Split Moong Daal Sambhar

We usually do our Indian grocery shopping once a fortnight and time permitting, we go to different groceries each time. During one such trip, I found these husked split moong daal in the lentil aisle.  Since I had not used them before, I was skeptical but knowing their nutritional value I decided to buy them anyway.  I was not able to find recipes over the internet using this, so I decided to stick to the known and unfaltering and made Sambhar. We could not make out any difference in taste and this tasted like our regular old Toor Daal Sambhar.…

Mini Savory Buns/ Khara Buns

Ever since I saw those beauties on her blog, I have not been able to get them out of my head and have been meaning to try them ever since. Something about them brings back warm memories and takes you back to those childhood carefree days. These savory buns called as Khara Buns in Kannada were regular in our house and we used to have it as a tea time snack. The famous Iyengar Bakeries of Bangalore specialized in making them.  I am so glad that I tried them at home. They are easy to make and as Sharmi says,…

Blueberry Lemonade

Hope you are all having a good weekend. This week has been better for me compared to the last one. Even though it was a stressful week at work, the cold from last week has subsided making me feel normal and not so grumpy J Weather wise, it continues to be hot here in our neck of the woods. By hot I mean really scorching hot; temperature continues to be in the range of 102 – 108 0F for the past month or so. This drives us to be creative and come up with ways of beating the heat. Drinks…