In my earlier post, I had mentioned that I would be including recipes from friends and family. So to start it off here is a recipe from my friend Rahul Kaikini. Rahul and I did our undergrad together (many moons ago). Social Media has connected us and a lot of friends from college. Rahul is…
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Diet, You Say!
I miss my friends and the exercise routine. We worked really hard but we had a lot of fun. Reposting this post in honour of my friends. Our Zumba instructor, Bhavana, has been asking us to go on the GM diet for a few months. We always had excuses – dinner party, special lunches or…
Vendakkai Pachadi – Okra in a Spicy Tangy Coconut Gravy Why is Okra Slimy and What can you do?- Science in the Kitchen
Reposting this from October 2018. After a long time, I decided to make Pachadi as a side dish for rice and Molagootal. I looked up a few of my recipe books including Samaythu Par and could not find the recipe. I then looked online and could find variations but not what I wanted. So I…
Roasted Rainbow Carrots
One day, while I was grocery shopping, I saw these ‘rainbow’ carrots. They were carrots of different color. It piqued my interest and I bought a bag. The lighter colored one was not as sweet and had a mild taste of radish. You could make this with regular carrots too. It is really easy to…
Sweet Potato Toast
One day, while I was grocery shopping, I saw a box of sweet potato slices in the frozen section. I decided to try it at home. It is easy to make, healthy and for those who are on a low carb keto diet, whole 30, have gluten or dairy allergy or just want to eat…
Cauliflower Steak
This is a really simple dish that looks like you spent a lot of time. Makes a great side or a main. I served it with tomato chutney, sun dried tomato pesto and yogurt sprinkled with some spices. I roasted this on the oven but you can roast it on a grill or a pan….
Roasted Stuffed Zucchini
This is an easy dish to make and a low carb, keto friendly dish. Ingredients 2 small zucchinis, sliced in half lengthwise 1 8oz (200 g) packet mushrooms, chopped fine 1 small onion, chopped 3-4 cloves garlic, chopped salt and pepper to taste 1 tsp italian seasoning 1 tbsp oil 2 tbsp bread crumbs +…
Roasted Eggplant and Tomato Soup
When I saw this recipe online on Martha Stewart’s website, I knew I had to try it. If you are following my blog, you will find a lot of eggplant dishes. As I read this recipe, I knew this would be a perfect winter soup. However, I wanted to use the lovely heirloom tomatoes and…
Leftover Fries Frittata
What would you do with leftover fries? You could fry it again or crisp it in the oven, or make a frittata. I have made frittata before with noodles, mushrooms or sliced potato. When I googled ideas for leftover fries, I saw ideas for frittata. Threw in a few things together and a dish is…
Stir fry Dumplings/ Momos
Last week I bought some chinese dumplings. They used to be something I liked to eat as a snack. The last ten years in India I was introduced to momos, they are tibetan dumplings and were available everywhere, small stalls outside supermarkets to restaurants and I loved them. My friends Angie and Upesh invited us…
Chai With Preethi 