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Wow, it’s been so long since my previous post that I feel like I’m starting a new blog and certainly the chances that I’ll need to accumulate a new fan base are pretty good, too. Not that I’m accusing anybody of neglect. I mean, I know better than anyone else how I keep pruning my link .. read full article »

Who Does NOT LIKE Cheese? Raise your Hands? 1…2…..Ok Ok 10 of you? And how many of you are Vegans? 9 of you? Thought so As for the rest, “Hate” and “Cheese” are hardly in the same sentence leave alone in the same para! I love my share of cheese although I have to admit, I have not .. read full article »

Sweet potato in India are quite different than those available here. But this curry works for both the varieties. RataLyachi Bhaaji Ingredients 3-4 smallish, Indian variety of sweet potatoes, boiled, peeled and chopped, approx = 4 cups salt to taste 1 cup plain yogurt sugar to taste 1/4 cup .. read full article »

Happy Krishna Jayanthi to all my readers and friends! As it has been the last 3 years this year too we made our boys dress up as little Krishna. I must say it was little better than all the years as they managed to stay in one position for few minutes. Its been hectic over work and Konda has not .. read full article »

Lavender-Caramel Pots de CrèmeI smell fall in the air, rains are back, looks like it is time to head indoors once again. Each season holds its own charm, but from a food blogger's perspective having pure natural sunlight around for more time is definitely an advantage. Summer is also a .. read full article »

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We love to have curd in everything. Like Curd semiya, Curd Idiyappam is also different and will be tasty. Preparation time: 10 minutes (excluding Idiyappam preparation) No of Servings: 1-2 Spice level:1 Ingredients: Idiyappam – 2 cups Curd – 1/2 cup Milk – 1/2 cup Salt – to taste For .. read full article »

This is  the second favorite bhaaji from my childhood. The first was/is always batatyachi partun bhaaji/Potato stir fry. I even remember how bhendichi bhaaji became my favorite. I remember  it was at my aunt's house. She was feeding my older cousin which means that time I must be a toddler .. read full article »

Amazon has this wonderful deal for KitchenAid 80297 Gourmet Essentials 10-Piece Nonstick Hard-Anodized Cookware Set for $139.28. It has a 4.5 star customer rating Eligible for Free Shipping 10-piece cookware set includes 1-, 2-, and 3-quart covered saucepans; 8- and 10-inch skillets; 6-quart .. read full article »

While on one hand you have immensely labor intensive yet traditional Indian sweets like Gulab Jamun , on the other hand you have ridiculously simple ones, which don’t feel like sweets/desserts though they are!  Take this Shrikhand for instance. Rich and creamy yogurt sweetened with aromatic .. read full article »

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Ridgegourd is called doDka or shiraLe in Marathi. This veggie was surely not my favorite veggie while growing up. But now I really like this veggie. Mom makes doDkyachi bhaaji like this -DoDkyachi BhaajiRidgegourd Stir FryIngredients2 medium ridgegourds, peeled and chopped1 medium potato, .. read full article »

Downtown Louisville has a character of its own. It's quiet and peaceful for the most part although lately, it seems to be more like that slumbering giant, slowly being shaken awake. The city comes to life once the sun takes a more westward turn. Until then, its quirkiness is on display for those .. read full article »

Recently I started eating lot of greens. And I have been trying different recipes using greens. I adapted this recipe from YummyOYummy blog by yummy team. I made a few changes and tried it out. It came out really good. Ingredients: Swiss chard white : 1 Bunch Onions : 1 (Medium) (Finely .. read full article »

I am a hypocrite. I eat meat and yet I am queasy to discuss it's source. I am fine picking up a tray of frozen chicken legs, which look so pale and white and detached sitting besides the tray of chicken nuggets that you would doubt they ever belonged to any creature roaming the face of earth.And .. read full article »

Having an omelet or scrambled eggs with toast or bread is a quick breakfast to fix. Now add some potatoes and scramble the eggs for a difference. You will get a more hearty breakfast, that is delicious and filling. Ingredients4 - Eggs2 medium - Potatoes, boiled & cut to small pieces2 to 3 - .. read full article »

