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Curry, easy, Easy Cooking, Easy Indian Cooking, Glutenfree, Indian, Pressure Cooker Recipes, Vegan, Vegetables, vegetarian

The secret to absolutely delicious Masala Aloo

November 29, 2012

The one potato recipe you MUST have in your folder of favourite recipes – crispy masaledaar, crusted with dry spices, super delicious with naan, roti or dal and rice. Get it here!

by Nandita Iyer 
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beginner, Curry, easy, Easy Indian Cooking, Global Vegetarian, Glutenfree, Vegan, Vegetables, vegetarian, Winter

Kaddu Ki Sabzi – Punjabi style pumpkin curry

October 22, 2012

This authentic recipe for Punjabi style Khatti Meethi Kaddu ki Sabzi comes from a friend’s mother who is a brilliant cook. This is THE sabzi to eat with Pooris.

by Nandita Iyer 
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beginner, Curry, Diabetic friendly, Glutenfree, Healthy, Lentils, Nutrition, Vegan, VegProtein

Black eyed peas curry with fresh ground masala

February 6, 2012

This black eyed peas curry with a freshly ground masala is a delicious lentils recipe. Use dried peas soaked in water overnight, and this curry is ready in <30 mins.

by Nandita Iyer 
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Curry, easy, Easy Cooking, Glutenfree, Indian, Vegetables

Chettinad Style Senai (Elephant Yam) Curry

March 4, 2011

Elephant Yam / Senai / Sooran is one of the underrated Indian vegetables. Read on to get the recipe for a delicious crispy dry curry made using Yam.

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Curry, Easy Indian Cooking, Healthy, Lentils, medium, Tamil Brahmin Recipes, Vegetables

Banana Stem Curry | Vazhaithandu Moong Dal curry

March 25, 2010

The humble banana stem gets made into a curry with moong dal – delicious when paired with rice and Moar Kuzhambu.

by Nandita Iyer 
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Curry, Greens, Lentils, Nutrition, Tamil Brahmin Recipes, Vegetables

Recipe for Keerai Kootaan / Milagoottal and Cabbage Poriyal

June 3, 2008

Another simple Tambrahm lunch menu – Spinach & Lentils (Keerai Koottu), Cabbage Poriyal (stir fry)

by Nandita Iyer 
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Appetizers, Curry, easy, Glutenfree, Indian, Party dishes, Snacks, Vegan, Vegetables

Ajwaini Arbi Tikka (Colocassia with carom seeds)

May 5, 2008

Arbi Tikka is a delicious way to cook the common colocassia root. They turn into spiced up, golden and crisp appetisers or a happy accompaniment with rotis.

by Nandita Iyer 
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Curry, easy, Lentils, vegetarian

Rhea’s Parsi Masala Dal

April 21, 2008

We were over at our friend Rhea’s place for dinner and stay-over some weekends ago. She had taken a lot of effort to prepare an all-vegetarian spread covering her entire table, but for me the star of the dinner was a dal, which i could simply not get enough of. It had such a depth of flavour, someth

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Curry, Diabetic friendly, Easy Indian Cooking, gluten free, Glutenfree, Healthy, Indian, Nutrition, Vegetables, vegetarian, VegProtein, Winter

Low Fat – Restaurant Style Matar Paneer | Indian style peas and cottage cheese curry

January 3, 2008

Hello and glad to see you in the new year. Trying to stick to my resolutions (to blog more regularly) – I was ready with the draft 3 days ago, but that’s when respiratory infection and bronchitis caught up with me and has kept me down for over 3 days. In Bombay, the temperature difference is well ov

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Curry, easy, Easy Indian Cooking, Lentils, Pressure Cooker Recipes, Rice, Tamil Brahmin Recipes, Vegetables

Thiruvadarai Kali and Thalagam / Eazhu Curry Koottu

December 24, 2007

KaLi and thalagam are a unique combination in Tamil Brahmin cuisine. Kali is a kind of jaggery sweetened upma and thalagam is a curry made using 7 vegetables, specially on this day of the year. Generally sambars are always had with rice or tiffin items like idlis and dosais. It is quite unusual that here a savoury thalagam is made to pair with the sweet Kali

by Nandita Iyer 
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Curry, Diabetic friendly, Easy Indian Cooking, Lentils, Pressure Cooker Recipes, Tamil Brahmin Recipes, Vegan, Vegetables, VegProtein

A quick South Indian meal in under 30 minutes

August 5, 2007

Prepare a delicious meal of Sambar, beans poriyal and rice/broken wheat with sliced cucumbers in under 30 minutes! Healthy and vegan quick cooking.

by Nandita Iyer 
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Curry, Diabetic friendly, Glutenfree, Lentils, Tamil Brahmin Recipes, Vegan, Vegetables

Pavakka Pitla – Bittergourd Pitlah

July 8, 2007

A simple, flavoursome Bitter-gourd curry which is similar to a thick sambar, to be served with rice. This is a family recipe and a very popular way to use bitter gourd in Tambrahm cuisine .

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