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This is a very simple pan fried broccoli dish. You can serve it along with hot fried rice or you can even prepare it for evening snacks. You can also deep fry the florets or else bake them if you wanted it to be healthy and minimize the oil consumption.

If you are on diet and would like to eat a quick lunch without feeling guilty then this pan fried vegetables is the best option. I have used balsamic vinegar for seasoning the veggies however you can substitute it with soy sauce + any vinegar of your choice. The same goes with rice. You can substit

Paneer is our favorite ingredient and have made several recipes using it. Never tried paneer kofta before. While I was browsing through internet I came across this wonderful and yet guilt free kofta recipe on youtube. The recipe was prepared by Archana of [Archana’s kitchen](http://www.archanaskitch

I love onepot meals. Easy to cleanup and less mess in the kitchen. This is my fool proof Pulao recipe. When unexpected guests arrive we can manage without panicking and since it can be prepared within 30 minutes, a great time saver too. I didn’t have cauliflower so didn’t mention it in the below rec

This is one of the simplest side dishes for poori or chappathi. You can even have it with plain ghee rice. You can use frozen green peas too for this recipe. If you are using dried peas (like me) then soak them in cold water for atleast 5-6 hours. You can replace peas with channa or any other bean v

This is my second post on Lasagna. You can refer the first version here. This time I followed a renowned chef’s recipe and tried recreating the exact Italian flavor, taste and prepared sauces in an authentic way. Th

One of my favorite pasta recipes. With very less ingredients this is such a rich, flavorful dish.I have prepared white sauce as a base. You might try it with Marinara sauce as well.

Paruppu Usili is a trademark brahmin recipe and mostly it is prepared with french beans,cluster beans or vazhaipoo. This kovakkai paruppu usili is inspired from Saffron Trail’s blog. Yesterday tried this recipe and it came out really well. Even if you are not

In Tamil Black Eyed Beans is known as காராமணி and my mom used to often make சுண்டல் (a popular evening snack in TN) using it. We all know pulses are rich in protein and being a vegetarian I always plan and include them at least twice in a week.Today morning I prepared a very simple gravy with this b

This is a quick way to prepare delicious restaurant style briyani in less than 30 minutes. You don’t have to grind any specific masala. All you need is a bowl full of veggies and a cup of good basmati rice. Since I had some frozen ready to use sweet corn I used it today while making briyani. You can