Sharing my weekly shopping basket, vegan meal prep ideas for summer and recipes Our weekly shopping of vegetables / groceries gets done online or once in a while at my neighbourhood supermarkets. I have a few favourite supermarkets where I find the produce to be fresh. I may write about that in another post. The […]
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The one tomato chutney recipe you need in your life
Tomato Chutney for Idli and Dosa| Spicy South Indian Tomato Chutney Recipe My kitchen garden is on a tomato spree and I can’t help but be inspired to cook with this fresh produce. A batch of this South Indian style tomato chutney for idli and dosas was perfect to put the ripened tomatoes to use. Ways […]
Semolina Recipe for Breakfast | Buttermilk Upma
Semolina Recipes | Buttermilk Upma with vegetables for breakfast The word Upma evokes strong reactions. Comfort food for some and the stuff nightmares are made of, for others. Funny, isn’t it? My reaction towards upma can swing between these two extremes depending on how it is made. I once feigned a stomach ache so I […]
Beetroot Sambar – Beets and lentils
Recipe for beetroot sambar – a South Indian dish prepared using yellow lentils and beets, to be had with plain steamed rice.
Quick and Easy Bhindi Masala | Indian Okra Curry
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.
Vegan Creamy Cauliflower Soup | Cauliflower and Potato Mulligatawny Soup
This vegan creamy cauliflower soup has flavours of an Indian curry. This spiced soup is thick and hearty– pairs well with crusty bread. It is cauliflower season in India. Winters give us a bountiful harvest of pristine white cauliflowers, plump florets jostling for space with each other. In the summers and rainy season, cauliflowers are […]
Announcement: The Everyday Healthy Vegetarian – My first book is out!!
The journey from kitchen ignoramus to cookbook author is an exciting one. Read all about the journey and the Everyday Healthy Vegetarian cookbook from the Saffron Trail blogger. —- I had to take a local train to Kalyan and then a 30-40 minute ride in a State Transport bus to reach Goveli. It was in […]
Serendipity Arts Festival 2017 – My experience
When an invite for the Serendipity Arts Festival in Goa popped into my email inbox in November, I knew I wanted to go. I had seen a few interesting updates from the 2016 event. Chef Manu Chandra was one of the curators of the Culinary Arts section. He is someone whose craft I respect a […]
Egg Kothu Parotta – The best way to use leftover rotis
Egg Kothu Parotta recipe is the best way to use up leftover rotis or parathas, with the heartiness of sauteed vegetables and scrambled eggs. Most Indians kitchens are very resourceful when it comes to refurbishing leftover food in interesting ways be it rice, rotis, dal or curries. The recipes from leftovers sometimes turn out to […]
Tata Cha – a tea cafe in Bangalore
Tata Cha – a warm tea cafe in Bangalore serves a range of teas and other beverages paired with food from around India. I fill the saucepan with a cup of water and set it to boil. Meanwhile, a piece of fresh ginger is crushed in a mortar pestle kept handy for this very purpose. […]
Misal Pav | Mumbai Misal Pav | Maharashrian Misal Pav
Misal Pav is an iconic Maharashtrian dish that can be served as an anytime meal. A piece of local bread (pav) dunked in a fiery stew made using sprouted beans with a topping of the Indian snack (farsaan) makes for a filling meal. The sprouts stew which forms the bulk of the dish, is also […]
How to make healthier pasta for kids | Recipe for 6 ingredient broccoli pasta
Easy tips to make healthier pasta for kids + Recipe for 6 ingredient broccoli pasta with cheese sauce Most kids I know (including mine) seem to love pasta. I often wonder why. Is it because they see it as something exotic, as compared to the daily Indian meals of roti-sabzi or dal-rice? Is it the […]
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