Vegetarian Black Bean Tostadas

In an earlier post, I had briefly mentioned about our picnic at the park which we did couple of months ago. Few of our family friends got together and we had a potluck in a small water park. We decided to go with Mexican cuisine and we cooked dishes to go with the theme. I had prepared corn salsa along with Mexican Rice and Guacamole. The other friends had brought nachos, salads, Tostadas, chips etc.  The kiddo is not too fond of Mexican food and is usually reluctant to try out new dishes. After much cajoling he might take a…

Plantain (Raw Banana) Curry

Raw banana or plantain has always been a favorite in our family. It is predominantly used in the South Indian homes for many different recipes. I try different recipes using this at home mainly being the Raw Banana Dosa and green banana fry. This curry is simple yet delectable and goes well with rotis or rice. Ingredients:   1 raw banana/plantain (peeled and chopped into small cubes) 1 ripe tomato (medium size chopped) 1 small onion (chopped) 1 tsp urad dal 1 tsp chilli powder 1 spring curry leaves Turmeric a pinch 1 tsp jeera/cumin seeds 1 tsp jeera + coriander…

Ganesh Chathurthi /Vinayaka Chavthi Sweets Recipes

Ganesh Chathurthi is one of our well loved festivals. We perform this festival every year religiously starting with Mangala Gauri and then the Ganapathi festival itself. I have compiled some recipes of sweets from my blog here. People from different regions follow their own custom and have their own traditional sweets. These recipes are based on Konkani cusine in Karnataka and I hope you enjoy them. Wishing you all a happy and blessed Vinayaka Chathurthi. Sweet Kadubu/ Konkani Patoli/ Sweet Dumpling Sweet Poha/ Goda Pohvu Hayagreeva (chana daal jaggery dessert) Banana Sooji Halwa/ Sheera Kadlebele Payasa/ Madgane Bottle Gourd Kheer Chana…