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

DONNE MIRSANG DHAMAAL In Konkani, we refer to Capsicum or Bell Pepper as "Donne Mirsang.

EGGLESS CHOCOLATE CAKE: GUEST POST BY SANDHYA KINI MAYENKAR Who doesn't love a cake? And if it doesn't contain eggs, it is a special trea.
MATAR MUSHROOM My husband and I are quite fond of mushrooms, which can be used to make a wide variety of dishes in Indian cooking.

OATS MOONG TOAST I tried out this recipe as both oats and moong are nutritious and this dish is easy to make.
SAGO & RICE IDLI As you know, idlis the popular South Indian breakfast item comes in many varieties.

ALOO DUMPLINGS IN PALAK PUREE This side dish is made with potato (aloo in Hindi) dumplings and a spinach (palak in Hindi) puree.
BATATA LOSNE SAUNG This dish is of baby potatoes cooked in a sauce of chillies, garlic and tamarind.
NELLIKAYI CHITRANNA Chitranna is a generic name for seasoned rice popular in my home state of Karnataka.
AVARO ANI BATATA UPKARI By the way, this is the season here in Bengaluru for Hyacainth Beans which is called "Avarrekai" in Kannada.
MUSHROOM & BELL PEPPER STIR FRY I love mushrooms and you will find recipes for Achari Khumb and Mushroom Chettinad elsewhere in this blog.
CABBAGE CHUTNEY Since we make many types of dosa, idli etc in our house, we also need to have many accompaniments by way of chutneys and .
MIXED VEGETABLE KOOTU Kootu is a dish made of vegetables and lentils popular in Tamil Nadu and Kerala which is more thick than sambar ye.
HAKKA MUSHROOMS I had already made noodles and was looking to make a dish with mushrooms to go well with it when I came across this recip.
SWADISHT VEGETABLE ROLLS It's not necessary that food should be rich with lots of oil to be tasty.
SPRING ONION & CHILLI FRIED RICE The other day I found I had some cooked rice and was looking for a recipe which I could use.
FRENCH BEANS AND GARLIC They say that our Indian version of "Chinese" cooking is really not authentic but perhaps more of what may be cal.
CORIANDER LEAVES RICE There are times when you are left with cooked rice and you wonder how to put it to profitable use.