Side Dishes

• Lauki Sabzi
  Pressure cooker seems to be my favorite cooking vessel for now :D It just makes...
  
• Palak Paneer
  #Throwback #Repost #Favourite This is a very simple (and ever so popular North Indian...
  
• Dum Aloo
  This is a very easy recipe but maybe a bit time consuming. Normally, the potatoes have to...
  
• Paneer Makhani
  This is one of my favorite paneer dishes. If I am in an Indian restaurant and unsure of what...
  
• Pav Bhaji
  Probably the most popular of all the Mumbai street foods, this one is certainly my...
  
• Broccoli Pesto
  Update: This is an improved recipe. Earlier I made the pesto using steamed broccoli but...
  
• Paneer Matar Masala
  Paneer or cottage cheese is a fave with all vegetarians. Add in few cubes and any ordinary...
  
• Black Eye Peas Curry
  I usually make a stir fry with black eye peas (also called black eye beans). You can...
  
• Aubergine Stew
  This is another recipe from my mom's kitty :) My mom is definitely the best cook in the world...
  
• Paneer Burji
  The ever popular Paneer Burji or the Paneer Scramble! So quick and easy yet so versatile -...
  
• Snakegourd Stir Fry
  Also known as Chinese cucumber, the snake gourd is a pretty popular vegetable in the Indian...
  
• Dal Makhani - The Low Cal Way
  Dal Makhani is a very popular Punjabi lentil dish that is made with whole black...
  
• Pumpkin Sabzi
  Pumpkin is a vegetable I rarely buy and I think that is because I am not sure of how to use...
  
• Bengal Gram Stir Fry
  This is a simple and spicy stir fry with Bengal gram or Black Chickpea. Bengal gram is a...
  
• Paneer Lababdar
  Frankly, I don't know what an authentic Paneer Lababdar tastes like. I have tried this dish...
  
• Black Eyed Beans Stir Fry
  This a quick stir fry that I got to learn from my mom recently. Speaking of my mom, she is...
  
• A Lazy Cook's Vegetable Korma
  This is a quick curry using frozen vegetables - the result of my culinary trial on  a...
  
• Spinach and Cottage Cheese Koftas in Tangy Tomato Gravy
    This recipe is my adaptation of Sanjeev Kapoor's popular dish 'Shaam Savera' - saw it...
  
• Cookbook Series: Pumpkin - Mango Pachadi
  'Pachadi' is a popular South Indian side dish that is usually served with rice along with...
  
• Cookbook Series: Pumpkin Sambhar
  I normally end up cooking the same vegetables almost every week - beans, cabbage, potatoes,...
  
• Cookbook Series: Paneer in Quick White Gravy
  One of those odd nights when I had to cook dinner for myself - which literally translates into 'I...
  
• Radish Stir Fry
  I got a taste of this dish when I visited my hubby's parents last month. My hubby's mother is an...
  
• Cookbook Series: Mung Beans with Potato
  Another attempt from one of my cookbooks,  I decided to try this recipe since I have never...
  
• Cookbook Series: Masala Chana ...
  My second cookbook attempt, this is a very simple recipe using chickpeas. The addition of tamarind...
  
• Green Gram Coconut Curry...
  Green grams or Mung beans are commonly used in Indian cuisine. A humble food, it is a nutritional...