Odisha or Orrisa is the next state that we are travelling to in this Indian Food Odyssey series.In the ancient times, this was the Kalinga kingdom and was also known as Utkala as mentioned in India’s national anthem. This is the 9th largest state by population and 11th largest by population. Since the per-historic times,…
This week I had nothing prepared for Cooking From Cookbooks Challenge. I had a few raita recipes bookmarked and I made one of them today. Raitas are curd based condiments that go well with flavored rice varieties/ roti or can be enjoyed on their own as such. This one is from Aval Vikadan’s – 30 corn…
I am sure you remember the Baby Corn Capsicum Pulao that I cooked for Cooking with Cookbook Challenge last week. Did you notice the raita by its side? Well, that raita is for this weeks edition of CCC. Those who often drop by this space know that I love yogurt based dishes and raita is my favorite.I…
I have been going overboard using a lot of herbs in my cooking lately. Knowing the medicinal / health benefits of the herbs makes it hard for me to ignore them.And they are freely available around my place that I can just pick up some and use it in the dishes. Betel leaf rice was…
Flavored rice varieties are something that I love to prepare and make a few varieties on a regular basis along with our meal. Trying out different types makes the tummy happy and of course I get stuffs for the blog! A few days back, I made this baby corn pulao and I paired it with…
