Sharing a collection of recipes, some cooking tips and useful hints.
PHAGILA SUKKE Teasel Gourd/Spiny Gourd/ Kantola is a relatively rare vegetable that we get only in the monsoon months of July-August.
PUFFED RICE DOSA Visitors to India are truly awestruck by the amazing varieties we have in the dosas we make for our daily breakfast.
BAJJILE PHOVU OR ROASTED BEATEN RICE From the days of our childhood, we are used to having what in India is termed " an evening snack".
MIXED VEGETABLE SUKKE Often in our homes we are left with small quantities of different vegetables.
MASALA BRINJAL I must start by saying that in India eggplants or aubergines are more commonly known as brinjals.
DAHIWALE ALOO Potatoes are amongst the most popular ingredients in our Indian cooking.
TOMATO OMELETTE As we all know Omelettes (we still spell it the old British English way) or Omelets ( as now increasingly spelt the US way).
PRAWN MASALA My husband and I love shrimps, or prawns as they are commonly called in India.
BENDEKAYI PALYA Lady's Fingers (as okra is commonly called in India) is a vegetable with many health benefits.
EGG CURRY Eggs have always been considered a useful addition to our diet as they have numerous health benefits.
UDID BHAJJUNU GOZZU (URAD DAL COCONUT CHUTNEY) The South Indian breakfast frequently has idlis, dosa, appos etc, which call for some accomp.
ALASANDE KAALU USLI Usli in Karnataka and Sundal in Tamilnadu are a light snack generally made of legumes like chickpeas, dry green peas, .
POTATO CAPSICUM CURRY Today's recipe is for a side dish made with two veggies, commonly available all over India namely potato and capsicu.
KHARA TELLAVU/MASALA NEER DOSA Today's recipe is from Mangaluru, in my Home State of Karnataka, home of the Tulu people.
KEERAI MOLAGOOTAL (SPINACH LENTIL CURRY) Ever since we were kids, we were told that spinach is good for health.
CHAVALI MASALA Black-eyed beans are called Chavali in Marathi, Alasande Kaalu in Kannada, and Lobia in Hindi.
SUNGTA ALLE PIYAVA GHASHI Today's dish is from our Konkani coastal cuisine and is called Sungta Alle Piyava Ghashi.
AKKI HALBAI "Halbai" or halu bai is a popular sweet from the Udupi- Mangalore region of my Home State of Karnataka.
TOMATO SAARU One of the most popular ingredients in our Indian vegetarian cooking has to be the Tomato.