dish is not something that is known outside of that area. I had gotten the recipe from my neighbor and scrawled it … [Read more…]
Every cuisine in the world has its repertoire of ‘leftover makeover’ recipes. From our very own south Indian idly upma to the spaghetti torte in Italian cuisine, all good cooks invent ways and means of using up leftovers that often tend to be more delicious than the original dish. Migas is one such dish, that … [Read more…]
I love paneer, and so does DH. If there is a question of what to make to go with rotis the answer always is, make something that has paneer in it. That said, and going through the Paneer category I have here on OhTastenSee, I realized I have not documented all of the paneer recipes … [Read more…]
Butter beans aka Cranberry beans are available fresh in India when they are in season. Although a rarity, and hence very expensive, dad always bought it if he found it was available and mom would make a tasty dry masala with these beans to go with some kind of mixed rice. It was always a … [Read more…]