I got introduced to Arundhathi –Raaga of ‘The Singing Chef’,when we ran the recipe Marathon # 2. I admired her blog which had baked goods,traditional recipes and her quick fixes put up very in a remarkable way.Though I had bookmarked several of her recipes during the marathon ,I never got around to trying them. When…
Well,who doesn’t like potato and peas! When they are paired its definitely a fantastic combination!! Here is Raaga’s Aloo matar recipe with a very few minor changes.This is for Divya who is hosting this month’s edition of Tried and tastedI used: Potato -1 large, peeled and cubedPeas – 1 cupOnion – 1 , choppedTomato -1…
With a whole bag of fresh coriander leaves and peas sitting in the fridge,I was happy to see this recipe in The Singing Chef! I used:[The original recipe is here] Cauliflower- 1, medium sized,broken into floretsPeas – ½ a cupCumin seeds- 1 teaspoonOil- 1 teaspoonAsafoetida- a pinchSalt to taste Grind to a paste adding very…
Vegetable Kurma is the most preferred side dish for Chapthi / Poori /Parotta in South India. Each restaurant or household has its own version and each one is as tasty as the other.Here is my version of kurma. I used: Boiled mixed vegetables:2 cups [ carrots, beans, peas, cauliflower, corn, potato]Onion-1 ,small,choppedTomato-1,small,choppedBay leaf-1Curry leaves a…
This one is adapted from Jaya’s Blog.She had cooked it for ‘This book makes me cook’ and on reading it I was literally drooling. This recipe is from Madhur Jaffery’s book -‘Climbing the mango trees’ where she talks about her childhood , her life and of course food!! After reading Jaya’s review on Madhur Jaffrey’s…
