Indian recipes

  • Creamy Chickpea Curry

    For decades, my secret weapon for a quick, delicious vegetarian meal has been chickpea curry. Chickpeas, also known as garbanzo beans, are a type of legume that is widely cultivated for its edible seeds. They are one of the most popular and nutritious plant-based foods, commonly used in various cuisines worldwide. It’s perfect when I’m…

  • Baingan Bharta – Eggplant Recipe

      Baingan Bharta is a traditional Punjabi eggplant recipe. The name comes from “Baingan,” meaning eggplant. “Bharta” refers to a dish where ingredients are mashed or crushed. In this dish, baked eggplants are peeled, mashed, and mixed with onions and simple Indian spices. The result is a smoky, flavorful dish typically served with Indian roti…

  • Vermicelli Pudding or Kheer

    Kheer or Vermicelli Pudding is a term used for milk pudding. In some region of India they call it payasam. This simple recipe of Vermicelli Pudding is prepared mainly with Vermicelli. It uses a handful of other ingredients for a lighter dessert. You can also replace vermicelli with rice, sago, tapioca pearls etc. For flavor, cardamom…

  • Soup of Mutton Bone-Marrow

    Bone-Marrow is considered a delicacy in many countries with India being one of them. We in Mangalore prepare variety of mutton dishes with bone marrow in them. Not everyone accepts the taste of the bone marrow flesh but, I suggest you taste it once. Eating with hands is the best way to enjoy the bone marrow….

  • Goli Baje Recipe

    Hubby loves Goli baje’s, sounds funny, haha..Well, I came to know more of his tastes after getting married to him. And I love making them occasionally. Goli baje (in Tulu, Indian cuisine) is a deep-fried tea-time snack popular in Mangalore-Udupi region. It is also known as Mangalore bajji or Mangalore bonda. Yes, my posts are…