This month the chosen dish for Indian Cooking Challenge is Gujarati Dal from the the Ayurvedic cookbook –Sukham Ayu.This book is authored by Jigyasa & Pratibha ,and it is the Winner of Best Health and Nutrition Book in the World 2009 – second place.You can find healthy recipes and food-tips , Ayurvedic insights. I am…
Fresh Lilva beans is a must buy for me every time I go the farmers market.I usually prepare spicy gravy or dry curry with it.I saw this sambar in Priya’s blog and made this last weekend.It was different from the usual sambar with roasted and ground spices and easy to prepare too. Source – Priya’s…
My favorite comfort food that can be made when u are in need of a quick dish to go with rice.I used Moongdhal here and it tastes awesome with the ash gourd. I used: Ash gourd ,cut into small cubes-2 cups Moong dhal-1 cup Kootu Podi – 2 teaspoons Mustard- 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds- 1…
Last weekend hubby wanted something different from the usual lunch and I suggested this side dish for steamed rice.Then MIL suggested that I add some masala to the gravy for a better taste.So here it is -Paruppu Urundai Masala Kuzhambu.Everyone at home liked it so much that we did not have any leftovers for lunch.In…
I promised myself to send a full course meal to Srivalli’s MEC which is celebrating its third anniversary and the theme is potluck.I made Tomato ka shorba for my first entry and now going on to make main dishes.I wish I had more time to prepare all the items I had planned.But I will post…
