Idli n Egg Roast

What do you do when all you have in your fridge are leftover idlys, a couple of eggs, do-or-die veggies(barely enough for anything else) and a jar of pasta sauce…and you have to make dinner for two. Quite an Iron Chef challenge, isn’t it? And how would you feel…if that was a healthy dinner…that you … [Read more…]

Tandoori Bell Pepper Masala(Roasted bell pepper curry)

This recipe is a recipe that I had written down some time before I became a blogger. It is from a food blog, but unfortunately I didn’t write down which one…This recipe has been a regular whenever I get my hands on really good bell peppers…Now, I googled it, so that I could locate the … [Read more…]

Avocado Milk/Milkshake

This might not be quite appealing from the name…but its been a great help to me. As with a lot of kids, my 15 month old son is a really poor eater. There are days where he just goes without eating anything at all..and you have no idea what that means to me…my reactions go … [Read more…]

Vegetable Oothappam/ Vegetable uthappam

This is one of my favorite tiffin items, because it is loaded with veggies and tastes awesome. I just use regular idly/dosa batter and top it with finely minced veggies. I have used carrot, onion, cauliflower and cilantro here…but I have done other variations with cheese, tomato, bell peppers, green beans and scallions. I don’t … [Read more…]

Tomato Chutney

Almost every cook has their tomato chutney recipe..although the ingredients are obvious, there are very subtele nuances that alter the taste of the chutney. This one is my all time favorite. Like all things made the traditional way..this would taste best when ground in an ammi kal – a grinder made of stone…I wish I … [Read more…]

T&T: Sindhi Saibhaji

I am very fond of greens..Back home in India, my mom used to get a different variety of keerai every day, and I would be the one to polish my plate. I am always on the lookout for preparing greens in different ways and when I came across the recipe for ‘Saibhaji‘ at ‘Sindhi Rasoi’, … [Read more…]