Brinjal Gravy Recipe / Roasted Brinjal Gravy/Curry For Biryani & Rotis /Roasted Eggplant Gravy

Today's recipe is a simple version of Brinjal Gravy which served for as a side dish for Biryani/Pulao. This is not the authentic version with dal & meat broth but a quick version with peanut-sesame seeds addition. I also added some roasted potato chunks as we love potato in curry/gravy. I planned to serve this with Tomato Biryani & Frozen Rotis for our lunch.

Mushroom Masala Recipe / Chettinad Mushroom Masala Recipe / Spicy Mushroom Gravy Recipe

 

Today's recipe is a spicy, flavor rich and easy to make Chettinad Style Mushroom Masala Recipe. Chettinad Cuisine includes lots of spices like Cinnamon, clove, pepper corns, fennel seeds, star anise and the cooking will not be completed without Chinna Vengayam/Pearl Onion addition. I used almost all the spices except Poppy seeds & coconut in this gravy. I recreated this recipe following my Chettinad Style Vazhakka Varuval.  This Mushroom Masala makes a great side dish for Dosa, Chapati, Parotta, Naan and even with plain rice. We had it with Homemade Tandoori Rotis.

InstantPot Sambar Recipe / How To Make South Indian Sambar Using InstantPot / Masoor Dal Sambar Recipe

Another easy and simple south Indian Sambar recipe using Instant pot. For sambar, I used masoor dal today as this suits best for one pot sambar. This recipe can also be done in pressure cooker following the same method n steps. This quick sambar goes well with rice and tiffin also.

Aloo Masala Recipe For Dosa | Potato Curry For Dosa/Masala Dosa |How To Make Aloo Dosa Masala

Poato/Aloo is my family's favorite vegetable and we love potatoes in any form/recipe. Potato is a versatile ingredients that you can make tons of recipes with many variations, today I am sharing the most popular South Indian Aloo Masala recipe that is served with Masala Dosa. Not only for Masala dosa, you can serve it with Bread as Aloo Sandwich, Side Dish for Poori, Chapati and you can also make snack like Aloo Bonda(deep fried snack) and so on with this one single recipe. I have already shared the recipe for Broccoli Masala Dosa which is different from this simple aloo masala or potato curry for Dosa.

Pavakkai Thokku Recipe | Bittergourd Tomato Curry Recipe | Karela Curry Recipe

Pavakkai Thokku Recipe with Step by Step Photos. This pavakkai thokku is my Mom's favorite recipe. As my Mom was a diabetic patient with high glucose levels, she has to follow strict diet and her breakfast choice was mostly Godhumai Rava Upma Or Godhumai dosa.
I gave her a diet chart to enjoy diabetic recipes in a yummy and healthier way. But she prefers simple godhumai rava upma for breakfast, as upma are easy and quick to make. That too if, she has this thokku in hand, then her breakfast was mostly godhumai upma or godhumai dosa(another easy and simple recipe).

Paneer Sabzi Recipe | Quick Paneer Dry Curry Recipe | Easy Side Dish for Roti | Paneer Dry Curry Recipe

My kids like Rotis for lunch box more than rice varieties. So, I try to make easy and quick dry sabzis for rotis, because it is easy to fill in the roti and roll as as my kids prefer chapati Roll or wrap. This Paneer Sabzi is one quick and simple recipe that can be done in 15 minutes or less. You can serve as side dish for rotis along with some Raita or fill it in the roti, wrap it as Kathi Roll. Either way it tastes great and kids will love it for sure. The recipe as follows..

Paneer Curry Masala Recipe | Paneer Methi Curry Masala | Spicy Paneer Curry Recipe

I always make Paneer a mild, non-spicy recipes like Paneer Butter Masala, Palak Paneer, Paneer Bhurji but for a change tried a spicy curry just like my Mom's Chicken Curry recipe. This curry gets it full flavor and taste from fresh ground clove and cinnamon. I did not expect that paneer would turn out so good with spices and it was really a treat for us to enjoy some nice flavorful curry with Paneer druing Purattasi Month without chicken. Kids did not mind about chicken or Eggs since i made this paneer curry masala often during purattasi month.

Hotel Style Vegetable Kurma Recipe | Hotel Chapathi Kurma Recipe | Vegetable Kurma(Hotel Style) Recipe

Hotel Style Vegetable Kurma or Chapathi Kurma recipe with step by step pictures. Today's recipe is a popular south Indian vegetable curry using coconut and cashew. This kind of kurma is served with Chapathi in Hotels, very flavorful and delicious kurma. Here, in US, most of the Indian restaurants don't serve this kind of kurma for rotis but in one of the local restaurant near to my house, they had Chapathi Kurma in their menu, they served chapathi & vegetable Kurma exactly the same way how they serve in Vegetarian Hotels in Tamil Nadu for Chapathi. The kurma was so flavorful, spicy and brought the memories of my home town Lakshmi hotel.

