Each household has their own recipe for this Egg Thokku. It is one of my favorite recipes that my mom makes. She makes it even more richer by adding a coconut spice paste, but I prefer to keep it simple and peppery. This is a really great side dish for pulavs and mixed rice like … [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…]
I wanted to make a very different chicken dish this weekend, and tried this ‘Spring Onion Chicken’ recipe from vahrevah.com.. It sure was a very different tasting recipe, but delicious nonetheless. The chef had used Indian spring onions where the bulbs are pretty big and resemble pearl onions. But, I have used the tender scallions … [Read more…]
The initiative of starting a food blog, started with inspiration of fellow food bloggers, and being a regular visitor to their blogs. I believe many of you out there with agree with me on this. The ‘Tried and Tasted’ event, is an oppurtunity to acknowledge those inspirations, appreciate their efforts and a nice way to … [Read more…]
I made this recipe with the leftover brioche bread that I had from making Pain Perdu. I found it in one of my freezer cleaning expeditions and decided to make a chocolate bread pudding. By the way, if you don’t already do it, stale bread freezes beautifully. I always have some frozen bread on hand, … [Read more…]