Coconut Beetroot Curry/ Beetroot Kootu Curry

Coconut Beetroot Curry/ Beetroot Kootu Curry

  The health benefits of Beets are immense. They provide protection against Heart Disease, Beets’ Betaine Helps Lessen Inflammation, increases stamina, reduced blood pressure etc. June through October is the best season for finding beets and sure enough, we are finding beautiful beets along with 

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 

Beetroot Rasam Rice

Beetroot Rasam Rice

Growing up I don’t remember being fond of Rasam. In fact, nobody in my family had inclination towards it and so my mother hardly prepared it. The only ones we had were at restaurants or at some functions.   But then after marriage things changed 

Nutritious Eggplant, Spinach Daal

Nutritious Eggplant, Spinach Daal

  Yet another crazy week for me at work and cannot wait for the weekend to come by.  For dinner I made this easy and nutritious daal yesterday inspired by this previously posted recipe here. It has a combination of lentils, greens, vegetables along with 

Moong Daal, Vegetables in Chole Masala

Moong Daal, Vegetables in Chole Masala

  Now that I have managed to grab your attention with the title, let me explain what this dish it all about. This is a curry in which cooked split moong daal and vegetables of choice are simmered in tomato, onion based gravy and flavored 

Mango Daal / Kairi Daal

Mango Daal / Kairi Daal

Dear Friends,   We are back from India after a whirlwind vacation. We had a great time meeting friends and family after a long time. The weather was good, great food, lots of pampering that we felt that 3 weeks just went away in a 

Red Chori and Squash Curry

Red Chori and Squash Curry

I 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