Cabbage Aloo Sabzi | Potato Cabbage Dry Curry | Aloo Cabbage Sabzi Recipe

I like to make dry curry or sabzi with Cabbage for Phulka or sometimes to go with Dosa. Once my neighbor friend gave some rotis and sabzi for us when I was sick and under treatment. That sabzi which she gave was prepared using cabbage and potato combo which my kids loved it a lot. I was happy that my kids loved eating cabbage sabzi because of  some potatoes in it. So, why not to cook it my way for them and even we liked the combo.
This cabbage aloo sabzi or potato cabbage dry curry is a very simple and easy to make side dish for rotis/phulkas. It requires simple ingredients and less time to make this healthy and filling side dish. This sabzi is perfect for making wrap or roll for kids lunch box. You can also drizzle some green chutney or tomato ketchup or simply the sabzi alone for roti roll, my kids love to have wrap/roll kind of stuff for their lunch box.

Nawabi Paneer Curry Recipe | Nawabi Paneer - Easy Paneer Gravy Recipe

Nawabi Paneer | Nawabi Style Paneer Curry is a rich, flavorful and delicious coconut based Paneer Gravy that pairs well with Naan, Rotis, Paratha or even with Pulao/Biryani.

I Know that cooking and baking are therapeutic and it really helps to lower stress and keep our body and mind active but haven't started cooking or baking any special recipes for blog and only sharing the recipes in my drafts.

Even though I love cooking and baking I am not doing anything creatively. Some days are really bad and affect my mind badly and some days are OK, On one such day I pushed myself to cook a new recipe that I haven't tried or tasted before. After a long search I finally decided to cook this Nawabi Paneer recipe, as this paneer gravy is loaded with full of flavor and rich. First time cooked Paneer in coconut based gravy and it turned out so good. We all liked it a lot. If you are bored with your regular Paneer Recipes just try this Nawabi Paneer for a change and I am sure you will not be disappointed.

Palak Vegetable Curry | Mixed Vegetables In Spinach Curry | Spinach Curry With Vegetables

I mostly pack rotis & Curry or sabzi for Lunchbox. At least three days in a week it will be rotis and a side for V's lunchbox. So i have to make different curry and sabzis every day, If you are my Instagram Follower then you might be knowing what I pack for my kids and V's lunchbox daily. Since I share their lunchbox pictures  and sometimes do share the recipes of sabzi and curry and Quick Rice Recipes too. If interested do follow on Instagram for more updates and recipe ideas. One of my kids' favorite spinach curry is Palak Paneer but I cannot make palak with paneer all the time. So sometimes it will be Tofu Palak or Aloo Palak for rotis. I also make Palak curry with mixed vegetables combo and this is my favorite spinach curry, this time took some pictures to share here. This is so simple recipe with great taste and a yummy side dish to go with Puris & Phulka.

Channa Masala | Badami Channa Masala | Easy Chole Recipe | Chickpeas In Almond Onion Tomato Gravy

Vacation is all over and school started for kids from last Monday. From this year my lil' one is going full day school, So I get more free hours to look after myself and my blog too. For the past 2-3 months, I could not concentrate on my blog but still I cooked and clicked dishes whenever possible. Hope from now on wards I will be able to share recipes without any break. Now coming to today's recipe, Channa Masala / Badami Chole Masala. Usualy I cook Paneer or Tofu in rich Nut Based Onion Tomato Gravy. This time, for a change tried Chickpeas in rich Onion Tomato sauce using Almonds/Badam. It turned out so rich and yummy. I served with plain Kulcha and my kids loved this creamy chole masala a lot.

Mushroom Peas Kurma | Easy Mushroom Peas Kurma Recipe | Easy Side Dish For Chapati/Roti

Easy South Indian Style Mushroom Peas Kurma recipe with step by step pictures. Most of our dinner menu will be Phulka rotis and any vegetarian curry or Kurma or Sabzis. Sometimes for a quick side, I make Egg Bhurji or Paneer Bhurji With fresh Homemade Paneer.

Paneer Kolhapuri Recipe | Easy Paneer Recipe | No Onion No Garlic Curry Recipe

Paneer Kolhapuri recipe with step by step pictures. Paneer Kolhapuri is an another easiest Paneer recipe that can be made in jiffy without onions and garlic. Yes.,this recipe does not require onions and garlic. Paneer Kolhapuri is a rich, spiced and creamy tomato based curry.

Hotel Style Mushroom Kurma Recipe | Mushroom Vellai Kurma Recipe | Mushroom Kurma Recipe

Hotel style Vellai Kurma/Mushroom Kurma Recipe with Step By Step Photos. I am slowly recovering from my sickness and now a days lost the blogging enthu due to one or the other things happening around. On seeing my fellow bloggers' updates on facebook sometimes motivates me to be active here.

