‘Indian’

Besan Carrot Dosa (Chickpea Flour Crepes)

Chickpea Flour & Carrot Crepes

Chickpea or Garbanzo Bean Flour has always intrigued me. I always thought that this beloved Besan (Kadala Maavu) had only one purpose – for making crunchy deep-fried Pakodas/Pakoras. However after tasting Besan Dhoklas a few years back, I decided it was time to experiment with chickpea flours and so began my adventure. These days, I [...]

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Spinach Pulav

Easy Spinach Pulav

Spinach Pulav is another easy Pulav (Pilaf) you can make for lunch or dinner. I make this tasty and healthy Pulav when I buy Fresh Spinach. I have used Baby Spinach for making this recipe. I made this Pulav during Lent and we liked it a lot. I added a pinch of turmeric powder and [...]

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Sauteed Eggplant with Peppers

Sauteed Eggplant with Peppers

I have a love-hate relationship with Eggplants/Brinjal/Aubergine. It’s difficult to find an absolutely delicious recipe with Eggplant over which I would fall head-over-heels. I still don’t have any favorite Eggplant recipes. I only buy it occasionally to try new recipes. Here is an easy recipe for Eggplant with Peppers. I served it with both rice [...]

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Cabbage and Potato Curry

Cabbage Potato Curry

My hubby is a person who cannot live without gravies. Yes, he needs to soak his rice in gravy (chaaru). Be it Meen chaaru or Moru curry, he needs his gravy with rice. You cannot make him to eat rice with semi-gravy dishes like Chana Masala and Mushroom Theeyal. On the other hand, I can [...]

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Simple Chana/Chola Fry (Stir Fried Garbanzo Beans)

Indian Chana/Chola Fry

“Garbanzo Beans” or “White Chickpeas” are very popular in Indian Cuisine. Who can forget North Indian dishes like Chola Battura, Punjabi Chola Masala, Pindi Chana or the ever popular South Indian street food – Kadala Sundal. Black Chickpea (Bengal Gram) is more commonly used in South Indian dishes like Kadala Curry. Kabuli Chana is a [...]

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Fruit and Vegetable Salad with Indian Spices

Indian Spiced Fruit & Vegetable Salad

I had a mini heart-attack when I checked the date of the last post on my beloved website. Yes, it’s been more than 3 months since I posted a new recipe. Let me apologize to my dear readers. The last few months kept me on my toes.  A month long Kerala vacation, a wedding in [...]

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Brown Rice and Lentil Pulav

Brown Rice Lentil Pulav

With Indian food, it is sometimes difficult to come up with Healthy Recipes. Nevertheless, keep trying till you find something healthy and flavorful. I befriended Brown Rice a few years back and it has become a staple in my pantry. Yes, we still love White Rice but don’t eat it seven days a week! Hubby’s [...]

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Besan Broccoli Dosa (Chickpea Flour Pancakes)

Besan Broccoli Pancakes

Besan (Gram/Chickpea Flour) is staple ingredient used in North Indian Cuisine. It is used for making Pakodas, Laddus, Dosas and Rotis. Besan Chila (Puda) is a popular crepe made with Garbanzo Beans Flour. Here is the recipe for a nutritious, wholesome Breakfast which can be made in minutes. Broccoli Besan Egg Pancakes or Dosa make [...]

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Masala Chai (Spiced Tea)

Aromatic Masala Tea

“Masala Chai” simply means Tea (Chai) mixed with spices (masala). It is popular throughout the Indian sub-continent and is slowly becoming popular in US and other parts of the world. Some of the spices used for making this aromatic Masala Tea are Cardamom, Ginger, Cinnamon, Cloves, Fennel Seeds and so on. You can buy premixed [...]

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Pearl Tapioca Upma (Spicy Sago Stir Fry)

Pearl Tapioca Upma

Pearl Tapioca/Tapioca Balls/Sago is a granular form of processed Tapioca starch. Sago is known as ‘Sabudana‘ in Hindi and ‘Chawwari‘ in Malayalam. Pearl Tapioca is used in many Indian cuisines. Though Yuca/Tapioca (Kappa) is widely consumed in Kerala, Sago is sparingly used in Kerala cuisine. I don’t remember having any dishes made with Pearl Tapioca [...]

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Shrimp/Prawn Biriyani

Shrimp Biryani

For Easter, I made a simple Shrimp Biryani after a long time. Most of us love Shrimp & Prawns and hence, what better ingredient to add to your biriyani. Unlike Chicken & Mutton biriyanis, this biryani is mildly spiced and with every bite of shrimp, you feel satisfied. I have used Coconut Milk in this [...]

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Paneer Butter Masala (Paneer Makhani)

Paneer Butter Masala

Paneer Butter Masala or Paneer Makhani happens to be my favorite vegetarian curry. Every time I go to an Indian restaurant, this is one dish which I always try from the vegetarian section. I always wanted to try Panneer Butter Masala at home. I mean if you can make Butter Chicken at home, then it shouldn’t be [...]

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Chembu Fry (Stir Fried Taro/Malanga)

Chembu Fry (Stir Fried Taro/Malanga)

Malanga or Yautia is closely related to Taro (Dasheen). Taro is known as Chembu in Malayalam and Arbi/Arvi in Hindi. Malanga looks and tastes exactly like Taro. It can be cooked like Taro in many different ways. Here is the recipe for a simple Stir Fried Taro/Malanga. Serve this yummy Taro (Chembu) Fry with Rice [...]

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Rice Noodles with Vegetables

Vegetarian Rice Noodles

I can’t believe that I haven’t posted any recipes for over a month! When you take a step back from blogging, then it’s kind of difficult to come back. Neverthless, I cannot ignore my beloved blog baby. Here is a recipe for Rice Noodles with Vegetables. Rice Stick/Noodles cook very quickly like in 3-5 minutes. [...]

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Mango Milk Shake

Mango Milk Shake

Mango – the sweet, fleshy fruit is native to India from where it spread all over the world. Summer & Spring is the time for Mangoes. Here is a recipe for a lovely Mango Milk Shake. The picture is an old one from my Collection. It doesn’t look great but you will love this refreshing [...]

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