Vegetarian Recipes
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 […]
Baby Potato & Bell Peppers Masala
- 07
- August
- 2011
Alu-Simla Mirchi ka Curry: Other Names: Urulai Kizhangu – Kudai Milagai Masala Kuzhambu. Baby potato – Capsicum Masala. It has been a while’ I cooked with great energy…severe carpal tunnel syndrome:( My wrist hurts like nobody’s business! I have been managing somehow’ to flip and flop few things in the kitchen…and surprisingly, this turned out […]
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 […]
Mexican Rice: I love this new Mexican fast food joint in the town – Chipotle. Where we have wide variety of choice…that is vegetables as toppings for rice! Now, you imagine the excitement…finally at least once in a while, I could stop for decent lunch at fast food place…without guilt (damaging the purse or health)! […]
Beans Karaari – Yet Another Lazy Meal!
- 22
- July
- 2011
Beans Varuval: According to my mother…vegetable’s goodness (vitamins and minerals) are wasted…if we dice them too fine! Holding on to that…No wonder, I cook pretty fast. Whenever I force myself to cook vegetables, my creative ideas goes for a toss! I don’t plan much….just trim the ends…stir-fry over the high…this is the basic thumb rule […]
Thakkali Rasam: Other Names: Cherry Tomato Rasam. Paruppu Rasam. Muzhu Paruppu-Muzhu Thakkali Rasam. One of our friend popped in on the other day…brought his bounty of harvest. It was so refreshing to see something fresh from the backyard. I always relish cherry tomatoes fresh or toss them in the salads. I felt somewhat unethical to […]
Palak Roti / Spinach Chappathi – Setting in Order?!
- 12
- July
- 2011
I haven’t cooked for a long time’ in my routine style. Sometimes…cooks need incentives, drive and motivation too, right. Hazards of being perfectionists is, even the slightest disarray in life, threatens us. Sometimes, it rather feels good to be predictable than taking surprises. I was really upset for the past few days, as there was […]
Bottle Gourd & Val Beans Curry – Native Cooking!
- 05
- July
- 2011
Soraikai – Mochai Kara Kuzhambu Other Names: Bottle Gourd – Val Beans Curry. Suraikai – Mochai Puli Kuzhambu. Lauki Curry. Sorakaya Pulusu. On the other day, bunch of my local friends showed up at an odd time! I wasn’t prepared for a formal lunch meeting! …was bit skeptical to go ahead and fix the ethnic […]
Muttai Koss Masala Varuval: Sometimes, I involve AK into my cooking. Hmmm, just for a change and some help in the kitchen. However, the each time he offers me to cook…I would be scared to see the generous portions of oil going into my dish, pretty mad to take care of those large skillets in […]
Kaalan Masala Kuzhambu Ingredients Button mushrooms 1 box – quartered Turmeric powder 1/2 spoonChili powder 1/2 spoonSaltSesame Oil 1 cup. To be dry roasted and powdered: Poppy seeds 2-3 spoonsCinnamon 2 sticksCloves 3Coriander seeds 1 fistful Fennel seeds 1-2 spoonsBlack pepper 2-3 spoonCumin seeds 1 spoonDry red chilies 5Fresh coconut grated 4 spoons To be […]
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