I love to call it “Anda Curry” garnished with melon seeds and curry leaves, it’s a win win bowl for second helping at the dinner table on a busy weekend. Egg curry is a popular dish made with boiled eggs cooked in the gravy of few spices, ginger, garlic, onions, tomatoes which make it, utterly […]
Recipes
Roasted Bell Pepper Raita
Capsicum Raita in English and Shimla Mirch ka Raita in hindi are few other common terms to address this recipe. I am addicted to raitas and wish I could create one new variety each passing day. The roasted capsicum bites dipped in yoghurt, tempered with onion, cumin and asafoetida make this wonderful recipe tempting and […]
Upma
This is a popular South Indian cuisine prepared with semolina, cooked with vegetables and nuts.The aroma of fresh curry leaves and crackling mustard seeds make the steaming hot upma absolutely enticing. During my college days at Manipal, this Upma for breakfast or evening snack served with coconut chutney, rasam or sambhar was comforting and healthy […]
Dhaba-Wali Chicken Curry
All of us have been to a Dhaba, well for friends who are hearing it for the first time, these are common homely shack ambience along the highways and roadside in North India for lip-smacking food and tasty aromatic chai and lassi. These are saviour during road trips and heavens for the truck drivers who […]
Beetroot Sabji- Stir Fry
Locally known as Chukandar ki Sukhi Sabji, in hindi. Beetroot, carrot and turnip were some of the common salad root vegetables which were readily available in our kitchen garden to my memory back home, so this stir fry packed with goodness of vitamins, minerals and iron served as an excellent healthy side for everyday family […]
Butter Chicken
Murgh Makhani or Chicken Makhani are popular terms to address butter chicken. This inviting recipe of butter chicken is a milder curry when compared to other Indian curries, which indeed makes it seemingly so popular all over the globe. Every household holds a bit of variation in method and spices for cooking butter chicken in […]
Shahi mushroom matar
A spicy creamy Indian vegetarian delight ready within an hour. The mushroom slices wrapped in luscious gravy with bright green peas, pleasing to eyes and palate is a wonderful curry recipe for any dinner party. Here is my version of the recipe to share with you. Do check out and feel free to share your […]
Mint Coriander Chutney
Pudina (mint) Dhania ( coriander )ki Chutney is also called as Hari ( green) Chutney are popular hindi terminologies. This is a lip smacking wonderful condiment packed with fresh flavours and richness, a perfect tickle to palate and taste buds. This chutney is probably one of the most favorite Indian accompaniment. It is great for […]
Beetroot Raita
This is popularly called Chukandar ka Raita, as beet root is termed Chukander in hindi. People familiar with Indian cuisine know that raita is a key ingredient with everyday Indian meal. This bowl of delicious and attractive beet root raita,is loaded with fibres, folate, vitamins and minerals. So be free to indulge yourself with this […]
Cucumber Raita
This is known as Kheera ka Raita in hindi. This simple cucumber raita ready within minutes, yet so refreshing and packed with mild flavours, is a perfect side for any Indian meal and my favourite crunchy poppadums. This is known as Kheera ka Raita in hindi.This simple cucumber raita ready within minutes, yet so refreshing […]