Update: The idea of vada and Low-fat is so contradictory and froms a typical oxymoron. But to achieve this recipe I use the Appe (Konkani cooking word) Pan/ Skillet. This is also referred to as "Ponganalu/Paniyaram/Uniyappam". The pan/skillet is available here.  __________________________________________________________________________________ I was going through the food pictures I had taken ... Read More

So few days ago while cooking this refreshing dish, I was watching my toddler play with some of his toys few feet away from where I was standing. Sometime later he started chewing on one of his toy and I like any other dutiful mother asked him to stop. The ... Read More

Dhivya of “Culinary Baazar" has tagged me for this Meme. Thanks Dhivya. This is also my 50th post on this blog. I wanted to thank you all for the support, warm comments, acceptance and that is what keeps me going and makes me want to write more and cook  more J  Now ... Read More

Food Blogging in general makes you think about food, recipes ideas, writing and presentation in ways not thought of before.  Food Blogging Event in particular makes you put on your thinking cap and takes thought process to a whole new level especially when a new food ingredient is involved.    I was ... Read More

When life gives you a lemon, make lemonade, said somebody. Groovy! But what does one do when given a soaked cup of Toor daal? This was my quandary one weekday evening after getting back from work, when I found myself staring at soaked Toor daal, when I thought I had ... Read More