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

PUMPKIN SESAME CURRY Pumpkin is one of those vegetables that have inherent health benefits.

KOVAKKAI KOOTU Ivy Gourd, called Kovakkai in Tamil, is a commonly available vegetable in India.

AVAREKALU USLI This dish made with hyacinth beans (which are called "Avarekai" in Kannada) is popular in Karnataka especially during the .

TOMATO ONION CURRY The tomato has to be one of the most common yet popular vegetables.

MATAR MASALA Green Peas ("Matar" in Hindi) are available in plenty during the winter months.

BENDEKAYI GOJJU Lady's Fingers (as okra is commonly called in India) is a vegetable with many health benefits.

CAPSICUM CURRY A commonly available vegetable in India is the Capsicum, which is called Bellpepper in the United States.

DRUMSTICK MASALA With the advent of summer, a vegetable that becomes popular is drumsticks.

BROCCOLI BELL PEPPER STIR FRY Broccoli ( pronounced with the second "o" being silent) is a vegetable which belongs to the same family as .

BHENDA PUDDI SAGLE Lady's Fingers, known as Okra in the United States, is a very popular vegetable in India.

GARLICKY SPROUTED MOONG SPINACH SOUP When we were growing up in Inda, there used to a mistaken feeling that soups were only for patients.

MULLANGI SAMBAR Radish, yet another commonly available vegetable is called Mullangi in Kannada, Tamil, and my mother tongue, Konkani.

ALOO PALAK Aloo ( Potatoes in Hindi) is perhaps most commonly used in vegetarian cooking in India.

GUTTI VANKAYA KURA This vegetable is known by several names: eggplant, aubergine or more commonly as brinjal in India.

MURUNGAI KEERAI PORICHA KEZHAMBU I hope you are keeping safe wherever you are.

BHINDI KA SALAN Today's recipe makes use of a commonly available and largely popular vegetable namely lady's fingers, more popularly know.

MITKE SAANG BATATE SUKKE In our Konkani cuisine, a "sukke" is a semi-dry side dish made with vegetables, greens or legumes.

TOMATO KURMA Tomatoes are very commonly used in our every day cooking in India as they can be used in a wide variety of dishes, ranging .

GARLIC RASAM Rasam is basically an aromatic spicy-sweet soup-like preparation used as an accompaniment for rice in a South Indian meal.