Thakkali charu (Tomato Rasam) with cherry tomatoes – comfort at it best

Last week when I went to the market my eyes caught hold of the lovely cherry tomatoes and I couldn’t resist myself in buying them. Don’t ...

Piping hot traditional rasam

Rasam is a thin tamarind, tomato, garlic based soup with the addition of pepper, chilli, jeera, coriander seed and toor dal. Its kind of thi...

All time favorite Palak Paneer (Saag Paneer)

Palak Paneer brings me back the fresh memories of Dhaba Express restaurant of NB, Chennai. That was the place we haunted the most after our...

Vangi Bhudidh/ Brinjal Chutney

This is Sourashtrian’s way of preparing Brinjal chutney. Traditionally, it is served as an accompaniment with Ven Pongal. A perfect accompan...

Flavorful Aloo Methi

It’s a very common dish found in most restaurants and also done in most homes. Aloo methi is a winning combo. It surely wont deceive you. In...

Crunchy tindora masala

Tindora is known as ivy gourd in English. It is also known as baby watermelon, little gourd or gentleman's toes. In India they are known...

Keerai poriyal (Polta Bhajji)

This is such a simple preparation yet tastes amazing and its very healthy too. Surely it should be made in most homes atleast once a week. P...

Hot, crispy potato roast!

This is a very simple preparation, but comes out very yummy. The taste of the crispy potato, the soft interior, well fried masala together w...

Yellow squash with chana dal

This city introduces me to a wide variety of vegetables. Each day I try to include different set of vegetables in our diet. So I try my hand...

Chicken masala in a jiffy! (1)

This is my mom’s signature dish. Very simple and can be done in matter of minutes yet tastes wonderful. Perfect sidedish for any meal and t...

Brussel sprouts and sprouts poriyal

I had not been much familiar with this vegetable until I came to Melbourne. Those small cute looking bud like vegetable caught my atten...

Ways of doing your pulao

Veg pulao is my favorite. And it complements very well with any veg or non veg curry. I wanted to make a quick lunch today as I was in no ...
 

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