Happy New Year 2010!

Published On 31 Dec 2009 By redchillies. Under General /Personal.

Wishing you all a happy and a blessed New Year. Hope the New Year is filled with joy, love and laughter! ... Read More

Plain Eggless Cake (Orange flavored)

Published On 28 Dec 2009 By redchillies. Under Appetizers / Snacks, Easy Vegetarian Recipes, Eggless Recipes/ Egg Free Baking, Kid Friendly Recipes.

You know how kids like celebrating their birthdays, getting presents, cutting cake, blowing candles etc? OK, so our 4 year old is no different. He enjoys celebrating his birthday; and the part that he likes the best is singing Happy Birthday to him, followed by blowing off the candles. The ... Read More

And then…..it snowed!

Published On 24 Dec 2009 By redchillies. Under Easy Vegetarian Recipes, General /Personal.

After a glorious week, with the temperature in the 70s (F), here in our neck of the woods, the weather finally caved in and made way for some pretty snow. Until yesterday we walked around the stores with just a sweater, talking how unusual it was for this time of ... Read More

Potato, Pepper Dry Curry and Konkani Daal (Daali Thoy)

Published On 23 Dec 2009 By redchillies. Under Easy Vegetarian Recipes, Indian Vegetarian Side Dishes, Konkani Recipes, Low Fat Recipes.

This post has been in my drafts for ever. For one reason or the other I never got around posting it. And now that the New Year is just around the corner, I thought this was an opportunity to clear out the old ones and make way for the new ... Read More

Maddur Vada Recipe

Published On 16 Dec 2009 By redchillies. Under Appetizers / Snacks, Easy Vegetarian Recipes, Karnataka Recipes.

Maddur vade is a popular deep fried snack from the state of Karnataka. This snack originated in the town of Maddur which is situated in between the cities of Bangalore and Mysore. It is not uncommon to find them being sold in bus stations, train stations etc, restaurants (of course) ... Read More

Red Beans and Red Pumpkin Curry

Published On 11 Dec 2009 By redchillies. Under Easy Vegetarian Recipes, Indian Vegetarian Side Dishes.

I made this curry on a whim last evening. I used whatever ingredients I had on hand that needed attention, threw them together and made this yummy tasting curry. In my defense, most usually I plan our dinner in advance as I can be prepared about tasks to do in ... Read More

Leftover Idli? Try Idli fries

Published On 07 Dec 2009 By redchillies. Under Appetizers / Snacks, Breakfast/ Tiffin Varieties, Easy Vegetarian Recipes, Idli Varieties, Kid Friendly Recipes, Low Fat Recipes.

Whenever I have leftover Idlis, I usually make Idli Upma or Idli Roast. Idli Roast is shallow frying whole Idlis on a flat pan, until it is crunch on the outside and soft on the inside. Suffice to say that many a times; we look forward to eating Idly roast ... Read More