Mango Jam Recipe

My morning starts off with 2 pieces of wheat bread toast, spread with some fruit jam on it (usually strawberry) along with a cup of tea. I eat this at work, so it keeps me full for about 2 hours and manages to get me until lunch. Late Sunday afternoon ... Read More

MethKoot / Menthe Hittu/ Spiced Lentil Powder

Published On 27 Aug 2009 By redchillies. Under Easy Vegetarian Recipes, Pickles /Chutney / Masala Powders.

D DH quite recently had to go to India for his office work and on his return brought back lots of munchies and goodies. Without any surprise MIL, my parents fondly sent back stuff that would last for almost 6 months. While unpacking the goodies, I also saw this big packet ... Read More

Sooji Kaa Halwa / Kesari Bhath/ Rava Kesari/ Sheera

Published On 24 Aug 2009 By redchillies. Under Easy Vegetarian Recipes, Indian Festival Recipes, Karnataka Recipes, Konkani Recipes, Sankranthi/ Pongal Recipes, Sweets(Mithai) / Desserts.

Wishing you all a very happy Ganesha Chaturthi and hope you all had a blessed and a wonderful day. This festival is also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi or Vinayaka Chavithi and as Chavath) in Konkani. Growing up in Bangalore this was a very important festival for us. Every year on this ... Read More

Iced Tea, Awards and Tag

Published On 19 Aug 2009 By redchillies. Under Easy Vegetarian Recipes, General /Personal.

(Freshly brewed Black tea) As you have already guessed there is no much of a recipe today, just wanted to flash the Ice Tea pictures that I had taken, acknowledge the awards and share a bit about myself. I would like to thank Nithya, Indrani, Jaya, Bergamot, Pavitra, Ammu,Priya for thinking of ... Read More

Mint Rice/ Pudina Pulao

Published On 17 Aug 2009 By redchillies. Under Easy Vegetarian Recipes, Rice, Kichidi Pulao Varieties.

Hope you all had a relaxing weekend and now it is back to the grind already. We had a hectic Saturday and were out of the house most of the time, taking the kid to ice-skating, finishing up some chores etc. We made up for that on Sunday, by staying at ... Read More

Coconut Beetroot Curry/ Beetroot Kootu Curry

Published On 12 Aug 2009 By redchillies. Under Coconut based Curries / Gravies, Daal Rasam Sambhar varieties, Easy Vegetarian Recipes, Indian Vegetarian Side Dishes.

The health benefits of Beets are immense. They provide protection against Heart Disease, Beets' Betaine Helps Lessen Inflammation, increases stamina, reduced blood pressure etc. June through October is the best season for finding beets and sure enough, we are finding beautiful beets along with its leaves in our grocery store. In ... Read More

Eggless Banana Walnut Cake/Bread

Published On 09 Aug 2009 By redchillies. Under Appetizers / Snacks, Easy Vegetarian Recipes, Eggless Recipes/ Egg Free Baking.

Yet this weekend I was left with lots of over ripe bananas. I usually don’t toss them and use it one way or the other. After some thought I decided to make Banana Cake using the base recipe found on Bawarchi. Bawarchi is now part of Sify and the recipe ... Read More