chana dal

Curry / Side-dish, Vegan

South-Indian Drumstick Curry | Murungakkai Kuzhambu

Perfectly balanced with fresh blend spices ,this preparation with green drumstick will surely win many hearts. Serve it with rice or as a side-dish to Dosa ,it will work wonderfully everywhere. You can also try with ven-pongal … Very first time i was introduced to this by my neighbor Aunt in Bangalore ,she is a Tamilian married to a Kannada. Very soft spoken and a good cook .On any festival day she used to invite me for the delicious South-Indian spread which she always cooks with great love .And this Drumstick dish was one of her best. To prepare this…

Curry / Side-dish

Restaurant style Yellow Dal

There is hardly anyplace in India where people won’t recognize this lentil curry. A staple vegetarian dish in every Indian household, dal chawal have become synonymous with home-made food, relished by the young & old in the same contentment. This dish is divergent from place to place ,because the real flavor lies in the tadka that is put into this after boiling the lentils properly.. And if my lunch plate has rice, alo-bharta and moong-dal ,i happily dance with joy. Before i start my plate ,i add mango pickle to this spread & enjoy that simple soul food. I am…

BreakFast

Radha-Ballavi / Stuffed Puri

Apart from “Luchi” another thing which a bong enjoy with spicy Aloo-dum is “Radha-ballavi”, a variety of stuffed Puri. And it’s another favorite breakfast for which i have a constant obsession. Puri ,an Indian flat fried bread served with Potato curry is all time favorite combination across regions in India. Usually a stuffed puri is termed as “Kachori” or “Kachodi” which is no doubt a popular street-food ,the fillings of which differ from place to place. In Rajasthan you can also get sweet Mawa kachodi which is quiet popular apart from alo-pyaz ki kachodi & moong-dal ki kachodi. This is…

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