Beet stalk??well there is more stalk than green on top of the beets, but you may call it beet green poriyal if you prefer. Where do you get beet stalk? Well, if you buy bunched beets rather than by the pound, trimmed, you get two veggies for one price. The stalks and greens when sauteed … [Read more…]
Adapted from Nupur’s recipe here I didn’t have any tahini called for in Nupur’s recipe, so I dry roasted some whole sesame seeds along with a red chilly and some pepper corns, ground it to a powder and added it to the rest of the ingredients to make the hummus. I also used one can … [Read more…]
Adapted from Priya’s Recipe here I had to increase the quantity of the channa masala, as I was making it for two meals. I followed Priya’s guidelines, except having omitted the besan because I didn’t have any…but adding a couple of tablespoons of tomato paste because I had that on hand…hence the red hue to … [Read more…]
Whenever I make something with kollu(horsegram), I remember my grandmother….she was what we now call ‘a passionate foodie’. She would walk everyday to the vegetable vendor and buy fresh vegetables. If a dish needed a certain ingredient, she wouldn’t hesitate to make a trip to the store to get it. Even in her 80s….I used … [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…]
Paneer Makhani…also dubbed Paneer Butter Masala, is an all-time favorite dish. It is probably the first ‘North Indian’ dish I came to love. It was one of the dishes that was never made at home, and was the ubiquitous choice when we went to restaurants for dinner. And, even now..it feels special when I make … [Read more…]