Vegetarian Recipe Blog
Panaka(Kannada) is usually prepared on Sri Rama Navami a Hindu festival, celebrating of the birth of Lord Rama. Panaka or Panakam (Telugu) is a sweet drink prepared with jaggery, lemon and pepper. This is an Indian version of lemonade and uses jaggery instead of …
Given a chance I would eat this everyday for either breakfast, or lunch or dinner. This is how fond I am of this Cucumber Rotti. It is easy to prepare, uses readily available ingredients, does not require any fermentation and the taste is delicious. It …
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 with Chole Masala. This is a one pot dish which has goodness of lentils and vegetables. This is also a good deviation to try from the usual Chana Masala.
I learnt this recipe from a friend and colleague Ro. Now both Ro and me work in the same office but in different groups. Both of us are from the state of Karnataka and so we have some commonalities in terms of food and language. We share food ideas and exchange recipes many times.
At the office we do not take lunch break and work through lunch. Lunch times are loony for me and that is when my belly rules my mind. With stomach rumbling and aroma of other people’s food waffling through I cannot think clearly. It is one of those times during which even steamed cabbage and boiled broccoli seems delectable and appetizing.
Anyway, on one such muggy afternoon there was this flavorful, aroma from Ro’s cubicle that I could not take it any longer and just had to walk by and find out what she had got for lunch. She told me that she had brought this daal curry flavored with Chole masala, her own creation and gladly passed on the recipe to me. Ro has a knack for explaining recipes; it has an element of enthusiasm and suspense. So when she told me this one pot recipe the first time I wept………. With joy that isJ. Thanks Ro for sharing this recipe.
Spring has finally arrived and how. The weather has now changed for the better. Gone are those dreadful chilling days and now that has made way for mild and pleasant weather. There are some days with exceptions, but then I will take spring any time …
OK, OK I know I have already posted 2 other recipes for Uppittu/Upma here and here. But bear with me, the taste is different from the earlier ones, aromatic and flavorful. This is different because the recipe uses Rasam powder and aromatic garam masala …
I had not eaten or seen strawberries while I was in India. It was only after coming here to the US that I got a taste of it. It took a while for me to acquire the taste, but now that I am used to it, I just love it. We get a boxful of them each week and continue to eat them through out the week.
Strawberries as I understand are the most popular of all berries. Even though they are in season during summer and spring, I have seen strawberries available in the supermarkets almost any time of year.
A strawberry is a superstar when it comes to anti-oxidant power, 1 cup of strawberries gives you a 140 percent of your recommended daily allowance of vitamin C. Strawberries are also packed with flavonoids. Research shows that these two flavonoids help keep “bad” (LDL) cholesterol from oxidizing and damaging artery walls.
Strawberries also contain ellargic acid — also found in raspberries, blackberries, cranberries, grapes, cherries, walnuts, pecans and Brazil nuts — which act as a scavenger to “bind” cancer-causing chemicals, making them inactive. In addition, it prevents binding of carcinogens to DNA and reduces the incidence of cancer in cultured human cells exposed to carcinogens. (Source)
After I got back from work yesterday evening, I scrutinized bunch of things in the refrigerator that were very close to the expiry date or too close on getting rancid. Milk and strawberry were among them. So I decided to make this milkshake by using milk, strawberry and banana. This milkshake is made with no ice-cream; milkshake without icre-cream and hence much healthy. This is a good idea for breakfast on the go. Continue reading Strawberry Banana Milkshake
Raw Jackfruit called ‘Kadgi/Chakko’ in Konkani plays an important role in Konkani cuisine. The raw jackfruit has mild flavor, with unique texture and unlike the ripe fruit does not have a sweet taste and goes well in making curries. Growing up, this used to be …
