Beerakaya Thokku Pachadi is a delicious chutney made with the peel of the Ridge Gourd vegetable, very popular in Andhra Cuisine and it makes a wonderful side dish. Probably this Andhra Beerakaya Thokku Pachadi or Ridge Gourd Skin Chutney is one of the most popular chutneys of the cuisine and we make the best use […]
Spicy Aloo Masala ~ Side dish for Pulao
This spicy Aloo Masala is made with a creamy paste of roasted onions and other masalas to make this a rich and spicy side dish to be served with mild Pulaos. When I had made the Biryani/ Pulao / Khichdi Festival, I had some mild Pulaos on the list that had to be paired with […]
Vazhaithandu Poricha Kootu
Vazhaithandu Poricha Kootu, a typical dish from the Tamil Cuisine, is an easy side dish made for meals and served with rice. The Poricha Kootu concept is more of a TamBrahm cuisine where the gravy is seasoned with peppercorn and a ground masala and uses different water vegetables. I share my lunch with my colleagues and […]
Cabbage Masala Kura
Cabbage Masala Kura is yet another side dish for Rice, that I seem to have completely forgotten. Amma reminded me of this when we were wondering what to do with the huge cabbage we got in. She suddenly reminded me that we could make this instead of the regular Cabbage Kootu or Cabbage Poricha Kootu. […]
Ponnanganni Keerai Paruppu Poriyal
Happy New Year to all my readers! I am very happy to share this 60th Edition of BM with you all. A special thanks to all my BM friends. Starting this week with a Regional special and I will be featuring some Tamil Nadu dishes. First in the series is this stir fry that we […]
How To Make Olan | Kerala Olan Recipe
Coming to the second Side dish for the week, under BM#57, I have yet another Onam Sadya recipe, The Olan! Though we all love Kerala dishes and make some of them regularly as the Avial etc, few traditional dishes like the Olan, Kootu Curry were never made before. So while preparing for the Kerala Sadya […]
Kerala Kootu Curry | Roasted Coconut with Mixed Vegetables & Chickpeas
We are starting the second week of BM#57. This week I opted to share Side dishes. We mostly came up with this theme as many of us had overflowing recipes done for the Buffet on Table. Since Indian Thalis were showcased for the Second week, we ended up making quite a few side dishes. I […]
Masala Gobi | Cauliflower Masala ~ No Onion No Garlic Recipe
We are starting the first week of BM# 46. I know we say the same thing, days are flying. Well we just have to go with the flow right. I guess most of the time, by the time I plan the themes, decide and then cook, the days become week and then months..it’s an endless […]
Navaratna Sundal Curry ~ South Indian Meal Dishes
We are starting the second week of BM#42 and this week I am going to share some delicious South Indian Thali Meal Dishes. The idea was to showcase those typical dishes that are part of the thali meal. As most of you might know, I have a penchant for Thalis and I ardently try to […]
Manipuri Khichdi with Ooti from Manipur
We are now on M and the one that starts with the North East states Manipur. With my chosen Bread theme, I had such difficulty finding bread in these states. That’s when I had to resort to the other clause I had for myself. And started looking at their staple food or at least with […]