This is another favorite of mine from my aunt’s recipes. I had visited my aunt last year during my trip to India and she had made a variety of food for lunch, which is not unusual considering my aunt loves to cook for people and she is so good at it. She had made this…
Vegan Recipes
Idli Sambar
Sambar Idli is one of the staple items that I make for breakfast during weekends since that is the only time hubby has enough time to sit and enjoy a leisure breakfast. If not he lives on eggs, toast and oatmeal most of the time. Now with a crawling baby at home, we seem to…
Peas and Capsicum curry
Here’s another spicy and aromatic curry made with peas and bell peppers/capsicum.This a very versatile dish with some staple ingredients from the pantry. Add extra veggies and this will be your to go mixed veg gravy. Remove the veggies and use the onion tomato base as a spread with your sandwiches, add some paneer and…
Pavakai Vatha Kuzhambu / Bitter gourd Tamarind Stew
My mom makes the best vatha kuzhambu. It is a staple in our place. What is surprising is that she doesn’t eat it all, except as a side with curd rice. But the rest of us love it. One such recipe is orange peel vatha kuzhambu, which is quite a hit among my friends. Another…
Quinoa upma
Who said eating healthy has to be boring? Not with this curried quinoa recipe. This spicy quinoa upma is as healthy as it can get with loads of veggies and the super healthy quinoa. We find quinoa in the health aisles of all supermarkets these days and rightly so as this protein packed grain is…
Tambram style Arachuvitta Sambar
Arachuvitta sambar is a popular recipe from the tambram cuisine in the southern part of India. It is made with Tamarind, lentils and freshly ground spices, cooked in the instant pot or stove top, usually served with rice.
Spicy Rajma Biriyani
I just got back from a long awaited trip back home to India. Meeting relatives, friends, doing some shopping in my home town and most important of all, eating home cooked food and spending time with family! It was one fun trip. I have to say that I did not step inside the kitchen except…
Brinjal pepper kuzhambu
Its been a while since my last post. I have been crazy busy with my studies and work here. My to go food has been a quick dal or one pot mixed rice, something that takes less than 30 minutes to cook. After a lot of easy instant cooking and eating outs, I finally decided…