Few years back, I saw this recipe in some book. What attracted me to this was, it uses garam masala which is usually available in every Indian home, unlike the special vangi bhath masala which is used in many other recipes. Over the years, I have changed it to suit our taste buds. Last time …
This is another one pot dish recipes that I have been preparing a lot these days. I feel these rice dishes packed with nutrition because of all different vegetables, they are very tasty and can even be served during parties/get-togethers. The spices and coconut give a very nice, unique flavor to this pulav. I use …
More than 2 years ago, I had posted a recipe of Vegetable Lasagna which was more of my own experiment. This time I am back with another recipe which was given to me by my friend Cindy. About 1 year ago, Cindy had invited us for a lunch at her place. Though she usually prepares …
Potato and eggplant is such a popular combination. There are many variations to this dish. Every time I make this at home, I change the spice powder and they all taste great. I like to serve this spicy dish with rice and a simple dal. A comfort food for a busy day. Ingredients: 2 cups …
There was a time when I filled my pantry with all kinds of beans/lentils. Recently, I decided not to buy anymore till I finish all beans from the pantry. So this time, it was time for using up val/avrekalu. I have tried many dishes with these beans so far. This time I wanted something new. …
This is my own version of  eggplant Parmesan that I made couple of days ago. Eggplant Parmesan is a dish which has eggplants coated with breadcrumbs, shallow fried or baked, then layered with pasta sauce/marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese. I adore this dish. When I bought a eggplant during my last grocery trip, this was …
This recipe is inspired by baingan ka bhartha – roasted and peeled eggplant with spices. I was actually making bhartha, but last moment, I added a little twist to it by adding avrekaLu. It made a very tasty and quick side dish. Ingredients: 1 big eggplant 1/4 tea spn mustard seeds 1/2 tea spn red …
It was some 1 year ago, I was chatting with my friend Aruna and as usual we started discussing about food. She asked me if I have tasted the popular Gujarati dish Undhiyu. Though I had heard about this dish and tasted it before, I had not cooked it myself. So Aruna sent me the …
This is another quick fix dish that I have come to love. I am a fan of ennegayi which has a combination of eggplants and peanuts. But I had only the huge eggplant that we get in any grocery store here (and sometimes I am very lazy to do stuffing). So I made the normal …
“Sagle” is a Konkani dish with coarsely ground coconut, urad dal, coriander seeds masala having some kind of vegetable in it. This is a sweetish spicy side dish. I think this is also called as Sukke in some places. Eggplant sagle is one of the favorites at my home. Gulla is a special kind of …
