Zucchini Cabbage Subji/ Palya

Cabbage is my all time favorite vegetable. I have a personal list of top 10 vegetables and many vegetables keep falling off of the list and some crawl into the list. But not cabbage, cabbage is my number 1 favorite all season long. The other new found love is Zucchini and I like the combination of Zucchini and Cabbage. I enjoy this best with warm Rotis/ phulkas and cannot get enough of it. Ingredients 3 cups of shredded cabbage (use the readily available Cole Slaw package from the super market) 1 medium Zucchini 1 small onion Chilli powder, turmeric Curry…

Traditional Konkani Recipe: Kokum Kadi/ Sol Kadi

Kokum is a dark purple to black sticky fruit with curled edges. It is very abundant in the west coast region of India and hence mostly used in Konkan homes. It adds tart taste to the food and many use this as a substitute for tamarind. Studies have shown that this fruit can reduce fat, cool body, purify blood and also reduce cholesterol. Since it is difficult to find the type of kokum we use at home, here in the US, I load bagful of kokums when in India and stock it for years. At home we enjoy drinking this…

There is something about the rain ….

  It is 6:30 AM here in the morning, it is raining heavily and there is no sign of the sun yet. There is something about the rain that always conjures old memories. With the sound of the rain on the ground, the dark clouds looming over the sky, the booming thunder, lightning in the background and darkness all around it appears as though the stage is set to slow down, reflect and evoke old memories.   On the other hand, scorching summer days or piercing winter days are days for perpetual complaints, wishing it were 10 degree hotter or cooler…