You know how you go to the same place again and again and kind of memorize the landmarks, right? For us going to the supermarket is like it, we have been going to the same place for years now and we are used to the specific spots to find the ... Read More

You know how we buy those small bags of beans, use them for whatever and then have handful of them remaining? And then we wonder what to do with them? That is what happened to me; I had little amount of black eyed beans, red beans, pinto beans, cannellini beans ... Read More

Okra is a favorite in our family; so a trip to the Indian grocery is not complete without buying a bagful of fresh okras.  Luckily for us, it is available all the year round. I prefer using the fresh variety as I have not had good luck with the frozen ... Read More

Looking for some good side dishes for chapathi/roti or poori? Then here are some easy recipes that I make pretty often to go along with Rotis/ Chapathis. Easy vegetable side dishes/Sabjis POTATO BASED CURRIES Aloo Gobi Ki Sabji (Potato, Cauliflower dry Curry) Aloo Gobi Ki Sabzi (with Paav Bhaji masala) Cauliflower Potato Peas Sabzi Spiced Potato ... Read More

Tambli/Tambuli or Tamboli as it is referred to in Konkani is a refreshing yogurt/buttermilk drink. It is usually had cold, preferably after a meal and forms good coolant, aids in digestion etc. This was a popular summer drink at my grandma’s place. Other substitutions for ginger could be garlic, kokum, ... Read More

Onions and garlic play an important role in my everyday cooking. In fact, it would be fair to say that my cooking starts with the chopping of onions. Garlic, I could do without as there are many recipes for which I do not use it; but not onions as I ... Read More

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