Methi Matar Malai is the perfect Indian curry to welcome Spring. Methi greens are a winter vegetable in most parts of India. Luckily, they are available all year round in Pune. This is one of those curries which have sadly metamorphosed into a sweet, white glop in most restaurants. Well, not any more. I know…
Vegetables
Vegetable dishes that can serve as a side dish or a curry
Gajar Ki Subzi – Indian Carrot Coconut Stiry Fry
Carrots! That sweet, juicy vegetable loaded with Vitamin A. Winter time is when carrots are abundant here in Pune. You see handcarts loaded with huge red carrots and green peas – peas that are still in the pod – wherever you go. Prices are cheaper than other vegetables at 30-40 rupees per kilo. These carrots…
Aloo Gobhi – Indian Style Cauliflower and Potatoes Fry
Aloo Gobhi or Indian style potatoes and cauliflower curry is super easy and quick to make any time of the day, any day of the week. There are many ways of making this vegetable curry, and every family has a different style. In our home, we make this at least 10 different ways. Sometimes we…
Palak Paneer Recipe
Palak Paneer or Saag Paneer is a popular Punjabi dish that rivals only the Tikka Masala. Palak refers to spinach and Saag is any greens. A hard core spinach fan, Palak Paneer is my absolute favorite. It combines my favorite things, spinach or Palak and Paneer. I have also made a vegan version of this…
Potato Stuffing for Dosa Recipe
Potato Stuffing for Dosa is a must have for a great Masala Dosa. The ‘Masala‘ here refers to the vegetable stuffing and not a spice. Who doesn’t love a Masala Dosa? Whether you’re Indian or not, and whether you live in India or not, the Masala Dosa is so popular that people all over the…
Fat free Stuffed Peppers – Stuffed Shimla Mirch
Hello and wish you all a very Happy New Year. The New Year generally ends a long period of indulgence that starts with Diwali and ends with Christmas. After so much revelry, most of us are tired of eating the heavy food but are also somewhat addicted to it. The New year is always the…
Bharli vangi or Bharva Baingan – stuffed baby eggplants
Bharli vangi or Bharva Baingan – stuffed baby eggplants are made in some form across the various regions of India. Recipes differ from place to place. This is a classic Marathi or Maharashtrian recipe. As traditional as this is, every family has a twist on it, and will taste different from place to place. Some…
Corn Chaulai Bhaji
Chaulai (marathi) greens are readily available now in Pune. The tedious part is cleaning and plucking the leaves but its a necessary chore. Once you have that done, the next steps are relatively easy. The traditional way of making this subji in our household is a sautee with finely chopped onions. These leaves have a…
BaTaTyacha Rassa – Potatoes in a tomato curry
‘BaTaTa'( buh’Ta’Tah) in Marathi means potato, that humble vegetable that none of us can really ever have enough of. ‘BaTaTyacha’ literally means ‘of potato‘, ‘Rassa’ means gravy or curry, so BaTaTyacha Rassa means potato gravy. This dish is ubiquitous in all Marathi homes and perhaps the go-to dish when either you are out of vegetables,…
Jeera Alu Shimla Mirch (Cumin flavored potatoes and peppers) – quick and easy all-time favourite
Lofty mountains, picturesque valleys, swirling mists, chilly breezes, and tummies grumbling for food – this is how I remember one nostalgic afternoon in Kodaikanal, one of the popular hill stations in Southern India. The resort had a restaurant perched on a hilltop with glass all around where you could see the valley view all around…