10 minute meal! Sunny, warm, lip smacking good pasta dish to brighten your winter! Gluten free, vegan, vegetarian recipe too! Do you love 10 minute easy meals that are healthy and delectable? And something both kids and adults will enjoy? Then you have to try this easy gluten free, vegan, vegetarian meal! You know how crazy... Continue Reading →
Food processor Tilgul- No cooking required!
Super easy recipe for Tilgul-an Indian Sankranti festival sweet. Vegan and gluten free dessert. Festivals exhilarate a foodie like me and the festival of Sankranti is no exception. I love tilgul -yummy sweets made of sesame seeds and jaggery. As I had said in my earlier posts, according to Ayurveda,sesame seeds and jaggery are said... Continue Reading →
Bhogichi Bhaji- for Sankranti festival
Sankranti Special! Gluten free, vegan, vegetarian Bhogichi bhaji is a moreish winter harvest festival in a pan! I am not a winter person at all and wish I could hibernate until spring arrives. But a whiff of this Bhogichi bhaji, Tilachi Vadi- A Makar Sankranti Special Sweet! and Microwave Sesame Seed Laddus in 1½ minutes!... Continue Reading →
Dabeli Style Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Healthy, mouthwatering ,gluten free, figure friendly, easy Indian fusion recipe! Resolution : To lose the extra pounds. Yes, my New Year’s resolution, once again! Hard as it is to lose weight, what complicates things for me further is that I like warm, spicy food in the winter time. So the salads I enjoy in the summer... Continue Reading →
Here’s to A Deliciously Happy 2017!
Want to throw an unforgettable New Year's Party ? Well look no further! Here is the quick and easy menu! Dear friends, Where did the year go? Before we know it, it will be 2017 in two days! And did you say the party is tomorrow night? Aaaargh! As I gather my wits around me, I have come... Continue Reading →
Recipe round up for the holiday season
Happy Holidays dear friends! As I was gathering together my recipes for various get togethers with family and friends this holiday season, I thought I will compile some of my favorites. Hope it helps you as well. For me, once I make the list of recipes to make, it is easier to get all the... Continue Reading →
Tandoori Chicken Masala Stuffed Bread- Two easy ways!
Perfect potluck take along or a quick and easy weeknight meal! Made with rotisserie chicken. This week has been packed with meeting friends for Yankee swaps and decorating gingerbread houses. To add to all the fun, we have potluck lunches at these gatherings. Living in a multi-cultural town, the array of foods from all over... Continue Reading →
Savory Stuffed Apples with Guava Sauce
Vegetarian, gluten free, easy recipe, (also with a vegan option), that is perfect for parties and potluck dinners. Where do you get your inspiration? And when you are in that “inspired mode”, are you like me, impatient to pursue? Well, I was sitting quietly watching a historical documentary on Kashmir. The narrator mentioned how apples... Continue Reading →
Trip to Goa and an heirloom recipe rediscovered!
Sharing some of our photos and an heirloom recipe for Godi Dal! Our recent trip to lush, tropical Goa seems like a dream now that I am back in wintry, cold Boston. Being in Goa with family, at our ancestral 450 year old temples and eating the traditional vegetarian thali food at the priest’s home... Continue Reading →
Rice bowl with Potato Curry …..all in under 20 minutes!
Soul food in a Bowl- easy, light and delectable food the day after the huge Thanksgiving feast!
Rice Bowl with Potato Curry- ready in under 20 minutes!
serves 4
This rice bowl with potato curry is my daughter’s absolute favorite ‘soul food’. After a hectic day, this is ‘the’ food that she finds relaxing. She was thrilled to discover that her friends at school loved this curry just as much as she did. The traditional recipe for this is a little daunting when one is in a hurry, as it is made with grated fresh coconut, that is ground with the freshly roasted spices……you get the picture…… it is not something one would necessarily look forward to making after a long day;)
So this is a simplified version of the Potato Curry called Ambat Batata in Marathi. Literally translated, it means Sour Potato. Perhaps it gets its name because of the tamarind used in this curry. But with the brown sugar or jaggery and the red chili powder , it is…
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