Dear Friends, I am so honored to be featured on Fiesta Friday!!!!! Just to see my humble Green Pepper Pancahmrut alongside a super abundance of amazing recipes by so many brilliant and creative bloggers,is truly rewarding. Please check them out at http://fiestafriday.net/2015/04/24/fiesta-friday-65/ Fiesta Friday is hosted by the ever gracious, gifted and accomplished Angie @The Novice Gardener. A special thanks to Angie... Continue Reading →
Green Pepper Panchamrut- an heirloom recipe
Panchamrut, with it's perfect balance of five tastes, is a party for your taste buds! here is an easy recipe! The word Panchamrut is made up of panch meaning five and amrut meaning nectar. During holy ceremonies, there is a sweet Panchamrut offered to the Gods which is made up of milk, yogurt,honey, sugar and... Continue Reading →
Chicken and Asparagus Pullav – A one pot meal
Makes 2½ cups of rice I was so happy to receive requests for one pot meals from some of my readers. A special thanks to you. You have inspired me to come up with this enticing and nutrition packed pullav. I had trouble naming it because it has so many layers of flavor going through it. The asparagus, chicken, coconut... Continue Reading →
Pineapple and Mango Sasav- an Heirloom Recipe
Serves 4 to 6, as a side dish I chuckle as I write that this serves 4 to 6, as a side dish. Well it is supposed to. It is like a raita in Indian meals. But this is such a favorite at parties, that no matter how big a bowl of Sasav I make, it is... Continue Reading →
Figure Friendly Eggplant Bhareet
serves 4 I feel eggplant has the power of dividing people into eggplant lovers or haters. My husband and I belong to the earlier group- we both love the flavor of roasted eggplant. This bhareet is our favorite side dish. I am not sure which group our children belong to, because they love Baba ganoush but refuse to touch this bhareet... Continue Reading →
Spring Chaat with Sprouted Mung beans and Raw Cauliflower
serves 4 to 6 It is the first day of spring today. Of course, it does not feel like it at all. As if to prove it,it is also snowing in our neck of the woods. Hopefully pretty soon we will see some flowers peeking through, but until then my it has to be my... Continue Reading →
Avocado and Caramelized Onion Rice
Makes 2 (1 cup) servings Got leftover rice? Then this is the recipe for you! In fact we liked this rice so much that I am making extra rice to have leftover rice:) I also made this recipe with brown rice and it was delicious! The recipe is so simple yet this rice dish scores... Continue Reading →
Russian Salad – My father’s favorite
I write this post with such a heavy heart. Even as I write, I am in disbelief that we lost Pappa, my dearest father, last week. As I grapple with my emotions, I know that my brother and I will always miss him. I remember my kind, loving, extremely witty, sports loving father, who was truly a gifted athlete himself. In... Continue Reading →
Protein rich Vegetarian Quinoa Kabab
Makes 10 slider size kababs Do you want to incorporate more of the 'super food' quinoa in your diet? Then this recipe is for you! These fun, easy to make kababs can be served as appetizers, sliders, with a salad top of or in a wrap! The addition of the black beans, veggies and the gram flour (besan) boosts... Continue Reading →
Healthy Green Bean Upkari, an heirloom recipe
Are you one of those who wrinkle your nose, seeing green beans on the dinner plate? Then this is the recipe that will make you love green beans! How do I know? Because I used to be one of those nose wrinklers:).... until I ate this Upkari, that is. Upkari, in konkani, means a stir fried vegetable dish,... Continue Reading →
