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Vada Curry

A delicious South Indian curry made from masala vada cooked in a spicy tomato and onion gravy. Vada curry is best served with Dosa, Idiyappam, Puttu for breakfast or along with Phulkas for dinner. Ingredients 1/2 cup split peas/peas dal 1 tsp coriander seeds 1 tsp cumin seeds/jeera salt to taste oil to deep fryContinue reading “Vada Curry”

Beetroot Masala Dosa

Beetroot Masala Dosa is a healthy twist to your regular dosa with all the goodness of beetroot. It is basically a thin lacey dosa served with a spicy beetroot masala filling for breakfast. Sambar and coconut chutney are served as accompaniments. This is a nutritious dish for all especially for kids who can relish lot of veggies. Ingredients 2Continue reading “Beetroot Masala Dosa”

Oats upma

Oats Upma recipe can be a quick and delicious option for breakfast or dinner that can be made in a jiffy. This dish is versatile, flavorful and easy to make, and can be made interesting with the addition of vegetables and simple tadka, lending great taste to the upma. Ingredients 1 cup quick cooking oats 1Continue reading “Oats upma”

Hyderabadi Chicken Dum Biryani

Hyderabadi Dum Biryani is world famous dish from India, native to Hyderabad. Coupled with flavors of spices delicately combined with rice and chicken makes an aromatic combination that is hard to resist. This rice dish has two major ingredients chicken and basmati rice. The rest is playing around with ingredients and spices to create this flavorful ChickenContinue reading “Hyderabadi Chicken Dum Biryani”

Dhave Humaan

Dhave Humaan is a traditional Konkani side dish. The word ‘Dhave’ means white and ‘Humaan’ means curry. Dhave Humaan is basically potatoes, colocasia root, long beans and bitter gourd cooked in coconut milk making it delicious and rich. Ingredients 2 medium potatoes, cut into 1 inch long thin slices 3 colocasia root/arbi, cut into 1Continue reading “Dhave Humaan”

Tapioca Upma

Tapioca Upma or Kappa Upma is a perfect option for breakfast or a healthy snack. A quickie and healthy food to kick-start the day. Tapioca is a tubular, rich in carbohydrate, gluten free and omnipresent in Kerala. Ingredients 250 gm tapioca/kappa 1 tbsp coconut oil 1 large onion, finely chopped 1 tsp mustard seeds 1Continue reading “Tapioca Upma”

Dum Aloo (in pressure cooker)

The word ‘Dum‘ means cooked under pressure and ‘Aloo‘ means Potatoes. Dum Aloo is a famous Kashmiri cuisine. Traditionally the small baby potatoes are deep fried and cooked on low flame. Its a lengthy procedure and very time consuming. Dum Aloo can be made in pressure cooker. It is a very quick recipe and requires very basicContinue reading “Dum Aloo (in pressure cooker)”

Soya Keema Masala

Soya Keema Masala is a delicious vegan keema recipe made with soya nuggets and basic masala. This easy to make recipe can be packed for lunch. It makes a perfect side dish and is best served with Roti, Rice and tastes great on Toast too! Ingredients 1 cup soya chunks 1 tbsp oil 1 tsp fennel seeds 2 green chilies,Continue reading “Soya Keema Masala”

Paneer Bhurji

Paneer Bhurji is basically spicy Indian cottage cheese (paneer) with onion, tomatoes and spices. ‘Bhurji’ means scrambled so here the paneer is crumbled and then cooked with spices. This is an easy and quick recipe with basic ingredients gets done in 15 minutes. Paneer bhurji pairs well with flat breads like roti and paratha. TastesContinue reading “Paneer Bhurji”

Green Peas Curry

Kerala style Green Peas Curry, is rich, gluten free and vegan curry made with fresh or frozen green peas. The flavor of coconut and mild spices takes this dish to a whole new level. This curry is best served with can be served with Appam, Idiyappam, or Puttu. Ingredients 1 large potato, cubed 1 carrot,Continue reading “Green Peas Curry”