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…
Simple Rajma Curry
Rajma is a popular North Indian vegetarian dish consisting of red kidney beans in thick gravy. They are cooked along with onions and tomatoes in array of aromatic spices. Served along with rice (Rajma Chawal) or roti it is touted as a favorite comfort food. I have posted one version of Rajma before; now this one is rich as it has paneer/ cashew paste in it and is comparatively complicated. So this is something which I won’t make it on a weeknight. I taste is awesome though and I reserve it for special days or on days when we have…