Gatte are gram flour dumplings which have a special place in Rajasthani cuisine. Curries, kadhi and pulao are some of the dishes in which gatte are incorporated. Besan along with some spices is made into a stiff dough. It is then divided and rolled into logs. These logs are boiled…
For this month’s Indian Cooking Challenge, Srivalli selected this Gujarathi kadhi on Vaishali’s suggestion. Dapka kadhi is a curd based gravy with moong dhal dumplings, usually served along with rotlas, green chillies and garlic chutney. I am very alte in preparing for this challenge as I was away on a…
Kerala style kadala curry is a perfect combination for puttu, idiyappam and other kerala specialities. Today morning as I was thinking a gravy for breakfast, I remembered the soaked chickpeas in my freezer. I wanted to prepare something new and when searching the web for recipes, I saw this recipe…
I saw this recipe at Tarla Dala’s website. I have been eyeing this recipe for a while but only today I got the perfect opportunity to make this. This restaurant style gravy is very rich, spicy and creamy with super soft paneer cubes. Serve it along with any flat bread…
Divya Pramil of You too can cook started an event South Vs North Challenge which is becoming very very interesting every month. There are two teams in this group. A member from Northern team provides an authentic north Indian recipe and challenges the Southern team to try. Likewise a member…
As I mentioned in yesterday’s post I made the Goan rice-Arroz Com Coco along with a spicy gravy from Goan cuisine. Xacuti is a spicy goan gravy, pronounced as Shakuti, is usually made with lamb or chicken. I made the vegetarian version of Xacuti using tofu and sprouted green peas.…
For the final day of Week 3 of Blogging Marathon, I made the Rajasthani special combination Dal Baati Churma. For this month’s Indian Cooking Challenge Srivalli chose the same recipes so I combined both together and enjoyed it today. I bought Tarla Dalal’s Rajasthani Cook Book long back and have…
Khar is a signature dish of Assamese cuisine. There are so many varieties of khar. The main ingredient of khar is kola khar, which is got from dried banana peels. For the second day of Blogging Marathon #25, I opted to make a vegetarian khar using spinach leaves. As kola…
I have been part of the South Versus North Group Challenge from January. This is the brain child of Divya of You Too Can Cook. The whole group is divided into two teams- The Southern Team and The Northern Team. Every month a member of the northern team will challenge…
I am visiting Uzhvar Sandhai often and I am so happy to see all the fresh vegetables out there. I never miss a chance to buy the fresh green peas. There is also a vendor who sells mushroom and hot mushroom soup. We usually have a cup of the soup…