I broke a plate today. The first plate to break since we got them after our wedding! Out of 16 wine glasses, we only have 5 left. But somehow, up until this morning, we still had 16 plates! I suppose … Continue reading
The first time I had seviya upma was at this stand in Bangalore where the area around where you order was packed. We had already had our seviya upma, but I wanted more coffee. My husband decided that I needed … Continue reading
This is hands down one of my favorite Indian breakfasts. I made it for us last weekend and have been eating the leftovers all week! The first time I went to India I was new to eating Indian food 3 … Continue reading
Dhoklas are a Gujarati snack made of a fermented batter of rice and besan flour which is steamed and then cut into squares. Fermenting batter takes so long so I was excited when I found out about khaman dhoklas which … Continue reading
The other night I was going to be eating solo, so I was planning on just throwing something quick together, but then somehow I ended up making Mysore dosa with a new kind of sambhar! It started because I looked … Continue reading
Updated 3/30/14: I’ve updated this recipe a few times, adding more sambar powder, cumin seeds and coconut. Also canned crushed tomatoes are especially good in this! The only thing is that this recipe is not quite so quick as it … Continue reading
So I got the idea for eggs with kecap manis from a friend of mine who is Indonesian. Kecap manis is this Indonesian sweet thick soy sauce which is soooo good! When she said she would have it with fried … Continue reading
I decided to pick up some Soyrizo a couple of weeks ago for a different breakfast and it was quite good! Spicy and flavorful and great with eggs. We had the Soyrizo eggs with flour tortillas and homemade Smokey Tomato … Continue reading
Upma is a South Indian breakfast made with semolina (suji) and is kind of like an Indian version of cream of wheat. The first time I had it I loved it! And I think it must have been an instant … Continue reading
Happy Mother’s Day to all you mom’s out there! My mom came up from San Diego for the weekend and for mother’s day I made idli sambhar. My sambhar recipe was inspired by two recipes from Aayi’s recipe bog. It was … Continue reading