Green Bean Salad
I admit things have slowed down here. Life sometimes comes in the way of best laid plans. Right now, I’m enjoying a sublime stay in my parents home and soaking in the simple pleasures of life that I...
View ArticleRed cabbage, Green Bean & Pasta Salad With Yogurt dressing
"Congratulations! Welcome to the world of mommies! Say goodbye to sleep, schedules, solitude, bye to silence. And hello to happiness…" A cousin sister posted this message on facebook when my...
View ArticleVegetable Biriyani With Cucumber Mint Raita
Vegetable Biriyani and its variants make a frequent appearance on my table. So my family and friends, including myself were quite surprised that a recipe for the same has not yet appeared on...
View ArticleBeetroot Sasive/Beetroot In A Mustard Flavoured Yogurt Sauce
I have spoken before about my paternal ancestral food, the Havyaka Brahmin Cuisine. The food is simple, easily digestible, nutritious, delicious and made from locally grown herbs and vegetables....
View ArticleGreen Papaya Salad
One of our favourite Chinese restaurants in town serves the best raw papaya, marinated with lemon juice and sugar as a welcome starter. Since I craved Chinese food from this particular place in my...
View ArticlePaneer Makhani With Matar Pulao And Cucumber Raita/Paneer Cheese In A Spiced...
I could well describe the 25th of January 1989 as one of the happiest days of my life. My sister and I got back from school to the wonderful news that we now had a baby brother. And with much...
View ArticleGrilled Eggplant And Bell pepper Salad With Bocconcini Cheese
I recently did a photo shoot for a cheese manufacturer. Mozzarella, mascarpone, cream cheese, ricotta, buffalo mozzarella & bocconcini were my beautiful subjects for the day. Needless to say, I...
View ArticleSouth Indian Coconut Rice With Brown Chickpea Salad
Life has been a mixture of interesting, exciting and exhausting events for us in the past few days. Soon after the workshop, I got a call to shoot for a television episode to be aired this weekend, the...
View ArticleStuffed Eggplant Biriyani With Mixed Vegetable Raita
Soon after my TV show went on air and the online links became available, there were repeated requests for this recipe. Its interesting to note how recipes evolve and are handed down from generations....
View ArticleSmoky Vegetable Quesadillas With Fresh Tomato Salsa And Guacamole
When I met my brother-in -law to be for the first time, the instant connect and camaraderie between the four of us, my husband, my self and my sister and brother in law made me feel happy, no doubt....
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