2011 the year that was and a look ahead

Published On 30 Dec 2011 By redchillies. Under General /Personal.

Time files and how! I cannot believe that December is over and that we are only a day away from opening a new page on the calendar, ushering a new chapter in our lives. Even though it is a brand new day, brand new month and a brand new year ... Read More

Strawberry Oat Bars

Published On 29 Dec 2011 By redchillies. Under Appetizers / Snacks, Easy Vegetarian Recipes, Eggless Recipes/ Egg Free Baking, Kid Friendly Recipes, Sweets(Mithai) / Desserts.

These bars are delicious, adaptable and very easy to make. You can substitute any preserves of your choice like raspberry, peach etc. I usually have strawberry preserves on hand and so I used it in this recipe. The crust in many ways reminds me of the one that I had made ... Read More

Methi Besan Sabji

Published On 21 Dec 2011 By redchillies. Under Easy Vegetarian Recipes, Indian Vegetarian Side Dishes, Low Fat Recipes.

Around this time of the year (Fall/winter) we get good and fresh methi/fenugreek leaves, dill in the groceries and I make good use of that. I am not too fond of the frozen fenugreek leaves, as I feel that they do not have the same flavor and so I look ... Read More

Whole Moong Bean Sambhar

Published On 15 Dec 2011 By redchillies. Under Easy Vegetarian Recipes, Indian Vegetarian Side Dishes, Low Fat Recipes, Rasam Sambhar Daal varieties.

The past 10-15 days have been really busy for us and along with that we have been on an emotional roller coaster ride. With tense moments at work and some hard news from friends, we have been riding on wave of emotions ranging from disbelief to stress to restlessness. Hopefully ... Read More

Quick Bisi Bele Bhath

Published On 08 Dec 2011 By redchillies. Under Breakfast/ Tiffin Varieties, Easy Vegetarian Recipes, Karnataka Recipes, Light Vegetarian Lunches, Low Fat Recipes.

As I looked through my old recipes on this blog, I was surprised to find that I have not posted the recipe for Bisi Bele Bhat yet. It is a famous and a classic dish of Karnataka, Bisi-bele-bhaath literally translates to hot-lentil-rice in Kannada. Having grown up in Bangalore this ... Read More

Carrot Zucchini Muffins and a baking book giveaway

Published On 02 Dec 2011 By redchillies. Under Easy Vegetarian Recipes, Low Fat Recipes.

Regular reader of this blog may remember that the baking recipes that I follow are all eggless. But the past three posts on baking have all been using eggs. So then why the the influx of egg based baking you ask? Well I have to blame the kiddo for that. He ... Read More