Coconut Mango Burfi

With the weather continually being “cloudy chilly windy damp” for months we had a surprise bonus this past weekend. Early in the morning there was glorious sunshine and the temperature by mid morning had already climbed to the 70’s. I even dared to open the backyard door that was closed for a long time now and my 2 year old though suspicious at first tagged along and had a fun time playing in the backyard. It felt wonderful to feel the sun on the skin and not having to cover one self with sweater or a jacket. This day reminded…

Coconut Stuffed Eggplant (Bharlele Vaingan /Ennegai)

Every cuisine in India has its own version of making this Stuffed Eggplant delicacy. In fact even with in the same cuisine there are so many variations that it is hard to categorize this as belonging to a specific region. It majorly depends on the ingredients that go into the masala for stuffing.   Making this is not an easy process either; it is time consuming, involves lots of steps and requires a person to have good amount of patience to put this together. Ample experience is also required to judge when to turn the eggplant around, adjust the heat variations…

Aloo Palak (Spinach Potato Curry)

Don’t we all have one of those days? Days on which there is nothing new to say, the words don’t seem to flow, the thoughts don’t catch up and there is no connection between the two. You don’t feel like writing about the recipe. No matter how much you look around and tax your brain you don’t find anything appropriate or suitable to write.  The thoughts just evaporate and everything draws a blank.   It’s one of those days for me. But never mind, there is no pressure for now and it will come to me. Sooner or later the words…