Why would you skip a platterful of colourful vegetables, that are a perfect side, salad or morning hash? Enjoy the starchy bites of roasted goodness. It is a small respite from the numerous Indian festivals and the chill in the air is still hanging around. Therefore a perfect time to get that platter or baked root vegetables out. I like baked root vegetables a bit more than pan roasted ones for the following reasons They are one pot so much less effort. The starchier sweetness improves your b...| Mildly Indian
The banana leaf sadhya made for Onam, Vishu or any of the Kerala festivals has an array of side dishes that are served on the top half of the leaf. Some of these we have posted earlier Aviyal Thoran Pachadi Kichadi Erisherry Mango pickle However, the mildest, creamy yet simple olan is missed if it is not on the leaf. Have you made it? What is olan? Olan is a slow cooked stew made with gourds cooked in coconut milk. It is a mild creamy curry that predominantly uses ashgourd and pumpkins. Depen...| Mildly Indian
Apple almond kheer is a delightful no sugar added Indian style dessert fit for any festival. Flavoured and thickened with almond flour it is a quick and easy recipe that is perfect for beginners. I am not good when it comes to viral recipe trials. By the time I decide buy the ingredients and try it, the trend is over! Clearly,it needs much more devotion and promptness. So that is an area we shall leave it to the enthusiastic experts. However there is one recipe I have been wanting to try an...| Mildly Indian
The moment you place a plate of stuffed vegetables feel so much more special that just stir frying. This is the magic of bharwan. It is not vegetable specific and can be seen in most dominant cuisine styles. In Indian recipes as well you will come across a large number of vegetables served as roasted or curries with stuffed produce. Okra, capsicum, bottlegourd, eggplants, chillies, bittermelon, lemons, mushrooms, you name it, there will be a lipsmacking stuffed version of it. Thats when we ...| Mildly Indian
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
Thankfully that Indian borage plant, that was generously shared by my husband's cousin is happily growing. We have made so much chutney and rasam with these leaves.I have some more leaves to make new recipes. Since it is winter, the leaf growth will be slow. So I am salvaging some of the excess leaves to make a thokku and keep for a few days so the plant can be left alone to be its best. So here is omavalli thokku. What is a thokku? Thokku is a borderline between pickle and chutney. It is spi...| 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
Enjoy a lipsmacking thogayal made with dals and peels of the ridge gourd in traditional south Indian flavour. Pair it with meals of your choice to wow, your family. What I see as a difference between home cooks and chefs is not just in the size of meals that we make. Chefs have to keep up with so many of our taste factors, cost control and visual appeal. Home cooks, do know the people they cook for, so fairly easier for them to play around with the ingredients to suit the home needs. Moreover...| 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
