By Nithu on Feb 13, 2008 in Veggie Entrées & Sides | 10 Comments
Eggplant curry is another spicy South Indian dish which is taken along with sambar/rasam/veg rice.
Ingredients:
Eggplant - 8
Coriander seeds - 1 tbsp
Urad dal - 2 tsp
Channa dal - 1 tbsp
Red chillies - 5 to 6 (adjust to taste)
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Oil - 5 to 6 tbsp
Curry leaves - a few
Salt to taste
Popularity: 43% [?]
Popularity: 43% [?]
By Nithu on Feb 12, 2008 in Veggie Entrées & Sides | 4 Comments
Moong dal curry/Green gram curry is a simple but tasty curry which is taken along with chappathies and steamed rice.
Ingredients:
Moong dal (Split green gram) - 1 cup
Green chillies - 2
Tomato - 2
onion - 1
Garlic cloves - 2
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Oil - 2 tsp
Curry leaves - a few
Lemon juice - 1 tsp
Salt to taste
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Popularity: 31% [?]
By Nithu on Jan 29, 2008 in Veggie Entrées & Sides | 11 Comments
This is mixed vegetable curry with spices, a south Indian dish which is simple and healthy. Spices like jeera, pepper and red chillies are used. They give a good flavour for the dish and have good values. Pepper is good for digestion, cold and flu. Cumins are good appetizer. Squash and […]
Popularity: 42% [?]
By shriya on Jan 28, 2008 in Rendezvous | 13 Comments
Sunday is almost over! We wanted to spread the love by highlighting a few recipes every week from our fellow foodie bloggers. It has turned out to harder than sharing our own recipes as there are so many wonderful bloggers out there and we have a hard time picking a few. If we haven’t […]
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By shriya on Jan 27, 2008 in Veggie Entrées & Sides | 13 Comments
Curry leaves are the essence of South Indian cooking. They give rich favor & aroma to any dish and they are used in a lot of recipes. Its usually used as a seasoning but here is a recipe with curry leaves as the key player.
One of my good friends Lavanya of famed Home Cook Recipes […]
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By shriya on Jan 22, 2008 in Veggie Entrées & Sides | 9 Comments
It’s been almost a week since I posted a recipe. We had some of our friends (including nithu and her husband ganesh) visiting us and we were busy playing host. They were in town to see the Detroit International Auto Show and it was a great experience to see all the new vehicles. Nithu and […]
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By shriya on Jan 11, 2008 in Chicken dishes, Meat & Seafood Entrées | 7 Comments
Vindaloo is an Goan dish traditionally prepared with garlic, red wine and chili. Vindaloo roughly means in Portuguese - ‘ Wine,Vinegar and Garlic’. Vindaloo these days are usually made with potatoes leading us to think the aloo in vindaloo is the Hindi word for potatoes. In fact, I just found out the […]
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By shriya on Jan 5, 2008 in Chicken dishes, Meat & Seafood Entrées | 17 Comments
Today my husband and I were craving for something little spicy so I ended up making this pepper chicken gravy. My Mom used to make this for me and my sisters if we had a bit of cold. Pepper has this medicinal quality that helps fight the common cold.
The main flavors that stand out […]
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By shriya on Jan 3, 2008 in Breakfast Menu, Veggie Entrées & Sides | 0 Comments
Its a typical south Indian dish which is often consumed with idli or dosa. This is a very good side dish for idli, dosa, and it takes such a short time to make. The best combination for this chutney is idli and chutney (idli) powder. One of my favorite breakfast dishes.
Popularity: 39% [?]
Popularity: 39% [?]
By shriya on Dec 31, 2007 in Featured, Veggie Entrées & Sides | 0 Comments
This is a typical vegetarian side dish that is a part of a traditional south Indian meal. Because of cabbage’s suttle flavor it best compliments spicy gravies like vatha kuzhambhu, Milagootal.
Popularity: 25% [?]
Popularity: 25% [?]