Flavors from my kitchen

I love dosas with chicken curry – its one of those classic Indian combinations that makes a great meal. This particular chicken curry recipe is one that I learnt from my husband’s long time family cook in Chennai. I have made this often and I must say that it is wiped clean by us every [...]

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“Sundal” or spiced chickpeas is a popular Indian snack that is made during festivals. This particular one made with black chickpeas reminds me of my weekly visits to the temple when I was a child. There they served this as “prasadam” in a small bowl made of dried banana leaves. Isn’t it amazing how food [...]

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This brinjal gravy is more like a thick sauce and makes for an absolutely delicious accompaniment to the mutton biryani recipe I recently posted. Ingredients: 1 large round purple brinjal cut into thick chunks 1 tsp mustard seeds 10 curry leaves 1 medium sized onion, sliced 1 large tomato, chopped 1 tsp ginger garlic paste [...]

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We all love a good biryani but let’s face it – the making process is tedious and time consuming. So I decided to make a mutton biryani in the pressure cooker. I have tried this once before and the rice got completely mushy and overcooked as I had let it cook too much so this [...]

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After so many visitors and lots of eating out, I was craving for some simple yet tasty south indian vegetarian food. So our weekend meal was white rice with Moolangi (Radish) Sambar; Chena (Yam) Fry and homemade Green Mango pickle. Here are all three recipes: Note: These quantities are for two people. Moolangi (Radish) Sambar [...]

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