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
Cauliflower-Spinach-Pasta Casserole
Cauliflower, spinach and pasta in a casserole – baked to cheesy perfection
Steamed vegetable manchurian in gravy
A healthier way to cook everyone’s favourite Indo-Chinese recipe – Veg Manchurian in gravy. The vegetable balls are steamed instead of fried, keeping the dish healthy & delicious.
Cabbage curry with Bengali spices
Inspirations come in different ways. The inspiration to cook Bengali vegetarian food came after my visit to Oh! Calcutta – one of the more authentic Bengali cuisine restaurants in Bombay. S and I actually wrote down all that we had ordered in detail so that one of us could blog about it. We even fou
Instant Mushroom Methi Curry with Onion Rice
Last week we had a pre-Independence day party at home. The night before the party, since I was already busy with all preparations, I was in no mood for any elaborate cooking. We generally do not have rice on a week night, because we both prefer to have rotis or pasta / noodles. Rice comes to rescue
Ratatouille with Cochiglie Rigate – Dinner last night !
Ratatouille with Cochiglie Rigate – an inspired pasta dish that’s perfect for a one dish dinner.
Poori Kizhangu
When Anita, one of my favourite people among the food bloggers called out to us to make pooris, I could not bear to refuse. And let me confess, this is the first time I’ve ever made them. They puffed up beautifully and were a great colour, but I did not want to handle the camera with oily hands, hen
A quick South Indian meal in under 30 minutes
Prepare a delicious meal of Sambar, beans poriyal and rice/broken wheat with sliced cucumbers in under 30 minutes! Healthy and vegan quick cooking.
Chargrilled Eggplant in Yoghurt
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Fried rice with mustard greens
A simple fried rice dish made using mustard greens (sarson ka saag) that you can easily grow in a pot on your window sill.
Pavakka Pitla – Bittergourd Pitlah
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 .
Kovakkai Paruppu Usili – Ivy Gourd with steamed lentils
Ivy gourd prepared with steamed and crumbled lentils – paruppu usili is a much loved Tamil veggie preparation!