Vermicelli (Semiya) Upma/ Shavige Uppittu

This will probably be my last post for the Light Lunches Event here @RedChillies an on-going event for the month of June. This event focuses on light lunches that are easy on the calories, yet rich in taste and delicious.  Once such dish that fits the bill and one which I make often is this Vermicelli Upma (called as Shaivge […]

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Garden Pasta Salad

Don’t we all look for light healthy food options?  I do and I look for low fat, healthy, vegetarian lunch ideas all the time and that is the idea behind the Light lunch Event. Throughout the month of June I will be posting recipes of salads, sandwiches, rice, breads etc food that not only looks good, but tastes good too […]

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Guacamole Sandwich Flats

Thin buns, sandwich thins, slim sandwich bread, sandwich flats—whatever you call them, they’re essentially the same. Companies just use different names to market their brands. If you’re unfamiliar with them, picture regular old chubby buns minus the extra trimmings, and you’ve got a thin sandwich bun. Personally, I prefer the name Sandwich Flats and use it consistently. These buns are […]

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Black beans, Corn & Rice Salad

I am thrilled to kick start the Light Lunches event here with one of our favorite rice salads; South west inspired corn, black bean rice salad. We eat this regularly at Chipotle (chain of fast casual restaurant) and its enticing taste has prompted me to try this at home. With stuff like corn, black beans, peppers, cilantro and lime it […]

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Chettinad Potatoes

Inspiration as they say comes from unexpected places and this recipe is a testimonial to that. Few weeks ago, I was looking for some North Indian styled recipe using spinach on Sanjeev Kapoor’s website, hoping to find some inspiration and ideas, but few searches and clicks later I landed on a recipe of Spicy Tempered Potatoes called Urulai Chettinadu with […]

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