Red Chori Plantain Curry

This recipe had been lying in my drafts for a long time now, but did not get to post it for one reason or the other. Now that we are getting close to the end of the year, I wanted to clear the posts in my drafts and make way for the new ones.  The recipe for this has been adapted from Indira’s Moong Bean Plaintain curry.  I love cooked plantain and also cooked moong beans, but hitherto this recipe I had no idea of combining them together for making this delicious curry. I chose Azuki bean/Red Chori instead of…

Vegan Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

Baking or cooking with kids has been fun experience so far for me. It is a good way to connect with them and they learn things about different ingredients, measurements, concept of wet and dry etc. So time permitting I use the opportunity to bake with our 5 year old.  Of course, there are some funny, wild, exasperated moments but you learn to take them as they come along. For example even a task as simple as stirring the dry ingredients in a bowl somehow brings up the picture of bad guys, chasing them, fighting with them and in the…

Instant Raagi Dosa/ Fingermillet dosa

Here in the neck of our woods, it is the season of Autumn/Fall here where nature works its magic and turns the leaves into shades of colors. Vibrant reds, brilliant yellows, striking orange and muted browns adorn the branches making the tree all decked up. Even a single leaf on its own can be a marvel. Of course, not all trees exhibit this behavior; sometimes there is a stretch with these brilliant hues, yet some that do not change at all. Many a years I have missed this spectacle and I have a reason for that. Weekday morning is a…