It’s the season of Advent and the noyambu starts. As a norm, for the 24 days to Christmas we do not eat meat or fish. So it’s all veg food plus eggs till Christmas. The cooking during these days is both easy and challenging; easy as veg meals ๐ฅ๐ can be prepared in a relatively…
Category: Veg fare
Broken wheat, chicken & pomegranate salad โฅ๏ธ
Uppumavu made of Broken wheat (also called Dalia in Hindi) is a popular breakfast dish as it is considered filling and nutritious. I have not tried it out but I love the sweet payasam made with Broken wheat and jaggery; made it for Onam this year ๐ A bespoke Onam Sadya ๐บ Part ๐ and…
Savoury Soya: Two tasty dishes ๐ฅ
Nano or baby soya chunks look cute and they can be used to make tasty dishes. It makes sense to buy an ingredient only if you can cook it at least in two ways; else they will remain in the cupboards, forgotten till expiry. The two major benefits of cooking with soya are, one, they…
The Magic Whistle โฒ
Sounds like the title of an Enid Blyton story. But not so. When we were playing the edible alphabet game in our family WhatsApp group ๐ Q for Queens ๐ธ๐ป, my dish for the letter Y was the very common yam. I have a love hate relationship with this vegetable. I love it enough to…
Tasty Ajwain Poori ๐
Ajwain (also called carom seed) is a spice known for it’s distinctive and enticing aroma. When I saw this cartoon in today’s BL, my mind jumped to the strong aroma of ajwain and the morning’s breakfast was decided. Poori and aloo (potato) masala. Where is the ajwain ? In the poori – it’s Ajwain Poori…
Raw beetroot raita ๐
Raw beet may not be to everyone’s liking. Cooked beetroot raita is more popular and liked by many; first for the glorious magenta colour and then for the taste. But here we have an easy recipe for raw beet with curd. This is again a Nigella Lawson inspired recipe, but I made some modifications. Nigella’s…
Kanji and red coconut chutney๐ถ๐ฅฅ
Kanji is the tradition for lunch on Good Friday in Kerala. And it is served in the church at the end of the Good Friday service. The service starts in the morning at about 8:00 am and lasts till 2:00 pm; by the end of it people are famished. This simple rice gruel is one…
Punjabi style Shahi Dum Aloo: Baby potatoes served in a luscious gravy ๐ฅ
If you are cooking for compliments, then this is an apt dish. It is baby potatoes served in a silky smooth gravy that’s mildly spiced, tangy and yet subtly sweet. This recipe was shared by chef Kunal Kapoor and it works beautifully well. You can catch it on YouTube. As the chef elaborates, “dum” is…
Raw mango: A tangy twist to curries
A few slices of raw mango can bring a tangy surprise to coconut based gravies in both veg and fish curries. The sourness increases the next day, if you happen to have leftovers; which is a good thing. And people sometimes let the dish sit for a night in the fridge so as to enhance…
Weary with the greens, try magenta ๐: Beetroot and carrot thoran ๐ฅ(Kerala)
Missing the cold lunches in office? Or realising what you have been missing all these days? Hot meals๐ฒ !! Food always tastes better hot and now we have the luxury of eating hot meals straight off the stove; let’s make the most of it. We have not been able to buy fresh meat and fish the…
Miles and smiles 