Oven Baked Potato Basil Fries/ Healthy French Fries

Oven baked potatoes fries are a frequent at our house especially on Sunday’s. This along with our regular Lima Beans Saar, Upkari and a salad is something that makes our Sunday lunch special. This is a very good alternative to those deep-fried fat laden potato fries. Peeled potato are cut into strips and then baked in the oven. Sweet potatoes can also be baked similar way and forms a wonderful accompaniment to any meal. This is a good one for the kids too.  I have used sweet dried basil as on of the seasoning. This is readily available in regular…

Bhindi in Spicy Coconut Curry/ Bhendi Masala Curry/ Okra Curry

  I am not exactly an electronic or a gadget buff unlike the other half who literally drools over anything that has “technology” written over it. But then after some deliberation I brought this sleek Media Player by Creative and I am so glad I did it. It is the size of a credit card, lightweight and easy to carry around. One of its cool features (at least in my opinion) is the option to play FM stations and so I have preset some of my favorite stations into it. I listen to it during work especially when there is…

Dry Brinjal Potato Fry (Badnekai Alugadde Palya)

And so it happened, even before I could realize it. The clean record that I had maintained for 8 long years was finally tarnished. All my sanctity, my pride just evaporated in thin air when I got my first ever speeding ticket! Just to lay out a brief background, I had my yearly performance review scheduled at 9:00 AM that day. I started early from home knowing that the traffic would be crazy as usual at that time. I skipped jeans and wore formal even though it was a Friday just to make a statement and create an impression. I…