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Basic Curry Recipe: Oven Roasted Tomato Gravy

July 30, 2019

This oven roasted tomato gravy is an easy hands-off way to make a restaurant style Punjabi gravy dish, with either paneer or vegetables. A rich tomato-flavour, balanced out by sweetness, a smooth texture and the… [Continue Reading]

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Diabetic friendly, gluten free, Glutenfree, Meals in Bowls, Nutrition, Pressure Cooker Recipes, Soups, Superfood, Winter

Simple Mushroom Soup with Spinach

March 2, 2018

Recipe for a simple mushroom soup that is ready in less than 20 minutes and makes an easy weeknight dinner | Mushroom Spinach Soup | Vegetarian Mushroom Spinach Soup | Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker… [Continue Reading]

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onion rava dosai easy
Breakfast, easy, Easy Indian Cooking, Tamil Brahmin Recipes

Easy Onion Rava Dosa

February 26, 2018

Onion Rava Dosa recipe | Crispy Rava Dosa | Tips to make a hotel style rava dosa | Savoury Semolina Crepes  Whenever we are at a restaurant / cafe that has idli dosa on the… [Continue Reading]

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vegan cauliflower curry
beginner, Curry, Diabetic friendly, Dinner, Easy Indian Cooking, gluten free, Glutenfree, Greens, Healthy, Vegan, Vegetables, vegetarian, Winter

Vegan Cauliflower Curry | Cauliflower and fenugreek leaves in a spicy peanut curry

January 23, 2018

It’s nearing end Jan and finally we winter-starved Bombayites are finally feeling some cool. Afternoons are still hot. The tiled flooring does turn cold though. The cold water in the wash-basin gives me a little jolt as I sleepily open it early in the morning, reminding me that – Hey girl, enjoy this while it lasts

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Quick and Easy Bhindi Masala | Indian Okra Curry

January 22, 2018

Bhindi masala – A popular Indian curry made using Bhindi (lady’s finger / okra), onions and tomato, using common Indian spices. Best served with roti or dal & rice. Get the simple recipe here.

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A recipe for my favourite everyday curry ready in 20 minutes

October 27, 2016

Saffron Trail favourites! Recipe for my favourite potato, onion and tomato curry – ready in 20 minutes with ingredients from your pantry.

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The Vegan Tomato Omelette from Udupi Hotels in Bombay

September 22, 2016

Recipe for the vegan Tomato Omelette from Udupi Hotels in Bombay | Vegan Chickpea flour and tomato pancakes | Besanache Dhirde - A healthy all-day-breakfast recipe for you to try!

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Breakfast, easy, Indian, Lentils, Nutrition, VegProtein

Recipe for Pesarattu with Alu Chokha

May 4, 2015

This post is the second in series of the T20 Tadka. On 7 exciting match days, I shall be sharing a fusion recipe that clashes the food of the two states clashing with each other in the match. This recipe is a clash between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knightriders. Pesarattu is a kind of dosa fro

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Review of Philips Air Fryer | My experience in cooking a variety of dishes in the air fryer | Recipe for Onion Pakoda in Air fryer
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My review of Philips Air Fryer and recipe for Onion Pakoda

October 18, 2014

The most detailed review of the Philips Airfryer that has helped tons of people make up their mind about this one! Also find a few sample Airfryer Recipes here.

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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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kala chana puri - what to serve with puri
Diabetic friendly, Dinner, easy, Easy Indian Cooking, gluten free, Indian, Lentils, Pressure Cooker Recipes, Vegan, vegetarian

Recipe for Kaala Chana – North Indian black chick peas curry

December 20, 2006

Kala chana – Kaale chane is a North Indian chickpea curry, a dry preparation made using brown chickpeas. This is usually served with Pooris / puris, the deep fried Indian bread made using whole wheat… [Continue Reading]

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Curry, easy, Glutenfree, Healthy, Lentils, Party dishes, Vegan, Vegetables, vegetarian, VegProtein

Veg Dhansak / Vegetarian Parsi Dhansak

September 21, 2006

Dhansak is a delicious Parsi dish made using a mix of lentils (dhan) and vegetables (sakh). My vegetarian version comes with the stamp of approval from my Parsi friends 🙂 You must try this!

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