If you follow my blog you would know that we like eggplant in our house. I roast eggplant often and serve it in a sandwich. I saw a fried eggplant recipe and decided to try a similar recipe but instead of frying, I roasted it in the oven. Of course you can fry it too….
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adjaruli Khachapuri (Georgian Cheese Bread)
What is in a name? In a FB food group, someone had posted a picture of this bread. The picture was instagram worthy but what caught my attention was the name. It was Adjaruli Khachapuri. It screamed indian but the picture did not. If I did not see the picture, I would think it was…
Sheet Dinners
This seems to be the craze right now and I know why. It is really easy, throw all your vegetables on a tray and bake. Makes an easy weekday dinner. I add spices depending on my moods. Make some rice, pasta or just have it with some nice crusty bread and cheese. My son would…
Vegetarian Burmese Khow Suey
The first time I ate Khow Suey was when my friend, Ritika got leftovers for lunch. It was delicious. A couple of weeks ago, my friend Babita sent me a picture of the dish she made. It was beautiful. It inspired me to make it. Here are Babita’s pictures: This is a Burmese dish (not…
Sandya’s Sunday Lunch
JEERA RASAM, PARAPU USILI AND MOR KOOTAN Sandya, my niece sent me some more recipes. this would be sunday lunch at her home. Serve with steamed rice and some papadum. I make a different version of jeera rasam; I tried this after she sent me the recipe.The only change was that I added 4-5 cloves…
Breakfast and dinner- Recipes by danya
Maharashtrian Poha (Beaten Rice) and Punjabi Dal When I started asking recipes from family, Danya was one of the excited nieces who sent me recipes. I remember visiting her in Mysore and showing her how to bake banana bread years ago. I heard she makes a really good banana bread. Her husband raves about her…
THATI’s tomato fried rice
My mother-in-law was an amazing woman. She was about 5 foot something and not very formidable looking. As a new bride and hearing stories of mother-in-laws, she did not fail. My first memory of her was making pal payasam or rice pudding. My job was to stir the pot continuously so that it did not…
Bhagya’s Horsegram Bassaru
Bhagya is a person who loves food, maybe as much as I do and maybe that is why we are good friends. When I think of her, I remember the first time I really interacted with her. We were colleagues working as teachers in the same school but really did not interact with each other…
SPENAT SOPPA (SPINACH SOUP)
The other day, when we were sitting at the dinner table and asking the kids to tell me what their favorite food was. (Now that they are young adults they hardly complain about my food and eat what I make). so I asked them to list 5 of their favourite dishes that I make. Some…
VERSATILITY of a Banana (Plantain) Plant- using every part of the plant
Banana/ Plantain plants are one of the most versatile plant you can find. Almost every part of the plant, not just the fruit, is eaten. What is the difference between a banana and a plantain. A plantain is a starchier banana which is used both raw and ripe. They are usually larger than a regular…
Chai With Preethi 