Gujarati Kadhi

Gujarati Kadhi is a yogurt based dish very popular in Gujarat. Time Required: 10 Minutes Serves: 4 Ingredients: 6 Cups…

Ugadi, Hindu New Year

Ugadi, the name is split into Uga + Adi = Ugadi. Uga means Year and Adi means first in Sanskrit…

Passion Flower – Passiflora Disemma

  Plant Summary: The name of the flower Passion Flower - Passiflora Disemma is derived from the Passion of  Christ…

Beans Palya – Beans Poriyal – Beans Thoran – Beans Stir Fry

Beans Palya is a side dish prepared using String Beans.  This is a very common dish prepared in Mysore and…

Grow Curry Leaves Tree

I remember running around Curry leaf trees at my Mama’s(Uncle) farm in North Karnataka. He had grown these trees in…

Curry Leaves – The Indian Herb

Curries without curry leaves is tantamount to pickles without salt. People living away from India always complain that the curries…

Crispy Croutons

Crispy Croutons are bread croutons toasted with herbs. This aromatic croutons goes well when served with soup.

Sweet Corn Soup

Required Time: 20 minutes Serves: 4 Ingredients: 150gms Sweet Corn (Cream-style tinned) ½ medium sized Carrot ¼ medium sized Cauliflower…

Peas and Potato Soup

Time Required: 25 minutes Serves: 4 Time Required: 40 Minutes Ingredients: 1 tbsp Butter 4 Potatoes, diced 1 Cup Shelled…

Peas Soup

Time Required: 20 minutes Serves: 6 Ingredients: 2 Stalks Leek or 3 or 4 Spring Onion, Chopped 1 Potato, Peeled…