Indian food, Andhra recipes and Global cuisine inspired cooking

Methi, Gobhi and Matar are my winter favorites. North Indian tadka, aromatic spices, and season’s best produce brought together and you have a light, bright and flavorful stir fry. Rotis, Methi Gobhi Matar dry saute, salad and a cup of yogurt make for a filling and satisfying mid day meal.

I cannot rave enough about today’s recipe. Outright delicious! Chicken and methi complement each other really well and I’m eternally grateful to the origins of this recipe. The key to this recipe is in the caramalized onions that are pureed along with curd forming the base of this creamy dish. An ideal do-ahead lunch/dinner party fare.

Today we had rotis with Aloo Methi stir fry, pickle, salad and yogurt. I enjoy North Indian style subzis to go with rotis and can never get tired of them. With abundant methi leaves (menthu kura/fenugreek leaves) available, I am preparing a lot of methi based dishes keeping in mind its health supporting properties.

Rich and creamy, Murgh Musallam, is a party fare that should be relished with family and friends. On Sunday, I cooked this special chicken dish along with phulkas and vegetable salad for a potluck. Everyone enjoyed the rich curry and wanted more helpings.

A priceless culinary treasure of North Indian cuisine. I specially love to prepare it during winter months, lasooni dal palak with hot rotis, a match made in heaven! Though humble-looking, its a pleasure to the palate, creamy, garlicky and finger licking good. Just a handful of common ingredients come together in a fragrant ghee tadka [...]

Nearly everywhere I looked, during my recent visit to the Rythu Bazaar, there were farm fresh, tender okra waiting to be picked. Bought half a kilo.

Yesterday, I prepared Kaju Paneer with rotis. I was going to prepare Kadai Paneer but decided against it since I had already blogged the recipe earlier. For my readers sake and to cater to requests for party paneer dishes, here is a delicious creamy curry that is sure to be a hit.

This particular Channa Masala recipe was given to me by a very dear friend. I tasted it at her home and have been wanting to prepare it ever since. Finally got to make it yesterday. A high protein, dry saute, tangy masala curry, tastes even better garnished with fresh coriander leaves and finely chopped onions. [...]

Tomato Paneer is a pleasantly pleasing creamy paneer curry that makes a great side with rotis or naan. Though tomato is the main player here, the magical ingredient is ginger-green chilli paste that sets things off while fresh cream and cashew nut paste play up to give a nutty sweet flavor. Dry kasuri methi lends [...]

Aloo Bhindi Subji
I like to explore North Indian subjis especially when I prepare rotis. Today it was Aloo Bhindi. This is one of those simple recipes you can make over and over again and that is sure to bring a smile to anyone’s face. I wasn’t going to add tomatoes but was convinced by my [...]