ME, the lazy foodie !!

  Ok, I have no story behind this dish, except that my mom used to make it for us when we were kids and I would absolutely devour it. Its one of my favorite dishes ! INGREDIENTS: Bread - 1 big loaf Onions - 2 (finely chopped or thinly sliced) Tomatoes - 2 (finely chopped) Coriander Leaves - 2 tbsp (finely chopped) Turmeric powder - 2 tsp Salt - to taste For tempering: Oil - 2 tbsp Mustard seeds - 2 tsp Peanuts - 2 tbsp Curry leaves (optional) METHOD: Chop the bread slices into small pieces (or tear them with your hand into irregular pieces). Keep these aside. Take oil in a pan. When the oil is hot, add the peanuts and roast them well. Add mustard seeds and wait until they sputter. Add curry leaves if you are using them. Add onions and fry until they change color (become tender and translucent). Add tomatoes and fry until they turn soft. Don't wait for them to become mushy. Add turmeric powder and salt and mix well. Add the chopped bread pieces and mix well. Add chopped coriander le...

 If there's rice at home and you are bored of eating it with sambar, then this is the dish you should make. If I make this dish, then any quantity of rice in our house vanishes in minutes. The kids just love it and the adults are a fan too. Very simple to make and very quick too. Breakfast, lunch or dinner - perfect comfort dish. Add peanuts and it gets even better. You just need 4 main ingredients - 5 if you count the peanuts. BTW, I add peanuts to everything 😁😁. It enhances the taste of anything and everything. You can skip if you dont like them or are allergic. INGREDIENTS Garlic cloves - 10 to 15 (more the better) Cooked / Steamed Rice - 2 cups Green Chillies (slit lengthwise) - 2 Coriander Leaves - finely chopped - 1 tbsp Salt - as per taste Tempering Peanuts (optional) - 1 tbsp Mustard seeds - 1 tsp  Oil - 1 tbsp METHOD Steam / cook some rice with a little less water than usual. That causes the rice to have separate grains. Run a fork in the cooked rice to make it fluf...

Exotic ain't it ? You thought right.  Cucumber dosa is super easy to make. It gives out a heavenly aroma while cooking. Not to mention the amazing health benefits :) The recipe is inspired from a Konkani dish "Taushe Bhakri" which is basically Cucumber rotti. Its almost the same batter with a few small changes. So lets get down to business ? 😀 INGREDIENTS (makes approx 10 dosas) For the batter: Grated cucumber - 1 cup Grated coconut - 1/2 cup Wheat flour - 2 cups Wheat Rava (any kind / size) - 2 cups  Green chillies - 4 (maybe more if you want it spicy) Sugar or jaggery (optional) - 1 tsp Coriander leaves - 2 tbsp (optional) Salt - as per taste Method: Take the green chillies and salt into a large vessel (which can hold the batter). Smash the chillies and salt together until its a coarse paste. Add some water and the sugar into it. Add the grated coconut and salt and mix it well. Add a cup of water. Now start adding the wheat flour little by little and mix well. Form a t...

Who here is a fan of Italian cuisine ? My favs are Italian and Thai... I know !! - very different from each other, but both of them are soul food or comfort food to me. I love cooking Italian too... havent tried my hands at Thai yet - sounds so detail-oriented. Italian in comparison is super easy and less time consuming too. So, let me present to you Pasta Bechamel  - what is commonly known in India as White Sauce Pasta... (Remember, this is my version of the basic bechamel sauce. So please any suggestions are welcome to improve it and make it more authentic) INGREDIENTS (serves 4) For Bechamel Sauce: All-purpose flour - 4 tbsp Milk - 1 ltr Oregano - 1 tsp Chilli Flakes - 1 tbsp Garlic (chopped) - 2 tbsp Butter / Olive oil - 5 tbsp Cheddar cheese (shredded) - 100 gms Mozzarella cheese  (shredded)   - 100 gms Salt as per taste Other fresh / dried italian herbs (optional - as per your likes) For Pasta: For my pasta, I cooked some penne, but you can use any kind of pasta (fu...

Today I'll introduce you all to an awesome fried potatoes dish, which is my husband's favourite curry.  He likes it so much that whenever we visit a restaurant, my husband asks for this dish there. Of course it's not available in restaurants, because this is a recipe I picked up from the late Tarla Dalal, the famous Indian food writer and chef. I used to love watching her cooking shows. Unfortunately she passed away in 2013 following a heart attack. Anyways, Without further ado, heres the recipe for all of you. Also heres how to reach her website - TarlaDalal.com

Has there ever been a person who hates garlic bread ? I cant think of anyone such. Garlic Bread is my heavenly comfort food, next to .... nothing I guess ! I think you buy me a few slice of garlic bread and I would forgive your gravest mistake !! Aaah, now the secret is out :) So since I really really love garlic bread, I wanted to try making it at home. Since store bought butter is highly processed and then if you have garlic butter, you can use it with anything else too. So I set about finding out how to make garlic butter. Turns out it is the simplest thing to make - EVER !!!  You need just butter, garlic and salt !! Wow that's it ? Lets go learn how. INGREDIENTS (Makes 1 cup of garlic butter) Homemade Butter - 1 cup (unsalted) OR Store-bought butter (salted or unsalted)                P.S - Will soon put up a recipe on how to make butter at home. Herbs (optional) - 2 tsps - you can add any herbs for the flavor that you like.  ...