I love mushrooms and you will always find some in my grocery cart. I can eat them sauteed, in a curry, biryani or an omelette, pasta, pizza or in a bowl of soup. Earlier, I have posted a recipe for stuffed mushrooms and mushroom curry and added mushrooms in my stir fry, fajitas, etc. (search…
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Mexican Roasted Pepper Sauce
When I made this sauce the first time, I could not believe how good it was. It was tangy, spicy and I was easy spoonfuls just like that. I mixed it with some fresh tomato sauce and poured it over some pumpkin and baked it. You can saute some vegetables and a tablespoon of sauce….
Vegan Mexican Rice
Mexican rice is very similar to the tomato rice that the South Indians make. In the Indian version, we would temper it with mustard and curry leaves. This is a simple and quick dish to make. Serve it with salsa (will be posting recipe soon) and as a side to vegetables or meat. This goes…
Masala Omelette
The easiest thing to do is to whip up a few eggs and make a scrambled egg or an omelette. Many times, when I am alone, I whip up an omelette with onions and mushrooms and it is a complete meal. I also add capsicum, spinach and tomatoes. I can have it for breakfast, lunch…
Spinach Chutney (Basale Soppina Chutney)
The other day I bought some Malabar spinach (Basella Alba). This spinach is a climber and grows really well in South India. It is high in Vitamin A, c, iron, and calcium. You can make a stir-fry or throw it into a sambar or dal and it is delicious. While I was wondering what to…
Coorgi Mushroom Curry (Kummu Curry)
My mom often talks about her childhood in Coorg walking many many miles to school, climbing trees, throwing stones at the mangoes and eating many fruits and berries on the way. She spoke of the different wild mushrooms growing and that they picked these mushrooms and that the flavor those mushroom had is not the…
My Mom’s Coorgi Akki Roti (Rice flatbread)
Sometime back I had posted a recipe for Akki Roti. That recipe is very common in Karnataka and easy to make. This is a special akki roti made in Coorg/ Kodagu. Kodagu is a district in the southwest of Karnataka. It is a beautiful hill station filled with coffee estates and paddy fields. Their most…
Spinach/Amaranthus Dal – Spinach Lentil Soup
Every Indian family has their own versions of dal. Dal is lentils in Hindi and most north Indian languages. In Tamil it is called paruppu, in Malayalam it is called parippu, in Kannada it is belesaaru and in Telugu, it is called pappu. Every region has their versions of dal too. Also, different dal recipes…
A Steaming Bowl of Millet Khichdi
A cold rainy day. The first thing that comes to my mind is a nice bowl of hot deep fried pakodas. But instead, I settle for something healthy, a nice steaming hot bowl of millet khichdi. Khichidi or khichri is a dish which spells comfort. It is equivalent to the chicken soup. This dish in the…
Chai With Preethi 