Jul 24 2009
I keep experimenting with a variety of grains and legumes while making dosa batter. One such combination is what I am going to blog about today. I loved the way dosas turned out with this batter. I also made some chickpea chundal to go as a filling. The combination was just too delish! I hope [...]
Mar 01 2009
N loves this side dish. Its simple, fast and easy. I make this almost every other day. Recipe for Carrot Poriyal; 2 servings for 2 adults Ingredients Finely grated carrots – 3 cups Grated ginger – 2 tsp Desiccated coconut – 3 tbsps Black gram/urad dal – 1 tbsp Dry red chilies – 2 Curry [...]
Apr 27 2007
N has been wearing spectables for more than 10 years now. What with the jobs we do, it takes a toll on our eyes too. A recent diagnosis revelead not so pleasant facts about his eyesight. Given this I try to incorporate as much carrot ( apart from making him drink Odwalla’s carrot juice everyday) and leafy vegetables in to our diet [...]
Nov 30 2006
I always loved beetroot just for the color. And if you are indeed lucky to find some fresh beets, the sweetish taste is simply to die for. I make a stir fry with fresh beets which is like super fast. Of course the only difficult part of cooking beets is cutting them into small pieces. [...]
Jun 21 2006
Last week a friend of mine, “Na”, gifted me a book on Thai cooking titled - Thai Food and Cooking A Fiery and exotic cuisine : the traditions, techniques,ingredients and recipes Authors Judy Bastyra and Becky Johnson. It was amazing and had everything about Thai Cooking. And all I did after I got that book was going through [...]
