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…
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…
Dhal is my personal favorite for chapathis.I always prepare this simple dhal as a side dish but a couple of days ago I felt the dhal would taste better if it has a pronounced garlicky flavor.It sure was a hit at dinner!! I used: Moong dhal – 1 cupTomato-1 ,choppedOnion-1,choppedGarlic-6 cloves,thinly slicedJeera-1 teaspoonRed chilli powder-1…
Aviyal is typically a dish from Kerala though it is also prepared in Tamilnadu. It is nothing but a colorful and tasteful mixture of vegetables in a spicy coconut gravy. For reason unknown[even to me!!],I don’t like why! Surprised? You ought to be…I don’t know when and why I stopped eating this dish. When it…
