Vegetarian Recipes
Gongura Pachadi – There’s No Taste Like Home!
- 29
- December
- 2012
Gongura Pachadi There is something about home made ethnic food, its nutritious, delicious and most importantly rekindles the nostalgic past! If you are like me, am sure this humble pachadi will comfort you after a long working day. Not all traditional recipes are hard to prepare…it doesn’t calls for a bulk of ingredients, special cooking […]
Tofu Layer Biriyani – Freaking Good!
- 23
- August
- 2012
Tofu Biriyani (Hyderabad Style Layer Biriyani) Well, its bit hard to admit, but its the fact…it will be the last decision for me to vote for an vegan/vegetarian meals. Its nothing against the vegetables but I just happen to love animals more:) There should be a really sneaky business to treat me with mock meat […]
Minestrone Soup
- 20
- August
- 2012
Ingredients: Pasta Vegetable broth Olive oil Black Pepper Powder Beans: Garbanzos, Red Kidney beans, Black Eye Beans, Double Beans, Soya beans, Spit peas, Tiger Beans, Lentils, Fresh Peas… Herbs: Fresh Parsley and Basil, Dry Oregano, Basil and Thyme, Vegetables: Beans, Zucchini, Squash, Celery, Spinach, White Onions (minced), Tomatoes (crushed) Method: Soak the beans overnight and […]
Malai Mushroom Curry – Yet Another Dish!
- 13
- August
- 2012
Mushroom Malai Curry: When you cook 365 days a year, its so hard to keep a track of what you have tried and what you haven’t! Yesterday, I had a chance to procure some good quality mushrooms and was thinking of preparing something nice. Well, you figured…was googling for recipes. Even though I google for […]
Goru Chikkudukaya Kura / Cluster Beans Stir-Fry
- 17
- July
- 2012
Gawar Phalli Karaari: Kothavarangai Masala. Kothavarangai Poriyal. Goru Chikkudu Kaya Vepudu. Okay…this happens to be my favorite vegetable. No, its not the usual adage we bloggers learned to say over the years! Seriously, I mean….its my favorite:) Back home, when I was growing up, my mother used to make long face to prepare this vegetable…saying […]
Vegetable Masal Dosa – Thinking New!
- 06
- July
- 2012
If you are wondering what I had for dinner?…’Veg Masal Dosa’ it is:) Its surprising how I keep thinking of all my online friends! Oh yeah, I miss them…when there is no update:( Though only connected through the web, few of them are really trust worthy, concrete and fun to e-communicate with. Fortunately, I am […]
Dosakaya Pappu – Hearty Meal:)
- 25
- June
- 2012
Also known as: Velarikai Kothu Paruppu. Velari-Pazham Paruppu. Ripe Cucumber and Lentils Curry. Well, I got introduced to this vegetable when I was studying in Hyderabad…its one of the delicacy that they used to serve at our hostel. I never saw anyone buying ripe cucumbers in Tamil Nadu before. So, initially I was very skeptical […]
Thai Style Stir-Fry: In the world of more n more anonymity, people pick up strange habits of nit-picking on others. And online free-advise is so fashionable these days! Oh yeah, I still keep receiving those awful negative comments at my food blog: Kitchen Tantra dot Com. Though I don’t have any objection for this suggestion […]
Zucchini Stir-Fry – Good Work Of The Day:)
- 20
- June
- 2012
Zucchini Stir-Fry: Am such a screwball when it comes to cooking something ‘specific’. Yeah, I could never end up making, what I initially hoped for!!! As usual…today I actually intended to prepare ‘mixed vegetable fajita’ for dinner. Guess what? But, somehow skipped the whole process and made this! So, what do we call this? Zucchini […]
Green Peas Curry – Magic of Madras Curry Masala!
- 20
- June
- 2012
Fresh Green Peas Curry: People who know me, knew already ‘how much I hate vegetables’ especially when something is so green and not-so-mobile,….boy why eat that’ is my first response! Well, am a meat person:) I love to add a hint of my secret ingredient to the regular healthy veggie fare. Yeah, little meaty sauce […]
