Vegetarian Recipe Blog
A variation from the regular Kanda Poha/ Avalakki. This is very easy to make and can be put together in about 10 minutes. My mother used to make this Poha (Flattened Rice) when we were younger. This used to be a great hit with my college friends. Whenever I took this to college, my friends would make it a point […]
Read moreI have always steered clear from making Shrikhand from scratch mostly because of the notion that it is laborious, time intensive and also it is loaded with calories. Now these statements are true and not a pre-conceived one. My mother and grand-mother would make Shrikhand on special occasions the traditional way, by first preparing home made yogurt from full fat […]
Read moreFriday night’s dinner is usually Idli or Dosa at our house and we enjoy it. For one it’s the beginning of the weekend and second nobody has complaints about the taste. This works well for me as I do not have to toil in the kitchen for a long time and the only thing to prepare is the chutney. I […]
Read moreI was introduced to the new concept of Pumpkin Idli only after my wedding. My mother-in-law had prepared it early in the morning for breakfast and I had it with some ghee. Suffice to say that the taste was totally out of this world and I became a big fan of it ever since. This is an instant idly/idlies and […]
Read moreFood is such a sore subject while dealing with our 2.4 year old. First of all nothing seems to appeal him and then trying new foods is out of question. Two things happen when I take food to him one is the utterance of “Nooooooo” and then making a face and tilting of his head away from the food. I […]
Read moreAre you giving him THAAAT for breakfast on Valentine’s Day?” said the inner voice. “What is wrong with that, besides I do have some pink color in the background, to correspond to Valentine’s Day?” I said. “Jeeez, people on this day profess their un-dying love for each other, buy expensive gifts, cards, whip out decadent meals and look at […]
Read moreUpdate: The idea of vada and Low-fat is so contradictory and froms a typical oxymoron. But to achieve this recipe I use the Appe (Konkani cooking word) Pan/ Skillet. This is also referred to as “Ponganalu/Paniyaram/Uniyappam“. The pan/skillet is available here. __________________________________________________________________________________ I was going through the food pictures I had taken a while ago and realized that I had […]
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