Many of my non-Maharashtrian friends find this combo of green beans and muth beans very unusual. But green beans are paired with different companions like green peas, methi seeds, kala vatana and good old potato too. I just realized that I haven't yet blogged many down-to-earth veggies from my .. read full article »

In Konkani, this "ambat" means the coconut based curry with onion tempering. In Marathi, ambat means sour. So white peas ambat doesn't mean sour white peas but white peas curry with onion tempering.I have already blogged about ambat recipes before. This recipe is no different. We generally make .. read full article »

Source : From the internet Krishna Jayanthi is round the corner – September 2nd to be precise (many celebrate it on September 1st). This Indian (Hindu) festival is celebrated with lots of pomp and grandeur every year in our household. Its the celebration of birth of God Krishna who is an .. read full article »

We both love stuffed parathe. But it has been a long time I made any. Though I made parathe once in a while, I took the shortcut. I had one huge radish in the fridge which needed some immediate attention. A paratha with this was on my mind ever since I read this comment. So [...] read full article »

I watch my fair share of food-related programming on TV and one of the shows I often find while channel-surfing is Iron Chef America. In this culinary game show, a theme ingredient is revealed at the beginning of each episode, and the two competing chefs must make 5 different dishes using that .. read full article »

This is one of the recipes from my childhood. My grandmothers used to make this simple laadu for me. You can even use multi-grain flatouts or organic wheat tortilla. PoLicha LaaDuIngredients2 chapatis, crushed in a blender makes about 3/4 cup3 tbsp grated jaggery (or per taste)A pinch of salt2 .. read full article »

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Last month we signed up for a CSA with Full Circle Farms here in Carnation, WA in an attempt to try and eat local and organic food. I went through a whole lot of other options before I decided on this one and the reason why I chose FCF is because they have a home delivery system apart from the .. read full article »

The Belgian Waffle Maker has been a member of my household for the last month or so (a little more than that in fact). I have been trying out various recipe with high success rate. For a long time I was wondering if I wanted to buy the waffle iron and gave in last month to get this Flipside .. read full article »

Macaroni and Cheese also called Mac and Cheese is a well known dish and also a favorite dish among kids. Who doesn’t love cheese, specially kids? But if you are health conscious you can substitute some of the high calorie ingredients with low fat or non fat ones such as milk with skim milk and .. read full article »

Little Sis aka LS is not a gourmand. She might be a connoisseur of food. I am not exactly sure.Any time I sit down to feed her, she asks with utter contempt in her voice "Eta ki ?" (What is this ?). That question makes me extremely nervous. I have a feeling that she expects me to say "Lobster .. read full article »

Though my grandmother's idli batter recipe was no different than the recipe I blogged earlier, she always made her idlis in her copper peddavaN. She carefully greased the vatis/katoris/steel ramekins and poured idli batter and then steamed them. As a result, the idlis always had that distinct .. read full article »

The morning rush hours really demand you be on toes with dishes are all planned. While I was proud that I was always planning my menu, there are days when I lax on them a bit. Also there are days when Konda never wants what I plan for her. I never thought there will be a day when she will refuse .. read full article »

  The spirit of Onam continues and this time it is yet another one of the vegetable sides that is a part of the Sadya (the traditional feast). One specialty of all the vegetable sides that are served in a Sadya is that, there is just about enough spices and other flavoring ingredients used so .. read full article »

 We used to get the milk bread at the Mumbai bakeries. There were different kinds of loaves. There was brown bread (whole wheat), tutti-fruity bread & milk bread. Milk bread had a blue wrapper. As the name suggests, it used to look milky white but the crust used to more brown than the usual .. read full article »

Picture, if you will, a gorgeous relaxed weekend. The day is warm without being hot, breezy and sparkling with sunshine. The skies are blue with sprinkles of puffy cottony clouds. In short, the perfect day for a picnic.The time is 11 AM, and long tables have been set out in the grass. Bloggers .. read full article »

