A very popular Konkani dish, this Instant Cucumber idli does not require any fermentation. Hence no planning such as soaking, grinding, etc required. You just need to have the ingredients ready. And the ingredients too are simple ones always available at arm’s lengths at any...
Alwathi is a popular Konkani dish that uses Arbi leaves, corn and raw peanuts. All these are monsoon special items. Its generally prepared on Anantha Chaturdashi, the immersion day, 14th day after Ganesh Chaturthi and also on Krishna Janmashtami. I have already posted a recipe Alu...
Aloo Bhindi Korma is a curry with mild spices in coconut and nuts gravy. This Korma is different from the normal Aloo bhindi sabzi. Here you cook the vegetables in a gravy of coconut, green chilli, and ginger etc. This is predominantly a South Indian...
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...
This Cashew Yogurt is a breeze to make. Its creamy, tangy and delicious with a slight sweet tinge. You do not need to be a Vegan to consume this Cashew Yogurt. It is for all. I have grown up taking curd in my diet every day,...
This Buttermilk Pancake is the easiest to make, soft and fluffy pancake using the home made Gluten free flour mix and buttermilk from non-dairy peanut / groundnut curd. The sweetness of the jaggery, tanginess from the buttermilk and the salt perfectly balance the taste. So...
To begin with let me tell you that Alu Vadi has no connection with potato. ? It is a popular Maharashtrian snack using Colacasia (Arbi / Chembu) leaves. In Marathi Colacasia leaves are called Alu (अळू), ‘La’ pronounced as in ‘play’. In Gujarat it is known as pathrode...
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...
If you have ever eaten breakfast in any restaurant in Karnataka you do not need any introduction to Mixed Vegetable Sagu. It is the most favoured side dish with Puri, Roti, Dosa, Rawa Dosa, Set dosa, you name it. The use of Khus Khus and coconut...
Doi Potol is a popular Bengali dish. As the name suggests it uses dahi (curd / yoghurt). By default, this recipe uses peanut / groundnut curd. This is one Bengali Vegetarian dish that is a great hit in our house. There is a prevalent view...
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