Monthly Archives: May 2011
Bottle Gourd Tomato Gravy ~ Sorakaya Shorva
| May 22, 2011 | Posted by MySpicyKitchen under Bottle Gourd, Curries & Fries, Curries & Stir Fries, Daily Recipes, Gravies, Quick and Easy Recipes, Shorva/Gravy, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Vegetarian |
Today is the last day of this marathon and I decided to post a shorva recipe. As I mentioned couple of days ago, I was undecided about today’s curry. I was debating on what to post until 3-4 of hours ago. We had gone out of town this weekend and got back this evening. We… more
Mushrooms Fry
| May 21, 2011 | Posted by MySpicyKitchen under Curries & Fries, Curries & Stir Fries, Daily Recipes, Mushroom, Stir Fries, Vegetables, Vegetarian |
Mushrooms are one of my favorite vegetables. Unfortunately, husband (Mr.U) is not as enthusiastic about this vegetable as I am. He would not mind eating it once in a while, once 3-6 months and he prefers dry mushroom curry to gravy mushroom curry. Just like okra, when cooked, mushrooms shrink in size and yield very… more
Omelet Curry
| May 20, 2011 | Posted by MySpicyKitchen under Curries & Fries, Curries & Stir Fries, Daily Recipes, Eggs, Eggs, Non Vegetarian, Stir Fries |
My theme for this marathon is curry in a hurry under 30 minutes. Whenever I am pressed for time, tomato shorva and eggs come to my rescue. In my house, especially for men, a morsel of food would not go down the throat with out meats, poultry, seafood or eggs and the men folk would… more
Butternut Squash Curry
| May 19, 2011 | Posted by MySpicyKitchen under Butternut Squash, Curries & Fries, Curries & Stir Fries, Stir Fries, Vegetables, Vegetarian |
Yesterday afternoon, I was going thru my refrigerator to see what I could have for lunch and I had only mango dal. I knew I did not have many veggies in my crisper and was going thru my freezer to see if I had any vegetables I could use up to make a subzi. Then… more
Tandoori Tofu Curry
| May 18, 2011 | Posted by MySpicyKitchen under Curries & Fries, Curries & Stir Fries, Stir Fries, Vegetarian, Vegetarian |
Yes, you read it right! Today’s curry is tandoori tofu curry. To make the long story short, one day I marinated some tofu to prepare tandoori tofu. That day, I was alone for dinner and grilled some of the marinated tofu for myself. The next day, I did not know what to do with the… more
Shahi Gobhi
| May 17, 2011 | Posted by MySpicyKitchen under Cauliflower, Curries & Fries, Curries & Stir Fries, Event Entries, Gravies, Green Peas, Shorva/Gravy, Vegetables, Vegetarian |
My curry in a hurry for today, day 2 of the BM#5 is shahi gobhi. In my house, we like gravies a lot and prefer gravy curries to dry curries. Whenever I am in a hurry, I make tomato shorva and sometimes I add veggies such as cauliflower, bottle gourd or potato to the shorva. … more
Ridge Gourd Pigeon Peas Curry
| May 16, 2011 | Posted by MySpicyKitchen under Curries & Fries, Curries & Stir Fries, Daily Recipes, Event Entries, Ridge Gourd, Stir Fries, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Vegetarian |
Starting today, I am on a blogging marathon for the next seven days. This time around, I was not sure if I would be able to do the marathon but when I saw Valli’s announcement, I could not resist. Of all the themes she had, I contemplated between curry in a hurry under 30 minutes… more
Fenugreek Green Beans Stir Fry
| May 10, 2011 | Posted by MySpicyKitchen under Beans, Cook Books, Curries & Fries, Curries & Stir Fries, Daily Recipes, Event Entries, Stir Fries, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Vegetarian |
Couple of weeks ago, when Srivalli announced blogging marathon # 5, I was visiting my sister-in-law in California. She has a nice cookbooks collection and once I decided to take part in the marathon, I went through her (SIL) cook book collection for some recipe ideas. Fenugreek green beans stir fry caught my eye. The… more
Sweet Punch: Anjum Anand’s Easy Lime Cookies
| May 7, 2011 | Posted by MySpicyKitchen under Appetizers & Snacks, Baked & Grilled, Bakes, Baking, Cook Books, Cookies, Biscuits, Vegetarian |
Sweet Punch for the the month of May is your choice. Every month the organizers of the punch pick a bake and the members bake it. But this month, we were to pick our own bake and I chose to bake Lime Cookies from Anjum Anand’s New Indian. Before narrowing down on the this bake,… more
Chana Dal Fry
| May 4, 2011 | Posted by MySpicyKitchen under Bengal Gram ~ Chana Dal, Curries & Fries, Curries & Stir Fries, Daily Recipes, Dals, Event Entries, Legumes, Stir Fries, Vegetarian |
When growing up, one of my cousin’s visited us frequently during holidays. Whenever she visited us, she made it a point to go and meet her paternal cousin V, during her stay with us. Her cousin is lot older than us and her children are our age. She is a bubbly lady, always smiling and… more
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