shilpa_vinay_travels_and_eats is our Journey around the World and Food.
Being from South of India, I have never come across Snow peas. After moving here to Cooma , a regional town in Australia, I have less access to Indian vegetables. So, we try to make use of each vegetable locally available. We experimented Snow peas initially in the pasta and loved the crunchiness of the... Continue Reading →
Drumstick leaves are well known for their medicinal properties. Drumstick leaves are said to normalize blood sugars and are recommended to be used regularly.These leaves are bitter in taste. So my husband and kids are reluctant to include them in the diet though I tried few times. I chose this time to make a stir... Continue Reading →
'When you don't like a vegetable, pair it with potatoes' - This is a simple thing i follow 🙂 . I am not a fan of egg plants. But I love this dish due to potatoes and generous addition of spices. Aloo Baingan is a no onion no garlic recipe. Ingredients 4 potatoes cubed 0.75... Continue Reading →
Aloo Gobi reminds me of our Delhi days. The markets were filled with fresh cauliflowers throughout winter. And every week, Aloo Gobi will make a place to our lunch boxes. Our help used to cook very delicious Aloo gobi. Those times, I hardly knew any North Indian dishes. After moving to Qatar, I tried preparing... Continue Reading →
Hing Aloo Jeera is an easy no onion no garlic recipe. The dish is spicy and tangy. This Uttar Pradesh style hing Aloo jeera taste best with phulkas / rice and dal. This is normally a rescue dish at our home when we run out of vegetables. Being one of our favourite dish, any left... Continue Reading →
Aloo Beans is a spicy and tasty stir fry made in Punjabi style. This dish just require minimum ingredients and yet very tasty. I am fond of French beans but my kids are not. But they prefer to eat beans in this stir fried version with their favourite potatoes. Ingredients 250 g french beans cut... Continue Reading →
Aloo/potatoes are any time favourite for anyone. Had a few methi (fenugreek) leaves left after making pulav. Needed to use it up. So just sprinkled it over fried potatoes and the result was very yummy potatoes in flavours of methi... Ingredients 1 cup tightly packed methi / fenugreek leaves finely chopped 4 medium size potatoes... Continue Reading →
Potato Saagu / Bombay Saagu is a typical Karnataka dish though the name suggests Bombay. This is served as side dish for Rava Idli. But it goes well with Dosa, chapathi and poori too. Potato curry is very common throughout India and each State prepare the same in its own style. But the difference in... Continue Reading →