Sharing a collection of recipes, some cooking tips and useful hints.

DRUMSTICK TOMATO CURRY I make dishes using drumsticks (Mashingasaang in Konkani, Muringakkai in Tamil and Nuggekai in Kannada) quite ofte.

MATTI GULLA PODI Gulla is a variety of brinjal that is seasonally available in our home district of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi in the coa.

RAJMA KEBAB In most homes in India, we make snacks of one type or the other in the evenings, more so if there are hungry children at home.

SHAHI BHINDI Okra, (or Lady's Fingers as they are better known in India) has to be one of the most common vegetables, as they are availab.

KARAMANI MASALA PORIYAL Karamani is the Tamil word for "Yardlong Beans" which are also known as Long Beans.

VAZHAKKAI PORIYAL Recently I happened to get some green/raw bananas from the market.

AKAKARAKAYA VEPUDU (TEASEL GOURD STIR FRY) The months of July-August are always associated with the rains.

JHUNKA VADI One of my friends who is originally from Belagavi in North Karnataka sent us some delicious jowar bhakri and the accompanying.

OUR DINING EXPERIENCE : GO NATIVE A couple of days back we had a wonderful lunch at Go Native in 5th Block, Jayanagar in our city of Ben.

CABBAGE SALAD In my house, we make salads from time to time using a variety of vegetables.

POTATO & GREEN PEAS MASALA BHAAT When you are pressed for time and want to rustle up a quick meal, one option is for you to make masala b.

IVY GOURD STIR FRY Today's recipe is for a dish that goes well with rice and dal as a side dish.

AVAREKALU SAARU One of the most popular vegetables in Bengaluru has to be Avarekai or Hyacinth Beans.

GREEN PEAS MASALA CURRY Fresh Green Peas are generally available during the winter months but these days you get frozen peas all through .

CAULIFLOWER PEPPER MASALA Today's dish is made with two vegetables I like a lot namely cauliflower and bell pepper which is commonly call.

JEEV AVARE GHASHI Today's recipe is for a dish from Konkani cuisine which we call Jeev Avare Ghashi.

MUSHROOM MASALA Both my husband and I are pretty fond of button mushrooms so I make dishes using them fairly often.

TINDORA MASALA A commonly available vegetable in India is ivy gourd which is called Tindora in Hindi, Tendle in my mother tongue Konkani .

RICE RAVA UNDI Undi ( also written as "Oondi") is a popular breakfast/snack item prepared in my home district of Dakshina Kannada in the .