Easy Coconut Rice Recipe, South Indian style

Easy Coconut Rice Recipe, South Indian style

In India coconut is one of the most common offerings to God.  Since is considered ‘sreshtha’ (superior) and auspicious it is offered as a way of prayer. It is first de-husked, broken along with the shell and then offered. After that the coconut is treated 

Palak Daal Recipe

Palak Daal Recipe

The past few days have been an emotional roller coaster ride for me. I did a normal WordPress upgrade on both Redchillies and FoodWorld but that went wrong and crashed both of them. I have done many upgrades before on both of them, but this 

Fresh Coriander Chutney/ Dhaniya Chatni

Fresh Coriander Chutney/ Dhaniya Chatni

Chutney is a must in our house the day Idli or Dosa is made. Even if I have curry of some sort, to go along I still have to resort to making chutney as we cannot imagine eating them without chutney. Since Idli or Dosa 

Potato, Broccoli Fry/ Broccoli Sabzi

Potato, Broccoli Fry/ Broccoli Sabzi

Many people I know are not fond of broccoli. But the nutritional benefit of this vegetable is hard to ignore. At home, we are not big fans of broccoli either, but we try to use it wherever possible. After it is cooked, it tastes more 

Chutney and Plain Dosa Recipe

Chutney and Plain Dosa Recipe

In our house Dosa chutney or Idli chutney gets transformed from a breakfast ritual to a Friday Dinner ritual. If it is Idli one week, then it is Dosa the other week. I soak the daal and rice Thursday morning while leaving for work and 

Kid’s Snack: Chana Aloo Tikki

Kid’s Snack: Chana Aloo Tikki

This recipe draws inspiration from the beloved Aloo Tikki, a crispy and flavorful potato-based snack. Tikki, which means “patties” in Hindi, is a versatile dish often enjoyed with chutney or as a filling in chaat recipes. The other day, I had some leftover cooked garbanzo 

Lauki ki Sabji

Lauki ki Sabji

  Lauki does not get cooked often in our house. This vegetable along with zucchini has been deemed as having sweet taste when cooked by DH and so they get ignored. Hence they do not find a good place in our kitchen. However recently one