This is a recipe that has nostalgia as a main ingredient ! As a Malayalee, I love anything coconut and a chutney like this, is a part of ev...

The name drumstick owes to the triangular, long seed-pods of Genus Moringa. Huh?!? I am not convinced with this etymology, but who am I to s...

Artichokes were my perennial curiosity. I would see them on shelves in stores - hold them, ponder about how the hell to cook it, see the pr...

I have shared many stories about Vishu on this site and you can read about it here . For me, the best thing about Vishu, as a grown up, is ...

Indian cuisine is rich with vegetarian curries. But sometimes you get so used to making the same old sambar and rice it is an effort to bre...

Who said vegetarian has to be boring? Maybe nobody did, but sometimes I sure feel like it is. For example, this morning , my brain just co...

Curry has to be lip-smacking good. When I first tried bottle gourd though, I did not get that impression. The decision was instant to neve...

I read some methods of cooking bok choy, and then decided to mix it up with some portabella mushrooms. I have to say I was not disappointe...

Dal curry awakens fond memories from my early days of marriage. Yes, I know that I have talked about this on our site before. When I write a...

   Collaborative curry was on a roll last weekend.  We were featured in the prestigious Hindu Newspaper. Huh! Can you imagine the thrill.  W...

   Today, I have a simple recipe of a 'thoran' for you.  As you can see I got a little excited about the photography even though thi...

Braise - to cook (meat, fish, or vegetables) by sautéeing in fat and then simmering slowly in very little liquid. (Courtesy; dictionary.com)...

I love this time of year, wherever I am! I think everything about the season is delightful - the smells, the lights, the people, the shoppin...

We have had a rainy spell these last few days, making my walk outside wet, wet,and just plain wet. It is also getting colder but no snows y...

      The weekend was absolutely delightful with sunshine and the chance to be out in it.  Cuyahoga National Park is about an hours drive fo...

Quite the North Indian dish this is, yet, another one that has made its way to the hearts of us Southerners. My daughter so loved it she wa...

     Bhindi / Okra stuffed gets cleaned off plates easily, around here.  The stuffed okra recipe is simple, but time consuming because it...

  Thaalu thoran is made out of Colocasia stem.  Have you heard of this one before?  I am asking because my friend from Kottayam (my home tow...