Tomato rice or ‘thakkali sadam’ in Tamil is a simple, easy to prepare, healthy one pot south-indian dish made using tomatoes, rice, spices and flavoured with ghee. As the name suggests the key ingredient used in tomato rice are tomatoes. Using ripe, red tomatoes gives a nice bright tempting colour to the rice. This recipe […]
Carrot Halwa Recipe | Gajar ka Halwa It’s December, and red carrots have started appearing in the markets. Whenever I see red carrots my mind starts drooling about carrot halwa. The aroma of ghee and the moist texture will leave you wanting for more. The overall richness of this classic sweet makes me indulge in […]
Mixed Vegetable Kurma or Restaurant Style Veg Kurma Recipe – Vegetables cooked in a creamy, mild spicy gravy; mixed vegetable kurma can be served as a side dish for chapati, poori or paratha. However, it tastes best with Goan bread or ‘pav’ as they are called in Goa. Veg Kurma serves as a good breakfast […]
Sheera or suji ka halwa is a traditional Indian sweet prepared using fine rava (semolina), ghee and sugar. It is called ‘Suji ka Halwa’ in North India, Sheera in Goa, Maharashtra and Karnataka. Down south it is called ‘Rava Kesari’ as kesar or saffron is added to it. Kesar can be substituted with kesari or […]
