For the final day of BM#66 Bookmarked Recipes, I have a different Rice dish made with Cabbage Pakodas. We mostly end up stocking cabbage all the time and it mostly gets done as a kootu or a poriyal during the week. However this one particular time we were not happy with the same dishes and […]
Ghugni | Bihari Style Peas Potato Gravy
When I was doing the Mega BM on Indian Regional Cuisine, for B I had so many dishes short listed with the help of my Bihari colleague. However as I was doing a series on Indian Bread, I had to drop out quite a few of them. Many got bookmarked and left for posterity.However when […]
Capsicum Bath | How to make Bell Pepper Mixed Rice
For the final day of cooking with Capsicum, I have a spicy delicious bath made with Indian spices and capsicum. This is a typical Mixed Rice version where a roasted spice powder is ground and mixed with a sauteed capsicum into cooked Rice. I was inspired to make this right away when Nandita posted on […]
Capsicum Coconut Masala ~ Lunch Box Series : LBS#83
Today’s dish is from a Telugu cooking show. The combination of pepper and coconut sounded interesting and so I tried it right away. It is definitely a different and delicious combination. For the second day of cooking with Capsicum under 1 Vegetable 3 dishes, I have a Capsicum Coconut Curry. This has been in the […]
Nawabi Style Paneer Biryani | How to make Paneer Dum Biryani
For the third and final day of making Rice Dishes, I have a layered Biryani. The clause of the theme was to cook Rice dishes in three different ways. As I said I do make these one pot meals, mixed rice and layered biryanis quite often. Only I didn’t plan it properly and ended up […]
Chintha Chiguru Pulihora | How to make Tender Tamarind Leaves Mixed Rice
For the second day of BM#65, week 1 under Rice Dishes, its the turn of the Mixed Rice Dish. Mixed rice dishes are so very popular in South that not only is it delicious to eat, its so quick to make as well. One of the famous mixed rice variety is the Lemon Rice, that […]
No Tomato Pressure Cooker Vegetable Pulao | Vegetable Pulao in Pressure Cooker
We are starting the first week of BM# 65. For the first week, I will be sharing some rice dishes cooked in three different ways. We cook only rice for lunch and it keeps varying as steamed rice, mixed rice, and pulaos. A special occasion calls for Biryanis and that again either is nonveg or […]
Quick Pulao under 20 mins
For the second day of quick dishes, this is one of the pulaos I make for my kids for their lunch. I never thought of clicking it before. However this particular picture was taken during the floods we had in Madras and we were short of ideas being at home through the day. While I […]
Vazhakkai Podimas | Raw Banana Stir Fry
Its Vazhakkai Podimas again, a recipe that I got from a colleague. She has been getting it frequently. However everytime I taste, I keep asking and forgetting it prompting. Last week, when I had this on hand, I decided I have to make it if I have to remember. This recipe is made with Sambar […]
Colour Rice with Vankaya Kura ~ A Quick Andhra Meal
Colour Rice Vankaya Kura is a delicious combo meal and an excellent way to welcome you all to the New Year! I am looking forward to a wonderful Foodie year ahead!. It’s with great pleasure I am sharing yet another edition of Blogging Marathon that’s entered its 60th edition this month. It surely makes it […]
Cauliflower Dry Saute ~ Easy Side Dish
For the Cooking from Cookbook this week, its a simple delicious dry saute with Cauliflower. Every time in winter season, I look forward to cooking with the fresh cauliflower. However this time, we are yet to get our share of fresh cauliflower. Still we couldn’t let go of the flower when we saw it in […]