Gorge on this gorgeous green dish that fills you up with protein goodness, and is so simple to put together you can master it even if you’re a kitchen newbie.
Breakfast
Potato Pesto Sandwiches
Potato and pesto sandwiches for a tasty, leisurely breakfast with a steaming cup of masala chai. Life doesn’t get better than this :-) I had these sandwiches this morning and loved them, they’re a sure addition to my pesto recipe ideas.
Dahi Chura, a Makar Sankranti Special
Cool homemade yogurt, flattened rice that needs no cooking, honey/jaggery and fresh fruit. A breakfast so healthy it’ll give you a palpable halo around your head. Presenting for you staple morning-time food from Bihar – dahi chura.
Corn with Spinach and Cheese
Corn on the cob is so good boiled, I mostly have it without taking it through any elaborate "treatment" routine. A little salt, a little chili powder, a dash of lime juice – rub it on and bite directly off the cob – that’s my usual mode of having boiled corn.
Then again, there is something to be said for the occasional exoticization.
Besan Ka Cheela: Savory Gram Flour Pancakes
Today’s post is about a much-loved breakfast dish in India – besan ka cheela. For the uninitiated, besan is flour made from Bengal gram (chana dal), used in Indian cuisine in a variety of dishes such as kadhi, jhunka and pakoras.
In cheela, batter is made out of besan and other ingredients, shallow-fried like pancakes on an skillet/tava and served hot.
Vegetable Poha with Peas, Carrots, Spring Onions
Colorful vegetable poha for a hearty, healthy kickstart to the day.
3 Recipe Ideas Using Pesto
In the post on coriander parsley pesto, I had promised to share recipe ideas using pesto.
And so, here I am, delivering on that promise.
Three recipe ideas using pesto as key ingredient: mushroom and cherry tomato sauté with pesto, spaghetti with pesto, pesto on toast.