Malai Kofta Curry / How To Make Malai Kofta Curry Recipe

One of the most popular North Indian Curry, Malai Kofta Curry was provided by Nupur for this Month's South Vs North Challenge for South Team Members. SNC is an eveny by Divya Pramil, in which there are two team Southern and Northern Team Members. One of The South Team member will challenge the North team with an authentic south Indian recipe and the North team will challenge the south team with an authentic North Indian recipe and both team will have a month time to prepare and post the recipe on their space. To know More about this event please hop on to Divya's space. As per the event, this Month's North Team host Nupur has challenged the south team with this cream, rich and delicious Malai Kofta Curry. Kofta Curry is nothing but a deep fried kofta, paneer-potato balls in rich, spicy tomato gravy.
This is in my to do list for long time, i have cooked this Kofta curry twice or thrice since it involves lengthy preparation and process i avoid this gravy but this one of my kids' favorite curry. On seeing this month's challenge i decided to try it and thanks to Nupur for this yummy recipe. I slightly tweaked the recipe since i do not like grinding cardamom and mace i skipped it and instead of cashew nut paste and roasted and blended along with onions. Overall the curry turned so good and we loved it. Now off to the recipe...

Cauliflower Kheema / Gobi Kheema Recipe

Kheema / Keema is a minced meat curry but typically minced mutton curry is often mentioned as Kheema. But it can also be done with any kind of meat and even with fresh vegetables and soya. I have already shared the recipe for Soya Kheema/Soya Granules Kheema. And i have tried with crumbled Tofu and Cauliflower also. Today am sharing the Cauliflower kheema recipe. This is nothing but a grated caulfilower curry with peas and mild spices. This Gobi Keema pairs well with Rotis, Dosa and even as a sandwich filling. Or you can make it as a kati roll with some spiced onions, green chutney with plain paratha. Actually i wanted to present this Cauliflower keema like kati roll but, was run out of time hubby came for lunch little earlier that day so i clicked the pictures in a hurry. Later for my kids i made roll with this gobi keema and they liked it and surprisingly asked one more. This Gobi Keema is perfect for a mess free lunch box either with chapathis as roll or as a Keema Sandwich.

Tofu Tawa Masala / Easy Tofu Sabzi - Easy Tofu Recipes

I always look forward to try Tofu Recipes and this Tofu Tawa Masala is one of my recent try after Chatakedar Tofu. I simply tweaked the Paneer Tawa Masala recipe and made this Tofu Tawa Masala. Paneer Tawa Masala is a popular Punjabi sabzi, that is easy to make spicy curry with creamy texture. I recreated the famous North Indian Masala with Tofu and also prepared it as a complete Vegan dish. Instead of cream here, I used ground Cashew nut paste which resulted in rich and creamy taste and texture. And also compared to paneer dish this is low fat and protein rich. My family love Tofu and I started using it regularly in our diet and very rarely buy Paneer only for kids. Now off to the recipe...

Green Peas Kachori With Spicy Dum Aloo / Peas Kachori & Dum Aloo

I am happy to be a part of SNC / South Vs North Challenge Event, brainchild of Divya Pramil. SNC has completed a successful year and as a Celebration of SNC Anniversary, Divya announced a lovely giveaway at her space. If anyone interested to know about the giveaway please hop on to her space and do join in the Anniversary Celebration.

Last Month itself Divya suggested to try any of the 24 recipes ie 12 recipes challenged by South Team Members and 12 recipes challenged by North Team members. But I couldn't do it last month  and happy that Divya extended the Anniversary Celebration post to this month as well. So here's my post for the Celebration of this great Event. As i joined this just six months back so i have more choice of recipes to try. Of it I tried Green Peas Kachori With Spicy Dum Aloo challenged by Sanoli. This is one yummy combo and my kids loved it a lot. I enjoyed cooking this recipes and thank you Sanoli for this wonderful recipes. I slightly tweaked the peas filling to my taste. Now off to the recipes..

Chickpeas Curry Masala / Channa Curry Masala / Channa Masala with Coconut

I have planned few things to do this weekend, nothing special simply to Bake & Cook few recipes for blog. But all spoiled because of the bad weather, yes., it was too cloudy and rainy for the past two days. We did not go anywhere and simply watched online movies, TV shows & took complete rest. The weather gonna be like this for the next few months and I cannot cook & click any time. Here, after should keep watching the weather reports and have to cook on the Shiny Day alone :( I know many of my bloggers friends also depend on the Natural light and worrying like me.
Now Coming to the recipe, this is South Indian style Channa Masala / Chickpeas Masala with coconut-poppy paste and chicken masala powder. This is a very simple and quick channa masala and you do not need to pressure cook the chickpeas prior instead soaked chickpeas is enough. This chickpeas masala is done using a pressure cooker. Without any further delay will get into the recipe.,