The perfectly spherical puffed pulkha are the epitome of kitchen confidence if you are trying out Indian cuisine. Exactly as I said, it can quite be a test of your patience. Here is my journey to this stack Phulka From memory My paternal aunt who resides in Ahmedabad makes this stack of perfectly round phulka. I was a teen and visiting her. There are many things I could think of for that summer holiday trip that we took. A few good taste bud awakenings too as I really was a picky eater. I rem...| Mildly Indian
I was recently watching the Megan and Harry series on Netflix. There was one particular part I actually liked. The friends' idea for the new year is to set a word. My instant reaction to that was wow, that's profound. Rather than having a resolution that you drop off after a few days, finding a word that is adding meaning to you in multiple ways sounded far better. Guess what word I am choosing...after a bit of thought! Imperfect that is my word. As we evolve this year I will share with...| Mildly Indian
Check out how to make this easy lentil vegetable stew, an easy sambhar recipe, that is vegan and gluten-free. Pair it with your savoury breakfast, lunch menu or evening snack, podipotta sambhar always finds a place in the meal. Walk into a tambhram house anyday there will be sambhar on the menu. Yet the sambhars are all different. There is arachu vitta sambhar, podipotta sambhar, pasi parippu sambhar, thenga paal sambhar, sada (ordinary)sambhar, pressure cooker sambhar, udupi sambhar, darshin...| Mildly Indian
Some recipes don't need much of a note to themselves. The simplicity of the stirfry, the freshness of the ingredients etc are enough to get the dish to perfection. This radish greens poriyal is one such recipe. Mullangi keerai- radish tops Mullangi keerai, radish tops are not the usual spinach option that we come across. The slightly peppery leaves are still a tasty variation to the green addition on your plate. May it be the tops of the daikon, the juicy red salad varieties, the green Chines...| Mildly Indian
At the farmers market, I often observe people take off the radish leaves before getting the bunch of radishes. I have observed the same in India too where the sabjiwala asks if he shall take off the leaves. This week in my grocery I was buying the radish with the tops. The lady at the billing asked me if I kept rabbits!! I replied that we eat it as it was nutritious. She looked surprised but that saved me the reddish leaves that otherwise would have ended up in the bin! This was the revelatio...| Mildly Indian
Wholesome rich creamy delicious and nutritious soup with roasted vegetables, fresh turmeric and coconut milk. Very easy to make yet super tasty and| Batter Up With Sujata
Arugam pullu (Bermuda grass) rasam is been on my agenda for a very long time. But, whenever I would attempt the photograph- it used to look really hopeless with all the reflections of me which prompts me never to post the recipe. Slowly with evolving skills, I am gearing up to try out new skills to showcase the rasam. Stay in with me on this and do offer your suggestions with respect to the photograph. Rasam is a comfort soup recipe, a South Indian idea for having a rice soup kind of d...| Mildly Indian
