Roasted Red Bell Pepper and Tomato Soup

Published On 29 Jul 2009 By redchillies. Under Appetizers / Snacks, Easy Vegetarian Recipes, Low Fat Recipes, Pasta Salads & Soups.

In our family we love soup not just in winter but anytime of the year. A few months ago, we had been to a restaurant and had their Red Bell Pepper and Tomato Soup along with warm crusted bread and I remember it being so good that we had licked ... Read More

Tomato Rasam

Published On 28 Jul 2009 By redchillies. Under Easy Vegetarian Recipes, Karnataka Recipes, Low Fat Recipes, Rasam Sambhar Daal varieties.

Even though I grew up in Bangalore, the home town of the famous restaurant MTR, I was never familiar with the MTR masalas, powders and spices then. The main reason being that my Mom is a wonderful cook and she made all the powders for sambhar, rasam, vaangi bhaat, pulliyogere ... Read More

Pan Pole/ Neer Dosa and Batata Song (Spicy Potato in Tamarind Curry)

Published On 27 Jul 2009 By redchillies. Under Breakfast/ Tiffin Varieties, Dosa Varieties, Easy Vegetarian Recipes, Karnataka Recipes, Konkani Recipes.

When Sia announced the RCI event as Udupi Mangalore, I was delighted. Being a Konkani and with family associations to South Kanara I can relate to that cuisine and the style of cooking. I did not want to miss the opportunity to cook and contribute to the event. After thinking of ... Read More

Ridge Gourd Dill and Chana Daal Dry Fry (Beerakaya Fry)

Published On 23 Jul 2009 By redchillies. Under Easy Vegetarian Recipes, Indian Vegetarian Side Dishes.

Sometime last week, I was cleaning up the fridge closely inspecting the occupants there, when I noticed that the ridge gourd and Dill were the ones demanding immediate attention. When I bough the Ridge Gourd from the grocery I was planning on making these delicious bhajjis, but never got around ... Read More

Dahi Bhendi/ Okra Raita

Published On 20 Jul 2009 By redchillies. Under Easy Vegetarian Recipes, Pasta Salads & Soups.

Dahi Bhendi/Okra Raita was one of the first dishes that I had learnt from my MIL after our marriage. Okras are crisped and then added to seasoned yogurt; the crisped okra then absorbs the yogurt and plumps up giving it a unique flavorful taste. I loved the taste and have ... Read More

Blueberry Frozen Yogurt

Published On 15 Jul 2009 By redchillies. Under Easy Vegetarian Recipes, Refreshments/ Summer Coolers.

Thank you all very much for the warm wishes and comments in lieu to the Blog Anniversary. I was over whelmed, touched to say the least and will cherish those words for a long time to come. Moving on, the temperature here has soared and has become unbelievably hot. Continuously for ... Read More

Blog Anniversary: RedChillies and FoodWorld

Published On 13 Jul 2009 By redchillies. Under Easy Vegetarian Recipes, General /Personal.

Time flies and how!! It has been 2 years since I started RedChillies and 1 year since FoodWorld. It is just a co-incidence that both were started during the month of July. RedChillies: The past 2 years at RedChillies has been an awesome, filling and an enriching experience so far. I ... Read More