Vaangi Bhat (Spiced Eggplant Rice)
Vaangi Bhat literally means eggplant/aubergine/brinjal rice. And that’s exactly what it is – a dish of eggplant and rice lightly fried with an aromatic and …
Recipes
Chocolate Cherry Clafoutis
A chocolate cherry clafoutis eats just as elegant, luscious and sophisticated as it sounds. It’s stone fruit season and I’ve been bingeing on darkly delicious …
Murgh Kairi Pulao (Chicken And Raw Mango Pilaf)
The celebration of sour flavours in Hyderabadi food is the inspiration behind the recipe for kairi pulao in this post. The abundance of raw mangoes …
Whole Grain Chocolate Banana Bread
This recipe for whole grain chocolate banana bread is another step in my learning towards developing, baking and eating more whole grain foods. I don’t …
Watermelon Tomato Salad
Watermelon tomato salad – cold, crunchy, sweet and somewhat sour with a whisper of spice, what could be better when the mercury is touching 43℃? …
Raw Mango Chutney Andhra Style
Raw mangoes are celebrated in Andhra cuisine. Mamidikaya nuvvulu pachadi or raw mango chutney Andhra style is a delicious example of that. A pachadi, in …
Oven-Grilled Mackerel With Chermoula
On hot days, a serving of oven-grilled mackerel makes for a light, nutritious meal. One that doesn’t demand long hours in the kitchen. What makes …
Lemon Sheet Pan Cake With Jowar (Sorghum)
A lifelong lover of lemons, I baked a lemon sheet pan cake with sorghum or jowar (hindi). It was a happy surprise with its light, …
Indian Yellow Fish Curry
I’m happy to be finally sharing this Indian yellow fish curry recipe on the blog after life threw my routine off the rails for a …
Spinach And Corn Quiche
This spinach and corn quiche had to be made to use up some of the big batch of fresh, tender spinach from my garden. The …