This is a simple quick and easy dish prepared with ridge gourd. I love the mild sweet taste of this veggie when cooked, and has been my all time favourite.
We need …
Ridge gourd - 1
sesame seeds -1 cup
Dried Red chillies - 4
Green chillies - 3 (slit lenghtwise)
Curry leaves - 1 sprig
Coriander leaves - 1 small [...]

Last few weeks since my landing up at florida was so busy setting up our home that I was looking at some fast alternatives to fix up our meal. Here comes another easy recipe that goes well with breads.
I loved cooking this dish with those cute little red ones that I bought at Walmart the [...]

Last friday when I was at fair price to buy some fruits I happened to find crabs and the funniest part is how I picked and put them in the plastic bag, Each time I pick a crab with the forceps kind of thing, those sharp edge legs get stuck on to the bag. It [...]

At last I am here after a long gap. It took some time to adjust back with the normal routine office and home. I found some time now for my favorite pass time, blogging.
Bangaladumpa Iguru (thats how we call it at home), a gravy based dish that goes well with hot rice, chapathis and [...]

Ingredients
cauliflower - 1 (cut them into florets)
onions - 2 (chopped)
capsicum - 1
tomato - 1 (chopped)
cloves - 3 (lavangalu)
elaichi - 1
dalchini - 1 small stick (cinnanmon stick)
poppy seeds - 2 tb sps (khus khus)
dhaniyalu - 1 tb sp (coriander seeds)
jeera - 1 tsp
ginger - 1 inch piece
garlic - 2 cloves
chillie powder - 1 1/2 [...]

Carrot kurma
Ingredients
Baby carrots - 15 (each carrot cut into two pieces)
onions - 5 (chopped lenght wise)
curry leaves - 2 sprigs
curd - 1 big cup (whipped in a blender)
oil - 2 tb sps
water - 1 1/2 cup
chillie powder - 2 t sps
poppy seeds (gasagasalu) - 2 tb sps
cashew nuts - 2 tb sps
cloves [...]