Mulor Ghanto (Dry Radish Mix)
on Nov 18, 2009 in Bengali Vegetables This is a easy to make. It came about when I told my parents that I had picked some fresh radishes from the Farmer's market. They suggested that I try making mulo'r ghanto and even gave me the recipe. I didn't know it was so quick and easy.Mostly the...

Roasted Butternut Squash
on Nov 4, 2009 in Butternut Squash Do you have days when you want something just simple and hearty? I was in that mood this week. When we were at the Farmer's Market this weekend we picked up some butternut squash and I decided to roast it with maple syrup and chilli powder.It was so...

Apple Dal
on Oct 27, 2009 in Apples Lentils I don't know where my day goes nowadays. I don't find enough time to post more regularly. Friends are beginning to comment, requests are piling up, so are the recipes and pictures. Here is a recipe that has been waiting it's turn for a year.When my m...

Happy & Prosperous Diwali!
on Oct 16, 2009 in Personal This Diwali, I made my comfort dessert - payesh. Recipe coming soon!Have a safe and joyous Diwali!Wishing you sparkly days filled with happy memories.

Two Bean Chili with Turkey Meatballs
on Oct 13, 2009 in Beans Vegetables Non Vegetarian Tomato It's supposed to be fall right? Just checking, because the temperatures have dipped below freezing at night and Aswin mentioned that there may be flurries this weekend. With everything around me pointing to winter instead of fall, it was time for me...

Doodh Pitla (with Butternut Squash)
on Sep 30, 2009 in Butternut Squash Tanjore Marathi Lentils We had friends over for dinner a few weeks back, and it was one of the few days this past summer that actually felt like summer. I wanted to avoid making anything spicy, and decided to try my luck with a dish that I enjoyed as a kid. This is another...

Pujo season with Peanut Butter & Raspberry muffins
on Sep 25, 2009 in Muffins Breakfast It's Durga Pujo season! And that means that it doesn't matter how busy I am, I always try to make something sweet during this time. When my parents were here last year, my mom made special meals to celebrate different festivals and painstakingly mad...

Keema Matar
on Sep 24, 2009 in Peas Chicken This is another of Madhur Jaffrey's recipe from Quick & Easy Indian Cooking that I made recently with great success. I did make a couple of changes to bring down the heat and marinated the ground chicken for an hour.I don't usually get ground mea...

Mango Soup (Aamras)
on Sep 13, 2009 in Mango Yogurt Soup Side Dish It seems like every time I post, I am explaining my long absence. This time I have none. I have lazed around, reading, traveling, making the most of the last few weeks of summer before the semester starts and our life goes back to the busy routine.Wh...

Fish Wraps with Mango Salad
on Aug 25, 2009 in Fish When we recently had friends over for dinner, we decided to do something different. Instead of spicy curries in the hot weather, we made fish wraps and lentil soup. The dinner was lite, the conversation lively and it was a pleasant evening spent with...