Karela Pickle - a mouthwatering accompaniment to add taste to any meal!

Appa loves pickles, but I am like a mother hen that controls his portion size and many a time poor thing has to have it sans the same. Eve...

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White Lobia Curry - a healthy and delicious Curry!

After a small break from active food blogging due to work pressures, I finally decided to get into the blogging mode this Saturday. I had ...

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Phool Makhana Kadhi - a heavenly delight made with Lotus Seeds in a perfectly spiced yogurt and chick pea flour curry!

Kadhi is something which is made at home atleast twice in a week. We love this a lot and Amma always surprises us with variety that we jus...

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Dal Muradabadi - a unique twist to the traditional Yellow Moong Dal to make it an Appetizer!

Dal Muradabadi is one of the most innovative and lip smacking culinary jewel from the Brass City of India - Muradabad. Muradabad is known ...

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Boondi Fruits Raita - a refreshing delight that enhances any Biryani | Pilaf!

Amma always keeps in mind the taste and preferences of our family and friends and hence when they join us for lunch they are sure to relis...

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Makai Palak Paneer - a healthy and lip smacking delight with the goodness of Spinach, Sweet Corn and Fresh Cheese!

Winters the local market is a lovely sight to behold as we get lovely winter greens. This time we got lovely Methi, Palak and our vendor h...

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Jowar Vada Kadhi - a mouthwatering and healthy Side Dish for any type of Rice | Biryani | Pulav!

Amma had made these delicious Jowar Vadas the other day. These are so mouthwatering. The next day Amma made plain kadhi and since we had f...

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Sweet Corn Korma - a delicious easy to make Side Dish from Rajasthan!

Sweet Corn is loved my most and available easily. Sweet Corn Korma is a Rajasthani specialty and is very easy to make as it has very basic...

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Kothmir Vadi Kadhi - A curry with a twist! Simply Mouthwatering!

I got carried away by the freshness of the Coriander in our local market and got 2 large bunches of the same. This herb is one of my favou...

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Sindhi Moong Dal - a rich smooth textured fragrant Lentil preparation!

The best part of Sindhi Moong Dal is the creamy texture and the vibrant colour thanks to the pureed Tomato. Appa loves this as the texture...

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Malabar Palak Dal - a healthy and tasty way to have your greens!

Last evening on the way back I found a different variety of Spinach | Palak called as Malabar Palak. I was informed by another buyer that ...

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Lauki Kofta Curry - a delicious Curry with soft koftas made with Bottlegourd!

We have been having Lauki juice mixed with tomato juice and little bit of herbs as seasoning for few days. Amma read that this concoction ...

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Kaddu Kofta Curry - an aromatic and delicious Indian Curry with Red Pumpkin Koftas

I love Red Pumpkin | Kaddu. As a child when Amma used to cut this veggie, I used to eat a piece of the raw veg itself. When perfectly ripe...

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Arbi Methi Kadhi - Colocasia and Fenugreek Leaves in a yogurt based gravy!

Normally Amma makes Chembu Moru Kootan with Chembu | Arbi | Taro | Colocasia. Since we did not want to use any coconut this time, Amma de...

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Bhindi Kadhi - Okra in a yogurt based gravy with Indian Spices!

In this week's kadhi, Amma decided to add my favourite Bhindi. Bhindi Kadhi is so delicious and very easy to make. Appa loved this K...

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Makai Palak - delightful combination of Spinach and Corn in gravy style!

Makai Palak is a beautiful recipe both in terms of how it looks as well as its taste. And the best part is it is very healthy too! A great...

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Onion Raita - A flavourful Yogurt dip with freshly diced Onions!

Amma loves onions. I wonder why she does not prefer Garlic though! Anyway...this Onion Raita is her favourite. This is one flavourful Acco...

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Ripe Mango Kadhi - Sweet Mango flavoured yogurt based curry!

The best part of living in a cosmopolitan city is the wide range of cuisines that we can explore. One such dish that captured our taste bu...

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Drumstick Salan

Murungakkai | drumstick is Appa's favourite veggie and he is one person I know who relishes every fiber of it! I love Drumstick Leaves...

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