Rajgira (Amaranth seeds / அரைக்கீரை விதை / Ramdana) along with carrot makes the best combination for a healthy dish. I have used Coconut milk and cane sugar in this Rajgira Carrot Kheer to make it healthier. Amaranthus is now gaining popularity world over as the...
Mixed vegetables, stuffed in Cabbage leaves, rolled and toasted on a tawa and cooked in tomato gravy is Cabbage Rolls Curry for you. Stuffed Cabbage rolls are an East European Classic. Stuffing the cabbage leaves with rice or meat, dunking in tomato sauce and baking...
Kala Chana Ghugni is a popular, delicious and favourite dish with every family in Bihar. As always, each has its own recipe. In fact, it’s a popular snack in all Eastern States of India like Assam, Odisha and Bengal, though the preparation may vary slightly...
Bhopali Mixed Vegetable from Bhopal, North India. In general, mixed vegetable korma is found in possibly every cuisine in India and across different cultures. I have already shared mixed vegetable sagu of South India, Veg Kolhapuri of Western India. This Bhopali Mixed Vegetable stands out mainly...
Tikkis are famous snack in North India. Dal Tikki is a speciality of Uttar Pradesh. This Masoor Lentil Tikki uses the healthy whole masoor. You may also check my earlier post chole beetroot tikki that is equally healthy. In all Indian homes, lentils are staple diet....
Channa Madra (Garbanzo beans cooked in yogurt gravy) is a very popular and flavourful, mildly sweet and spicy, yoghurt based curry from the hills of Himachal Pradesh. Channa Madra is a satwik dish that does not use onion or garlic. This is one dish that...
Bhutte Ka Kees / Corn Kees / Grated Corn is famous street food in Indore and also in Rajasthan households. Bhutte ka Kees literally means corn grated. Kees is a Marathi word for grating. Though this dish is popular in Northern region, I still wonder...
Matta rice is an indigenous variety of rice from Palakkad district of Kerala. It’s other names are Rose matta rice, Palakkadan Matta rice, Kerala Red rice, or Red parboiled rice. Close on the heels of my earlier Corn Kichdi recipe, which has been received well,...
They say food brings cultures together. Idli from South India and Golgappa (Pani Puri) from North are two classic instances for this. These two popular snacks from two different regions, found entry into their counterparts’ cuisines and have become a favourite of all. Idli has become...
Sweet Chatni This sweet chutney always accompanies array of chaat items like samosa, etc. it will be little runny and honey like in consistency. I always make this chatni with dates. But many do use Jaggery for sweet. It does contain tamarind too for sourness. Normally...
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