Learn how to make Morkootan (Mor Kuzhambu), a traditional South Indian yogurt curry. A simple, comforting vegetarian dish with vegetables, coconut, yogurt, and spices.
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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….
Orange and Radish Salad
It is summer again and I have started growing vegetables in my garden. For the first time I grew icicle radish (mooli/diakon). I had never realised how easy it is to grow diakon radish. You plant them in the spring (sprinkle seeds on the soil) and in 21 days you have fresh radish. A recipe…
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…
Wendie’s Focaccia Bread
I posted this recipe and reposting it now. This was my friend, Wendie’s recipe. Wendie passed away recently and this is in her honor. I found her handwritten recipe which you can see below. When she was in India for 5 years, she made this often, especially when she had people over or for a…
Vietnamese Inspired Salad
A friend on Facebook has been posting pictures of pho with the whole process. It takes time but I can only imagine how good it tastes. We were going to the neighboring city which had a Vietnamese restaurant and had great reviews. I was so looking forward to the pho but it was of meat…
Chai With Preethi 