Veg Biryani

A bit long recipe but very yummy. For those of U who are health conscious, U can do half coconut milk, half regular milk. Other veggies that go well..soy beans, peas, baby corn, etc. More pictures..VegBiryani

Hope most of you are having a great Thanks giving weekend. Enjoy the rest of the holidays!

Green Apple Pickle..Instant!!!!

Very quick recipe and tastes yummy with curd rice or curd semia. This is a recipe from my New Jersey cousin. The same way U make mango, this one is made.
* Add oil to tava, then mustard, asafoetida, red chilli powder and salt. Then turn off
* Fine chop 2 green apples with the skin ( I used Granny Smith Green Apple)
* Turn the stove on and then add the apple to it and just saute for a min and turn it off.

Pineapple Pachadi

Tastes yummy, U can eat it by itself. I never knew pineapple would shrink so much. I used the whole pineapple from Whole foods... when chopped it was one quart and when it was cooked it was just a soup bowl quantity! 4 red chillies was little spicy for me, U could add according to your taste. More pictures...PineapplePachadi

Curd Vada (Dahi Vada)

Vadas need to be fluffy & crispy rather than hard, so it can soak well. Check out more pictures...DahiVada

Spinach soup

Winter begins...so time for some soup! I liked this one, so thought will share it with U all. Hope U had a great Diwali. For those of U in the US, have great holidays...in the next 2 months!

Coming back to soup, if u can, U could substitute the last onions with small onions. I never use small onions, so I just used the big ones. More pictures...SpinachSoup

Watch out for dahi vada (curd  vada) next....