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Baingan masala / baingan gravy recipe – How to make baingan masala recipe – brinjal recipes

Brinjal gravy or baingan masala  is a very tasty recipe made with small brinjals and spices.  This delicious and tangy dish goes well with rotis or vegetable pulao and tastes good with rice too.  This recipe is very easy to make too as it can be prepared in just half an hour time.  In this

Tomato sambar recipe – How to make quick and tasty tomato sambar in pressure cooker – sambar recipe

Sambar is a lentil, tamarind and vegetable based curry or stew and very popular in South India. The story is that it got originated in the kitchen of  Thanjavur.  Maratha ruler, Shahuji during the 17th century from the southern Indian state of Tamilnadu tried to make a dish called amti (Maharashtrian curry) and experimented with toor dal or

Lauki chana dal subzi recipe – How to make lauki chana dal ki sabzi in pressure cooker – side dish for rotis

Lauki chana dal ki sabzi is made with bottlegourd also called as doodhi or lauki and chana dal and seasoned with spices. Split bengal gram or chana dal gives a delicious taste to this vegetable. Bottlegourd has many vitamins and minerals like calcium, phosphurus, vitamin A, C and magnesium which helps in reducing blood pressure

Aloo Matar Pulao recipe – How to make aloo matar pulao (potato peas rice) recipe – pulao recipes

Pulao is a one pot rice dish prepared with aromatic basmati rice, vegetables and mild spices.  Some of the most popular pulaos are peas pulao, tawa pulao, kashmiri pulao and vegetable pulao.  Amongst the pulaos, veg pulao is one of the most common rice dish in India. Aloo matar pulao – a quick and simple

Spinach rice in coconut milk – How to make Healthy Spinach Rice (Palak rice) recipe – palak recipes

Spinach rice –  this is a quick and very delicious one pot recipe made with rice, spinach, coconut milk and spices.  I have used basmati rice in this recipe, is it gives a nice aromatic flavour to the dish.  But you can use normal rice or regular brown rice for making this rice recipe.  Coconut

Cabbage kurma recipe – How to make cabbage kurma (cabbage gravy) recipe – side dish for rotis/rice

Cabbage kurma is a very tasty gravy recipe done in a South Indian style, where cabbage is cooked in a coconut based masala paste.  Cabbage kurma is a very popular side dish in some parts of Tamil Nadu and each region has its own variation of making this dish.  If you are bored of eating

Cabbage curry recipe – How to make Cabbage subzi/cabbage curry recipe – side dish for rotis/rice/ cabbage recipes

Cabbage curry – a simple and quick sabzi  which can be prepared easily in a pressure cooker.  This curry goes well with rice as well as rotis.  This recipe is done in South Indian style by stir frying the spices and coconut.  This powder gives a unique taste and flavour to the curry.  This dish

Cauliflower masala pulao recipe – How to make cauliflower pulao recipe – pulao recipes

 Pulao is a one pot rice dish prepared with aromatic basmati rice, vegetables and mild spices.  Some of the most popular pulaos are peas pulao, tawa pulao, kashmiri pulao and vegetable pulao.  Amongst the pulaos, veg pulao is one of the most common rice dish in India. Cauliflower is a cruciferous vegetable which is high

Split green moong dal recipe / How to make chilke wali mung dal recipe – dal recipes

Split green moong dal is a highly nutritious dal made from split green moong, onions and mild spices.   Moong lentil is high in fibre and plant based protein which helps in weight loss.  Green moong dal is basically a green gram which has been split and not skinned.  Since the husk is not removed completely,

Vegetable pongal recipe – How to make vegetable pongal recipe – pongal recipes

Pongal is an important dish prepared  during pongal festival in Tamil Nadu and Sankranthi festival in Andhra Pradesh. People pray to Sun God on this occasion. In Tamil language, ‘pongal’ means ‘boiling over’. On that day, women boil the new rice with fresh milk and jaggery and allow it to overflow the pots. It is