Khichdi Sevai – Jiffy Cooking
- 28
- June
- 2016
Other Names Sevai Upma. Sevai. Nool Appam Upma. I am still cooking in my kitchen, believe me. Although…not exactly, like the way I used to! Cooking – now a days, happens pretty fast in few fabulous minutes. Over the years…I have mastered the art of throwing few ingredients together and call it a dish. Most […]
Paruppu Saadham – Comfort Meal
- 06
- June
- 2016
Other Names Paruppu Saadham. Dhal Rice. Khichdi. Nei Paruppu. Arisi Paruppu Saadham Nothing can beat the warm home-cooked meals. Especially, when you are down! Yes, the humble food can simply evoke the spirits in you and even and bring you back to normalcy. Food, I mean – Mom’s food has such a magic to it. So, […]
Kadhamba Saadham / Spicy Vegetable Khichdi
- 09
- August
- 2011
Kadamba Sadham: Other Names: Mixed Vegetables and Lentils Rice. Spicy Vegetable Khichdi. The weather down here at Mississippi is really really warm, at this time of the year! Every little prancing around the neighborhood, leaves me like a half-baked potato. If you drop an egg over the patio…it would be done thoroughly into an omlette […]
Mixed Vegetables Couscous Khichdi
- 03
- August
- 2011
Wheat Cous Cous Bath: Ingredients: Wheat Cous cous – 1 cup Mixed vegetables – 2 cups (carrots, beans, peas, corn kernels) Green chilies 3-6 sliced Garlic 6 cloves chopped Purple onion 1 large chopped Salt Mustard seeds 1 spoon Cumin seeds 1/2 spoon Olive oil 1/4 cup. Method: Heat oil in a wide vessel. Add […]
Garbanzos Curried Rice: Ingredients: (Serves Four) Rice 1 cupBrown Garbanzos /Kala Chana / Kondaikadalai 1 cupGreen chilies 2 sliced Garlic 4 clovesOnions 1-2 slicedCumin seeds 1-2 spoonCinnamon 1 stickCloves 3-5SaltChili powder 1/2 spoon (optional)Garam masala powder 1 pinchOil few spoons. Method: Soak the garbanzos ahead, overnight should be good. Pressure cook briefly…done but not tender. […]
Karuppu Ulundhu Saadham: Did I ever tell you this, Khichdi is one of the first idea, that comes to my mind on a hectic day! Yes, you are absolutely right…quite easy to fix and one can never ruin it! Variations sprung over time, with active experimenting with this comfort meal! I could claim this as […]
Godhumai Ravai Kushka / Samba Rawa Birinji / Cracked Wheat Pilaf
- 28
- February
- 2011
Godhumai Rawai Masala Kitchedi: You don’t have to make that grumpy face at dinner time, anymore! Is healthy food is scaring you a lot? Prepare it enthusiastically with your favorite spices and treat yourselves with exciting morphed recipes:) Well, its not that the wheat (or cracked wheat for that matter) is less in calories than […]
Sabudana Kitchedi – Maharastra Special
- 12
- January
- 2011
Also known as: Sabudana upma, Lemony sago, Jowarisi upma I have this love and hate kind of relationship with upma! While growing up, my mother never made any sort of upma for us (lucky me)! As far as I remember, even my grandma never made them either. And I am fine about it:) So, I […]
Kitchri – Gujarati Style
- 15
- December
- 2009
Kitchedi: Kitcheri, Kitchri. Cutcheree. Lentil’s rice. Masala Rice. Paruppu Saadham. Pappu Annam. Parippu Choru. What to write? Hmmmm…what to write? And did you think its easy to write about something (nothing)! Come on, pickup a blog space and start ranting to nobody (for years). And…when the traffic was at abyssal, it was bit easy. Now […]
Mung Khitchedi
- 30
- September
- 2009
Mung Kitchedi: Maharastrian Mung Kitchedi. Green gram Kitchedi. Ingredients: Bay leavesCumin 1 spoonGreen chili 3 slittedGarlic 6 cloves slicedOnion 1 large slicedRice 1 cupGreen gram 1/4 cupButter 2 cubesCilantro leaves few. Method: Soak rice and lentils few hours ahead. Melt butter, throw in the spices. Then add chilies, garlic and onion. Fry for 2 minutes. […]
