Spicy pepper chicken curry ~ peas pulao I love everything about autumn. Dazzling colors, cold nights, the smell of apple spice, pumpkin lattes and drizzly days like the one we have since morning. Its just the right weather to crave for a spicy yet comforting food. So, sipping a cup of hot coffee in my comfy couch I […]

Soy Granules Subzi Want a curry in a jiffy?  Then you’ve got to try this. Well, I am not running a marathon like rachel ray’s 30 minute meals but if I ever do so, then this simple yet fully flavorful soy granule subzi would definitely fit into my theme. For those of you who do […]

My kitchen shelves are stocked up with all kinds of stuff neatly (not really) organized in sections.  Every once in a while I go thru my them looking for expired items to be discarded. I take out all the items, check for freshness, re-arrange all of them so I remember that I have to use them. […]

Cranberry beans/Chikkudu ginjalu pulao – Alu Kurma Cranberry Beans Pulao During my leisurely walk through the aisles of a mexican grocery store in our neighbourhood, I spotted these cute beans that have purple splotches all over them. I am completely unaware of how they would taste like but picked them right away because I loved the […]

Tomato – Drumstick Curry A simple yet delicious curry that I always liked carrying in my lunch box during school days was tomato cooked in combination with drumsticks (munagakaya/mulakkada). The tart flavor of the tomato when cooked with onions, garlic and drumsticks together only leaves you craving for more once you taste it. For egg […]

Back home from a long, hectic fun-filled vacation in India. Trying to beat the winter doldrums and fit into my my regular schedules as I juggle between office, house hold chores, while I keep thinking of all the fun, frolic, shopping, pampering, and a lot of  foods that I have grown up eating. Its been […]