Tag Archives: Indian

Lemon Rice

It’s been a quite a few months since I’ve posted a new recipe on my blog and at the very outset I want to apologize to my regular readers for my absence. It’s not that I completely abandoned the blog (as I tried to constantly stay engaged with my audience through the blog’s facebook posts) but frankly after running...
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Spicy Shrimp Curry

I’ve not been very regular about blogging lately. I’m sure my regular readers may have noticed that already (some of you have sent me messages via facebook). So I feel obligated to confess at the very beginning that I’ve been a bit off my blog. For one, facebook has become so stingy about letting people get views because I...
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Beet-Aloo Tikki/Croquette with Goat Cheese Filling

Recently, through the miracle of facebook, I reconnected with my best friend from 5th and 6th grade!!! She left the school in 7th grade and we lost touch after that. But, there is something to be said for old friendships. We met after almost forty years and as soon as we got going, there was no stopping us. It’s...
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Indian Style Okra or Bhindi Masala

I have repeatedly been asked for this recipe but until now I had avoided putting it up because I thought my Indian readers would find it really odd that I was putting up a recipe for something so simple and so common. Okra is a very common vegetable in India but in the US and other parts of the...
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Crispy Zucchini and Spinach Indian Fritters/pakoras

Today’s harvest from my backyard veggie-patch was quite an assortment of vegetables – I got some zucchini, some baby spinach, tomatoes and some yellow squash. None of the individual vegetables was enough to make a whole dish for the family and so I had to resort to combining a few of them. Then again, given the pickiness/preferences of everyone...
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