There are times when I plan to prepare a dish but end up with a different one. One such dish is the here today. Initially I planned to prepare some mushroom gravy and as I was grinding the masala ,I noticed a closed vessel. One look into it told me to change the menu plans…
One of hubby’s friend left this place for good and when he home came to say ‘good bye’ he brought with him a bag of goodies.Not the ‘chocolate-biscuits-cake’ kinda goody bag but a bag of Indian spices,dhals and spice mixes! In that bag was a pack of dried ladies finger[vendakkai vatral] that caught our immediate…
I am not gona use orange flavoring or even fresh oranges for this recipe..Then how did I get the orange flavor!!!I used something that we normally throw away..Yes, I am talking about the orange peel.. Generally it is said that most of the nutrients lie just below the peel which we normally throw away.The same…
Coming to think of the ‘made for each other’ list in the food category, there are so many partners that come to my mind,say for example- Bathura and Chole,Iddli and Sambar,Pav and baaji,Roti and dhal ,the list is practically never ending and when I wanted to do a recipe for Rathna’s event –Made for each…
You need: Garlic – ½ cup ,chopped Shallots /pearl onions– 1 cup ,chopped Tamarind extract – 1 ½ cups [thick] Salt -to taste Chilli powder – 1tsp Turmeric powder -a pinch Gingelly /sesame seed oil – ½ cup For seasoning Mustard – 1 teaspoon Asafetida – a pinch Red chillies – 2 Curry leaves 1.…
