HAPPY NEW YEAR 2026! To exploring new places, enjoying new foods and savoring old favorites! I recently went to Mexico City twice in one month for two weddings and somehow that still didn’t feel like enough time! This was my first experience of Mexico City and I loved it. The food was incredible! We tried…
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Easy Homemade Sambal Recipe – Vegan
This easy homemade sambal is a spicy chili paste that’s nice to have in the fridge — perfect for adding bold flavor to rice, noodles, pasta, soups or any meal.
Morkootan Recipe (Mor Kuzhambu): A Simple and Comforting Yogurt Curry
Learn how to make Morkootan (Mor Kuzhambu), a traditional South Indian yogurt curry. A simple, comforting vegetarian dish with vegetables, coconut, yogurt, and spices.
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…
Raji’s Amma’s Bittergourd Gojju – Traditional Karnataka Curry Recipe
Rajashree and I go way back. We were friends in college and, even though life took us to different corners of the world, we did not lost touch. Every time we both happened to be in Bengaluru, we made it a point to meet. Raji is a true foodie, always introducing me to new restaurants…
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…
Baked Brie
If you want to make a dish that looks and tastes amazing and looks like you have been toiling over a hot stove but takes minutes to prep and make, this is the dish! This is a versatile dish. I sometimes top it with honey, sometimes with jalapeno pepper jelly or orange marmalade. It depends…
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….
Avocado Crema
Avocado Crema We love avocados and I often make guacamole or have avocados with toast. For some reason, I had never made avocado crema. I decided to make it the other day for tacos. It was so good; used leftover on veggie patties as a snack. It may be my new favorite dip. It is…
Chai With Preethi 