Quick and easy Tomato rice / Tomato baath

Quick and easy Tomato rice / Tomato baath I like one pot meals, for when I can make soemthing to eat in a jiffy. No need for another curry or daal. And I love kids for eating without hesitating such meals. Whenever I am in a hurry and don't have much time, I turn to such type of meals and when there are lots of tomatoes at home :). There are different way of making tomato rice. I don't make puree of the tomatoes, they anyway get cooked so why another...

Read More

My lunch today, Creamy Pasta Salad

My lunch today, Creamy Pasta SaladI usually don't make anything special for lunch for my self. I generally eat whatever is there leftover in the fridge or make myself a leftover sandwich. Only on those days where I feel like eating something different I cook for myself or create something for myself. Today was one of those days that I made something for me!!I like pasta salads. I cannot give up on them. If I see them, I have to try them. But mainly...

Read More

Methi daal / Menthi koora pappu / Lentils with Fenugreek leaves

Methi daal / Menthi koora pappu / Lentils with Fenugreek leaves Methi or Menthi koora or Fenugreek leaves are used as a herb or in whole for curries or the seeds as a spice. The leaves are used all over India in many different dishes. They even taste good with combination of other veggies. Dried leaves are also used as a herb to flavor dishes and its called 'Kasuri Methi'. I use Menthi koora whenever available to make curries or daal too. Almost...

Read More

Beetroot Fry

Beetroot Fry This is one of my favortites. I like beets. Tho maybe I don't like eating them raw, but I like eating it pickeled or in a fry or pulusu(sweet-sour tangy tamarind gravy). Making beetroot fry like this is more common in my house. No one will have another say in it!!... On top of it, beets are good for you. They have lot of red pigment called betanin, which protects against oxidative stress, so the wiki says...Its also an rich in anti-oxidants...

Read More

Indo-Chinese style spicy Maggi noodles

Indo-Chinese style spicy Maggi noodles Oh how I miss getting the chinese noodles from the roadside shop when we were back in India. When we were young we loved it. It was a special whenever we had any get togethers. I am sure all my apartment friends, my brother and sister remember where we used to have our get togethers and what we used to eat. We used to get it from 'Herbies' right! and eat it on our terrace! oh what fun!!! We can never...

Read More

Potato round fritters and Bell pepper fingers / Bajjilu

Potato round fritters and Bell pepper fingers / Bajjilu Simple, easy bajjilu or fritters for a cold, snowy evening. This time we didn't escape the snow...we got hit and we got hit somewhat hard. Well, I say somewhat because I have seen more snow dumped on us than the past storm. I say that because I think we NewEnglanders have lost the feel for the snow. When lot of it falls, they cannot take it, and when less falls, they miss it!!! So that evening...

Read More

Superbowl party recipes 5, Chicken / Paneer tikka bites

Taking both vegetarian and non-vegetarian people into consideration, we (me and my husband who cooks!!!) wanted to make a veg dish and a non-veg dish. Both spicy, something easy to make and we came up with tikka idea. He first wanted to make only chicken tikka but later added the paneer too. And he came up with the grand idea of grilling it outside on the deck in 30 degrees F temperature. I simply dont know how he did it....

Read More

Superbowl party recipes 4, Masala Salmon Fish fry

Superbowl party recipes 4, Masala Salmon Fish fry Well, this exactly is not a superbowl party recipe. This is the regular fish fry we make at home. My husband wanted a finger food item with fish and nothing more easier and faster to do than this, so we opted to make this item. This like many others recipes which I blog are variations of my Mom's recipes which I am transformed to make them easier for me to make. In India you would get nice...

Read More

Simple Vegetarian Baked Ziti (or should I call it Baked Penne)

Simple Vegetarian Baked Ziti (or should I call it Baked Penne) So I was going to make baked ziti with lots of veggies and all...but it ended up like this. First of all I didnot have any ziti in my pantry. Second of all I didn't have any broccoli or spinach or zucchini which I had intended to put in together with the ziti as veggies...hmmm and third of all it was snowing and I had a cake to take care of and no time to go grocery shopping. What...

Read More

Superbowl party recipes 3, Savory Pastry puff mini-bites

Superbowl party recipes 3, Savory Pastry puff mini-bites Puffs were a everyday thing when we were in India. I am sure many can relate to that. When in college, going out with friends, going to bakery, eating puffs, burgers, cutlets, pani poori, bhel, chaat and pastries...hmmm those memories.... After coming here and seeing the puffs don't mean the same as the ones in India, I am sure everyone started experimenting with the pastry puff sheets....

Read More

Superbowl party recipes 2, Nachos with the works

I love Nachos. My kids and husband love nachos. Its the one of the best movie theater foods. I like the thinner corn nachos. Hot melty cheese is good, but I don't like it all the times. I rather eat it with salsa, sour cream or any dip. But jalapenos are a must. Nachos have to go in combo with salsa or dips right?..I used to love eating nachos at "On the Borders' restuarant, but they closed down near us. I liked their salsa too. At home we...

Read More

Superbowl party recipes 1 - Spinach Onion Pakodi / Fritters

Past Super bowl was one day in confusion for us...The guys didn't want us or the kids around while they were watching the game and we didn't know how else and what else to do..But as usual all ended well with us spending together in the ' same house' atleast and us trying to keep the kids away from the guys ;). Everything is on the table, ready to be served, I am still opening the Nacho stuff... Me and my husband cooked the food or rather finger...

Read More

Allam Vankayi / Eggplant with ginger / Adraki Baigan / Brinjal with ginger

Allam Vankayi / Eggplant with ginger / Adraki Baigan / Brinjal with ginger Another easy recipe for cold winter nights. This dish has lot of ginger in it, which feels good when you are down with a cold or a cough. This dish goes well with chapathi, roti or rice. You can make this dish with any firm eggplants. I made it with the small ones. Ingredients: 1/2 lb eggplant chopped lengthwise (juliened) 1 medium onion chopped lengthwise (juliened) 2...

Read More