Vegetarian Recipe Blog
Typical Konkani cuisine involves lots of coconut in everyday cooking. It is not uncommon to see 2 coconuts being used the same day even for regular cooking. Thick chutney for morning breakfast of idli/dosa, coconut based curry for afternoon lunch, along with lavish sprinkle of shredded coconut on salads (kosambaris), side dish and dry curry (playa). Suffice to day coconuts […]
Read moreWhen Shri Subodh Mathur of DadiNani Foundation requested me to write a recipe for DadiNani cooking I agreed without hesitation. Call it a strange co-incidence, but that request came just a day before my maternal grandmother’s 4th year death anniversary. So I thought that this was a wonderful way to cherish her memory by sharing some of her recipes. […]
Read moreLast week, we had a visit to the local Pumpkin Patch. Dear Son’s school had a trip there and we had a fun time with the other kids and the parents. The weather was good and the kids had a great time playing, exploring, and running around while the adults had a good change from the usual grind. While returning […]
Read moreKonkani Sukke is a dry coconut curry that has roasted coriander seeds and urad daal while making the masala along with coconut, tamarind and red chillies. This recipe here is only a method and can be used as a basic guideline; use any other vegetable of choice like okra, beans, raw banana etc instead of the Tindora/ Ivy Gourd […]
Read moreI found Red Chori (Azuki bean) in the Indian grocery a while ago and totally loved it. This is different from Rajma (Red Kidney Bean), they do have similar color but the shape and taste are totally different. When correctly cooked Red Bean taste like cooked Horse Gram (kulith, hurali), but is denser than the horse gram. I have prepared […]
Read moreGrowing up, Poori (fried flour flatbread) was always my first choice whenever we dined out. Of course, I often skipped the accompanying chutney, Potato Bhaji, Korma, or Potato Masala back then because they felt too spicy for my young palate. Over time, I grew accustomed to their flavors, and soon enough, my love for Poori expanded to include the side […]
Read moreI am not exactly an electronic or a gadget buff unlike the other half who literally drools over anything that has “technology” written over it. But then after some deliberation I brought this sleek Media Player by Creative and I am so glad I did it. It is the size of a credit card, lightweight and easy to carry […]
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