Learn how to make Hyderabadi Vegetable Dum Biryani ~ Layered and dum cooked aromatic basmati rice with curried vegetables flavoured with...

Learn how to make Beetroot and Beet Green Pulao ~ Vegan recipe for beetroot and beet greens pulao cooked with coconut milk and delicate...

Learn how to make Toor Dal Kichidi ~ Mildly spiced split pigeon peas or tuvar/toor dal and mixed vegetable rice porridge, traditional di...

Learn how to make Palak-Methi Pulao/Pulav/Pilaf ~ Basmati rice cooked with spinach, fresh fenugreek leaves, green peas, coconut milk and...

Light, Colourful and Packed with Flavours: Pomegranate Rice It’s been more than 2 weeks since I came back from one month of fulfilled trip...

This is probably my last post on Monsoon Spice…. Well, what I meant was it is this year’s last post… I am not giving up blogging, yet. My ...

Spicy Tomato Rice “If life deals you lemons, make lemonade; if it deals you tomatoes, make Bloody Marys” ~Anonymous Nah… The recipe for B...

Capsicum Masala Rice At last my favourite weather is here to stay. Yes, I am talking about spring, the season of new beginning! It’s th...

Methi-Lilva-Nariyal Pulao I can imagine most of you either rolling your eyes or twisting your nose when I say “Bitter is Better” :). Yes, ...

Capsicum Bhath Yes, it’s still blank. Did you just ask me what is blank? Arrey, my mind yaar!!! Remember this rant ? It’s been close to a we...

Qabuli with Plum Tomato-Cucumber Raita Monsoon , just the word is enough to bring back a flood of fresh and drenched memories of magical mon...

We may live without poetry, music and art; We may live without conscience, and live without heart; We may live without friends; we may l...

Mango… I can say without any hitch or hesitation that mango is my favourite fruit. It’s not just because of its colour and taste. It is one ...

As my blogger buddy Pooja said, winter in green. So I thought why I don’t try cooking some green dish. After scratching my head and also my...

In India, Rice is very important part of daily diet. The variety of rice and the number of recipes available for cooking rice is amazing. Ju...

Saffron is the most expensive spice. The Sanskrit name for saffron points to the ancient Indian area of saffron production: Kashmirajanman o...

Jeera is the second most important spice in Indian cuisine (after coriander). It was first cultivated in Ancient Egypt and the Romans used i...