Vadiyalu (vadi in hindi) are crispy fritters usually made with soaked, ground urad dal, moong dal batter, then sundried and stored in airtight containers. I usually stock up my pantry with these vadiyalu because its easy to whip up a humble yet tasty curry in no time. These days, you could also find them in [...]

Vegetable fried rice served  with a simple chicken stir fry , nothing could be as easier as this dish I would say and kids would love it too. You can whip up this dish with any vegetable on hand be it diced carrots, green peas, shredded cabbage, bell peppers, potatoes, green beans, paneer, eggs or [...]

If someone asks me what are my fondest memories with mom, I’d remember standing beside her and helping her out to make this delicious indian sweet “Mysore Pak”.  I always heard people thinking this is the hardest recipe to fix at home but trust me, a little patience is what you need to make this [...]

I have blogged a prawn fry dish earlier, but this one has always been a hit at parties when served as an apetizer. It also goes well as a side with dishes like pappu charu, sambhar or dal. Its quite easy to cook and the process is not tedious too. Here is how we do [...]

Guess what mom made when I complained of eating coconut chutney?? Yeah its none other than peanut chutney aka verusenaga pachadi, a delicious accompaniment to breakfast dishes like idly, dosa, vada, rava dosa, upma. A dollop of ghee on top of idly’s and peanut chutney on the side, oh my my that’s what I call [...]

I found these cute little purple brinjals lying around in my refrigerator today and wanted to fix up a quick and easy gravy dish. I happened to taste this recipe at a friends house last week and liked it very much that I decided to put this up in my blog for my dear readers. [...]