Vegetable(dry)

Bhindi Masala ~ Okra Masala

June 21, 2011
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Okra or Bhindi, the slimy vegetable that many people dislike, it just so happens that I “heart” this vegetable. It will easily go to the top of the list of my favorite vegetables. Well, I am strange that way – love okra, love bitter gourd (that most people just cannot stand!) and love eggplants! One [...]

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Aloo Jeera ~ Cumin Scented Fingerling Potatoes

May 31, 2011

Potatoes always come in handy when you are scrambling your pantry for something to make for dinner that night. Whether it is a simple potato fry or potatoes with bell peppers (Simla Mirch-Aloo or Aloo Capsicum), potatoes and green peas (Aloo Matar) or the very commonly known potatoes and cauliflower (Aloo Gobhi), it is always [...]

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Asparagus Cheese Tart

August 12, 2010
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  This is probably one of the single most delicious, filling and easiest side that you can make for a weeknight dinner. It even tastes great as a leftover for lunch the next day (it may get a little soggy, but still very tasty). Have I told you the story of how I used to [...]

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Aloo Methi Capsicum – Spicy Potatoes with Bell Peppers and Dried Fenugreek Leaves

May 11, 2010
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I don’t know what it it – Either I have lost the patience to take good photographs or I am just getting bad at it. Or maybe its just that I only have a window of a few hours in a day to cook and take pictures, that …

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Simple, Easy and Spicy Potato Fry

April 19, 2010
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There are some preparations which are so common that everyone knows how to make it – infact everyone will have their own recipe for it as well. This is one such dish. I was even thinking whether to post this or not, but I got some awesome pictures of these crispy potatoes (i don’t …

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Vegetable Pulao, Aloo Gobhi, Tadka Dal, Cucumber Raita – Hunger Action Week 2010 : Day 3 with an Indian Vegetarian Dinner at $9.78

January 28, 2010
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We are now on the Day 4 of the Hunger Action Week, just one more day to go and I am really looking forward to it. This time it has been tougher than what it was last year. For one, my snacking has increased a lot over the last one year and I have conditioned [...]

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Broccoli and Carrot Poriyal / Thoran ~ Broccoli and Carrot Stir Fry with Coconut

January 11, 2010
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Coconut is omnipresent in Kerala cuisine – be it in the form of coconut oil, grated coconut, dried coconut/copra or coconut milk. I remember the days my paternal grandparents were still alive and we used to live in Kerala then. There used to be a blue metal storage shelf with netted …

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An Easy Lemon-Spinach Pasta Sauce & Roasted Garlic and Squash Gratin

November 24, 2009
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You know how I love collecting cookbooks. During the last couple of months, i haven’t bought many as the little space that has been allotted for my cookbooks is slowly filling up and till i find another bigger space or maybe a bigger bookshelf (shhh..let AJ not hear this ;) ) i have decided that [...]

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Palakkad Style Mulakooshyam and Kaya Mezhukkupuratti ~ Lentil and Ground Coconut Curry and Stir-fried Raw Plantains

September 15, 2009
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As promised, here I am with some of Mama’s recipes. This probably maybe the only post on Mirch Masala with mama’s recipes, as i just got soo caught up with eating that no other pictures were taken. I learnt a lot, so maybe when i make some of those dishes the next time, I can [...]

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A Mediterranean Dinner – Stuffed Peppers, Falafel with Hummus & Pita Bread and Tabbouleh Salad

August 11, 2009
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I like to have various theme dinners whenever I invite friends over. I recently got this book on Mediterranean cuisine and there were sooo many dishes that I was dying to make. I did manage to make a couple for our daily dinners, but there still was a lot more to cover. So, last week [...]

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