Last week at the farmer’s market up a bunch of Mint leaves as usual.Most of the times it turns into chutney but this time I used it to make flavored rice. I used : Rice- 1 cup,washed Mint leaves- 1/2 a bunch Tomato-3,chopped Onion-1,sliced Garlic-3 cloves,chopped Ginger-1″ piece grated Cinnamon-1″ piece Curry leaves- a few…
One way or the other,dishes world wide are linked by with each other..Similarities are found in each cuisine that makeI hav us say ‘Hey! that looks like our dish,just a few changes and its our own….’.So When I found ‘Bing‘ in China I was like ‘How did Chapathi land here!!! I call ‘Bing‘ the Chinese…
Our backyard houses a few essential herbs and trees that are found in most South Indian homes.A drumstick tree,a few coconut trees and a gooseberry tree adorn the back yard.A couple of days ago heavy winds knocked down the delicate branches of the drumstick tree and we had huge bunches of these leaves staring at…
Paruppu usili is a South Indian dish which is a vegetable-lentil combo and goes as a side dish with steamed rice and a gravy like sambar / rasam.Vegetable and lentils together make an interesting and healthy combo.The one that I am going to post today is made with banana blossoms and lentils.These two together will…
We all eat bananas but how many of us have ever tasted the banana blossom?It is so full of goodness yet due to some reason or the other we neglect to add it to our meal. The other day when Lil angel and me were playing in the backyard,she told me that ‘there is a…
