Vegan Recipes

this ones great for folks who love potato wedges and french fries and its a spicy version. this recipe post has lots of pictures of the peri peri potato wedges. i hope you guys like the pics as well as enjoy making the potato wedges at home. in the recipe [...]

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mushroom vindaloo

Goan Recipes

now for a spicy and hot recipe of mushroom vindaloo… vindaloo/vindalho is a portuguese goan recipe and is usually made with chicken or pork. i have seen the pork & chicken vindaloo featured in many of the restaurants’ menus in goa. the portuguese goan cuisine offers really good recipes like xacuti recipe, ambotik [...]

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cabbage upkari

Konkani Recipes

finally a recipe which was a staple at home. a recipe made with cabbage, beans, caulifower and even snake gourd, bottle gourd and pumpkin. the chana dal and the coconut were always there and this was my favorite combination with any veggie. this used to be my tiffin box lunch [...]

peri peri sauce recipe

here comes a hot and fiery sauce from the portuguese cuisine – peri peri or piri piri sauce. its made from piri piri, a type of bird’s eye chili from africa. legend has it that from africa the piri piri chilies went to portugal via the portuguese invaders. the piri [...]

dukkah recipe

Easy Recipes

here comes a handy, simple, quick and delicious recipe of dukkah/dukka/duqqa. its from the egyptian cuisine and is a wonder blend made with nuts, seeds and spices. very healthy and very nutritious. usually as a snack, crusty breads are dipped in olive oil and then in the dukkah. this is [...]

vegan pesto recipe with almonds

finally i made a vegan pesto and am posting the recipe. wanted to make it when my dear friend S was here a couple of months ago, but just did not get enough time to make the recipe. i wanted to make it especially for her, but alas! this recipe [...]

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penne with tomato mushroom and olives

pastas and pizzaz…. somethings which neither me nor hubby likes… question: so why this recipe of tomato mushroom penne? answer: sometimes, there is nothing wrong in making a recipe which one does not like. result: husband did not eat the penne at all and just had the tomato mushroom sauce… and that [...]

pindi chana

the pindi chana or pindi chole recipe i wanted to make from a long time and finally managed to make this a few days back. this was again an awesome and spicy chana recipe that is made for the indian taste buds. have adapted this recipe from 1000 Great Indian [...]

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tomato rice

Rice Recipes

this tomato rice recipe i learnt in my home science days and i still have the notes with me in my journal. i used to make this pretty often. a lot of tomatoes in the house and i was wondering to make rasam or tomato soup or tomato rajma or [...]

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Aloo Baingan Recipe

Easy Recipes

This simple and super easy recipe is from my mother in law. being a fantastic cook she dishes out awesome punjabi recipes. her trademark is that her recipes are easy to make and yet super yum. they are so easy that even a novice in cooking can make her recipes. [...]

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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. [...]

punjabi chana

Lentils-Legumes-Dal Recipes

there are so many ways of making punjabi chole….. since i already have posted the punjabi chole recipe before, i will call this recipe punjabi chana. both punjabi chole and punjabi chana are same. its just another way of naming the recipe. but the chana can be dry or gravied. [...]

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bharli vangi – stuffed brinjals

Maharashtrian Cuisine

this recipe of bharli vangi or stuffed brinjals is a regular at my home. this recipe is how my mother makes it. i am not sure whether its a malvani, konkani or goan recipe. i first used to think that its a goan/konkani recipe, but a further research proved that [...]

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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 [...]

misal pav

Lentils-Legumes-Dal Recipes

this recipe post of misal pav has been in the pipeline for some time now. and i am finally writing about this recipe. one of my favorite foods: the piping hot, spicy and hot misal pav is awesome to have during the monsoons. its rainy time in india and i [...]

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sookha kala chana – dry kala chana recipe

this recipe of dry kala chana is made during the kanjak ceremony on the last day of the navratras. this is a special punjabi recipe and the dry kala chana is served with pooris on this day. the kanjaks are served the kala chana with pooris. and after they have [...]

broccoli basil

Easy Recipes

Here’s another interesting recipe i had recently made. it was liked by everybody. hmmm….. its broccoli with basil leaves. the aroma and flavor of basil leaves complimented the broccoli amazingly. in fact the broccoli had absorbed the flavors of the basil and tomatoes and tasted yum. along with basil and [...]

chana chaat

a quick brunch, a quick snack is what we sometimes need when we are too busy or when we are too lazy the recipe of chana chaat is a quick one if you have leftover boiled chana (chickpeas) and not so quick if you do not have leftover boiled chana [...]

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herb rice with baby potatoes and carrots

Easy Recipes

a quick fix meal is what i cook these days. and this recipe of herb rice is one of those. its not an indian recipe. its again an european style recipe where i have used the vegetables i had i.e carrots and baby potatoes and fresh herbs – dill, basil, [...]

usal recipe

Lentils-Legumes-Dal Recipes

being born and raised up in mumbai, i cannot forget the flavors and tastes of the maharashtrian cuisine. though i am fond of maharashtrian food like varan, puran poli, batata vada, sabudana vada, bharli vangi, panchamrut etc etc… usal and misal pav tops my list. my favorite usal is the [...]

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bread pakora

my potato stuffed bread pakora post is on the 9th number amongst the top 10 recipes on my site. this recipe has got 5,112 views from the time it was posted. i am telling this info so that i can share some statistics with the readers of my site. plus i [...]

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mushroom rice

Easy Recipes

Here’s an easy and quick recipe of mushroom rice. i had made it some months back but did not get time to post it. this recipe i had made for lunch and everyone liked it. the most amazing thing is that, it is not an elaborate or complicated recipe. easy [...]

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bagara baingan

Hyderabadi Cuisine

indian is a country with multi cuisines. we all know that the north indian cuisine is different from south indian cuisine, but even the cuisines of the different parts of south india are different from each other. you see the cuisine of karnataka is different from the kerala cuisine. even [...]

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ash gourd thoran

Kerala Cuisine

Here comes again another quick recipe of thoran…… to know more about thoran you could read my post on beetroot thoran. i like thoran made from any veggie….. from cabbage thoran to beans thoran to carrot thoran…. so here is a recipe of ash gourd thoran. ash gourd is easily [...]

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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Kalimirch Baingan Recipe

Easy Recipes

a new post and a new recipe after some gap. i have a list of recipes that needs posting here and somehow i do not get time. so i have decided to share all these recipes one by one whenever i get the time. so we straight away go to [...]