A simple spinach soup, apt for cold chilly nights… It is the last day of the month and usually I post a recipe related to the Shh Cooking Secretly Challenge, if I am participating. I have been a part of this group for a long time and I look forward to the challenges being shared every month, and participate as much as I can, depending on my situation. This month, Prithi suggested to cook with winter vegetables and my partner is Jayasree. I have been reading her blog for some time for challenges and otherwise and love the collection of simple vegetarian recipes she shares. She gave me the secret ingredients of milk and cumin. Initially I was a little hesitant, because this combination is quite odd, but I decided to take it as a challenge and use it. I always pick up spinach and try to…
Bhindi Sabzi | Easy Lady’s Finger Curry {With Okra Zero}
A super easy Bhindi Sabzi, using frozen okra zero, making it a hassle-free dinner or lunch side… When I have no clue what to write, I think the easiest is the weather. 😉 Yesterday, we had a beautiful morning. Lots of fluffy, dark clouds, making the sun play peekaboo, and nice chill breeze… I just wasn’t feeling like coming to work after that drive. There was a little drizzle which was only for dirtying the car and nothing else. Hehe… In the evening too, the sky was pretty dramatic. Sometimes I do feel that winter is coming in a tad lazier this time. It is taking its own time. Even though the temperatures are down, most of the time, the sky is extremely clear and afternoons are warm. Usually, as we approach the National Day holidays, it does get cooler. Just hoping for the best… 🙂 At…
Chilli Paneer
Crispy fried paneer in a chunky vegetable sauce… A few months back, I had put a question on my Instagram stories to see what recipes readers would want to see. One of the recipes that came in the list, apart from the Fried Rice, was Chilli Paneer. I totally get it – deep fried squares of crispy paneer, tossed up in saucy vegetables is a totally delightful vegetarian starter. Actually speaking, isn’t fried rice-chilli paneer an amazing combination in itself? Hehe… This is the third and final recipe for the “Easy Dinner” theme for the Blogging Marathon #118. When B was staying with his family, paneer was something we would cook frequently since my SIL and he both love it, much to my kids’ irritation. Hehe… At least it gives me a chance to make them eat something that they are not fond of. 😉 We had…
Gobhi Pyaaz Paratha | Cauliflower and Onion Stuffed Flatbread
A delicious Indian flatbread, stuffed with grated cauliflower and onion – apt for dinner or breakfast… Sometimes I wish I would buckle myself up and make more flat-breads. Despite the work involved – yes, I find it quite taxing and tiring – all of us love to dig into some hot rotis to go with a simple curry, be it a Dal Tadka or a quick fix chicken curry. If it is stuffed, then it does make life even more easier, isn’t it? All you need to go with it is some whipped yogurt and pickle. But then being the lazy me, I don’t make them as much as I would love to! For this month’s Blogging Marathon #118, the theme I chose for this week was “Easy Dinner Ideas”. Since dinner is the only main meal that I cook properly – well, not everyday, most of…
Pachakkari Kurma | Mixed Vegetable Kuruma
I think when the head feels empty, the best thing to do is to write about the weather. 😉 I love the month of October for that change in the feel that comes with the month. The transition from the harsh summers to the cold winters is always the best time – for long rides, for outdoor dining or chai sessions, for beach time, or for simply feeling lazy! The only thing I can’t stand is the longer nights. Somehow, light makes me feel active. I feel like I can accomplish and complete more tasks during the morning hours. But as soon as the sun sets and darkness hits in, I go on switch-off mode. During winters, that mode is longer and quite tough to manage as well. I hope I can be a little more steady this year, even though I am not very positive about it… Hehe……
Easy Gazpacho | Chilled Tomato Soup
Last month, the Blogging Marathon team had their mega marathon of thalis. I wouldn’t want to talk about it, because it gives me goosebumps. I feel ashamed how lazy I am when compared to them, but secretly I envy and admire them for putting up such beautiful plates of food for their family that then ended up on their blog. The BM marathon happens two times every year, but with too much on my plate, I have never been able to participate. I am hoping maybe I can tick that off my bucket list in 2021, who knows? 😉 For the time being, let me be satisfied with two weeks of Blogging Marathon. This month is edition #117 and for this week, the theme I chose was “No Cook Recipes” and the first recipe that popped up in my mind – the Gazpacho! I have been wanting to…
Be My Guest – Ugadela Math/ Sprouted Math Stir Fry
