Masala Vada Curry ~ Paruppu Vadai Curry

This one is a firm favorite when we eat out at Tamizh or Chettinadu places (I know they are not interchangeable words, but I am trying to keep it simple here) I always thought it was impossibly laborious to first make the vadais and then the curry. A few weeks ago, my MIL sent us some paruppu…

Quesadilla ~ From Scratch

I used to stuff leftover rotis with whatever curry of the day was available, grate cheese onto it and pan toast it till the cheese melted, not knowing that they had a fancy name! Imagine my joy when I realised that it was a very popular Mexican preparation! I love quesadillas. Usually with nice warm…

Kofta Pulav

Taking a break from all that sweet and deep fried overload that has been happening on this blog, here is a wonderfully flavoursome Kofta Pulav made from bottle gourd. If you read this blog, you must know that my Kaddu Kofta curry is a never fail recipe and very popular on this blog. When I…

Tortillas from scratch and a Magazine Feature

I know I shouldn’t be abandoning the blog as much as I do… but that’s the pattern I seem to follow… In august, WOW Hyderabad which is the number one local magazine of Hyderabad, did a cover feature on people from different walks of life rediscovering and enjoying the kitchen. They featured 12 people. There was an…

Mushrooms with Peas and fox nuts

In the throes of summer, I was quite fed up with all the salads and wanted to bite into some winter style Jeera rice and comforting gravy curry. All I had on hand were a bag of fresh mushrooms and some frozen peas. I also recenlty reorganised and cleaned out my pantry cupboard and found…