Category: Rice

Delhi’s coldest day in 2 years says the newspapers. Shorter days and long nights, cold air that finds its way to your bones and makes you shiver despite all your winter fashion….a beautiful season indeed. Markets are brimming with colours...

Nellikai Sadam / Amla Rice RecipeIngredients for Nellikai Sadam:Raw rice cooked 1 cGrated amla 3Chopped green chilly 3Curry leaf and coriander chopped 1 tbspSesame oil 2 tbspMustard seeds 1 tspBlack gram dal and Bengal gram dal 1 tsp eachAsafoetida 1...

Legumes & pulses have always been an integral part of the Indian diet. Combined with a staple cereal, the combination improves the protein quality by complementing the limiting amino acids. Whole legumes lend themselves to the process of sprouting, thus...

Green ,white, yellow, striped, purple, and almost black…glossy and plump…aubergines in England, Eggplant in America, Kathirikai, Baingan, Vonkaya in India ..Brinjal is a well-traveled vegetable and we can be proud that it is “us’ Indians who have shared this treasure...

Hyderabadi cuisine has a rich, extensive, and an unabridged royal saga that lies in the history of the Nizams. An amalgamation of Arabic, Turkish, and South Asian cuisine, its locational advantage in the South of India resulted in a strong...

Maharashtrian Masale Bhath RecipeIngredients for Maharashtrian Masale BhathBasmathi Rice 1 cPotato 1 bigCarrot 1 bigBrinjal 3Ivy gourd/tendli/kovakkai 6Green peas ½ cOnion 1 bigPeanuts 1 tbspAsafoetida 1 tspCumin 1 tspTurmeric 1 tspCumin powder 1tspRed chilly powder 1tspGoda masala 1 tspJaggery 1...

Schezwan……fiery red, tongue-numbing Chinese cuisine, rightly known as Sichuan, originates in the Sichuan Province of Western China. The origin of Sichuan cuisine dates back to the Qin and Han dynasties (221BC-220AD. Referred to as the “land of abundance”, the region...

Pulses and whole grain cereals are nutrient-dense foods. When combined, the fiber, folate, iron, potassium, and other micronutrients from pulses complement the nutritional profile and health benefits of whole grain cereals. This combination is a viable strategy for ensuring amino...

Biriyani, pulao, fried rice…. fragrant rice dishes with a medley of spices, varying tastes and methods of preparation. Each one is unique, ranging from its origin and are not interchangeable categories of rice dishes leaving restaurants and home cooks confused...

Commonly known as baby watermelon, Ivy gourd or gentleman's toes, kovakkai, as it is known as in Tamil, is also referred by different names — ivy gourd, tendli, dondakayya herbaceous vine. Ivy gourd is a tropical plant belonging to the...