Bombay Chutney is a very quick recipe to make and also requires very basic ingredients. This Besan Chutney is an excellent side dish for Roti or Poori. Growing up I have always seen my paati (Grandmother) make this chutney for herself to eat with poori while we ate the side dish with masala. Paati used to make it without onions and I was never very fond of the texture of this chutney....
Carrot curry or carrot poriyal is a delicious and easy side dish with carrots. Tastes delicious as a side with rice or with flatbread. For the last day of South meal dishes, I have a simple Carrot Curry with Coconut. Usually, there are 2-3 different kinds of curry / poriyal served in a meal. One is a stir-fried kind of curry / poriyal that does not have coconut in it....
Cezerye is a very popular Turkish dessert from the city of Mersin, which is a large and busy port city that lies midway on the eastern Mediterranean coast of Turkey. This Carrot and Walnut Bar is the most famous local delicacy which is made from grated carrots and walnuts and dusted with fine coconut. This delicious and easy dessert Cezerye gets its name from the Arabic word, Cezer which means carrots ....
I love fried moong dal and every time I eat it, it reminds me of my childhood days when I used to eat this at the movie theater. A couple of decades back, before the days of pizzas and burgers, they used to sell this moon dal in tiny packets. I have a lot of recipes bookmarked from the Baking Mega Marathon. It might be months before I try out all the recipes that I have bookmarked....
The flavor of ginger with tangy tamarind and sweet brown sugar makes this Ginger Chutney or Andhra Allam Pachadi the best combination with Pesarattu, idli, or dosai. It is fun to explore different cuisines and choose recipes that the whole family would enjoy. The Andhra-style Allam Pachadi has been on my list for a long time but never got it until now. I researched quite a bit and came across several different versions of the Ginger chutney and was quite confused about what is authentic....
Green Cutlets is a variation of the traditional vegetable cutlets using spinach and lentils. This is an excellent snack or can be used as a patty for burgers. For the second day with the theme ’ cooking from a cookbook ‘, I wanted to use greens. We had just harvested a big bunch of spinach from my backyard and I wanted to use it right away. More than me, my son was eager to see me transform the spinach harvested from his vegetable bed (I have to mention that it is from his part of the garden)....
Hot Milk Cake has a rich buttery flavor with a hint of vanilla. It is a versatile dessert that can be served plain or with toppings such as fresh berries, whipped cream, or a dusting of powdered sugar. It is also often used as a base for other desserts such as trifles or layered cakes. Pound cake is my favorite kind of cake that is free of any topping. I love the simple and clean flavors of the cake and when I bake it, I almost finish the whole thing myself....
This Iru puli kuzhambu had the sourness from tamarind and buttermilk, which makes this dish very interesting. A simple spice mixture with fenugreek seeds makes this very aromatic. Being a South Indian, sambhar and kuzhambu are something that we make on a regular basis. Different sambhars and kuzhambu are what my family makes every day, but I am an exception in that. I don’t just cook South Indian food, but we prefer to go on a good rotation around India and also the world before we come back to our cuisine....
Jaisalmeri Chana or Black Chickpeas in yogurt gravy is a side dish that is very flavorful and made with simple ingredients. It is a delicacy from the state of Rajasthan in India. Jaisalmeri Chana is such a flavorful side dish for roti or rice made with very basic ingredients. This a very famous recipe from the state of Rajasthan . Rajasthan has arid climatic conditions and most of the delicacies from this state are made with ingredients that are easily available in the region and also would not spoil quickly in the hot weather....
This delicious and addictive Jeera Cookies is all you need with your cup of coffee or tea. A melt-in-the-mouth shortbread cookie flavored with roasted cumin brings the savory and sweet together in a wonderful way. Cookies are my weakness and anytime I see a good recipe for cookies, I have to try it out. I joined a new group called Recipe Swap Challenge, where we are paired with another Food blogger and get to try a recipe from each other’s blog....
Raw Mango Pachadi, or Mangai pachadi as we call it in Tamil, is a very unique pachadi / chutney from Southern India. It is one of the important pachadi that is made during the Tamil New Year. Mango pachadi is my kid’s favorite pachadi, and it is my favorite pachadi as well. In fact, I don’t know anyone in my family who does not like it. In India, we always had to wait for the summer to enjoy this sweet raw mango pachadi....
Odisha formerly known as Orissa is a state in the east coast. Odisha shares its borders with West Bengal, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh. Bhubaneswar is the capital of the state. Oriya (now officially called Odiya) is the language spoken in the state. The Puri Jagannath temple and the Konark Sun temple are something that I am familiar with about the state. Though I have never visited, this is one more place in my list that I want to visit soon....
This peanut butter cereal bar is very easy to make and takes less than 10 minutes to finish. And best of all, there is no need to bake this, making it an easy recipe to do on those days we want to quick snack. On school days we have snacks once or maybe twice a day. On vacation days, we have snacks every hour from the time we wake up until we get back to bed....
Paneer Bhurji which is also called by various names like Bhurji Pav or paneer subzi is a famous street food in north India. This scrambled paneer subzi with added spices is very easy to make and takes less than 30 minutes . The last recipe that I have for this week’s Entrée theme is this Paneer Bhurji that I have served with Pav buns to make it a quick brunch for the weekends....
Parangikkai Vathal Kuzhambu is a very simple kuzhambu that has thick tamarind extract along with pumpkin. There is no cooked dal (paruppu) in this Pumpkin Vatha Kuzhambhu recipe. I come from South India, and for someone from the Southern part of India, this parangikkai vathal kuzhambu should have been one of those very first recipes that should have been written in the blog. Unfortunately, that did not happen in my case....
Diwali is not complete without this delicious and crunchy Ribbon Pakoda / Ribbon Thenkuzhal. This is a very simple Nada thenkuzhal / Nada murukku that can be made within an hour. The blogger side of me drives me to try out new recipes for festivals each year. New recipes here, do not mean those that I have never made before, but they mean recipes that are not in my blog....
Tilachi chutney or sesame seeds chutney powder is a flavorful and quick-to-make recipe that can be eaten with rice or bread. Sesame seeds, I can’t describe how much I love them. It is one of my favorite seeds to work with and is so healthy as well. I use sesame seeds as a topping on many of my bread. It not only adds a beautiful color and crunch to the bread but also enhances the flavor with each bite....
When doing entrees, I realize that I do not have one recipe from India. I tried not to make any Indian recipes for this month-long marathon, but coming to comfort food, I had to go to my motherland and pick out a couple of recipes. I have made vegetable biriyani , and by far that is my favorite recipe for biriyani. This vegetable biriyani is another variation and is something that I make on weeknights for a quick dinner....
These Whole Wheat Apple Cranberry Muffins turned out absolutely moist and soft. Adding the streusel topping is entirely optional, but I would highly recommend it as the muffins were less sweet without the streusel. Baking with whole wheat is one of my favorites, as I love the nuttiness of the whole grain. These whole-grain Apple Cranberry Muffins are my ever favorite. Anytime a recipe calls for all-purpose flour, I try it once as is, then I try it with 50% wheat flour substitution....
A quick and delicious Aloo Methi Rasedar Subzi / Vegan Potato Curry that can be made in under 30 minutes. This week I am making 3 recipes that are going to fit under the theme of ‘Prep to table in 30 minutes’. There are days when I hardly have time to make dinner and those are the days when recipes like this come in very useful instead of opting to take out....
