This has to be my favorite way to cook Bhindi (Okra). My mom’s recipe that I have tried to recreate. It will never be as good as hers but here goes! The main peeve with Okra is that if they are not tender, then your dish will turn out very unappetizingly stringy and tough. […]
Atul Sikand’s SABUDANA KHICHDI@sikandalous cuisine This dish, for me, has always turned out like a true blue ‘Khichdi’, much to my despair and I had given up hopes of ever getting it right… till now. This recipe is a NO-FAIL gem!!! Amazing results and I just cannot get over the clump-free outcome!!! Too good Atulji! Thanks […]
Green Plantain Sweet & Sour Curry Aratikaya Pulusu Green Plantain: 1, chopped Onion: 1 small, chopped Green chillies: 2 slit Coriander/Cumin pd. (dhania jeera pd.): 2 tsp Tamarind: small lemon size tamarind soaked in 1/2 cup hot water Jaggery (Gud): 20 gms Chili pd: 1tsp Salt: to taste Turmeric pd.: Water: 2 cups Oil: 2 […]
Dosakaya Pappu/Lemon Cucumber Yellow Lentil curry Second Lemon Cucumber from the yard and I had to make dal! Simple and wholesome and so tasty! Traditionally South Indian dal uses tamarind but I don’t use it in most of my cooking. Here is my version of the dish. Dosakaya: 1/2 large, around 150 gms Onion: 1/2 […]
Dosakaya Iguru So, I do not have a green thumb. In fact I have the opposite of a green thumb. I can kill anything…so imagine my surprise when I noticed this creeper where there wasn’t supposed to be any growing! I wasn’t sure what it was so I let it be and soon it started […]