? Happy Birthday ? Valli ! It should have been something to do with chocolate , as we all know Valli’s love for ,but I know Valli loves this roast too ! Right Valli ? This is a special post for…
Baingan Ka Bharta Punjabi Style
BM # 60 Week : 1 , Day: 2 Theme: Regional Cuisine Region : Punjab Continuing the Regional Theme for Day 2 , I have Baingan Bharta , typical Punjabi style. Baingan or Eggplants as they are popularly called all over the world, have a wide range . We get to see white, green,…
Masala Beans Poriyal
BM # 57 Week :1 , Day: 1 Theme: Curries and Side Dishes Tamil Spread October begins and with this we begin with our regular three day marathons. September is a busy month with Mega Marathon running for the complete month. This time we had Buffet on the Table and it sure was…
Scrambled Cottage Cheese
Eggs are an important part of breakfast in most countries. The Costo Rico breakfast has a combination where they serve Gallo Pinto with scrambled eggs. Since I could not cook eggs I found its substitute with cottage cheese. I made scrambled cottage cheese and it got done in a jiffy, looked just perfect and tasted…
Rajasthani Aaloo Shimla
A Rajasthani Thali is incomplete without a potato dish. The Shimla Aaloo is a very simple variation where they just add a bit of capsicum to the dish. The ghee enhances the taste of this dish and the chick pea flour kind of binds the potatoes and capsicum. The Shimla Aaloo is a part…
Veggies for Sindhi Thadri Spread
Thadri is a festival when the Sindhi community prepare the food a day in advance and do not light the stove. They have a special set of veggies for this festival. Most of the people deep fry the veggies like Lady fingers and Gourds. Since the food is left outside and not refrigerated deep frying…
Sai Thoom wara Bhea / Lotus Stem in Fresh Green Garlic
BM # 49 Week 1 Day 2 Day 2 I have one of the most delicious version of Bhe.These are my son’s favorites. While he was in college and he took lunch, I would pack a variety of sandwiches for him. I would pack at least four jumbo sandwiches, but he would get only half…
Achaari Karela
BM # 45 Week 1 Day 3 While on my trip to Japan I made a lot of bitter gourds as these are easily available and is a good side dish. You must be wondering where did Japan come while my theme is North Indian Side dishes. This recipe is actually from our…
Fried Brinjals
BM # 45 Week 1 Day 2 One day I threw up immediately after eating Brinjals, I thought some thing was wrong with those Brinjals and so I felt sick. I forgot about it. A few days later again the same thing happened after eating Brinjals.Now I knew I had to be careful…
Stuffed Bitter Gourds
BM # 45 Week 1 Day 1 Bitter gourds is one dish that lot of people do not like. The name bitter is so apt for this veggie which is so bitter.There are people who love these bitter gourds and I am one of them. They are one of my favorite veggies and…