Mini Chappathi Sandwich – Leftover Magic
- 03
- July
- 2020
We know that not all foods make a great leftovers. But, sometimes…the best meal is one made out of leftovers. Many of my recipes do specifically call for a day old ingredients. Yep, in fact…fried rice tastes good, when we use a day old cold rice from the refrigerator. Many dishes – this way we […]
Vegetarian Hot Dog – Desi Style
- 16
- October
- 2019
Recipe If you are craving for some scrumptious snack; Hot Dog could be a perfect fit. The warm toasted bread, packed with protein-rich sausage, tickling flavors from various sauces (mayonnaise, mustard, ketchup). Am sure, its a ‘Yum-Thing’ and hard to resist! To keep it simple, I substituted vegetable kebab as a sausage for myself! […]
Kid’s Boxed Lunch – Failed Attempts
- 14
- November
- 2016
Well, lemme clear this up, first! This is not one of those posts, where people offer you tips and pointers about boxed lunch to your kids. And, nothing to do with healthy eating — ramblings, either! Well, am basically…frustrated…pretty frustrated (read hormonal if you want) with my lil devil one! Even, before buying a lunch box…I […]
Lemon Rice – Temple Style
- 18
- February
- 2011
Ingredients 1 cup – cooked rice 1-2 lemons, juice salt to taste 1/4 tsp turmeric powder 3 green chilies, chopped 1 inch ginger, grated curry leaves few 1-2 tsp chana-urad dal 1 pinch of asafoetida 1/2 tsp mustard seeds 1/4 tsp cumin seeds 1 fistful peanuts / cashew nuts few tsp sesame oil Method In […]
Kattu Saadham – Olden Days Travel Food
- 12
- April
- 2010
Kattu Soru: Kattu Choru’ literally means ‘Pack Rice’. In olden days, this is one of the method to preserve the food’ for their long journies. The strong spices and tamarind kept their food fresh and aromatic for days. Especially in tropical weather, food goes rancid very quickly…we tend to heat food for long time with […]
Podi Idly – School Days Boxed Lunch!!!
- 27
- January
- 2010
Podi Idly: What is so unappetizing in today’s microwavable ready to eat meals? Why sometimes the package food, is so complicated to me? Who am I kidding? Am still living in the nostalgic past? I can’t put anything in my mouth, that doesn’t look close to food!! Simply I wouldn’t entertain myself with fancy cup […]
Vegetable Lemon Rice
- 10
- March
- 2008
Vegetable Lemon Rice: Ingredients:Basmati rice 1 cupMixed Veggies(carrots, beans & Peas)SaltTurmeric powder 2 pinchLemon juice 1/2 cupMustard seeds 1/2 spoonCumin seeds 1/2 spoonChenna dal 1 spoonUrad dal 1 spoonAsafoetida 1/4 spoonGreen chilies 6-8 slitted or choppedGinger skinned and chopped from 4-5 inch sizeCurry leaves 1 cupCashew nuts 1 cupSesame oil 1/4 cup. Method:1. In a […]
