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...
This Protein filled fare is a 3 in 1 recipe. #Idli, #Adai (Chila) and Kuzhi appam with the same dough. Why do we call it protein filled? This recipe uses whole lentils & legumes. Whole dals still have their husks on. Whereas split dals have had the husks...
Sai (greens) Bhaji (vegetables), is a traditional and popular recipe from Sindhi cuisine. The main green is palak (spinach). As the name suggests, Sai Bhaji has all the goodness of greens, vegetables and some channa dal added to it. That makes it a wholesome and...
Idiyappam / stringhoppers is a healthy, delicious & easy to make dish from South India. Maize idiyappam is the noodle like steamed dish with maize (corn / cholam). It is best & nutritious dish for both elders and children. To top it all, it is...
Rasam This South Indian delicacy needs no introduction. It is so popular that it has gained entry into all households & all cuisines. Everyone knows that it is a thin soup of tamarind, tomatoes, asafoetida and few spices. But do you know how many kinds of...
Mexican rice, as the title suggests, comes from the land of Mexico. Undoubtedly this is the most popular, favourite and common dish among Mexicans. Lots of vegetables with tomatoes added with chilli flakes and herbs lend an unique and authentic flavour to this dish. I cannot...
Sattu is flour of toasted gram. Momos are steamed dumplings. Sattu Ragi Momos are momos using sattu flour. You can also make Paraths with this flour. The difference between sattu and besan is that while besan is flour of raw channa, sattu is the flour of roasted channa....
Osan is Sindhi Green Mung Dal with Vegetables. It is another favourite dish from Sindhi cuisine that is similar to dal soup / kadhi with vegetables. Dal is a soul food. It is comforting to eat dal with rice when you do not want to burden...
Kuska is a plain biryani originating from Tamil Nadu and Andhra cuisine. True to its name, this biryani is simple and uses only rice and spices and no vegetables or meat. But in Millet Kuska I have tweaked the traditional recipe by substituting Millets with...
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