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

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.

DONDAKAYA MASALA Today's recipe is for a side dish from Andhra cuisine in which we use ivy gourd stuffed with masala.

CAULIFLOWER & PEAS KURMA In most Indian homes, cauliflower (called Gobhi in Hindi and Hookosu in Kannada) is used quite frequently as it is.

BEETROOT STIR FRY I have always maintained that it is how it is cooked and not the vegetable itself that makes people like or dislike a p.

BEANS BATATE SUKKE Today's dish is from Konkani cuisine and is a medium spiced semi-dry side dish made with two commonly available vegetabl.

TOMATO SAARU The tomato has to be one of the most versatile of vegetables we get in India.

ALOO GOBHI Today's recipe makes use of potatoes ( Aloo in Hindi) and cauliflower ( Gobhi in Hindi).

MUSHROOM MASALA Thanks to our supermarkets, these days mushrooms are readily available all through the year.

BASALE SOPPINA TAMBULI "Basale Soppu" is the name for Malabar Spinach in Kannada.

VAL PAPDI BHAJI (FLAT BEANS STIR FRY) Val Papdi is what flat beans are known as in Maharashtra and Goa.

CAPSICUM MASALA Capsicum ( or bell pepper as you would call it in the United States) is a popular vegetable in India.

KALI THORI BHENDI In my mother tongue, Konkani, Whole Black Pigeon Peas are called "Kali Thori.

THONDEKAYI PALYA ( IVY GOURD STIR FRY) Today's recipe is for a yummy side dish from my Home State of Karnataka called 'Thondekayi Palya".

GOAN FISH CURRY Before I got married, we were strict vegetarians in my parents' house.

CHANNA GHASHI Channa Ghashi is a mildly spiced coconut-based side dish from our Konkani GSB community.

BROCCOLI AND POTATO STIR FRY Broccoli, which is part of the cauliflower family, ranks as one of the healthiest vegetables as described i.