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

KASHMIRI DUM ALOO I had baby potatoes at home and was looking for a new recipe to use them.

KURKURI FRIED ARBI Colocasia (Taro Root) is a commonly available vegetable in India.

MUSHROOM CURRY ANDHRA STYLE I use Button Mushrooms in dishes made for lunch or dinner from time to time as they have numerous health bene.

GREEN PEAS CHUTNEY In South India, where we often have idlis and dosa for breakfast, chutneys are an essential part of our cuisine.

SWEET CORN & VEGETABLE SOUP In our house, winter time is soup time! Primarily because of the weather we prefer to have soups with dinner.

GREEN PEAS SPICY GRAVY As you know, I was away on vacation to the United States for the last six weeks.

CHONKHA MATAR These days frozen peas are available in many houses as they are indeed time savers.

CABBAGE MOR KOOTU In our South Indian cooking, we make use of curds/yogurt in a number of dishes.

CARROT BEANS THORAN Thoran is a coconut-based vegetable dish which is popular in Kerala cuisine.

GOBHI BESAN SABZI In my house, one vegetable which we like and use quite often is cauliflower, known as Gobhi in Hindi.

GOBI SHIMLA MIRCH In my house, we are fond of vegetables and two that are commonly used are cauliflower (Gobhi in Hindi) and capsicum or .

TOMATO PEANUT CHUTNEY In South India, we make a large variety of chutneys as accompaniments for the common breakfast items like idli, dos.

KATHIRIKAI PITLAI Brinjals/egg plants is a commonly available and popular vegetable in different parts of India.

PALAK ZHUNKA Today's recipe Palak Zhunka is for an easy to make side dish made with Spinach ( "palak" in Hindi), Besan (Chickpea Flour) a.

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