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A regular, almost a staple in my pantry, is Quinoa. I always have it on hand and most of my lunches are quinoa. It is a complete protein and for this forms a substantial part of our diet. A vegetable protein that does not have the calorie baggage is something I am not letting go of that easily. .. read full article »

I was planning to make this sambar sadam since a long time. After I saw this recipe in Sharmispassions.com by Sharmilee, I loved it. I tried this sambar rice and it really tastes like Vasantha Bhavan’s sambar rice I added the vegetables to my taste and I’ve also added the green chilli. .. read full article »

I love Beets, so whenever I see fresh juicy Beets in the farmers market I cannot resist the temptation to buy them. The Beets that are usually available locally are quite big in size. I just love to boil them, chop and sprinkle some salt and pepper and eat it right away, when they are still .. read full article »

Funny thing about cooking- you might try an elaborate dish, try to replicate the professionally styled picture from a cookbook or cook a meal for 20 guests. Then one day you make something completely basic, like a pot of yogurt or a masala from scratch, and the big thrills seem to pale in .. read full article »

When I come back home after work, it's hard to cook for the night from scratch. That's because I want to feed the little one, spend time with him, take him out for a walk etc. So it helps if things are half done and that's one of the reasons I like this recipe so much. Not to mention that it is .. read full article »

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If you are wondering who is Karthik, he is my husband. You might wonder why I named a dish after him? Actually, I didn’t. His friend, Matt Jabs did! Matt & Karthik were roommates a few years back and they had a few ‘curry nights’ when Karthik would make this chicken curry. Fact is, .. read full article »

We belong to the think tank that does not believe in mixing anything sweet with savory. For example : I cannot come to understand Pineapple Rice, Kashmiri Pulao or Zafrani Pulao. With such a palate, I generally try to avoid adding sweet ingredients in my main dish. Having said that, Mango Salsa .. read full article »

Ten years ago or more, when I wasn't aware of the blogs, I was always searching the net for the Paneer Butter Masala recipe that you get in restaurants. Finally I had to settle to the one on this blog which is popular as it was adapted from the popular Chef, Sanjeev Kapoor. Since then we have .. read full article »

Inji puli or puli inji as it is called, is part and parcel of onam sadya. A thick sauce that is sweet, spicy and tangy in taste. IngredientsCut very finely8 - Green chili2'' to 3'' piece - Ginger1 cup - Shallot or 2 - OnionsTo roast & powder1 tsp - Raw rice1 tsp - Jeera /cumin1/2 tsp - Pepper .. read full article »

  Onam, Vishu, Diwali – all these festivals make me very nostalgic of the good times I had celebrating with family back home and sometimes a little sad too as I start to miss those times. In the last few years we have been building a family of friends here and it feels just as great to .. read full article »

I have been meaning to announce this like for ages now. But hectic work deadlines along with issues in the website (thanks but no thanks to some upgrade!) threw that plan completely haywire and things got delayed. But suddenly realized, fixing issues in the website is going to be a never ending .. read full article »

I received a bag full of home-grown green/raw bananas from my mother’s backyard last week. I have never actually cooked anything with raw banana. My recipe search led me to this wonderful Raw banana and peas cutlet recipe from Sanjeev Kapoor. These sinful cutlets made with cooked Raw banana, .. read full article »

I received a bag full of home-grown green/raw bananas from my mother’s backyard last week. I have never actually cooked anything with raw banana. My recipe search led me to this wonderful Raw banana and peas cutlet recipe from Sanjeev Kapoor. These sinful cutlets made with cooked Raw banana, .. read full article »

A Mad Tea Party Image Credit: The Victorian Hub I think a Tea Party is a fabulous idea (thank you, Aparna) -  what could be a better way to celebrate another year, the fourth, of A Mad Tea Party! The posts may not have been frequent this year but the blog managed good press.  It made it to the .. read full article »

A Mad Tea Party Image Credit: The Victorian Hub I think a Tea Party is a fabulous idea (thank you, Aparna) -  what could be a better way to celebrate another year, the fourth, of A Mad Tea Party! The posts may not have been frequent this year but the blog managed good press.  It made it to the .. read full article »