The winter blustery nights should be renamed as stay at home curry nights. I am talking about the curries that feel like home, not the greasy,masala heavy ones. The aloo curry, lauki ki sabji or the tofu curry, these are the ones that i seeing this group. There is one more that I love to make on the coldest nights,Andhra style dappalam. There is no particular explanation why dappalm on winter nights other than comfort. If you havent tried this Indian curry, today is your day. What is Dappal...| Mildly Indian
Turn your ordinary fritters into something amazing the way the Filipinos make it. Try this okoy recipe loaded with veggies and the sweet vinegar dipping sauce ( pink vinegar sauce) to go with it. When we were living in the Philippines, my son went to a kindy and learnt a children's song. The '' Bahay kobo song' that every kid knows in Tagalog. It is a song about a village house surrounded by vegetables and fruits. The song was more beneficial for me than to him as I could navigate the veggi...| Mildly Indian
The cumin flavoured, gluten free, delicate basmati rice preparation is one of the basic recipes from Indian kitchen. This jeera rice pairs well with most curries, and is quick and easy to prepare. The Indian pressure cooker that wakes up most of us is the biggest secret to fastest Indian cooking. May it be rice, beans, dals, curries or snacks, we can proudly say we mastered the art of the pressure cooker. Cooking rice in the pressure cooker is one of the first tasks we learn in the kitc...| Mildly Indian
The sabudhana kheer is literally tapioca pearls boiled in milk. Yet, it tastes simply divine in some households and mediocre in others if you are curious like I was here are the best collated ideas to make the best tasting sabudhana kheer. What is sabhudhana kheer? Sabudhana kheer is a creamy milk based dessert popular in India and Pakistan. The recipe uses tapioca pearls cooked in milk and is flavoured with nuts, seeds and saffron. Made during festivals like Holi, Shivrathri, Diwali and ...| Mildly Indian
Vengaya killu vadam or onion vadam is a flavourful crispy side to your simple Indian meal. Made in summer, this vadam stays good for the whole year and is absolutely loved during the rainy months. Try it? Since our household is divided with respect to love for the allium family we end up with excess of onions during some grocery runs. When the sun was blazing (back to gloomy autumn now) i made a batch of vengaya killi vadam to use up the onions. With pouring rains last week, the weather was j...| Mildly Indian
Talking about quick ideas that makes rice taste a bit more than plain, cooked version is another trick up my sleeve. This is faster and quicker than the kalonji rice or the ghee podi rice , i have written about before. Adding yogurt cured chillies mustard and curry leaves s etc tempering into the cooked rice (or left over rice) revives it and it feels like you have made a pulao or variety rice. Ingredients to make quick thallippu saadam Cooked rice:cooked rice is the base of this recipe. Yo...| Mildly Indian
As South Indian borns we live on podis (spice powders) . Podi with idly podi with dosa, sambhar podi, kootu podi, kalathu podi, rasam podi, ellu podi, kollu podi, the list is endless. These save a lot of time in the kitchen and add flavour and nutrition. Hence, we sprinkle it generously on all food stuffs and rice too. Thus originated lunchbox perfect, ghee podi rice. What is ghee podi rice? Ghee podi rice is a very simple stirfry rice recipe. The cooked rice is roasted with , ghee, curry l...| Mildly Indian
Radish tops kootu is a mild south Indian curry that pairs well with rice and rotis. The radish leaves are tender and an exciting way to add greens to your winter menu. We are stuck with just kale or Swiss chard during winter months. Since I go big on the green leafy veggies, it is pretty boring to just have these around. However, there is plenty of radish, carrots, beets and cabbages. So, here we are utilizing these fresh radish tops again. When we get some fresh radish tops we make mooli ki ...| Mildly Indian
With under 5 ingredients and 30 minutes, fix up a family pasta night. Pair it with a salad and the creamy goat cheese pasta will be on repeats every week. As much as we love rice, we dig into a good bowl of pasta. Of late, we have been loving a creamy delicious, goat cheese pasta. That tangy flavour of the goatcheese pairs well with a basic tomato pasta sauce to create magic in every bite. So join us as we dig into our new favorite, goat cheese pasta. Ingredients to make goat cheese pasta Pas...| Mildly Indian
Every visit amma keeps some treasures for us. This visit she had a bharani (jar) of crisp tender mangoes in brine. Through my jet-lagged eyes too I was happily eyeing them and she knows me so well that she opened the jar, selected a crisp one and placed it with lunch on my plate. The first bite into the tender mangoes I knew it was mums love. Before leaving amma explained the process of making this maanga uppilitathu that I am sharing with you. How to select tender mangoes for uppilitathu? ...| Mildly Indian