Channa masala is an aromatic and delicious Indian curry made with boiled chickpeas cooked in an onion tomato base along with few other aromatics and spices. It is usually served with pooris, dosa, chapathi or even a simple jeera rice like i served when i made this. It is usually a quick one pot dishContinue reading “Channa ( Chickpeas) Masala”
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Instant Pot Vegetable Kurma ( with Home-made Masala)
Vegetable kurma is an Indian side dish served mostly with chapathis, dosa , poori or even idlis. This veg kurma is made using mixed vegetables and an array of spices. The recipe for veg kurma varies with every region. This particular , South Indian style kurma is made with home-made masala powder . I haveContinue reading “Instant Pot Vegetable Kurma ( with Home-made Masala)”
Bisibele Bath
Bisibele bath is a special dish from Karnataka made using rice, lentil, Tamarind extract, mixed veggies and a special spice powder. Bisi translates to hot, and as the name suggests this dish has to be served hot and with ghee. The spice powder is the main ingredient required to make this dish. Bisibele bath masalaContinue reading “Bisibele Bath”
Kerala Chicken Stew
Kerala Chicken stew is a mild chicken curry cooked with coconut milk and just few spices. This stew tastes heavenly alongside a plate of string hoppers/appam and also can be had with rice. This is an amazing protein filled breakfast option for any morning and keeps you full for a longer time. Have it withContinue reading “Kerala Chicken Stew”
Egg Puff
Egg puff is one of the snack item that is always available in any local Indian bakeries and the best ones I have tasted came from the bakeries in Bangalore. Hard boiled eggs and spicy onion masala are wrapped in puff pastry sheet squares and baked until they are golden and flaky. Back home weContinue reading “Egg Puff”
Paal Kozhukattai
Paal kozhukattai as the name suggests is a melt in the mouth sweet dish that is made by cooking rice balls in coconut milk and sweetened with jaggery. For me paal kozhukattai brings back the memories of my school days since it was my breakfast on most the days. And considering the fact that, thisContinue reading “Paal Kozhukattai”
Kadala Curry
Kadala curry is a traditional south Indian dish from Kerala. Its a black chickpea stew cooked in a base of onion and tomato and finished off with coconut paste. This is very popular in most of the malayalee households and can be had with puttu, appam, idiyappam, dosa, idli or even chapathi. But the mostContinue reading “Kadala Curry”
Karimeen Polichathu
Karimeen Polichathu is one amazing delicacy from God’s own country. Pearl spot fish is fried and cooked with a simple onion tomato base wrapped in a banana leaf and the end result is this extremely soft and flaky fish bursting with loads of flavour. I have known this karimeen/pearl spot by the name of kaalundar.Continue reading “Karimeen Polichathu”
The Greedy Tummy 