Tag Archives: #vegetarianrecipes

Pepper rice recipe – how to make pepper flavoured rice – Indian rice recipes

Pepper rice is a delicious pepper flavoured rice made with cooked rice, pepper corns, cumin seeds and ghee.  Black peppercorns gives a nice and authentic flavour to this rice. Black pepper is an  excellent source of manganese, vitamin K,  copper and dietary fiber, iron, chromium, and calcium. The health benefits of black pepper include relief from

Kodo millet dosa recipe – Varagu/harka dosa recipe – healthy breakfast recipes

Kudo millet is a very healthy foodgrain which has a natural source of protein and iron.  It is very easy to digest and is excellent for strengthening the nervous system.  Kodo millet is also called as varagu in tamil and harka in kannada and arikelu in telugu.  Kodu millets is an ideal food for people who are

Palak curry recipe – how to make simple palak curry recipe – side dish for rotis/rice

Palak curry is a healthy and simple palak recipe made with spinach/palak leaves, onions, tomatoes and spices.  It goes well with rotis, phulkas and rice.  In this recipe, I have chopped palak leaves and then mixed with spices.  You can also puree the palak leaves and then add to the gravy.  Palak is rich in iron

Mixed vegetable sambar recipe – how to make south indian mixed vegetable 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

Raw banana bajji recipe – how to make raw banana or balekayi bajji recipe – snacks recipes

Raw banana bajji or balekayi bajji is one of the most popular teatime snacks in India.  Bajjis can be prepared with different types of vegetables such as capsicum, brinjal, potato and cauliflower.  Raw banana bajji is a deep fried fritter very popular in South India and a common tea time snack in many homes.  Raw

Tawa pulao – how to make Mumbai tawa pulao recipe – pulao recipes

Tawa pulao is a popular Mumbai street food made of rice, vegetables and cooked with pav bhaji masala and other Indian spices.  It is generally prepared on a huge tawa by the street vendors, which they also use for making pav bhaji, masala pav and other snacks.  But tawa pulao can also be made in

Pineapple raita recipe – how to make pineapple raita recipe

Pineapple raita is spicy, sweet and refreshing raita made with curd, pineapple and spices.  Since it is little sweet in taste, this raita is best served with any spicy rice dish or biryani.  Pineapple raita is a simple and delicious raita and a easy recipe for pineapple lovers.  It makes up for a cooling and refreshing

Rice upma recipe – how to make akki uppittu or arisi upma or rice rava upma recipe

Rice upma or akki uppittu or arisi upma is a very traditional breakfast dish made with rice and tur dal.  It is a very simple and easy recipe too and a filling breakfast dish. In Karnataka, it is called as akki tari (broken rice) uppittu. Rice upma goes well with coconut chutney or sambar. Arisi upma is very

Poha dosa or aval dosa recipe – how to make soft and spongy poha dosa recipe

Poha dosa also called as atukula dosa is a Andhra speciality and is very soft and spongy in texture.  These sponge dosas are easy to make too and are very delicious in taste.  Dosas are a  very popular south indian breakfast dish.  Aval dosa is a different variation of dosa where aval/poha  is added to the

10 most popular and viewed recipes for the year 2015- HAPPY NEW YEAR 2016!!

I have compiled a list of 10 popular recipes from my blog, based on the number of views and popularity  for the year 2015.  I am thankful to all my viewers for trying, encouraging and appreciating my recipes and I wish to bring in more new and interesting recipes for the coming year 2016.. WISHING ALL MY WELL-WISHERS