This recipe, from Tarla Dalal, is one of the street foods of Mumbai. If, like me, you are a fan of tangy foods, then this is definitely for you. I grew up in a traditional South Indian household, where many dishes contain tamarind. If fact, quite a few of them have tamarind as a base….
Category: Recipes
Baby Corn Soup
I have been posting a lot of soup recipes this winter. That will probably come to an end quite soon as we have entered spring and the temperature, though temperate just now, is climbing. I will therefore revert to healthy salads soon. In the meantime, I have always been foxed with baby corn. This is…
Carrot Soup
Winter is slowly, but surely, coming to an end in North India. The daytime temperatures are rising and it feels quite hot at times. So, it may also be time to put an end to hot winter soups. It doesn’t make sense to have hot soups in summer when the temperatures routinely cross 40o C….
Baked Cauliflower
I get loads of cauliflower in the Delhi winter. So much so that I get tired of the vegetable by the end of winter. But start missing it again during the hot summer months. Its not that I do not get the vegetable during the hot summer months. It’s just that I prefer to eat…
Dill Soup
My experiments with soups continues. My farmer has been giving me dill of late. I have never used this herb before. I tried using it to make a green smoothie, but I found the taste not to my liking. I therefore decided that it would be better to cook the dill rather than have it…
Rice Panki (A Crepe)
I am always on the lookout for a good snack recipe. Though I have quite a few on the blog, I get bored with them. A new recipe is always welcome. So, I was fascinated with this rice crepe recipe from the very talented, late Tarla Dalal. This is a Gujarati recipe. Gujarat is a…
Cream Of Tomato Soup
One of the most common soups is tomato soup. I think most Indians would have had this at some point or other as it is the soup that was often served in restaurants in days of yore. There are several variations to a tomato soup. And there are Indianised versions of this soup. The recipe…
Vazhaithandu Mulakootal (Banana Stem Dal)
Mulakootal is a typical and traditional dish from Palakkad, a district of the Southern state of Kerala. You can use any one of several vegetables to prepare mulakootal – spinach, ash gourd, snake gourd, elephant yam, pumpkin, Chinese potatoes, any greens, raw banana, cabbage… The one I am presenting here today is prepared using vazhaithandu…
Quick Vegetable Soup
Yet another soup. This one is so simple that even a child can put it together. From the prolific and iconic Tarla Dalal, bless her. If you are in the mood for something hot (temperature, not chili) and not in a mood to spend a large amount of time in the kitchen, then this soup…
Motaikose Poduthuval (Cabbage Stir Fry)
A poduthuval is basically a stir fry garnished with grated coconut. Therefore, one can use any of several vegetables – cabbage, snake gourd, beetroot, French beans…. The method of preparation remains the same, only the vegetable varies. These dishes are very mildly spiced, but very tasty. I therefore prefer to pair them with a spicy…
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