Vegetables(gravy)

Tomato Pachadi (Kichadi) / Thakkali Pachadi (Kichadi) ~ Sautéed Tomatoes Mixed in Yogurt

June 29, 2011
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Who is so very excited in life that she is jumping around like on a sugar high?!? me! me! and do you want to know why? My parents are visiting us for a few weeks and they will be landing here in Seattle tomorrow morning. Yippee! :) It is their first visit here and I [...]

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Olan ~ Winter Melon / Ash Gourd & Red Beans in Coconut Milk

August 26, 2010
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  The spirit of Onam continues and this time it is yet another one of the vegetable sides that is a part of the Sadya (the traditional feast). One specialty of all the vegetable sides that are served in a Sadya is that, there is just about enough spices and other flavoring ingredients used so [...]

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Pumpkin Erisseri

August 22, 2010
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  Onam, Vishu, Diwali – all these festivals make me very nostalgic of the good times I had celebrating with family back home and sometimes a little sad too as I start to miss those times. In the last few years we have been building a family of friends here and it feels just as [...]

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Paruppu Urundai Kuzhambu ~ Lentil Balls in a Spiced Tamarind Gravy

June 1, 2010
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  Its been years and years since I have tasted this. It never was one of my favorites and I used to like it just because it was a change from the regular sambar or pulisseri or pitla. But some dishes like this just bring back good old memories and you want to have them [...]

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Cooking from scratch helps! – Day 4 at $11.08 : Hunger Action Week 2010

January 29, 2010
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Cooking from scratch can be delicious as well as economical. That is something I have learnt from making my own spice mixes, curry pastes etc. The individual ingredients don’t cost as much and for the same price that you pay for a spice mix, you can always make thrice as much at home. And the [...]

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Simla Mirch Paneer ~ Cottage Cheese in a Red Pepper Gravy : From 660 Curries

January 18, 2010
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Yeah! Im a hoarder! I admit it. I own over 50 cookbooks and at any point of time I have atleast 4-5 borrowed from the library. Of all these books, there are some which are my favorites and it will take any new book a lot of effort and a hell of a lot of [...]

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Chow Chow (Bangalore Kathrikkai) Kootu ~ Chayote Squash in a Lentil–Coconut Gravy

December 17, 2009
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I always thought chow chow was a funny name for a vegetable and it is the main reason why I liked anything made with this vegetable when I was a kid. Stupid reason, Yes, but it was easy for Amma to make me eat vegetables, not that I was a very fussy kid. Once we [...]

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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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Paneer Makhani / Paneer Butter Masala – An Easier Version

June 30, 2009
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Ok, now don’t look at me as if “ohh..cmon, why is she posting this. Don’t we all know how to make paneer butter masala” or “ohh..poor thing, probably she ran out of posts and that is why we have to see this!” Well, I thought about it. Even if someone doesn’t know how to make [...]

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Hyderabadi Feast – Bhagare Baingan, Mirch Ka Salan, Zaffrani Pulao and Firni/Phirni

May 4, 2009
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Who doesn’t get tempted when you hear the word(s) Hyderabadi Biryani or Kebabs or Mirch Ka Salan ??!! I did!! That is what happened to me when I was planning the menu for a lunch party that we had yesterday. Each recipe I kept reading, I just had to make them and I could not [...]

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