Learn how to make Morkootan (Mor Kuzhambu), a traditional South Indian yogurt curry. A simple, comforting vegetarian dish with vegetables, coconut, yogurt, and spices.
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Sudha’s Snakegourd Stir Fry
Snakegourd, as its name suggests is a long thin snake like gourd. It is called pudalangai in Tamil, padavalakai in Kannada and Padavalanga in Malayalam. This is a versatile vegetable and has not much flavor by itself. It absorbs the flavor of the spices and can be used it many dishes like kootu, milagkootan and…
Quick and Easy Spinach Rice: Perfect Weekday Meal
It has been awhile since I posted. Spring is here and spinach is sprouting in the garden. In India, we make a lot of different rice dishes, other than the well known biryani. Most of these recipes use cooled cooked rice so they are perfect for leftover rice. Think of them as our version of…
Daikon/ Icicle Radish (Mooli) Greens Dal
Daikon greens in a spiced lentil and coconut sauce This is a dish my mom has been making for years. Usually the leaves of the radish are discarded. In fact when I was living in India and I would buy icicle radish from the street vendor with the leaves, I would ask for more leaves….
HEALTHY GRAIN BOWLS
A healthy meal you can prep during the weekend and make during the week.
Spicy Vegetarian Tortilla Soup
On a cold, snowy day, a hot bowl of steamy spicy soup is just what I need. This soup is one of my favorite soups. I make it lactose-free and have add ons like cheese or sour cream for the vegetarians. If you add avocado, you get the creamy feeling without the cream. I sometimes…
Palak Paneer (Saag Paneer)
Paneer is a fresh cheese that has become popular all over the world. It is a blank canvas and can be marinated and grilled or added in curries. Good paneer is soft when cooked. Traditional paneer dishes are from the Punjab region of India. Today paneer is found in local grocery stores around the world….
Potato Karakari (Spicy Potato Fry)
This is a quick and easy recipe, especially if you have boiled potatoes. You will find this dish at most tamil wedding lunches. It is also made on occasions when onions and garlic are not used. It goes well with steamed rice, sambar and rasam or curd (yogurt) rice. It can be eaten as a…
Malabar Spinach Curry
Basale Soppu Saaru- Karnataka Style Basale Soppu Malabar spinach (Basella Alba)is a type of spinach and is a creeper. It grows like a weed in South India. The leaves are is high in Vitamin A, C, Iron, and Calcium. I bought and planted the plant in a planter and it grew quite well. It likes warm…
Vegetable Hakka Noodles
Hope you all had a good Thanksgiving! As the temperature goes down, a steaming hot bowl of spicy noodles is perfect for a week-night dinner. Take a walk down a street in India and you will find corner carts making Hakka noodles and Gobi Manchurian. Some of the best noodles I ate were in Kolkata….
Chai With Preethi 