We had friends over the weekend and I made “Gallo Pinto“, Costa rican dish with capsicum/bell peppers. I had bought a big bag of colorful bell peppers. In spite of adding them generously in the rice, I still had a few left un-used. All I could think of was to make sambar with remaining veggie. […]
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I had never thought of making kootu with brinjal(eggplant) till I found a wonderful recipe at Kamala’s Corner – a lovely website with authentic Indian recipes. I have tasted brinjal sambar, baingan barta, brinjal poriyal and the famous ennai kathirikai (stuffed brinjal curry), but brinjal kootu was totally new to me! Being a brinjal lover, […]
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One can never miss Idli and Dosa at a South Indian’s home! Idli and Dosa are our staple breakfast recipes. There may even appear in the dinner menu too. Growing up I never liked idli! I loved to eat Dosa (rice flour crepes) for all 3 meals of the day. My mom made awesome idlis […]
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I have been eyeing on trying out pumpkin pie for quite some time. I wanted to make the pie for thanksgiving. Last weekend my Sister and BIL surprised by visiting us from the east coast! I was overjoyed and we all had a wonderful “family” time together! We had our thanksgiving lunch a week ahead […]
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At our home, banana always tops the must buy ingredients from the grocery. DH and DS love this tropical fruit. Some times I tend to buy more thinking guys at home would devour it. But ironically they wouldn’t even bother to touch the fruit. Result? Ripe bananas sitting idly on the counter! I usually make […]
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One evening as I was chatting with my North Indian friend, I mentioned how I loved the north Indian dishes. The very next day she sent me a big bowl of tadka dal. Believe me the aroma triggered my hunger! As I thanked her for the meal, I also made sure to learn how to […]
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