This is a flavorful and easy dish to go with steamed rice from.Its actually a Palakkad Iyer dish.Here the greens are ground to a paste and mixed with dal and some ground spices.Paired with steamed rice and some crispies / pappad , its a hearty meal…. I used : Spinach -1 large bunch,roughly chopped Toor…
Onepot meals are everyone’s favorite.They are filling and quick to make.So when I saw this recipes in Alka’s Sindi Rasoi,I tried it out without a second thought.She uses fresh Methi leaves.Since I don’t get them here,I used Kasuri methi. The original recipe is here. I used: Rice – 1 cup Kasuri Methi-2 tablespoons Mixed vegetables…
Unmatched are the joys of using herbs from the backyard.After reading the Herb Bible,I ‘cultivated ‘a huge bunch of fenugreek leaves and coriander.The next batch was mint and coriander.I took no special efforts to grow the mint.After using up the mint leaves,I simply planted the stalks which had some roots and with in a few…
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…
