Posts Tagged by Tomatoes

Soya Chunks & Bottle Gourd in Tomato Gravy

Soya Lauki Tomato Curry

I don’t eat meat once a week and on those days, I try to get my daily required protein from soya products or legumes. Soya is a good source of protein for vegetarians. On a vegetarian day, I cook tofu or soya chunks/granules. I was never a big fan of soya chunks but that has… more

Tomato Coconut Chutney

Tomato Coconut Chutney, tomato kobbari pachadi, tomato thokku, sanjeev kapoor recipe

For the last day of the marathon, I made another condiment, tomato coconut chutney. I saw this chutney on yesterday’s Sanjeev Kapoor’s Khana Khazana. I tuned into the show just before it concluded and he had a South Indian specials and this tomato thokku (as he called it) was part of the menu. I usually… more

Spinach Pesto Sandwich

Spinach Pesto Sandwich

Last week I made some spinach pesto for the marathon. I used the pesto to make pasta salad and the rest, I have been using to make some sandwiches.   Although I made the pesto a week ago, it is still fresh as it was a week ago.   I also have some left over… more

Mexican Rice ~ Spanish Rice

Mexican Rice, Spanish Rice

Today is the last day of the marathon and I can’t believe it is already over! When we started the marathon, I had second thoughts of the theme I picked and to my surprise, of all the themes I have done so far during the marathons, I enjoyed this the most. Also, to this edition… more

Red Bell Pepper Tomato Chutney

Red bell pepper chutney, Red bell pepper pachadi

The recipe less picture post for day 2 of the marathon, I am serving red bell pepper chutney. As i mentioned yesterday, I will update the post with the recipe, once the marathon is over. Mint can be also be used in this chutney but I did not use it today. I also did not… more

Bottle Gourd Tomato Gravy ~ Sorakaya Shorva

Bottle Gourd Tomato Gravy, sorakaya shorva, sorakaya tamato shorva

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

BM#4 Day 4: Tomato Soup

Tomato Soup

Tomato soup is one of the easiest soups to prepare and it is a real comfort food! I am lazy to prepare it from scratch used to buy Lipton tomato soup mix. My father-in-law likes this soup a lot and use to get it whenever he visited us and I slowly got hooked on to… more

BM#3 Day 4: Tomato Pickle

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Tomato pickle is one pickle I always get back from India. Love this pickle and specially the one that my mom makes. She uses pandu miramu, fresh red chili paste instead of chili powder. Whenever I get this pickle, it usually lasts me a year but this time, I finished it all in six months… more

Miryala Chaaru

Miryala Chaaru ~ Pepper Soup

Rasam or chaaru is one of my favorite comfort foods. In winters, especially on a cold snowy winter day like today, it is always on top of my list.   I made this soup today but the picture is from last month.   It snowed all day today and there was very little natural light.  I… more

Bell Peppers & Green Peas Curry

Bell Peppers Green Peas Curry

My athamma (mother-in-law) use to make this curry a lot.  She use to cook bell peppers with some green peas and  tomatoes.   She used to add some madras curry powder to spicy it up.   She was a very good cook and used madras curry powder a lot in her cooking.  I too make this… more