Kolhapuri dishes from Maharashtra are famous for using fresh, fiery and flavourful spices. Needless to add, these hand-pound spices lend an authentic and unique palate to their dishes. Veg Kolhapuri is one such mixed vegetable curry. Though specific to Maharashtra, Veg Kolhapuri has found its...
Coming from Maharashtra state, Kolhapuri dishes are famous for its spiciness. Not surprisingly, Kolhapuri Masala powder is a spicy masala that lends an authentic touch to Maharashtrian cuisine. There are two types of Kolhapuri masalas for making Kolhapuri dishes. One is Kolhapuri Fresh Masala which uses...
Val / lima beans / field beans / mochai / pithiki pappu is a highly nutritious bean variety. It is generally slightly bitter and so people call it kadve vaal (kadve meaning bitter in Marathi). But on cooking, it acquires a nutty flavor. Valache Birde...
Kadhi is a favourite food in India that has Curd / Yoghurt as its basic ingredient. Kofta on the other hand, originates from Middle Eastern and Central Asian cuisines. Thus Palak Kofta in Peanut Kadhi is the amalgam of both. Kadhi is popular across the cuisines...
As the name suggests, this fiery Thecha or Kharada is a kind of chatni from the legendary Maharashtrian cuisine. Green Chilli Thecha is very popular in Rural arears of Maharashtra where Bhakri is the staple food of many. But in our home, it is consumed...
Kichdi in general is a comfort food. Masala Kichdi is a spicy one from Maharashtra that uses their unique Goda masala. Few days back a Maharashtrian friend of my daughter came to stay with us. She offered to cook this dish and all of us just...
Goda masala is a special blend of spices from Maharashtra. Though its ingredients vary from house to house, basically it uses a dry coconut (Copra) as base. It is different from garam masala because it is not as hot and spicy. Probably, the copra lends...
Amaranth Leaves Lobia Sabzi / Amaranth keerai with Karamani (lobia) sabzi. Amaranth greens are known as chaulai in North India, harive in Karnataka, cheera in Kerala, mulaikkeerai in Tamil Nadu, lal maath in Maharashtra and thottakura in Andhra. It is available both in green and red colour...
A popular spice mix using few spices, Chaat masala certainly is a favourite in Indian cuisine. A Homemade Chaat masala has its own worth. Chaat masala is a combination of everyday spices like cumin seeds, black pepper and other spices available ready in your spice box....
Millet & Sprouts Red Pulao is called so because in this pulao, I have avoided using any green masala but use only dry masalas including dry red chillies which gives it a red hue. Pulao is the most popular dish that you can find on any...
February 10th is celebrated as World Pulses Day. I am an avid fan of whole pulses / lentils. When I took a review of my posts so far, I realised I have as of today posted 22 recipes using whole pulses & legumes. I decided to compile all those recipes and make an eBook that you can download from my site.
Healthy Eating 
Rama Ganapathy