Upma/ Uppitu -A Simple South Indian breakfast

It is a busy time and though I have started multiple posts, I have not had time to finish them. I plan to repost some of my older posts from time to time. This is our weekend breakfast almost every other weekend. Easy to make and healthy vegan fare. Upma or Uppitu is a simple breakfast…

Indian Street Style Grilled Corn

Monsoons bring a vivid picture to all those who have experienced it. Each one with different memories and mostly about food. I remember one day, returning to the office (I was working in marketing just after college) on my moped. I was at on the street my office was on, could almost see it at…

Spicy Stuffed Baby Eggplant Curry

We can never have enough eggplant recipes. As I have mentioned before we love eggplants and here are some recipes that I had posted earlier: https://chaiwithpreethi.com/2019/05/30/stuffed-baby-eggplants/ https://chaiwithpreethi.com/2018/01/28/badanekai-ennegai-stuffed-baby-eggplants-an-aubergine-by-any-other-name-contd/ https://chaiwithpreethi.com/2018/06/07/sesame-seed-rice-ellu-sadam-with-roasted-eggplant-and-yogurt-salad-kathirikai-pachadi/ https://chaiwithpreethi.com/2019/06/27/simple-eggplant-curry/ https://chaiwithpreethi.com/2019/09/26/roasted-eggplant-and-tomato-soup/ I wanted to try something different and here is a recipe. This almost tastes like vathakulambu. The recipe has been posted before. https://chaiwithpreethi.com/2018/06/25/vatha-kuzhambu-a-tangy-spicy-gravy/ This eggplant…

Chatpata Chutneys

I am reposting this post from last year. Enjoy! If you ask an Indian what their favourite chutney is, one will get multiple different answers. For me, it depends on what I am eating it with. With idli and sevai, it has to coconut chutney, with adai it is onion chutney, with sandwiches it would…

Stir-Fried Okra with Peanuts

Okra is called ladies finger in India, maybe because it is slender and long. In hindi it is bhindi, in malayalam and tamil it is vendakka and kannada it is bendekai. When I was a kid, it was considered a ‘super food’ and good for the brain, my mom would say. Okra has a bad…

Instant Pot Methi Palak Dal

I recently bought an instant pot (which I may have mentioned in an earlier post). I was introduced to it last summer when a few of my friends owned one. I had decided then that I need one (not want one but need one!). The first dish I made with that was a biryani and…

Simple Eggplant Curry

If you have been following my blog, you will notice that one of the vegetable I really like is eggplant. Continuing with my basic recipes with very few ingredients; this is an easy dish that even a college student can make. Ingredients 6-7 baby eggplants or 4-5 long eggplants 1 tomato 1 onion 3-4 cloves…

Chakka Varatti (Jackfruit Jam)

Jackfruit is a fruit one either loves or hates. It looks like durian and is sometimes mistaken for one. It can be eaten both raw and ripe. You can prepare side dishes with the young raw jackfuit as they are not sweet. This is considered as the new super food and is called the new…

Nethra’s Kadle Puri – The Time-Pass Snack

Kadle puri or pori is a snack which is healthy as it is made up of puffed rice, peanuts, roasted gram and some spices. It is an easy to carry snack which can be eaten anywhere and at anytime. Carry a bag of this to work and munch on this instead of chips. This has…

South Indian Egg Curry (and Egg Roast) – Egg curry two ways

Reposting this recipe for Easter. Perfect recipe to use up the boiled eggs you may have. Happy Easter! This is a perfect recipe for Easter, especially if you have boiled eggs and are not sure what to do with it other than the usual. This was a recipe my mom made often when I was…