Sharing a collection of recipes, some cooking tips and useful hints.
MUSHROOM PEAS & SPRING ONION CURRY At our home, we make dishes from mushrooms quite often as they are considered good for health in many.
PALAK CORN SUBZI Amongst vegetarians in India, palak ( spinach) is popular in most households particularly since it is rich in iron and h.
FRESH TOMATO SALSA When entertaining guests recently, I served as starters fresh tomato salsa, made by me at home, with store-bought t.
CARROT METHI PACHADI Today's recipe made of Carrots and Fenugreek Leaves (Methi Leaves) along with lentils and spices is from the State .
TOMATO & PANEER SOUP As we head into the winter, I make soups more often as they are healthy and nutritious.
KHUMB MASALA From time to time, I make dishes using Button Mushrooms as they are said to be especially strong on antioxidants.
VEGETABLE KURMA Vegetable Kurmas are a common accompaniment for chapatis, puris, parottas etc in the South of India.
SCHEZWAN GOBHI MATAR Gobhi Matar, a vegetarian dish made of cauliflower (phoolgobhi ) and green peas (matar) is an old favourite in m.
GREEN PEAS MASALA One of the vegetables commonly available in the winter months is green peas, called Matar/Mutter in Hindi.
RED BELL PEPPER & TOMATO CHUTNEY Not only is it so attractive to look at, but Red Bell Pepper ( popularly also known as Capsicum in India.
BATANI BATATA BHUTHI Green Peas and Potatoes pair well together and can be made into many different types of dishes.
VENDHAYA KEERAI SAMBAR In many households in South India, the consumption of rice is considerable as it is the staple food.
BATATA USLI Batata Usli gets its name from Batata which means Potatoes in Konkani, my mother tongue.
CAPSICUM MASALA CURRY Capsicum/bellpepper is a vegetable I use often especially since it has several health benefits.
DUM ALOO PUNJABI We loved this curd based curry of baby potatoes with the flavour of kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves) made in the Pu.
GREEN PEAS MASALA PULAO In most homes, people relish pulaos and biryanis as a change especially on a week end.
BADANEKAYI YENNEGAYI Badanekayi is what we call brinjal or eggplant in Kannada.
PHAGILA PUDDI SAGLE "Phagil" is the Konkani word for Teasel Gourd/Kantola, a seasonal vegetable which is available only in a certain tim.
PHAGILA TALASANI Teasel Gourd/Kantola is a relatively rare vegetable that we get only in the monsoon months of July-August.