Mix Vegetable

here is the most awaited recipe post – the all time favorite- veg pizza. there was a time when i used to make pizzas at home with readymade pizza breads. but after making breads at home and finding out they are far far better than the outside ones, i make [...]

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bombay veg sandwich

the veg sandwich from mumbai – one of my favorite snack always… when i would be hungry and sometimes without a tiffin box, in my college days….. me and my friends would go to the sandwich-wallah near my college and have the plain or toasted veg sandwich. we were the [...]

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navratan korma

Festival Recipes

navratan korma….. a recipe which i always dreaded making…. just the name of this dish would scare me. it seemed to me a very royal, rich and time consuming recipe. i was wrong. it is such an easy recipe but yes it is rich and royal. do you know why [...]

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vegetable yakhni pulao

Awadhi Cuisine

yakhni pulao is amongst the top ten rice dishes of mine, obviously the first being a biryani. mom makes awesome yakhni pulao, but its made with chicken back at home. before turning to vegetarianism, i have had mom’s yakhni pulao and it used to be great. i would only eat the rice [...]

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veg dhansak – a parsi traditional recipe

Lentils-Legumes-Dal Recipes

i know many folks who love dhansak. first time i had dhansak in my home science days and i must say that i loved it. dhansak is a traditional parsi recipe usually served with brown rice. it is a medley of lentils, vegetables, spices and meat. being a vegetarian i [...]

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avial recipe

Kerala Cuisine

here is another favorite recipe made from mix vegetables, coconut and curd – avial. avial is a traditional recipe of kerala and an essential dish of sadya. i recently came to know that avial was invented by Bhima – one of the five pandavas, during their exile. this is what [...]

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ensaladilla rusa – spanish salad

Easy Recipes

after a silent and quite karwa chauth, today my next post is about spanish salad recipe - ensaladilla rusa. actually was planning to post the recipe of mathris which i made on karwa chauth. but have no time at all to work on the post and step by step photos of [...]

vegetarian borscht recipe

borscht…. now what is this borscht? for all those who do not know what is borscht…. borscht is a russian and ukranian soup made primarily with beetroots and other veggies. the other veggies that are usually added are cabbage, carrots potatoes and dill leaves. borscht is served with sour cream. [...]

mix vegetable pakora

here’s another recipe for the monsoons…. hot hot crispy crunchy mix vegetable pakora. they are easy and quick to make. i had made lovely chili, potato and brinjal pakoras for my friends and they all loved it. you can use different veggies like cauliflower, capsicum, cabbage, raw banana, aubergines, potato, sweet [...]

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scrambled silken tofu with vegetables in thai style

Easy Recipes

tofu is a favorite with us…. i personally prefer silken tofu while making tofu recipes… especially the extra firm silken tofu which can be used in making stir fry or sauted dishes. i had firm silken tofu with me and so i thought of making this scrambled silken tofu with [...]

Veg Thai Red Curry

After the making the Veg Green Thai Curry…. it was time to make the next Thai Curry. After discovering all the thai curries on the internet… i chose to make Red Thai Curry. this also had to be pure vegetarian without any shrimp or fish paste. I decided to make [...]

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Thai Veg Green Curry Recipe

So here comes a spicy, hot green veg curry from Thailand. It is veg to the core with no shrimp paste or fish sauce added to the curry. To keep the authenticity of the recipe, I have used all the Thai ingredients that are used in Thai recipes, except for [...]

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Thai Basil Vegetable and Tofu Stir Fry Recipe

I am increasingly becoming fond of Thai Food and I do try to make Thai Recipes at home. Thankfully, I have a nice shop close to my place, which sells a small kit made of essential thai herbs. Its called as the Thai kit, but for a frugal housewife like [...]

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Kerala Sambar Recipe

Kerala Cuisine

I love the food from Kerala from the appams to the avial, from the puttus to the kadala. I have been lucky enough to have a feast of the kerala cuisine many times in my life, especially on Onam and Vishu. Thanks to my mother who is a great cook, my [...]

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Kada Pav Bhaji Recipe – A Different and Unique Pav Bhaji from Mumbai

Kada Pav Bhaji or Khada Pav Bhaji is a favorite. Since I am weird….. I do like the mashed pav bhaji but if you give me an option between mashed and kada pav bhaji, I will go for the kada pav bhaji. Totally opposite to me is my husband…. he [...]

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Hyderabad Veg Biryani – Authentic Dum Hyderabad Vegetable Biryani

Hyderabadi Cuisine

A Vegetable Biryani Recipe post was amongst one of the few recipes that I wanted to post from a long time. One of my favorite food is the biryani. My mom makes the best biryanis and I have seen her many times cooking biryani with a lot of love and [...]

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Bengali Vegetable Curry Recipe: A Bengali Mixed Vegetable Stew

Bengali Cuisine

I have adapted this Bengali Recipe of Mixed Vegetable Curry from – The Hare Krishna Book of Vegetarian Cooking. Its called as Bengali Tarkari in the book. Tarkari is the bengali term for vegetables. Its basically a Bengali Recipe of Mixed Vegetable Stew. This stew was yum and went very well [...]

Mix Veg Pulao Recipe: Easy Mix Veg Pulao

Rice Recipes

This is the first time I had such a wonderful mix veg pulao. The taste was out of this world. But it was not made by me. It was made by my hubby. I was not feeling well today and my hubby cooked up this beautiful dish. Even I make [...]

Mix Veg Recipe: Indian Mix Vegetables Recipe

Vegetable Recipes

Yet another favorite recipe of mine is the Mix Veg Recipe. I have already posted one version of mix veg recipe on this link: Fried Mix Veg Recipe. In this earlier posted recipe, the vegetables were fried. But in the current recipe, the vegetables are not fried. The vegetables are [...]

Shukto Recipe: Bengali Shukto Recipe

Bengali Cuisine

Shukto is a Traditional Bengali recipe. It is made with different types of vegetables. However, it derives its distinctive flavor from one vegetable in particular: Bitter Gourd or Bitter Melon, also known as Karela in Hindi. It is a vegetable stew or you could also call it a bitter gourd [...]

Paneer Pav Bhaji Recipe- How to make Paneer Pav Bhaji Recipe

There are a few variations of Pav Bhaji which you will get in Mumbai. Mumbai is famous for pav bhaji and there are many roadside stalls and almost all the udipi restaurants in Mumbai offer Pav Bhaji on their menu. The variations of Pav Bhaji are: Jain Pav Bhaji – [...]

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Pav Bhaji Recipe – Mumbai Pav Bhaji Recipe

I have fond memories of having Pav Bhaji at Juhu beach since my childhood in Mumbai. I would carefully see the way the pav bhaji vendor would make the recipe with loads of amul butter. Those days… I so fondly remember them. My evenings especially during vacations would be spent [...]

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Vegetable Cutlet – Easy Veg Cutlet Recipe

Vegetable Cutlet is a snack item made with mix boiled vegetables. Its great to make it during rains and serve them hot with tomato ketchup and green chutney. Today it was raining heavily. I was not sure what to make for lunch. In my fridge, there were pea pods, carrots. [...]