Baingan Bhartha
Baingan Bhartha is a very flavourful dish made with mashed eggplant cooked with spiced tomato. Traditionally, baingan bharta is made with charcoal roasted eggplant but I have adopted it to the modern kitchen. I usually cook baingan/eggplant in the microwave and then add the masalas to it. This is a very popular dish in Northern India and is usually served with roti, parathas or naan.
Thayir Sadam
Thayir Sadam/Curd Rice, also known as curd sadam is a popular South Indian rice dish. I generally make this rice recipe during summers as it helps to cool the stomach. The main two ingredients of this recipe are rice and curd, mainly unsweetened curd. Cooked rice is mixed with curd and then tempered with mustard, ginger and chilli to make it flavourful. Sometimes I add pomegranate seeds to this rice dish, to give it that extra sweet and sour taste. There are many ways you can prepare this recipe, I’ve posted here a quick and easy way of making this rice dish.
Beef Masala Curry
Beef Masala Curry is a quick and very satisfying curry in my list. Fragrant, flavourful spices and tender meat makes a perfect curry for my family. This is one of those outrageously delicious curries, which will make you lick your plate clean and ask for more.
Lettuce Thoran
Lettuce thoran is a stir fry recipe using lettuce and coconut. It is similar to any other thoran recipe and can be served as a side dish with rice.
By the end of every week, there is always some left over lettuce florets in my fridge. While wondering how to use them, I decided to try this recipe. It is a quick and easy recipe and can be cooked in 10 minutes time. Just like any other leafy veggie, be careful on the amount of salt you add to this stir fry.
Beetroot Khichadi
Beetroot khichadi is a South Indian dish made with beetroots and yoghurt. It is a side dish served for festivals like Onam and Vishu and makes the sadya served on the plantain leaf look colourful. This is one of my favourite dishes and kids do enjoy this dish owing to the sweetness of the beetroot and sourness of yoghurt.
Some people use grated beetroot for this dish while some use ground beetroots. I generally use ground beetroots for this khichadi. The consistency of this khichadi can be varied by altering the amount of yoghurt used.