Sharing a collection of recipes, some cooking tips and useful hints.
CAPSICUM & CURD SALAD Here is an easy to make salad of capsicum, also known as bellpepper, which can be served with pulaos and rice prep.
AVIAL Avial is one of the most famous vegetarian dishes of Kerala, and no Onam Sadya ( festive lunch for the Onam festival) is considere.
MANGO FLAVOURED PHIRNI: GUEST POST BY ARCHANA PRABHU Today's guest post is by my friend, Archana Prabhu.
PEAS AND IVY GOURD STIR FRY This easy to make dish has two commonly available vegetables, ivy gourd and peas.
VEGETABLE UPMA A popular breakfast item in South India "Upma" (called "Upittu" in Kannada, and "Rulav" in my mother tongue, Konkani) can.
SHEERA Sheera (this is what we call this rava/semolina halwa in Konkani) is commonly made for festivals and offered as prasad.
PULI KODDEL : CURRY OF ASH GOURD IN COCONUT MASALA Since we are from the old South Kanara district of Karnataka, ( now called Dakshina Ka.
MADGANE : TRADITIONAL KONKANI SWEET DISH "Madgane" (actually pronounced "mud-ga-ne.
KARIBEVA CHUTNEY/ CURRY LEAVES CHUTNEY This is an old recipe which is frequently made in many Konkani houses.
BHARLI VAANGI: STUFFED BABY BRINJALS (EGGPLANT) The advantage of having friends who are interested in cookery is that we get to exchange .
PANCHKADAI (PANCHAKAJJAI) In festivals like Krishna Janmashtami , which we celebrated yesterday, it is customary for us Konkanis of the .
SHAHI MASALA GOBHI I thank my friend, Sudha Rao, for this recipe of a popular North Indian dish made of cauliflower (gobhi in Hindi).
YELLOW PUMPKIN KOOTU For years I have been trying to get my husband to like pumpkins as they are incredibly rich in vital antioxidants.
GODU (SWEET) PHOVU We are now in the festive season during which it is customary to offer naivedhya for puja.
PATOLI: GUEST POST BY NISHA BALIGA SHENOY Patoli is a delicacy for us Konkanis.
GODU (SWEET) APPO Some months ago, I had given my recipe for "Appos" a common breakfast dish made of rice.
CARROT, ONION, AND TOMATO UTHAPPAM In an earlier post, I had shared my recipe for Menthya (Fenugreek) Uthappam, a popular South Indian b.
AJWANI ALOO: POTATOES WITH CAROM SEEDS I am sure you know that Ajwain, which is what we normally call Carom Seeds in India, has many hea.
MANGALORE GHEE DOSA: GUEST POST BY SUPHALA SHENOY If you are from Mangalore, wherever you are in the world you can never forget the tas.