The word Chaat immediately brings to mind a sweet, sour, spicy & crunchy, snack. Sweet Potato Chaat is one such chaat. Though we call it a snack, it is one dish which can be relished any time of the day. In India, chaat is almost a...
Methi Muthia / Fenugreek Leaves Dumplings is the most popular dish from Gujarat. Winter is here. What best season can there be to find fresh green Fenugreek leaves (methi) than winter? Methi Muthia uses whole wheat flour traditionally. But it’s a different matter that many of them...
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...
Koki is a delicious flatbread from Sindhi Cuisine. Onions, fresh coriander and chillies make Kokis a flavourful dish. Above all, the crunchy pomegranate seeds lends an authentic flavour to this dish. Traditionally wheat flour is used to make kokis. But to make them gluten free,...
Alu Potol Posto is Potato and Pointed Gourd in Poppy Seeds paste gravy. Potol (Pointed gourd) is a very popular vegetable in Bengali cuisine. Mainly, it is available throughout the year in Bengal. As a result, there are quite a few Bengali recipes using this...
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