A Vegetarian food blog with Step by Step Recipes
Badam Poori is delicious and addictive poori you can make for Prasadam that are easy to make and is liked by all. These Almond Pooris are mostly made as Neivedyam in small size with a generous garnish of badam and coconut. When Amma can’t decide on what naivedyam to make, she makes this one. It […]
Varhadi Aloo Bhat is a spicy pulao from Maharastra made with a ground paste and can be simply served with just raitha. This makes an excellent lunch box dish as its easy to make. I adapted this recipe from here and it says this dish is part of the offering in Krishna prayer meetings. I […]
Iyengar Style Vendhaya Keerai Sadam is healthy mixed rice made with spice powders and methi leaves. This is a quick and easy rice dish to make. This vendhya keerai sadam is made with roasted spice powder, copra and tempered with lentils. This surely makes an excellent lunch box dish. Amma always says Methi needs ghee, […]
Goli Bhaat is the Maharashtrian Vegetarian dish adapted from the popular meat biryani. This is also called as the varhadi Pulav popularly served during weddings. The meat version of this biryani is served during weddings and the name indicates that it’s for the Varhad, meaning the wedding guests. The biryani is quite elaborate with various […]
Doddapatre Soppina Chitranna which refers to the Indian Thyme Rice is a healthy rice dish made with Thyme leaves or Ajwain and spice paste. Thyme leaves are called as Doddapatre Soppu in Kannada. This herb has medicinal properties well known for curing skin allergies, rashes and helpful in fighting a dry cough. And it is […]
Peanut Sesame Ladoo or Nuvvula Palli Ladoo is a nutritious ball made during most festivals that are healthy and filling. These small bites serve as a good energy source for kids We mostly make these peanut sesame ladoos for Ganesh Chaturthi. Of course, we can make these anytime as its so easy to make and […]
For the final day of Indian States, I had selected Maharashtra. I had been eyeing their Thali for the longest time. I was so sure that this occasion, I will finally make it. The next push came when Pradnya so lovingly gifted us goodie bags with Maharashtrian spice powders and much more. I feel so […]
For this month’s Indian Cooking Challenge, we are off to Bihar to taste its famous dessert! I decided to select an Indian Cookie called Thekua. Thekua, also known as Khajoor or Khajur, is a popular homemade dessert from Bihar and Jharkhand. In fact, this is one of their revered prasad (offering to god).Thekua is a […]