Paneer Bhurji/ Scrambled Indian Cottage Cheese

Paneer bhurji is healthy, vibrant looking dish goes well with with roti, naan, paratha’s or even with toast and can be served for breakfast, lunch or dinner. This recipe is a dry version of paneer, made with crumbled paneer along with few Indian spices and require very few ingredients. I usually cook this extra so…

Tomato Rice

Popular South Indian style rice preparation is super quick to make. It is made using very minimal ingredients yet palatable. This flavored rice has a tang from the tomatoes, aroma of curry leaves and crunch of dal. This is a one pot hearty meal that can be enjoyed with curd/ raita, papad, pickle and can…

Sem Aloo ki Sabzi/Flat Beans-Potato Stir Fry-Indian Style (No Onion-No Garlic)

Sem aloo ki sabzi is a simple, nutritious, quick to make yet flavorful side-dish and goes well with hot dal/lentil, chapati & rice. Sem/flat beans are usually chopped in small pieces by removing hard fibrous strings on its side before chopping & cooked with small potato pieces with few Indian spices. This is my father’s…

Aloo Mutter Ki Sabzi/Potato-Peas Stir Fry (No Onion-No Garlic)

Aloo mutter sabzi is mildly spiced, a bit tangy and flavorful side dish which goes well with roti, pooris, or with Plain Paratha (Indian Bread), also can be served with simple dal & steamed rice. Usually as a kid we used to have this dish esp in winters as fresh peas used to  come in that…

Simla Mirch Paneer Ki Sabzi/Capsicum Indian Cottage Cheese Stir Fry

This beautiful, delicious side dish is one of my mom & hubby’s favorite dish. So I love cooking and enjoy eating with them. It goes well with any curry or simple dal/lentil. This side dish is quick to make and require very few ingredients and spices and result is this beautiful looking dish. If there…

Parwal Aloo Sabzi/Pointed Gourd-Potato Stir Fry (No Onion, No Garlic)

Parwal aloo is a simple yet tasty side dish which adds so much more flavor to a simple & humble daily meal of dal, chapati & rice. Parwal is rich in Vitamin A & C along with a good source of trace minerals. It is also known by many names in India-Potol, Kaadu, Potla are…

Gajar Matar Sabji/ Carrot & Peas Stir Fry- (No Onion, No Garlic)

Carrot is one of my favorite veggie & like any savory dishes & desserts prepared by it. But yes as a child I didn’t relish it much irrespective of my mom telling to have carrots daily as it is good for health but then slowly gradually I started liking 😊. This recipe has a perfect…

Sambhar (South Indian Lentil & vegetable Stew)

A deliciously spicy & tangy stew, Sambhar pairs very well with South Indian breakfast items like Onion-Tomato Uttapam/Savory Indian Pancakes, Steamed Idli/South Indian Rice Cake Recipe, Paper Dosa/South Indian Thin Crepe Recipe and taste yummy with steamed rice as well :). Everyone in my family loves South Indian food and my mom makes it delicious. For North Indians like…

Aloo Baigan Ki Sabzi/Potato-Eggplant Dry Curry (No Onion, No Garlic): Indian Style

This dish is one of the popular side-dish from Northern part of India. Potatoes and eggplants are well paired with few Indian spices and tempering, main flavor of this dish comes mainly from its tempering. I love this side-dish with hot dal, roti and rice but also goes well with hot parathas. The recipe I…

Baigan ka Bharta/Spicy Mashed Eggplant-Indian Style

Baigan ka Bharta, is a very popular Punjabi, North Indian dish. There are two most common ways to make this dish one by roasting eggplant on gas stove directly or roast it in the oven and another is by boiling the eggplant in the pressure cooker, it saves little time and is a blessing when…

Coconut Chutney/Dip

Coconut chutney is one of the most famous and delicious side delicacy of South India and goes well with almost all savory South Indian breakfast dishes like Idli, Dosa, Pongal etc… list is never-ending ;). It requires very few ingredients and is quick to make. Subtly spices and tempering with dry red chili and curry…

Aloo Gobhi Sabzi/Potato-Cauliflower with Indian spices

Aloo gobhi is one of the most common and popular side-dish prepared in almost every home in India. It is made with a combination of potato, cauliflower cooked  and seasoned with typical Indian spices and spruce up with common ingredients like ginger, green chilies, garlic and coriander leaves. I have so many childhood memories attached…