Indian Spice Trail

I was craving something salty and sweet, and ventured to make chivda, this is a very popular snack in India, usually eaten with chai in the ...

I have been MIA for quite sometime, too much going on in my life. For dinner I made the Kung Pao vegetables today, it comes together so quic...

Sorry to all the ladies from the Ashram for saying that I had this recipe on the blog, for some reason I thought I had posted it. Anyways he...

1 big red apple cut into chunks or 2 medium 3/4 cup sugar 1/2 cup oil 1/4 cup milk 1 and 1/2 cups flour 2 tsp baking soda (soda bicarb) 1/2 ...

To make the paneer- Boil about 4 cups of milk add 3 to 4 tbsps of lemon juice. The curds will separate from the whey. Then pour into a colan...

Pushpa Chechi this recipe is for you, I'm sorry it took me this long to put it up. This is a nutritious rice dish, you can add other gre...

Aloo Rasedar is a different kind of side dish to eat with puris, especially if you get tired of eating it with the usual Aloo Sabji. This is...

I'm in Mumbai right now and enjoying the monsoons and the food. We wanted a quick breakfast this morning and came across rava idlis with...

This is for you Rana, Sumitha and Seema, for enjoying all the Kerala dishes that I make. This is a dish that you would find at any Sadya or ...

These dumplings are eaten in Kerala for a snack, in other parts it's also served as a prasadam, during Navratri, Ganesh Puja, VijayDashm...

2 tbsp oil 1/2 tsp mustard seeds 1/2 tsp cumin seeds 1/2 red onion chopped fine 1 medium potato cut into small cubes 1 tbsp ginger grated 2 ...

A club sandwich is usually toasted bread with mayo and bacon, lettuce, and tomato. A traditional club used to be two slices, now it's us...

Grilling or roasting corn this way transports me back to Mumbai, this is the time you'll see vendors everywhere roasting corn. The vendo...

I had seen this on Everyday Food, and adapted it to whatever I had in my pantry. This was my dinner tonight, can be used as a appetizer too,...

Ingredients: 1 2 lb package of the Stuffed Ravioli 2 mini peppers minced 2 scallions minced 4 olives sliced Basil leaves Dressing: 3 tbsp EV...

This adai tastes like a rava dosa and a onion uthappa, and is so easy to make as there is no fermentation. 2 cups raw rice 3 tbsp besan (chi...

1 cup rice flour 1/2 cup wheat flour 1 cup jaggery 1/2 cup water 1 banana mashed to a smooth paste 4 green cardamons powdered 1/2 tsp ginger...

1/2 cup cabbage sliced thin 1 carrot sliced into thin shreds a few green beans sliced thin 1/2 onion sliced 1 garlic clove crushed 1 green c...

rice flour 2 cups urad flour 1/2 cup jeera seeds 1/2 tsp sesame seeds 1/2 tsp ajwain 1/4 tsp pepper pwd 1/2 tsp soft butter 1/2 stick salt 2...

This is a nice and spicy dish especially in the winter months to warm one up. Soak whole mung beans for about 8 hours in cold water, once th...

My family loves this dish,I store the leftovers in single servings to take for lunch the next day. This recipe was on Everyday Food, I chang...

I have been trying out various recipes from this cookery book, Cooking At Home With Pedatha , and have had great success. This Brinjal Roast...

I saw this on Asianet TV, a Cookery Show on a Malayalam TV channel. I have always made Pachadi or Kichadi with tomatoes, white pumpkin and c...

Moru means buttermilk or thinned and whisked yogurt and kootan means a gravy or curry in Malyalam. 1 cup cubed white pumpkin 1/2 of a raw ma...

1/2 cup Tuar Dal Brinjal, Okra, Pumpkin, Drumsticks all together cubed about 2 cups 1/2 tsp turmeric Salt to taste 1 tsp tamarind paste 1/2 ...

This is my entry for EAT FRESH - Wonderful Winter which is being hosted by Meeta . Here is what's in my grocery bag from Denver, Colorad...

I decided to make Vegetable Kuzhambu to clean out my fridge, as I had bits and pieces of different vegetables. This curry is easy to make no...

I had some besan batter left after making the Batata Vadas,maybe a 1/4 cup of batter. Iadded 1 small grated raw potato, 1 scallion, 1/2 tsp ...

It's spring but there is a chill in the air still feels like winter, and I'm craving batata vadas. If I was in Mumbai, I would just ...