Seasoned Yogurt Rice (Mosaranna)

Seasoned Yogurt Rice (Mosaranna)

Diwali came by and went on in a jiffy as usual.  But along with that came flurry of activities, cooking, hoarding, more cooking and packing of caloriesJ. Diwali is just an excuse, but frankly the hoarding starts a week before when the preparation of sweets, 

Indian Gooseberry (Amla) Rice (Nellikai Chitranna)

Indian Gooseberry (Amla) Rice (Nellikai Chitranna)

I got this recipe from my mother who had seen this on a Kannada TV program in Bangalore. Gooseberry are called as Nellikayi in Kannada. Indian Gooseberry is known to be a robust source of Vitamin C. Due to its strong, cooling and laxative properties it 

Easy Breezy Vegetable Peas Pulao/ Rice Pilaf

Easy Breezy Vegetable Peas Pulao/ Rice Pilaf

With so much talk, research going on about TV and toddlers, its effects, consequences  and what not we restrict our toddler from watching TV. As a result our TV is switched off for most part and we hardly know what is going on in the 

Tindora/Tendli/Dondakaya Ivy Gourd Rice

Tindora/Tendli/Dondakaya Ivy Gourd Rice

I remember what my mother would say about cooking: “thinking is the hard part, while the actual cooking and cleaning is the easy part”. I did not think of it much then, but now that I shoulder the responsibility of cooking I totally understand what 

Sweet Pongal (Huggi)

Sweet Pongal (Huggi)

One convenient reason why blogging makes it worthwhile for me is because I can refer to my own recipes online anytime for years to come. I know it sounds silly, but it is true.    A few days ago while contemplating what to make for dinner; 

Bell Pepper Rice / Capsicum Rice

Bell Pepper Rice / Capsicum Rice

  Growing up in India, the only color of Bell Pepper that I had seen was green and was amazed by the plethora of colors available here in the US, red, orange, yellow all bright and vibrant colors. Even though it is very hard to 

Vegetable Pulao/Pulav with Cheese

Vegetable Pulao/Pulav with Cheese

Growing up, every Mom I knew had her own version of making vegetable pulav. Strangely enough, even though majority of the ingredients remained the same, each creation had a unique taste so different from the others. And even after sharing recipes, one could not produce