I love a good egg curry and was excited the other night when my husband, Tejas, suggested we have one. A while back I found a great recipe on Aayi’s Recipes for an egg curry using tamarind and thought I might … Continue reading
Update 5/3/13: Last time we were in India my mother in law got us appam pans, so now I can make appams shaped like a bowl. I updated the recipe just a little. I also finally made ulli theeyal using fresh … 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
I have a new favorite ingredient! Curd chilis. Chilis soaked in yogurt and salt and dried. My mother in law sent them to me along with a request for marathi moggu. She said they are good fried and served with … 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
Idlis are steamed breads made of ground dal and rice that has been fermented and are usually served for breakfast with various chutneys (especially coconut) and sambar. We keep a box of Gits Rice Idli Mix because they come out … Continue reading
A long while back I tried out this great kadala curry from Spicy Chilly to go along with appams. Ever since then I’ve been curious to try a dry version of this curry with something else besides kadala (black channa). I had … Continue reading
It’s Sunday and it’s raining! What a perfect day. I love the rain. Maybe it is because we are in Southern California and don’t get enough of it, but I still think I would like it if it rained much … Continue reading