Dahi Boondi Raita is a accompaniment which is made with whipped yogurt and tiny gram dumplings . It makes a great accompaniment with any Indian lunch dinner menu and can be prepared in a jiffy . Boondi Raita is one of the simplest of raitas and every family has their own version . I make…
Dahi Pakodi is my choice for Day 3 under Recipes with three ingredients theme . I have posted Lachko Daal and Maad for Day 1 and Day 2 . All three recipes belong to Rajasthani Cuisine and were a part of the Rajasthani Thali that I posted for Protein Rich Mega Marathon . Pakodi is…
Preserved Lemons are used in most middle eastern dishes and on their own are a great accompaniment to our Indian meals, Though the Moroccans use just the peel. It was during the Around the World in 30 Days marathon theme when I made a Moroccan meal and the salad required preserved lemons. It was then…
Thai Cuisine has amazing flavours and I have been posting Thai recipes under Oceanic Cuisine for the third week of BM 78 . I began with Cucumber Salad , next were Sweet Potato Cakes , which I served with a tangy and sweet dip . The dip reminds me of the sweet tamarind chutney I…
I have a strange relation with papaya . I love it and at the same time hate it . It is the raw papaya that I love , the ripe one has to be sweet , then only it gets my love , else can’t bear . While buying veggies I picked this raw…
BM # 73 Week:2, Day :2 Theme: Flavors of India Dahi Bhalle , yes this is what the ever so popular Dahi vadas are called in North. These are available as chat at the street vendors. You can find these chat walas at every nook and corner and throughout the year. But they are specially…
BM # 73 Week:2, Day :3 Theme: Flavors of India Finally for the last day under Flavors of India, I have a chutney from Andhra Pradesh. The kobbari chutney is the coconut chutney and it varies from the other coconut chutneys. This is a real delicious chutney which pairs very well with Idli ,Dosas or…
BM# 71 Week: 4, Day 3 Theme: Special Theme Coming to the last day under special recipes Here is a Raita which is really unique. We normally do not add garlic to curd , but here garlic is used to give that amazing , slightly pungent flavor to the yogurt. I also used some…
BM # 72 Week 1, Day 1 Theme : Dips, Chutneys and Spreads Yesterday I posted Black Bean Hummus , today it is Roasted Bell Pepper Spread. With multiple posts we are not able to post all recipes at the same time , so some end up as drafts. This is a spread which…
BM # 71 Week 1, Day 2 Theme : Dips, Chutneys and Spreads With the Mega marathon we tend to learn many new dishes and while I took Sandwiches as my sub theme for Cooking Carnival I made this Black Bean Hummus as a spread for my bread sticks. The hummus tastes excellent and is a…