Chutney and Plain Dosa Recipe

Published On 29 Jan 2011 By redchillies. Under Breakfast/ Tiffin Varieties, Chutney / Pickles /Masala Powders, Dosa Varieties, Easy Vegetarian Recipes, Kid Friendly Recipes, Low Fat Recipes, Vegan Recipes.

In our house Dosa chutney or Idli chutney gets transformed from a breakfast ritual to a Friday Dinner ritual. If it is Idli one week, then it is Dosa the other week. I soak the daal and rice Thursday morning while leaving for work and grind it in the night. ... Read More

Kashay– Nutritional Spiced Hot Drink

Published On 25 Jan 2011 By redchillies. Under Easy Vegetarian Recipes, Konkani Recipes, Refreshments/ Summer Coolers.

Kashay (In Konkani) is a hot milk beverage that is common in many Konkani households. It is a spiced drink that is not only potent but a nutritional powerhouse as well. This is preferred as beverage choice by many people instead of the regular tea or coffee. Growing up I remember ... Read More

Horse Gram Curry and Rasam (Kultha saar upkari)

Published On 20 Jan 2011 By redchillies. Under Easy Vegetarian Recipes, Indian Vegetarian Side Dishes, Konkani Recipes, Low Fat Recipes, Rasam Sambhar Daal varieties.

Konkani cuisine uses lot of Horse Gram (called as Kulith) in its cooking; there is the ghashi, koddel, chutney, dosa and this saar/upkari. This is a simple dry curry and rasam, delicious and nutritious as well. Horse gram is first soaked, cooked and then finally seasoned. The cooked water is ... Read More

Cabbage Chutney

Published On 14 Jan 2011 By redchillies. Under Easy Vegetarian Recipes.

Wishing dear Readers a Happy Makar Sankranthi/ Pongal. Intrigued by the title? I know I was when I first heard this concept of cabbage chutney. As I have said earlier for me chutney is something that is made of coconut, chilies, spices, herbs and souring agent like tamarind etc. And vegetables ... Read More

Eggless Chocolate Chip Cookies

Published On 11 Jan 2011 By redchillies. Under Easy Vegetarian Recipes, Eggless Recipes/ Egg Free Baking, Kid Friendly Recipes.

Chocolate chip cookies are a staple in America and represent half of the cookies baked in each year. They sure are a delight for young and old alike with their soft cores, crispy edges and rich chocolate taste. The Holiday week last month gave me opportunity to do some baking experiments. ... Read More

Kid’s Snack: Chana Aloo Tikki

Published On 07 Jan 2011 By redchillies. Under Appetizers / Snacks, Easy Vegetarian Recipes, Kid Friendly Recipes, Low Fat Recipes, Vegan Recipes.

This recipe here is adapted based on our very own Aloo Tikki. The other day I had some left over cooked garbanzo beans/chickpeas and based on this idea of Falafel I combined this with the regular Tikki dough and made these Chana Aloo Tikki. Adding mashed chana does not make ... Read More

Spicy Pepper Jeera Rasam

Published On 04 Jan 2011 By redchillies. Under Easy Vegetarian Recipes, Low Fat Recipes, Pasta Salads & Soups, Rasam Sambhar Daal varieties, Refreshments/ Summer Coolers.

Winter is upon us and along with it comes the essential cold, cough sneezing sniffling etc. So at home, I try avoiding medicines as far as possible and look for some easy home made remedies. So far we have had good success with black pepper (Kali Mirchi in Hindi) and ... Read More