This is a weekday meal which you can make in 30 minutes. An easy meal to make after a long day at work. This recipes uses tamarind. Tamarind is extensively used in Asian cooking. It is a fruit and when ripe is slightly sweet and very tart. These trees are not usually seen in cities…
Tag: vegetarian
Stir fry Dumplings/ Momos
Last week I bought some chinese dumplings. They used to be something I liked to eat as a snack. The last ten years in India I was introduced to momos, they are tibetan dumplings and were available everywhere, small stalls outside supermarkets to restaurants and I loved them. My friends Angie and Upesh invited us…
Stuffed Baby Eggplants
The other day, I found the most fresh baby eggplants. Eggplants are a favourite in our house and I could not resist making this. It is easy to make and delicious! Ingredients 10 baby eggplants 4 dried red chillies 2 tbsp channa dal 2 tbsp coriander seeds 2 tbsp grated coconut 3 tsp oil salt…
Malini’s Mavinkai Chitranna (Raw Mango Rice)
My friend, Malini designs clothes. For the past ten years I have been wearing clothes designed by her. Her creativity does not stop there; she is an amazing cook too. This is her recipe. Do try it out. In this recipe, we use raw mango and usually the mango used for pickles. Those mangoes are…
Watermelon Slush
This summer has been oppressively hot and unbearable. The tendency to drink something cold has made me make fresh watermelon juice and have it in the fridge instead of store bought sugary ones. There are days when I long for ice cream, being lactose intolerant keeps me away from them. So here is a substitute,…
Watermelon Mint Salad
This year, Bangalore has had some unusually hot pre- summer days. It is not mango season yet, mangoes make summer bearable. But there is a surplus of watermelon in the stores. Right in front of my apartment sits a watermelon vendor. I can look out of my kitchen window and see the tempting red fruit,…
Vegan Lentil Mushroom Burgers
Leftovers, what do we do with that. Cooking for 2 or 3 is something I cannot do. In our family, we are small eaters but I still cook for an army. I can eat the same dish for another day, maybe. But then, I have a yearning to make something completely different with all the…
Sunday Morning Breakfast -Apple Cinnamon Pancakes
It is a cold Sunday morning. I am not in the mood for eggs. I do not have dosa batter in the fridge and too lazy to make any other Indian breakfast. I am in the mood for something warm. I find an apple on the counter, waiting to be cut. I had a yearning…
Chai With Preethi 