Roasted Red Bell Pepper and Tomato Soup

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 

South Indian Tomato Rasam Recipe

South Indian Tomato Rasam Recipe

Although I grew up in Bangalore, the hometown of the renowned restaurant MTR, I was unfamiliar with MTR masalas, powders, and spices. The primary reason for this was my mom’s good culinary skills—she made all the powders for sambhar, rasam, vaangi bhaat, and pulliyogere from 

Show Me Your Breakfast: Berry Yogurt Parfait

Show Me Your Breakfast: Berry Yogurt Parfait

  Show Me your Breakfast, she says and this is what I have! Weekdays are pretty tight for us and it is difficult to sit down and have a decent breakfast. So we try to make up for that and have a good and healthy 

Low Fat Methi Pakodas (Appey/Paddu/Paniyaram Style)

Low Fat Methi Pakodas (Appey/Paddu/Paniyaram Style)

My dear friend Upsi makes the best Methi (Fenugreek leaves) Pakodas. Whenever she makes them at home, she is sweet enough to bring some for us as well.  Pakodas made with Fenugreek are new to us and we had not tasted it before. Of course, 

Garlic Sesame Sticks

Garlic Sesame Sticks

For all the readers in the US, hope you are all having a wonderful and relaxing long weekend. We had lots of activities planned for the past 2 days that I did not get much time to try out the recipes that I had bookmarked. 

Instant Dosa

Instant Dosa

  In our family we are totally biased towards the regular Urad Dosa. Hands down, we would prefer it any day, any time over the Instant Dosas, Rava Dosas etc. Even though making the urad dosa is not hard, preparing the batter is time consuming 

Simple and Easy Rava Pongal (Sooji/Semolina Khichidi)

Simple and Easy Rava Pongal (Sooji/Semolina Khichidi)

We love the regular rice based Spicy Pongal at home. I usually prepare the Spicy Pongal when I need something quick, tasty with not too much prep work; made using a combination of rice and moong daal along with ginger, pepper it makes a delicious