I am going to be a little tardy with my guest posts and book reviews from now on. I am telling myself – no keeping schedules. Hehe… It makes it easier for me to not feel pressure and I find it easier when you give a good gap and timeline for posts. So if I go kaboom with such posts in the near future, this is the reason.. 😉 So this month, we have a guest again on the last Saturday of the month. Can you believe we are in the last quarter of 2020? What a year it has been… Alhamdulillah… Anyway, coming to our guest, she is one of the seniors in blogging, as far as cooking experience is concerned. I don’t know if I have made it evident to her, but I admire her immensely. She has three grown up children who have settled themselves up,…
Soya Kheema | Vegetarian Kheema
Sometimes, while doing grocery shopping, I pick stuff at whim and then regret it later. It is even worse when they are stuff that my family just wouldn’t eat. That is what happens when I pick up soya chunks each time. When I see them on the aisle, I think, “Oh, I haven’t cooked these in a long time.” When I reach home, I will see all sour faces staring at the packet. Hehe… I have now literally stopped picking it up unless I really crave for it or have any specific plans in mind. I have a handful of soya chunks recipes on the blog: Soya Chunks Masala Soya Chunk Cutlets Soya Mince Pies Soya Masala Buns Soya is known to be a good source of protein for vegetarians, even though there are so many remarks otherwise as well. I had this pack and I was wondering…
Palak Paneer | Cottage Cheese with Spinach {No Cream!}
For the Blogging Marathon #115 for theme “One Vegetable, Three Ways”, I have chosen spinach and after these chapathis, here is the second recipe. I already have a palak paneer recipe on the blog – which was coincidentally shared during a previous BM theme! – but that is a super easy truncated version to say the least. Usually dishes like these are treated like “treats”, something you make when you have guests coming or that you order when you go into a nice vegetarian restaurant. This happens even though the ingredients used are very regular. Haven’t you felt that? 😉 Anyway, coming back to this delicious dish from the vegetarian repertoire of a beautiful state called Punjab, the regular Palak Paneer is indeed a treat. Time is taken to blanch the spinach so that it doesn’t loose its green color. Usually it is cooked in ghee or butter…
Palak Chapathi | Spinach Flatbread
For this week’s Blogging Marathon #115 theme “Three ways with one vegetable”, I chose “palak” or spinach as my vegetable. So you will find three ways to use it up. 🙂 Spinach is always associated with Popeye The Sailor Man, isn’t it? 😀 The way he presses the can, plops in the spinach and then immediately those muscles pop us is always fascinating to watch. But then I never loved eating spinach all this while, thanks to its muddy taste. It is only when I started my quantified diet and had to include more vegetables into my eating, that it became something I love to have. My favorite way of having it is in this easy peasy palak paneer, but yes, there are so many ways to surely include it into your diet! During the quarantine shopping, I had picked up a couple of packs of frozen spinach….
Baingan Bhaji – Bringal Fritters
For the Blogging Marathon #115 theme of “Monsoon Delights”, after the Urulakizhangu Bonda, it is this super simple fritter made with brinjals/ aubergine/ eggplants – call it whatever you want! 😉 We had this huge brinjal sitting in our pantry not knowing what is to be done with it. That is when SIL suggested we make some fritters with it. We have initially thought of cutting it into roundrels and making it like pakodas but then changed the plan to make it a little different. This post is solely her creation and idea of making it. 🙂 The eggplants we usually get here are quite huge. You can cook one for the entire family! This one we used was no different. It was cut into rectangular sticks so that it would feel meaty in each bite. The recipe has no complicated ingredients, so you can just mix up…
Urulakizhangu Bonda | Aloo Bonda ~ Potato Balls
Time for two weeks of the Blogging Marathon this month too! By now, you would have figured out how much I love doing the Blogging Marathon whenever I can. I always tell Valli how much the two weeks makes me feel really energized and looking forward to trying new recipes and doing posts on the blog. I am really thankful that I am finding it easier to do posts and things seem to be in a nice flow now, though I wouldn’t want to get over excited about anything at the moment. 😉 This month’s edition is the BM #115 and this week, the theme I have chosen is “Monsoon Delights”. I have been going home every year for the past six years. Every year, we would think of not travelling, however at the beginning of the year while fitting in the plans, going home comes in automatically. Staying…
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