veggie

White Cabbage and fresh Green chillies Salad (sambharo)

  Sambharo is rather like a spicy cooked salad always served up as a condiment to a main meal.  …

7 February 2012

Bateta Pawa (Potatoes and flaked rice snack)

Bateta Pawa (Potatoes and flaked rice snack) is a typical  dish served in Gujarat India for  breakfast.  This is a…

6 February 2012

Khasta Kachori (lentil filled pastry topped with onions and chutney)

This Christmas my sons gave me some really thoughtful gifts – some of which took me by surprise. The gift…

12 January 2012

Vegetarian Party Menu ideas

Have you heard of the saying - You can choose your friends but not your relations?   Well  - I'll…

22 December 2011

Malai Kofta Curry (vegetable balls in thick gravy)

I always used to order Malai Kofta Curry (vegetable balls in thick gravy) whenever we ate out as I used…

18 December 2011

Chilly Bhajia – March na bhajia – Chilli Fritters

These chilly bhajias (marcha na bhajia) can be as hot or as mild as you like them by choosing the…

17 November 2011

Chocolate Barfi – A classic Indian Sweet (Mithai)

  Chocolate barfi (or sometimes spelled burfi) was a favourite of mine when I was a child and is now…

13 November 2011

Stuffed Romano Peppers and Capsicums

Stuffed Romano Peppers and Capsicums I have always had Romano peppers chopped up either in a salad, pizza topping or rice.  I…

23 September 2011

Potato Curry Recipe – Student Style

    In September, lots of young boys and girls will be getting ready to leave home and go to…

28 August 2011

Rolled porathas, Parathas – Varela poratha

Most Indian food is accompanied by rice or Indian breads like chappatis, puris, naan, parathas etc.  I learned how to…

19 August 2011