Accompaniments
Spiced Yoghurt / Simple Raita for Pulao
Spiced Yoghurt is a simple yet tasty preparation served with pulav. It can be easily made in five minutes.
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Accompaniments
Spiced Yoghurt is a simple yet tasty preparation served with pulav. It can be easily made in five minutes.
Chutneys
Orange Peel Chutney is a traditional dish that is tasty and makes a good accompaniment along with rice and sambar.
Dry Snacks
Tengalu is a crispy, dry snack usually made during Diwali and Holi. It is popular in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. It is also known as Thenkuzhal.
Festival Recipes
Sweet Mango Rice is a delectable sweet dish from Maharashtrian cuisine. It is also known as Amba Bhaat, amba means mango and bhaat is the Marathi word for steamed rice. It is ideal to make for festive occasions.
Condiments
I had heard and read so much of moringa leaves, but I had never seen them. Using it in my cooking was just a dream, I did ask a few vegetable vendors but I never got a futile answer. Thus, my search for moringa leaf ended. But suddenly, last week, one morning, my maid brings […]
Karnataka Recipes
Tuvar Lilva is a winter vegetable, it is abundantly available. It makes a good accompaniment with chapati or jowar roti. Kachoris are often made and they taste good. It is often used in sambar along with other vegetables. Tuvar is mainly cultivated as a legume and is the primary food for the majority of the […]
Baking
Cornflakes cookies are crunchy and tasty. They make a good snack to store in the jar. Cornflakes cookies are made with a few ingredients easily available at home. They are eggless. Cornflakes makes a good breakfast cereal. It is ideal to serve as a quick fix with cold or hot milk. Zerobeli cornflakes is crispy […]
Baking
Mexican Wedding Cookies / Polvorones are soft, crumbly, heavy, short bread cookies from Spain. They are often served during Mexican wedding menu and thus the name.
Festival Recipes
Sukhdi / Gud Papdi is a popular Gujarati sweet. It is made using whole wheat flour, jaggery and ghee. It is soft, crumbly and has melt in the mouth texture. Sukhdi is quite an easy to make sweet that can be made in fifteen minutes. It is ideal to make during festivities or as a […]
Rajasthani Cuisine
Vegetable curry from Rajasthani cuisine is a blend of unique vegetables. Raw tomato and long cucumber along with a medley of other vegetables and spices makes a tasty side dish. The love for trying different dishes from various cuisines landed me to this dish which I had jotted in my book many years back. Yes, […]
North Indian
Chana Masala is a favourite side dish of one and all. It is from North Indian cuisine but popular in all regions of India. It pairs well with rice as well as any Indian flat bread. Chana Masala is made in various ways, some make it without onion and garlic while a few like it […]
Dry Chutneys
Milagai Podi (pudi) is a lentil based spice powder stored in the kitchen shelves. It is ideal with idli and dosa. It is commonly made in Tamilnadu cuisine. I love the flavours of Tamilnadu, variety of dosa and idli with delicious chutney and flavoursome sambar, not to mention the crispy vada. They also have a […]
Indian Breads
Sel Roti is a ring shaped, mildly sweet bread from Nepalese cuisine. It is commonly made during festivals of Dashain and Tihar in Sikkim and Darjeeling. It is one of the essentials during ceremonies and functions. It's that time of the month, when we folks at Shhhh Secretly Cooking Challenge Group cook from a particular […]
Dry Snacks
Butter Murukku is a crispy, savoury snack from South India. It is a dry snack that is usually made during festivals as Krishna Janmasthmi and Diwali. Murukku is one of the snacks which every South Indian can resonate with, festive treats and crunchy munchy snacks. Those who follow my blog regularly, do know that I […]
Chutneys
Kothambir thokku or coriander thokku is spicy and makes a good accompaniment with idli, dosa or even with hot steamed rice.
Condiments
Punjabi Garam Masala is a flavoursome condiment from North India. It is a blend of spices which is usually added to curries and other dishes to enhance the taste.
Indian Breads
Kulcha / Plain kulcha with butter is a soft, mildly leavened flat bread from Punjabi cuisine. It is usually made in tandoor or oven, but can be made on the stove top too. It makes a good option for lunch or weekend dinner.
Condiments
Sonth / saunth chutney is a sweet tamarind chutney used as an accompaniment with snacks such as samosa and kachori, topping for dahi balle and also to make all kind of lip smacking chaats. This version is from North India. I make sweet chutney using dates and always have it in my refrigerator. This version […]
Rice Dishes
Red and yellow bell pepper pilaf is a mildly spiced, tasty one pot meal. It is ideal for lunch, dinner or brunch. I often make variety of rice dishes and this one turned out delish, the subtle flavours was enchantingly good, we paired it with a curd based salad and a curry. The other rice […]
Accompaniments
Aloo Bharta or Potato Mash of Oriya cuisine is a simple yet flavoursome accompaniment to any meal. It is mainly used with rice but pairs well with chapati too. A little about the Oriya cuisine: The cuisine of Orissa is different from the other states, it has a distinctive style of cooking and it is […]
Condiments
Mango Jam with Chia seed is a healthy twist to the usual mango jam. It has no added sugar and preservatives. It's the season of mangoes, something magical about this fruit. It is loved by mostly everyone, very few dislike it. The best way to eat mango is Aamras with chapati or puri. It is […]
Accompaniments
Tomato Chawtny (chutney) is a simple, rustic, tasty accompaniment from Naga cuisine. It is commonly served with rice and meat. Nagaland is a small state in the North-eastern part of India. It is the home to 16 tribes which are well settled in that region. Each region has its own culture and tradition, thus the […]
Fasting Recipes
Sweets form an integral part of any celebration, from burfis to puddings, we cherish them for any occasion. Dry fruit sweets are delicious and loved by all, more so if it is sugar free like this dates ladoo, it is guilt free indulgence, right ? They are not only tasty, but easy to make and […]
Baking
Butter Cookies are classic, tasty and melt in the mouth. They are ideal to binge as snacks after school or during mid- day hunger pangs. Baking is therapeutic, the aroma fill my home and rejuvenates my senses, but alas ! I am a novice baker. Somehow, I never make many attempts, I would rather make […]