Do you believe that okra should never be cooked moist? This okra and baby potato stew will make you re-evaluate that belief! When simmered in a flavorful tomato curry, okra and potatoes get infused with a delicious tang and, thanks to the acidity of the tomatoes, none of the okra slime.
Vegetables
Butter Garlic Green Beans
Butter garlic green beans – a quick and easy side dish to go with your meals. Here’s a step by step recipe with pictures.
Beetroot Rice with Peanuts and Coconut
All hail this riot of red! With the crunch of peanuts, the creaminess of coconut, the heat of chili and pepper, this beetroot rice recipe makes for an immensely satisfying meal.
Sarson Methi Kadhi: Dahi Curry with Mustard Fenugreek Tadka
A super flavorful kadhi spiced with mustard (sarson) and fenugreek (methi). This recipe’s highlight is its use of methi in as many as three forms: methi seeds roasted and ground, methi seeds soaked overnight, and fresh methi leaves fried.
Vegetable Pancakes with Soy Dipping Sauce
Till not too long ago, pancakes for me meant cheela. The flour/batter of the pancake would vary: if not besan then moong or sooji, but the template of ‘thick batter + a dash of seasoning’ was a constant.
A chance viewing of Maangchi’s vegetable pancake recipe brought about a shift in this template.
Lachha Gobhi Paratha: Flaky Cauliflower Flatbread
Not all experiments pass muster the first time. A few go through rounds of trials before they reach publicly sharable shape. A few are embarrassments best shelved forever (I’m thinking of you, curdled strawberry yogurt). Lachha gobhi paratha, I’m delighted to report, was a stupendous success from the word go.
Aloo Capsicum Dry – Peppy Peppery Side Dish!
Thick colorful bell pepper strips and wedge-cut potatoes, shallow-fried with fragrant spices. Uses no onion, tomato, ginger or garlic. This aloo capsicum dry sabzi is just right for days when your pantry has run out of Indian curry staples.