Category: south Indian

I went to the store recently and spotted this and said, oh my God how am I going to make this? I never even had winter melon before and wanted to know how it tastes. So I took it home and I did my reserch on how to make this vegetable. However I did some … Continue reading Winter Melon Curry

I have stumbled on this delectible vegetable  quite a long  while back. When I first seen them, they was in the store and they were the fresh ones.  I have taken them home and looked up recipies on how to make these. This is my own recipe that is loosly based on the pins that … Continue reading Tindora (Ivy Gourd)

Sometimes I bring home something to try. I have not eaten cluster beans before and was more then willing to try it. I even looked up recipes on how to make them. Then from there I came up with my own. This is how I did it. I added 1/4 cup of olive oil to … Continue reading Cluster Beans Curry

I have seen a couple of recipes which are the insparation for this post of two different types of sambar and a lightbulb went off in my head. Bingo I got an idea.  It was moong ki dal sambar post that had totally different vegetables in it and another type made with toor dal had … Continue reading Moong Ki Dal And Chow Chow Sambar ( Small Yellow Lentil Soup With Chayote Squash) Or Other Vegetables Of Choice

I confess that I am very much addicted to dosas like I am to injeras. However there are many types of dosa recipes.  This and idli goes very well together with rasam and sambar. There are some dosas that needs a little bit of more work like the soaking and grinding of rice and lentils … Continue reading Ragi Dosa (Millet Crepe)

I washed and soaked overnight 4  handuls of toor dal. In a pressure cooker I added  1 cookingspoon full of olive oil, 1 pinch each of hing, cumin and fenugreek seeeds. I added 3 curry leaves, 1 small onion or shallot cut in to half moon slices and cooked them until they turned brown.  I … Continue reading Varan

This is the first time I am posting a rasam dish on this blog. This is very much  as South Indian like dosa, idli and sambar.  Sambar if you recall it is a lentil soup with vegetables. Rasam however is similar to a broth and you can drink this. I got the recipe from one … Continue reading My Mixed Dal Rasam

This sambar is so tasty and so yummy I love it very much on a cold day just as much as I love pepper soup. Sambar is from South India and it is very comforting  when it is cold out side while pepper soup is a most beloved African dish that I feel the same … Continue reading Mixed Vegetable Sambar Made With Toor Dal