Bread Upma/ Breada Upkari

This is an easy one to prepare if you are looking for a quick fix, healthy dish. This is also a good way to use up the day old bread from the pantry.  Even though the list of ingredients looks long, most of them are used only as tadka/seasoning. The star of this dish is the seasoning. Bread chunks are then tossed into the seasoning, which then takes up the flavors of the seasoning and along with cooked onions forms a wonderful taste. This can be eaten for breakfast or as a quick snack.   

Methi Paneer Chole

One look at the Palak Chole on Indira’s website and I had been craving for it ever since. I was looking at it during my lunch time, and that appetizing did not help matters in any way, it made my stomach rumble even moreJ.   Luckily I had soaked some garbanzo beans to make a dry fry for the dinner. Garbanzo beans are my favorite amongst beans and love it in combination with any greens. I did not have Palak(Spinach), so went ahead and used Methi (Fenugreek). We do not get fresh Methi leaves during summer here so I used…

Roasted Red Bell Pepper and Tomato Soup

In our family we love soup not just in winter but anytime of the year. A few months ago, we had been to a restaurant and had their Red Bell Pepper and Tomato Soup along with warm crusted bread and I remember it being so good that we had licked the bowl clean. Ever since I wanted to try making it at home and searched for good recipes over the net. There is no dearth of Bell Pepper and Tomato Soup on the net, but the tough part is narrowing down the search to fit our needs.   After some…