Bindhi / Okra / Lady’s Finger is a very nutritious vegetable. But I used to keep it away during my childhood because of it sliminess. But nowadays, I have grown very fond of this vegetable. My daughter loves this. I pack it for her lunch box and that day she is…
Jeera Aloo
This is a spicy side dish using the evergreen vegetable “Potatoes”. My daughter is a great fan of this vegetable. She takes potato for her lunch twice every week. But for her I prepare it very mildly adding a small pinch of red chilly powder. As I prepare it twice…
Paneer Makhani
This is a creamy and rich gravy perfect as an accompaniment to Indian flat breads. I prepared this as part of Punjabi Thali to go with makai ki roti. I came across this recipe in a Tarla Dalal book. This is a mildly spiced gravy and so my daughter liked it. She…
South Indian Thali
Here is one more thali which MIL prepared on each Tuesday. Paruppu is a very important gravy in our household. MIL often prepared this. When I came home after marriage, my SILs warned me not to prepare paruppu, because K hates it. But I was confident in turning him around and I…
Simple South Indian Thali
Today I will be posting a simple Thali which we relish in Tamil Nadu. Sambar is the famous lentil based gravy from south India. Each house in the state has a special recipe for sambar. I prepare it like my mom. The sambar powder she makes is very simple yet…
Fusion Thali
Today another week of Blogging Marathon #15 is getting started. I have selected Thali for this week. For the first day I will be posting about the thali I prepared for Tamil New Year. My younger brother visited me on that day with his family and I prepared this thali…
Maize Rolls
Today the first week of Blogging Marathon#15 is coming to an end. For the final post, I wanted to be little experimental. So I tried out these mini rolls with maize flour. As maize flour doesn’t have gluten I added one part of all purpose flour to one part of…
Stuffed Naan
Today for the sixth day of Blogging Marathon#15, I prepared these soft stuffed naan for our lunch. The stuffing I prepared for bread rolls was there in the fridge and I used it up for this naan. The theme I selected is Bread baking. But due to low voltage at…
Eggless Yeasted Apple Sugar Tart
This post is very special to me because, it is the 500th post and I have achieved it in 18months. So I wanted to prepare a special bake to celebrate. When I started blogging, I saw a recipe at Table for 2 and more. I loved the beautiful snap and…
Eggless Stuffed Bread Rolls
For the fourth day of Blogging Marathon#15, I tried out these stuffed bread rolls. The filling is a combination of potato, capsicum and carrot and the spices were chaat masala. The filling itself was delicious and inside those soft rolls, they were awesome. My hubby gave me a thumbs up…