Lettuce Salad with Thai Peanut Sauce Dressing

Next to Indian, the cuisine that we heart is Thai cuisine and we visit different restaurants often. Each restaurant has its own specialty be it Pad Thai, Thai ginger curry rice, sweet sour vegetables, basil noodles etc that we love.  There is this one restaurant that makes an awesome peanut sauce dressing for their salads and so I go there only to eat their peanut sauce.  Now DH thinks it is a stretch to drive all the way just to eat salad and I grudgingly agree. So I took upon the challenge of making this at home.  A few searches…

Instant Besan Dhokla/ Khaman Dhokla Recipe

Khaman Dhokla is a traditional Gujarati delicacy, beloved for its soft, spongy texture and delightful flavor. Made primarily from gram flour (besan), this savory steamed snack is not only a treat for the palate but also a nutritious option, as it is rich in proteins and carbohydrates. Traditionally served during breakfast or dinner, Khaman Dhokla is versatile and works just as well as a light mid-afternoon bite or a satisfying tea-time snack. Years ago, I often relied on the ready-made Khaman Dhokla mix by Tarla Dalal, which produced consistently flavorful and well-textured dhoklas. These mixes were a staple in my…

Indian Flat Beans Curry/ Chaprada Avere Palya/ Papdi ki Sabzi

Indian Flat beans are referred to as chapparada avare in Kannada and as Chikkudu kaya in Telugu, Val papdi in Guajarati. In Bangalore where I grew up, these beans were readily available and my mom used to prepare it often. But here in the US they are not readily available and had almost forgotten about it. However few weeks ago a good friend of mine got a bagful of beans for us and so I got an opportunity to prepare this dish. The combination of this curry along with tomato rasam, yogurt rice forms a comforting meal. This dry curry…