There are many preparations and recipes for Poha, or flattened rice. These dry flakes are used for various Indian snacks such as chivda or in desserts like poha with sweetened milk. In this recipe poha is washed gently and fluffed up to make a soft and savory dish sometimes known as Batata Powa or Kanda Poha. This particular preparation has roots from the state of Maharashtra, but is very popular all over India. It is…
"Poha (Powa) Recipe"Category: Quick Fixes
Spicy Chapati Crumble (fancy name for Vaghareli Bhakri) is a clever way to use up leftover Chapatis or Rotis. With Onion, Potatoes and flavorful spices, you can create a fresh new dish. Leftover ka makeover, that’s how I’d describe this dish and I love it when we are able to do that…no one likes leftovers so recreating a new dish out of it, helps freshen it and we don’t end up wasting food. Try this…
"Spicy Chapati Crumble"
Seasoned Onion Rice (aka Vagharelo Bhaat) is a practically effortless way to a quick lunch or snack. Like Fried Rice, this dish comes out best with some leftover rice. The few days old rice holds up better and has a different texture than fresh rice that adds to this recreation of this dish. Again, it’s lovely to be able to recycle leftovers, not have to waste food AND not have the family turn up their…
"Seasoned Onion Rice (Vagharelo Bhaat)"
Personally, I have never been a big fan of Gobi primarily because it’s just not appealing to me flavor wise or color wise but since it’s a family favorite, I am constantly looking for ways to make it more fun and geared to my taste. I love the ease of this dish and honestly, I love the fact that this recipe gives bland, boring Cauliflower (Gobi) a face lift and takes it up quite a…
"Tawa Gobi – Pan Seared Cauliflower"
Kothu Parotta just means it’s ‘minced’ or ‘beaten-up’ Parotta…and there are a lot of variations to this wonderful dish that you can just whip up and impress everyone. The first time I had this dish was at a small little road-side shop in Trivandrum (aka Thiruvananthapuram), though originally from Tamil Nadu! Enjoy this wonderful dish from my past:) Perfect for breakfast, brunch or just a snack. Update: After visiting Sri Lanka, I saw, ate and…
"Kothu Parotta Recipe"