One day, I was sitting at work and craving for some dark, chewy chocolate cookies.I came home and realised that I had no dark cocoa. It had to wait till I go buy dark cocoa. The idea of those cookies stayed in my mind till I made it. It was worth the wait. I made…
Category: Recipes
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….
South Indian Carrot Salad
I remember eating this salad at my friend’s house when I was in college. I have been making this ever since. It is easy to make, healthy and delicious. You can serve it as a side or eat it as a main. You could grate some radish with it too, if you like; but I…
My Mom’s Tomato Thokku/ Chutney
My mom is a wonderful, gutsy, amazing woman. Some of my first memories of her was playing volleyball with her students, her saree tucked up. She was the first person in her village to go to college. She is a sportswoman who was a sports teacher at a college in Bangalore. She treated her students…
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 +…
Baingan Bharta and Baba Ghanoush An aubergine by any other name would taste as good…
This recipe was posted Jan 2018. I had served this at a dinner party with people from different parts of the world and was loved by all. Reposting the recipe again. Aubergine, brinjal, eggplant, baingan, katrikkai, badanekai – All names for the same vegetable. This is one of my husband’s favourite vegetable and will always…
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…
Chai With Preethi 