“Kootu” is the traditional South Indian thick stew made with an amalgamation of varied vegetables in a spicy savory aromatic base made of lentils, coconut and black pepper. This Cauliflower Kootu tastes so delicious, that your home is filled with the spicy aroma.It is best served with hot rice but is a delicious accompaniment with…
Category: FOOD
Food is an expression of love,comfort and satiation.It is an invisible thread of emotion connecting loved ones, a simple aroma can stir memories so deep, that one is instantly teleported to a time in life, where memories remain frozen, of shared laughter & tears around a dining table filled with warm food. Packed in the spices is the warmth of the souls that cooked the food pouring all their affection into each morsel of grain,and serving it with love to enrich our lives forever more. A sprinkling of kindness, a large cup of love,stirred with generosity and Voila, the dish is sealed in eternity for generations to come and the show must go on…. the thread continues to weave……………. the magic is in the magician not his wand ! This blog of mine has a lot of soul, stirring the good food ,just the way I remember it & hopefully you would find it, in the pages as you read along.My recipes are mostly based on a fusion of Mangalorean( a coastal town in South) with Tamilian ( the southern state where I grew up) and everything in-between ,now it has slowly graduated to international cooking with my exposure to various cultures & food habits here in the USA …..enjoy !
Tandoori Salmon
Woke up with this ache in me to eat the kind of salmon we had for breakfast each day during our trip to Japan, a few months ago, a strong urge to have it at any cost, just the way it was served. No amount of reasoning suffices, when you have that kind of hunger…
Pineapple Salsa
Summer days are upon us, the need to eat some crispy fruity salsa anytime of the day did not seem like a bad idea either. Light, easy to make & healthy all pointed towards making this salsa over the weekend, for the work week ahead. The last time, I was at the fresh fruit stand…
Eggplant Stir Fry/ Baingan Bharta (Punjabi Version)
Summer started with a heavy down pour of rain for us, which continued for the past two days. The need for quick and easy summer meals was the order of the day, yet something spicy & delicious to enjoy watching the summer rains with, was calling my name. What better than this Punjabi ( a…
Celery Chutney/ Dip
The Fresh market is filled with veggies this summer season, right off the farm, I must say, coz they look so green and healthy. It wasn’t until one day when I saw a friend crunching on celery sticks that I really noticed this veggie, which I might have walked past a hundred times in the…
Cucumber Mango Salsa
The weather is getting beautifully warm, birds chirping on trees, friendly neighbors sitting out in the porch chairs waving or greeting as you walk past, children playing outdoors, laughter and giggles…..signs of Summer approaching. Stepping out after nearly hibernating in Winter, into the green green grass seems like a blessing! The long weekend is…
Cilantro/Coriander Poha/Kothumali Aval Upma
Spring has sprung in our parts , a glorious warm weather is what we have been having for the past few days. When the weather starts getting warm, a need for light breakfast arises. Gone are the winter days of dark and gloom, when all you wanted was to fill yourself with some comfort…
Curry Leaf Chicken Curry ( Andhra Style)/Karivepaku Kodi Kura
The weather outdoors is warming up a bit, the tulips are abundant in the flower stands, Spring break for kids just begun. Time to get innovative and creative both in crafts and cooking, the sunshine outdoors is motivation enough. The grass in the lawn is slowly beginning to turn green, the birds have returned home,…
Black Eyed Peas Curry
We are under a Winter Storm warning and the snow has been falling non stop like it would go out of fashion. What better way then bring Hygge home with some warm spicy aromatic curry, cooking in your kitchen, with ingredients available in your pantry, since driving out to do your grocery in this weather…
Crispy Ragi Dosa / Finger Millet Crepe
This weekend has been miserable to say the least, we are snowed -in since Friday and are stuck indoors, in what seems like a longest winter of all. Keeping myself creative is the only way I could think of to chase the winter blues away. A small portion of the idli batter I had made…
