Among all the vegetables is a tough health crusader in the form of cauliflower. This tasty yet understated vegetable packs a punch when it comes to goodness. Cauliflower is rich in fibre, Vitamins C & K, folate and several micro-nutrients; besides having all these amazing health benefits, it is a […]
Bread Upma (A bread-based savoury dish) This is one of the easiest dishes to make for a lazy weekend breakfast or for a quick-fix weeknight dinner. This super easy upma is my go-to dish when a pack of bread is nearing the end of its shelf life. It is also […]
JUMP TO RECIPE Punjabi Chole is a spicy and tangy chickpea curry. The curry is a popular Indian dish, which is typically served with rice and/or flat breads. If you’ve ever enjoyed eating at an Indian restaurant or dhaaba you’d have 100% seen a chickpea curry on the menu. It […]
I have always enjoyed a sandwich or two from the street-side vendors at Egmore, Chennai. Their sandwiches are so tasty that is hard to stop at one. So what it is that makes their sandwiches tasty? Well, it is that spicy, tangy, nutty, minty chutney they spread on the bread […]
Sometimes, all you need is a comforting plate of sweet, tangy and spicy chaat. Unfortunately, chaats get a lot of bad press for being too oily and unhealthy. Thanks to the deep-fried sev, papdi and pooris that go into it. While I agree that the deep-fried goodies add great taste […]
Dal Fry is a classic lentil-based Indian curry. To me, this Restaurant Style Dal Fry is comfort food at its best! Dal is one of the most commonly prepared dishes in the Indian sub-continent. It can be made in so many different ways and each family adds its own personal […]
Vegetable manchow soup is an Indo-Chinese soup; this soup enjoys popularity in large & small restaurants and in the street-side food carts. Making this soup has marked a couple of firsts for me – this my first attempt at making an Indo-Chinese soup and this is the first time I […]
This particular dish holds a lot of fond childhood memories for me, and is a beautiful reminder of our summer holiday in our great grandmum’s place in Tirunelveli. I do not remember a lot of dishes that were made by her except this one, which stood out for me. The […]
Chutney channa pulao is a lunchbox favourite in many Indian homes and mine is no exception. It is a delight to make this. As the pulao is cooking, you will be able to enjoy the aroma permeating the house for a while. The refreshing aroma is a perfect indicator of […]
It is always fun to recreate restaurant dishes. In our locality (In Sydney), we discovered this nice Indian restaurant, which serves a host of Indian dishes (mostly North Indian and North West Frontier). There is this one South Indian (well, almost) dish they serve called Subz Masala Pacchadi. While it […]
Once a month, my husband and I order Indian food from a local Indian restaurant – Mantra; this one day, we decided to ditch our usual order of malai kofta & mushroom masla, and order this dish called ‘Bombay Aloo Chutneywala’. I had never tasted or heard of this dish […]
I enjoy cooking simple and no-fuss recipes. That said I also enjoy an occasional challenge involved in cracking a not-so-easy recipe. Desserts are my nemesis – Indian or international. I think a lot of my inhibition comes from the fact that I am not very fond of sweet dishes and […]