Vada pav is a famous chat/street food in northern part of India and one of my favorites next to pani puri! You get the best vada pavs in Mumbai and I have fond memories of eating them in one of my summer vacations to my aunt’s place in Mumbai as a kid. Since then I…
Vegan Recipes
Cabbage spinach kootu (Cabbage and spinach dal)
This is a healthy and simple kootu/dal made using cabbage and spinach. I usually make this with cabbage alone sans the coriander leaves. But this weekend as I set out to make my usual cabbage kootu, I saw a half packet of unused spinach and I decided to use it along with some fresh coriander…
Dal pakwan
Dal pakwan is a famous Sindhi breakfast recipe. I have not tasted it before now, but have heard about it and come across it in many cooking sites and blogs, that I decided to try it. I am a big fan of puris and this is kind of similar except they are much more crispier…
Apple and peach milkshake
I am not a huge fan of apples but we always seem to have them around at home. RB needs his apples all the time and I have no idea when he eats them, but they keep disappearing pretty fast! Growing up my dad would have to peel the skin and literally shove them in…
Kovakkai & Peerkangai chutney (Ivy gourd & Ridge gourd chutney)
This is one of those simple recipes, that can be made in advance and stored for a week in the refrigerator. It goes very well with rice and ghee or as a side dish for idli/dosas. I had tasted this chutney in a friend’s house couple of years back. When I first tasted it I…
Chayote and lentils / Chow chow kootu
Back when I was engaged and had those rare weekends at home, my mom would go on and on about how I never seemed to help her with any household work. She would wonder how I would be able to manage running a house all alone once I was married! I have no idea how…
Karadaiyan nombu adai recipe
Karadaiyan nombu is a Tamil festival in remembrance of the Satyavan-Savitri legend. It is celebrated when the tamil month Masi ends and Panguni begins. Uppu adai and vella adai (uppu meaning salt and vella meaning sweet) are made and offered as neivedhyam/prasad to god along with butter. It is believed that Savitri made these adais…
Brinjal podi curry
This is another traditional south Indian recipe that I grew up eating. Brinjal/eggplant has always been a favorite of mine growing up and I love my mom’s ennai kathirika and podi idicha curry. Podi, meaning freshly ground spices, is added to sauteed brinjals. When I got here to the US and had to find my…
